Murray suffers semi-final misery

26 hours ago

Britain's long wait for a men's finalist at Wimbledon goes on after Andy Murray loses a nail-biting semi-final against an inspired Andy Roddick in four sets.

British troops expand major Afghan operation

26 hours ago

SORKHDOZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Hundreds of British troops have seized key canal crossings in a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan, military officials said on Friday, part of a new U.S.-led operation to wrest the initiative from insurgents.

Rogue trades cost oil broker $10m

29 hours ago

A rogue trader at a London-based oil brokerage causes his employer to lose $10m (£6m) after making unauthorised trades.

Moon probe returns first images

35 hours ago

The US space agency's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft sends back its first images since reaching the Moon.

WHO warns swine flu 'unstoppable'

40 hours ago

The UN's top health official tells a swine flu forum in Mexico that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable.