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Ninety-nine job losses at a car parts manufacturer "came as a bolt from the blue", a union representative says.

A note on the Apple website regarding security turns out to be "old and inaccurate".

British customs officials are "strongly concerned" that Israeli-produced goods made in settlements on the occupied West Bank may be circumventing import taxes en-route to British high streets, the BBC's Tim Franks learns.

Judges at the ICC ask for more evidence before deciding whether to indict Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes.

With banks teetering on the brink of collapse can one live without a bank account?

RealNetworks is being pursued by six movie studios over software that makes copies of DVD films so they can be played on a PC.

A new family of drugs offering users a "legal high" have been found by researchers in London.

What is the US missile defence system and why is Russia so upset by its proposed expansion into Europe?

Todd Rogers and Philip Dalhausser beat Georgia's Renato Gomes and Jorge Terceiro to guarantee themselves at least silver.

Beijing is following in the footsteps of other cities and taking drastic measures to improve its air quality in the run-up to the Olympics. But is it possible to conquer air pollution in a such a short space of time?

Two rangers share their experiences of protecting mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park, DR Congo.

Christine Lagarde is France's first female minister for finance and has tasked herself with reforming how the French work.

Why illegal fishing is a blight on nature and the poor

The BBC's Matthew Collin reports on the fight to save the stunning, eccentric structures that make up the Georgian capital's Old Town.

An ex-Body Shop employee is fined after using confidential information he stole to bet on the firm's shares falling.

A UK tobacco firm is breaking its own marketing code covering cigarette sales to young Africans, a BBC investigation finds.

Any future Conservative government would not automatically mean more money for the military, writes defence correspondent Caroline Wyatt.

A leading MP says the government must take seriously claims about degree standards and "fraud".