Maersk Group reports a big rise in profits at its container shipping unit, but its wider group profits fall.

Ecuador abandons a scheme that would have paid the country not to drill for oil in pristine parts of Yasuni National Park in the Amazon rainforest.

Five Respect councillors resign the party whip after George Galloway accuses them of attempting to "sabotage the party".

Nasa is retiring the Kepler space telescope from planet-hunting because its pointing system is no longer fully functional.

A High Court judge has sanctioned the sterilisation of a man "in his best interests" in a landmark legal ruling.

Households in England and Wales have cut their energy use by a quarter over the last six years, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Spain's richest woman Rosalia Mera, who co-founded Zara's parent company Inditex, dies at the age of 69.

Fewer top grades are reported at A-level, as more teenagers choose maths and science over languages.