Flawed training and equipment on Transocean's Deepwater Horizon oil rig contributed to last year's disaster, the US Coast Guard finds.

Tribes loyal to Col Gaddafi say they will drive rebels from the besieged port city of Misrata, a senior official says, as Nato launches fresh air strikes on Tripoli.

Experts warn that a jury's decision to fine Google $5m (£3.2m) over alleged Linux patent infringements could trigger a flood of lawsuits across the high-tech industry.

The UK's most senior judge and an-ex head of the Armed Forces become Knights of the Garter - joining the most senior British order of chivalry.

An expedition is getting under way in the South Pacific to investigate one of the most seismically-active fault lines in the world.

A "final surge" in applications means councils and England and Wales have received about 5,500 road closure requests for royal wedding street parties, it is revealed.

David Cameron defends the right to give internship placements to the children of friends and colleagues.

Liberal Democrat Vince Cable urges Labour supporters to back a switch to the alternative vote to help prevent Conservative victories.