WH Smith's website is back online following an earlier suspension over abuse and rape themed e-books found on its site.

The cost of renting a home privately across England and Wales has reached a record high of £757 a month, according to a survey.

A fuel discount that applies to the Scottish islands and the Isles of Scilly could be extended to remote and rural parts of the UK mainland.

Union leaders say 90% of Brazil's state oil company are on strike against planned auctions for rights to explore the huge offshore Libra oilfield.

A shot is fired, petrol bombs are tossed and police cars torched as at least 40 people are arrested at a shale gas protest in New Brunswick province.

Toyota is recalling 885,000 vehicles, mainly in North America, to fix a problem that could lead to airbags being disabled or inadvertently deploying.

China's economic growth picks up pace in the July-to-September period - the first rise in three quarters.

The first minister calls on both sides involved in the dispute at the Grangemouth oil refinery and petrochemical plant to return to normal production.