A woman with 10ft fingernails, a student who has a four-inch tongue and a Briton who owns 571 Daleks are among entries in the new Guinness Book of World Records.

Swiss bank UBS says unauthorised trading by a member of staff at its investment bank has resulted in a loss worth an estimated $2bn (£1.3bn).

The European Commission has predicted that economic growth in the eurozone will come "to a virtual standstill" in the second half of 2011.

The FBI is investigating computer hacking attacks on celebrities after photos which appear to show Scarlett Johansson nude were posted online.

US computer firm Apple withdraws a Jewish or Not Jewish mobile phone application from its French online store over legal data collection issues.

An investigation is under way into the death of a soldier killed in a shooting incident at a military firing range in Kent.

Two million women were diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer last year, according to new global figures.

Unions schedule a nationwide day of strikes and demonstrations for 30 November, in protest at changes to public sector pensions.