A special dye with a unique chemical composition has convicted a man of a string of robberies - and its use is growing.

Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is emerging as a major force in the aerospace industry as its airline places a $20bn order for new aircraft and as its investment company agrees to build composite parts for Airbus.

How a cornerstone of the textile industry is being used to lighten the load for aeroplanes

A table showing the composite points total for all 16 participants in Euro 2008.

The future of an Airbus plant and its employees should be secured by the development of new wing technology.

A musical composition inspired by gardens in southern Scotland gets its UK premiere.

The Shanghai Composite Index falls more than 3% to take it to 50% below the peak reached in October 2007.

Scientists use samples from the crashed Genesis probe to measure the composition of oxygen at the birth of the Solar System.

Prosecutors at the Old Bailey accuse police of manipulating a photo of shooting victim Jean Charles de Menezes.

Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson will unveil his latest composition at London's Royal Festival Hall next month.

The new GB men's composite eight wins gold in Sunday's World Cup regatta in Amsterdam, with GB's main eight finishing third.

Scientists use sophisticated computer technology to predict the Grand National winner.

A UK government laboratory says it has shown how to detect counterfeit medicines through their packaging.

Steel giant Corus plans to plough £6m into its Shotton plant to increase production of composite building panels.

The Confederation of African Football retains the same composition for its continental club competitions.

As men are called on to write more love letters, a trawl for tips on romantic missive composition gives alarming results.

Plastic planes are to become the norm in the future, plane-maker Boeing's chief says.

The home town of the Welsh national anthem marks the 150th anniversary of the father-and-son composition.

One of Bollywood's best known music composers, Naushad Ali, dies in Mumbai at the age of 86.

Net users are getting the chance to hear rarely performed works by Mozart thanks to the British Library.