Better ways to spot landing sites on the Moon are part of a Nasa competition to harness "citizen scientists".

Two British twins, who were 16 when they allegedly defrauded investors out of $1.2m via a bogus stock-picking robot, face charges in the US.

One in five students at new £18,000 private London college are from state schools, show figures for the first intake.

The government may be on the verge of ordering an inferior warplane for the Royal Navy's new generation of aircraft carrier in order to save money.

Ten tonnes of explosives was seized during the arrest of militants in Kabul planning a massive attack, security officials in Afghanistan say.

Chancellor George Osborne tells the BBC he wants to work with charities and donors to ensure Budget changes do not hit charities' income.

Disabled rights campaigner Lord Ashley of Stoke dies at the age of 89 after a short battle with pneumonia.

Tens of thousands of Czechs stage an anti-government rally in Prague, calling it the biggest protest since the fall of communism in 1989.