Britvic says in a trading statement that a recall of its popular Fruit Shoot children's drink cost it about 2% of annual revenues.

Trading in Google shares is suspended after the internet giant releases its third-quarter results early by mistake, showing a 20% drop in profits.

The mother of conjoined twins describes her joy after a successful operation at Great Ormond Street Hospital to separate them.

The number of people being trafficked into the UK is rising, with gangs in China, Nigeria and eastern Europe targeting the country, a government report says.

Hundreds of birds of prey are deliberately killed each year with poisons that have no legal use, according to a comittee of MPs.

Obesity surgery is often seen as a quick fix with proper consideration not always given to the risks, a review of cases in the UK shows.

The annual SNP conference gets under way in Perth just days after the referendum agreement between Alex Salmond and David Cameron.

China's economic growth slows further in the third quarter as the European debt crisis and the slowdown in the US economy erode demand for its goods.