Newt Gingrich halts his White House campaign, but falls short of a full-throated endorsement for presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney.

Chen Guangcheng was not put under pressure to leave the US embassy, its ambassador says, as the activist says he wants to leave China.

A teenager contacts police to say she is the mother of a baby boy found dead in waste being sorted at a recycling plant.

A student launches a national experiment to find which noises are the most horrible, as part of a Radio 4 hunt for outstanding amateur scientists.

China's Bright Food buys a controlling stake in Weetabix, which owns the breakfast cereal brand as well as Alpen and Ready Brek.

Third-quarter sales at chocolate maker Thorntons fall on the impact of its store closure programme and difficult trading environment.

Growth in the UK's dominant service sector slowed in April compared with the previous month, a closely-watched survey suggests.

Two British men who have been blind for many years have been able to perceive light and some shapes after surgery to fit an innovative retina implant.