The price of property in the West Bank has surged beyond the reach of most Palestinians, a World Bank report says.

On the fifth floor of an imposing building in London's Canary Wharf, six people are putting together one of the world's most important numbers - Libor; the lending rate in the interbank market.

Al Ahly will meet Coton Sport in the final of the 2008 Champions League after beating Enyimba 1-0 in Cairo.

The global financial crisis brings back bitter memories of the 1998 Russian default for Moscovites, the BBC's James Rodgers says.

A quick guide to the authors who have made it onto this year's Booker shortlist.

The idea of a home, no matter how small, to truly call our own, has been the goal of British society in recent decades. But has it gone badly wrong and should we take a lesson from the sprawling family homes of the past, asks Lisa Jardine.

TV presenter Angus Deayton looks back on his working partnership and friendship with Geoffrey Perkins.

A Norfolk brothel keeper and her security man are jailed and her housing manager is given community service.

Another electronic book reader has arrived, ready to do battle with its paper cousins. But, writes cultural critic Stephen Bayley, it faces an uphill struggle against a truly beautiful knowledge delivery platform.

The Atlantic bluefin tuna is in a parlous state - does it represent a oceans-wide legacy of overfishing?

The gloomiest August on record has given way to a wet September, leaving sun-loving Brits once again feeling cheated of that most elusive of natural resources.

Society needs to re-evaluate how it decides what creatures need help to survive.

Influential tennis coach Nick Bollettieri on US tennis misery

Gainsborough Trinity record back-to-back away wins with a 3-2 victory at Solihull Moors.

S African strikes over economic hardship reveal strong union support for ANC President, Jacob Zuma.

A bumblebee sanctuary is set up in Perth and Kinross to attract rare and threatened species.

Zimbabweans share their thoughts about an agreement between Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai to hold talks on the future of the country.

Why the UK government's plans for an Islamic theology board will prove enormously controversial among Muslim communities.

A guide to the stand-out tracks on Comme si de rien n'etait - the new album by France's first lady Carla Bruni, married to President Nicolas Sarkozy.

An expert on developing an economy in the US helps to come up with ideas for how the north of Scotland copes with the closure of Dounreay.