UKIP MEP Marta Andreasen announces she is defecting to the Conservatives, but party leader Nigel Farage says the Tories "deserve what is coming to them".

The UK loses its top AAA credit rating for the first time since 1978, with Chancellor George Osborne saying it will not weaken his "resolve" on the deficit.

The US grounds its entire fleet of F-35 fighters - the Pentagon's most expensive weapons programme - after a cracked engine blade is discovered.

Thousands of diabetes patients end up having a foot amputation because of slow treatment, a charity warns.

Thirteen Chadian soldiers and dozens of Islamist rebels are killed in heavy fighting in a mountainous area of northern Mali, Chad's army says.

Proof that Apple has been exploring the idea of a smart watch are confirmed by a patent filed by the company.

LSE pulls out of conference on change in the Middle East alleging political interference which "threatened academic freedom".

Fictional DJ Alan Partridge is due to cause chaos in north Norfolk as filming continues for his silver screen debut in the Alan Partridge Movie.