Housing market confidence 'grows' - (09/03/2010 00:56:15)

The housing market in Scotland saw a rise in confidence last month, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

US rapper jailed over gun on bus - (09/03/2010 00:33:41)

Rapper Lil Wayne is sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to possessing a gun, discovered on his tour bus in 2007.

Lords in science investment call - (09/03/2010 00:29:11)

Former Labour and Conservative science ministers challenge the next UK government to maintain investment in science.

Insect that snacks on superweed to be unleashed in England - (09/03/2010 00:25:22)

A plant-eating predator that preys on aggressive superweed Japanese knotweed is to be given a trial release in England.

House price rises 'to ease off' - (09/03/2010 00:07:39)

Further rises in house prices may be held back by more properties coming onto the market, surveyors have said.

Illegal cord blood sample warning - (09/03/2010 00:06:07)

Parents, hospitals and private firms are being warned over risky and illegal collections of umbilical cord blood.

Call to scrap 50% student target - (09/03/2010 00:03:57)

Targets for getting young people into higher education should be scrapped and top-up fees raised, say graduate recruiters.

Retail sales rebound in February - (09/03/2010 00:02:19)

Retail sales bounced back in February after a tough January on the High Street, the latest figures show.

Toyota rejects electronics fears - (08/03/2010 23:57:37)

Toyota rejects claims that faulty electronics could be behind its worldwide recall of more than eight million cars.

Tory review urges science boost - (08/03/2010 23:47:05)

A Tory-backed report urges incentives for schools and tax breaks for researchers to raise the profile of science.