Facebook announces it will buy Oculus VR, a Californian company specialising in virtual reality products, for around $2bn (£1.2bn).

Three US Secret Service agents preparing for President Obama's trip to the Netherlands were sent home amid reports one was found drunk in a hotel.

Energy supplier SSE says it will freeze domestic gas and electricity prices at their current levels until 2016.

A report from business body the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) says there is "no credible plan" for deficit reduction in Scottish independence proposals.

England must deal with Lasith Malinga and beat Sri Lanka to put their World Twenty20 campaign back on track, says Jonathan Agnew

Everton boss Roberto Martinez feels Ross Barkley will not be affected by the pressures of World Cup selection.

Manchester United manager David Moyes takes responsibility for the club's decline after Manchester City loss.

Sherlock and Star Trek actor Benedict Cumberbatch is to play Hamlet on stage at the Barbican in London next year.