The energy secretary learned the real dangers of wind power when a BBC sign fell on him during a live interview about green power.

Online shopping revolutionised the way consumers purchased goods, from tomatoes to televisions. Michael Aldrich the inventor of Videotex Online Shopping tells the BBC about his eureka moment in Robert Peston Goes shopping.

Big investors will be able to bid for shares in Lloyds after the government puts 6% of the bank up for sale.

The death of an 81-year-old woman who was left without food and medication for nine days followed a "serious mistake" into her care, a report finds.

Lib Dem activists back a review of a key housing benefit change but narrowly reject calls for the top rate of income tax to rise.

A gunman who died after killing 12 people at a naval installation in Washington DC is identified as a former Navy serviceman.

The number of human cases of a dangerous strain of E. coli could be cut by 85% if cattle were vaccinated, researchers say.

Scientists have shown how a "tainted cork" in a bottle of wine can dull the nose's sense of smell in a similar way to a cold.