A study suggests fewer than 50% of children aged eight to 17 read fiction books at least once a month.

Events remembering the role of the armed forces and codebreakers in World War II take place in Buckinghamshire this weekend.

Apple has defended its environmental record after allegations that some of its suppliers are polluting in China.

Researchers in California have developed a portable microscope that uses holography to detect bacteria such as E. coli

German officials have relaxed controls that stopped classic computer game Doom being sold widely in the country.

A row breaks out between Wikileaks and one of the newspapers it collaborated with to leak US diplomatic cables.