Nottingham Forest name Sean O'Driscoll as their new manager, two months after he took over at Crawley.

The internet giant Google reports a jump in quarterly sales and profits in its first results statement since taking over Motorola Mobility Holdings.

A train company is criticised for producing an Olympics security poster which reads as "gibberish" in Arabic.

Syrian rebels capture a number of positions on the country's borders with Turkey and Iraq as the army concentrates on the battle for Damascus.

Mandatory polygraph testing for sex offenders is set to be rolled out across England and Wales following a successful pilot scheme.

Alcohol is banned on Scottish trains in the evenings and mornings following concerns over drink-fuelled anti-social behaviour.

Heineken makes a bid to buy the remaining share of Tiger beer maker Asia Pacific Brewery that it does not already own.

Spanish protesters clash with riot police in Madrid at the end of a day of largely peaceful nationwide rallies against austerity measures.