Disability rights pioneer and Labour peer Lord Morris of Manchester dies at the age of 84.

Pensions, savings and investment firm Standard Life secures higher profits, largely helped by cost-cutting.

The number of prescriptions for treating diabetes has, for the first time, topped 40 million in England alone, latest figures show.

Hypersonic jet WaveRider is to undergo a test flight aiming to reach Mach 6 - more than 4,300 mph - above the Pacific Ocean.

The publisher of Britain's longest running comic says no decision has been taken on whether it will cease publication.

International publisher Pearson is setting up a college in the UK to teach degree courses, a first for a FTSE 100 company.

Surveyors expect house prices to dip in the coming months, prompting a call for sellers to be realistic about asking prices.

The prime minister is urged to give candidates in the forthcoming elections for police and crime commissioners in England and Wales a free mail-shot.