The Oscars ceremony is taking place in Hollywood, hosted by Seth MacFarlane, and looks likely to be one of the most unpredictable Academy Awards for years.

The elections for police and crime commissioners "failed both candidates and voters alike", the Electoral Reform Society says.

A police officer suffers a fractured skull and another a broken wrist when they are "deliberately driven at" after pulling over a car in Manchester.

Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) cancels all Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights until at least the end of May, in the latest blow to Boeing.

Associated British Foods says its half-year results will beat expectations thanks to an "outstanding performance" at its clothing chain Primark.

Babies who are slow to gain weight in the first months of their lives generally catch up to their peers by age 13, a large UK study shows.

The Vatican says it will investigate claims Britain's most senior Roman Catholic, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, behaved "inappropriately" towards four priests in the 1980s.

Poor weather in January curtailed mortgage approvals while borrowers continued to play safe on loans and overdrafts, the major banks say.