The telephone records of West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady were "unlawfully obtained by subterfuge", a High Court judge says.

A woman who sold an "ugly" Chinese vase at auction for £228,000 must pay back the windfall to her ex mother-in-law after a legal fight over ownership.

The man suspected of shooting at the White House last Friday is charged with attempting to assassinate US President Barack Obama.

New Italian PM Mario Monti's government of technocrats passes its first test, winning a vote of confidence in the senate.