Retired police officer Gordon MacDonald and his wife Erma describe their fears that his pension, earned over 39 years with the Detroit force, may be a casualty of the city's bankruptcy filing.

The BBC's Richard Taylor has a look at Apple's latest tablet called the iPad Air that is 20% thinner than the previous version.

An online university sold a top degree for thousands of pounds with no work required, a BBC Newsnight investigation reveals.

Children who are overweight or obese should be encouraged to keep a food-and-activity diary, say new public health guidelines for England.

Councils in England must publish annual parking-charge accounts if they want to prove they are not a "cash cow", MPs say.

The man who invented a low-cost sanitary towel

Student Ackeem Ngwenya talks about why he has turned to online crowdfunding in a desperate bid to graduate as a designer.

Workers at the Grangemouth oil refinery and petrochemical plant are due to hear from owner Ineos on its plans for the future of the site.