Deutsche Telekom confirms it is to merge its T-Mobile USA unit with US mobile carrier MetroPCS, creating a firm with more than 40 million subscribers.

A British team building a car capable of driving beyond 1,000mph has tested the vehicle's rocket engine.

Hundreds of foreign students are queuing outdoors through the night to register with the police on arrival to the UK, it emerges.

Ed Miliband says he will attend a planned trade union march against government austerity on 20 October.

TV presenter Justin Lee Collins' ex-girlfriend repeatedly urged him to end their relationship, a court hears.

Riot police in Iran break up protests in the capital, after sharp falls in its currency, the rial, which has plummeted against the US dollar.

The education select committee chairman warns head teachers of a lack of "coherent thinking" in changes to the exam system.

Police say teams are focusing on over 20 different locations - ranging from houses to riverbanks - in the hunt for missing April Jones.