The canine star's retirement is marked in a paw print ceremony outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

Ryan Lochte gets the better of rival Michael Phelps in the 400m individual medley on day one of the US Olympic trials in Omaha.

It could take several weeks for bank customers to have the effect of the RBS computer problems sorted out, the Financial Ombudsman has warned.

The UK government borrowed more than expected in May, the Office for National Statistics said, as tax receipts fell for the second successive month

Victoria Pendleton says she intends to step away from track cycling for good when she retires after London 2012.

Three ultra-Orthodox men are arrested over the defacing of the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem with graffiti refererring to Hitler.

UK homes are consuming much more electricity than previously estimated, a report described as the most detailed of its kind suggests.

A Shanghai Metro microblog post urging women to "pay attention to how you dress" to avoid sexual harassment sparks internet debate.