Ministers have refused to fully commit themselves to a cap on care costs for the elderly in England, saying they need to explore cheaper options first.

The government is expected to announce a plan of rail investment totalling billions of pounds on Monday.

Blackberry maker Research in Motion is ordered to pay $147m in damages after losing a patents infringement case.

Barclays warns its staff that the Libor scandal will envelop other banks and "put in perspective" the bank's own culpability.

The United Arab Emirates opens and begins operating a key overland pipeline which bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, controlled by Iran.