· Petrol prices cut after price of oil plummets
A new petrol price war has started after the price of oil drooped below 50 a barrel with analysts predicting further reductions as Christmas approaches.
· Verizon employees accessed Barack Obama's phone records
US telephone operator Verizon Wireless has acknowledged that some of its employees accessed PresidentElect Barack Obama's cell phone records without authorisation.
· 88yearold gets doctorate 65 years after passing exams
An 88yearold German man has finally been awarded his university doctorate - 65 years after the Nazis blocked him from receiving it because of his Jewish ancestry.
· Copernicus's remains identified
The remains of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus have been identified by Polish scientists 465 years after his death.