A new offence is to be created to stop paedophiles soliciting explicit photos from children via mobile phones or the internet, the prime minister says.

Online search giant Google is shutting down its Google News service in Spain before a new intellectual property law is introduced.

An elderly woman in the Scottish Borders loses thousands of pounds after being targeted in a computer scam.

Software giant Microsoft starts accepting payments made with bitcoins for Xbox games and Windows phone apps.

Sir Tim Berners-Lee calls for net access to be treated as a basic right, following a report suggesting great inequalities online.

Online taxi firm Uber accepts a ban on its service in Delhi after the alleged rape of a female passenger, saying it will review how it screens drivers.

A patent dispute leads Indian authorities to tell Chinese phone maker Xiaomi to suspend sales of its handsets in the country

Facebook is working on technology to prevent users posting photos they might come to regret.