Two businessmen are cleared of deceiving hundreds of victims out of £115m in Britain's biggest "Ponzi" investment scam.

A Fife pensioner who killed the Scottish Parliament's "guard" falcon is ordered by a sheriff to pay the cost of training a new one.

Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim once again comes top of Forbes magazine's annual list of the world's richest billionaires.

Initial assessments of an explosion which killed six British soldiers in southern Afghanistan suggest it was a "very large Taliban bomb".

Opponents of the government's overhaul of the NHS are holding a last-ditch rally in Westminster, aimed at persuading ministers to change their minds.

Researchers decipher the gorilla's genetic code, which should help science answer questions about the development of human abilities.

Apple unveils the third version of its best-selling tablet computer with a "retina display" screen and a chip offering improved graphics.

Fly-halves Owen Farrell and Charlie Hodgson have insisted that England play to win in matches, and do not seek simply to avoid defeats.