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The European Space Agency is to launch a daring space mission to study the Sun, in order to get a new insight into how the star works.

Pakistan has deported the wives and children of Osama Bin laden.

More than half of Europe's development aid budget is going to "relatively rich" countries like Turkey and Serbia, MPs warn.

The Transport Select Committee says it is "disappointed" that the government has ruled out any immediate extra money to help tackle cable theft on the railways.

Sony award winners announced

Avengers characters prepare to assemble on big screen

Samsung Electronics overtakes Nokia to become the world's largest maker of mobile phones and reports an 81% increase in quarterly profits.

A Metropolitan Police officer has been arrested on suspicion of racial abuse, the force says.

How did the theft of a penguin come to light?

A father and son's love for their threatened allotment

A-level science exams do not contain enough maths to allow students to study the subjects at university, say experts.

Amazon posts better-than-expected profits after the world's biggest retailer cuts costs and boosts sales of Kindle tablets.

Horrific crimes, such as the Anders Breivik case, illustrate the misconceptions the public has about mental illness, a leading expert says.

Should desk-hogging over-50s resign en masse?

A bill allowing access to private web data on suspicion of a cyber threat passes the US House of Representatives, despite a White House veto threat.

Putting the Raspberry Pi through its paces

West African leaders agree to send troops to Mali and Guinea-Bissau to monitor transitions to civilian rule following their coups.

A 1940s steam locomotive arrives at a Dorset seaside resort later, 46 years after it was banned from travelling along the route because of its bulk.

Different perceptions of the continent

Both candidates in France's presidential run-off - Socialist Francois Hollande and incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy - appear on TV, 10 days before the vote.