Samsung's Galaxy Tab and Toshiba's Folio 100 are amongst the gadgets showcased at the world's largest consumer electronics fair in Berlin.

Cheryl and Ashley Cole are granted a divorce at the High Court after four years of marriage.

Kent Police's chief constable admits crime could rise if the force has to make cuts of up to 20%.

Heavy rain throughout August is being blamed for costing three beaches in north Wales their Blue Flags.

David and Samantha Cameron have introduced their new daughter, Florence, on the steps of 10 Downing Street.

England coach Fabio Capello says he hopes the pressure of expectation over the team's Euro 2012 qualifier with Bulgaria will bring out the best in him.

Firms will just have to get used to it

The secretary general of the International Telecommunications Union has stepped into the lawful interception debate, saying that companies are just going to have to provide governments with access somehow.…

The 2010 Great North Swim is cancelled after toxic algae is found in Windermere.

Usain Bolt tells the BBC's Leon Mann how he's coping with the intense media attention prompted by his book launch.

#hackiswacked

Symantec's attempts to link up with Snoop Dogg to launch a cybercrime rap contest have descended into farce after it emerged that vulnerabilities with a dedicated site can be easily rickrolled.…

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HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says.

Yours for £12 a month

Virgin Media is offering the BlackBerry Curve 8520 - reviewed here - in what it claims os the "most competitive" pay-monthly package this smartphone can be found on.…

Worldwide recall of ball burners

Toshiba and US and Canadian consumer watchdogs are recalling three laptop models after receiving reports that people have been burned by the AC adapters.…

A four-year-old boy who was allegedly abducted by his foster parents in Lincolnshire is found safe and well by police.

President Barack Obama's daughter, Malia, is now 12 years old and 5ft 9in (1.75m). But what's it like to be a young girl who's taller than the rest?

A man abused as a child by the McDermott brothers in Donagh, County Fermanagh, says their victims are being forgotten about.

Prehistoric luminary's explosive antics revealed

The equivalent of a "rock star", having lived a "fast, flashy life and died young" apparently exploded with unimaginable violence in the year 161,000 BC and spewed "guts" across an enormous area. The exploding prehistoric luminary had previously ejected a "string of pearls", according to investigating boffins.…

Detectives are given more time to question the parents of so-called "honour killing" victim Shafilea Ahmed.

The story that refuses to die

New allegations of phone hacking at the News of the World have resulted in the suspension of one of the Sunday paper's reporters, pending legal and disciplinary action over allegations of tapping into the voicemail messages of an unnamed television personality.…

Maverick Meerkat skips Alpha 4

The beta instalment of Ubuntu's Maverick Meerkat has arrived slightly earlier than expected.…

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