Insect clues crack murder probes
15 May 2012 3:37:39
The maggot expert who is being called in by murder police
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Cutting pollution 'helps hearts'
15 May 2012 3:31:35
Cutting air pollution has an instant impact on heart health, experts believe, after reviewing studies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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'Royal' diamond sells for $9.7m
15 May 2012 3:12:21
A 35-carat diamond passed among Europe's royalty for four centuries, the Beau Sancy, sells for twice its reserve at auction in Switzerland.
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Chemicals 'damage male fertility'
15 May 2012 3:06:22
A study by Scottish researchers suggests chemicals routinely found in the environment could be damaging male fertility.
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Power behind the phone: Imagination Technologies
15 May 2012 3:01:29
The tech firm putting the smart into smartphone
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How hard is it to get a 95% mortgage?
15 May 2012 3:00:52
How hard is it to get one nowadays?
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My Business: Taking to the skies in Ukraine
15 May 2012 3:00:44
Running an aerial tour business above Kiev
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Manufacturers 'need more support'
15 May 2012 3:00:24
UK manufacturers want the government to offer more support rather than "empty rhetoric", a new survey by business advisers BDO says.
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EU agrees strict new bank rules
15 May 2012 0:30:58
The European Union agrees strict new rules for banks, intended to make them safer and eliminate the need for future bailouts.
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JPMorgan's Dimon wins pay backing
15 May 2012 6:23:08
The head of JPMorgan Chase, the biggest US bank, is backed by shareholders days after it revealed a $2bn (£1.2bn) trading blunder.
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Reading takeover still 'ongoing'
15 May 2012 6:14:08
Russian tycoon Anton Zingarevich's takeover of Reading is still not completed, two months after the original target date.
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IPL suspends 'corrupt' players
15 May 2012 6:09:53
India's cricket authorities suspend five IPL players who are being investigated for corruption after a sting by undercover TV reporters.
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Greece pays bond swap hold-outs
15 May 2012 5:48:41
Greece agrees to pay off some of the investors who rejected its bond swap earlier this year.
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Ministers end contract with A4e
15 May 2012 5:03:15
The government terminates a contract with welfare-to-work company A4e after deciding that continuing would be "too great a risk".
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TED: Jean-Baptiste Michel: The mathematics of history - Jean-Baptiste Michel (2012)
15 May 2012 5:00:09
What can mathematics say about history? According to TED Fellow Jean-Baptiste Michel, quite a lot. From changes to language to the deadliness of wars, he shows how digitized history is just starting to reveal deep underlying patterns.
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Viruses used to power tiny device
15 May 2012 4:33:36
Scientists in the US have developed a way to generate electricity using viruses.
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US April retail sales in slowdown
15 May 2012 4:29:28
US retail sales barely grew in April, rising 0.1% compared with a gain of 0.7% the month before, while consumer prices stayed unchanged.
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New Greece poll due as talks fail
15 May 2012 4:24:33
Debt-stricken Greece is set to go to the polls again after parties failed to agree on a new government, says Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos.
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Paralysed man moves hand after op
15 May 2012 4:06:16
A paralysed man has regained limited use of his hand after pioneering surgery to bypass damage to his spinal cord.
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VIDEO: Eurozone economy avoids recession
15 May 2012 3:22:21
The eurozone has narrowly avoided returning to recession after recording zero growth in the first three months of the year, figures have shown.
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'Forced labour' in food industry
15 May 2012 2:39:28
Report claims exploitation at the bottom of the UK labour market for food industry's migrant workers.
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Iceland refunds to councils rise
15 May 2012 2:28:52
More than half of the money lost by UK councils following the collapse of Icelandic banks has now been recovered.
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VIDEO: 'Made in the UK'
15 May 2012 2:20:32
Rising costs in the Far East mean that an increasing number of businesses are considering moving production back to the UK.
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Channel 4 loses £42.3m in 2011
15 May 2012 2:02:49
TV station Channel 4 loses £42.3m in 2011 although the 4Channels group, of which it is part, increases its profits.
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India to cut Iran oil imports 11%
15 May 2012 2:01:55
India says it will cut imports of Iranian oil by 11% in the current financial year as it continues to face pressure from the US.
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