Celebrities from all generations pay tributes to Frank Carson.

A man, understood to be Falkirk's Labour MP Eric Joyce, is arrested on suspicion of assault following a disturbance at the Houses of Parliament.

State-controlled Royal Bank of Scotland reports a loss of £2bn in 2011, its fourth year of losses since the bank's bailout in 2008.

African and Western leaders gather for a major London conference on the future of Somalia, to discuss political change, terrorism and piracy.

The Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales has warned sex offenders are being released without being given access to courses to address their behaviour.

West Midlands MEP Nikki Sinclaire is arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud the European Parliament.

There has been a 27% drop in the number of full-time undergraduate degree courses offered at UK universities over the past six years, data shows.

David Cameron is to praise business for its 'vital role' in society later and say attacks on wealth creators are motivated by "snobbery".

The Ulster Bank announces a pre-tax loss of £1bn for 2011.

World number one and defending champion Luke Donald is beaten by Ernie Els in the first round of the WGC Match Play in Arizona.

The designers of a folding plug tell Rory Cellan-Jones about the process of bringing a folding plug onto the market

Many UK addresses have broadband speeds of less than 5Mbps, research suggests.

After months of controversy over Facebook's removal of certain pictures, the guidelines describing which ones should be taken down have been "leaked".

A look back at some of the consoles to grace our palms over the past three decades

Filters will need to be installed in almost a million UK homes to combat TV interference likely to occur from new 4G mobile services.

Researchers at the University of Bedfordshire believe they have found a way of harvesting power from radio waves.

A controversial anti-piracy agreement is to be referred to the EU's highest court due to concerns surrounding internet freedoms.

File-sharing site Pirate Bay vows to carry on after the High Court lays the foundations for its closure.

Can the once mighty technology giant Hewlett Packard return to its former glory?

A part-government funded research unit allowing ethical hackers to simulate attacks on computer systems has been set up in Worcestershire.