Baidu.com has been the star of China's internet world. But now the search engine dubbed "China's Google" is scrambling to rescue its reputation after state TV accused it of letting unlicensed suppliers of medical products pay for higher rankings on its results page - without alerting users.

A man who mentioned the White House and other landmarks before boarding a Washington-bound commuter train with an assault rifle was captured yesterday after breaking an ankle while running from two officers, police said.

With Ofsted's remit being extended to inspecting all children's services, its usual annual state-of-the-nation assessment of our schools got lost yesterday because of more pressing concerns about child abuse in the wake of the tragic death of Baby P.

England slumped to their third successive defeat in the one-day series today after India successfully negotiated fading light to secure their triumph.

Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca is to cut 1,400 jobs and close three plants in Europe as part of a programme to improve efficiency, the firm announced today.

Thirty six hours of pain face the leaders in the Vendée Globe singlehanded non-stop round the world race, but 3,000 miles of jangling nerves are in prospect for two of the eight boats on the second leg of the Volvo race from Cape Town to Kochi, south-west India.