Chocolate maker Thorntons issues a profit warning, blaming weak consumer confidence and high levels of promotional activity.

A fisherman dies in hospital after the boat he was on sinks off the south Cornwall coast.

Eurozone banks rush to take out three-year loans offered by the European Central Bank, borrowing 489bn euro.

Almost 200 people die in two days of clashes in Syria, activists say - as violence intensifies ahead of the arrival of a group of Arab observers.

European Union plans for an emissions tax on airlines are valid, says the European Court of Justice, despite objections from US and Chinese carriers.

Exam watchdog Ofqual has ordered the re-writing of an exam paper following claims that teachers are being given unfair advice by exam boards.

Phone hacking appeared to be a "bog-standard journalistic tool" for gathering information, a former Daily Mirror financial reporter says.

Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki calls on the autonomous Kurdish region to hand over Sunni Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi who faces terror charges.