Britain's housing market remains under stress, according to official figures showing that mortgage approvals in April were the second weakest on record.

Added: 2008-05-27

House price indicator suggests market still weak

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The Facebook tool which turns your mobile into a snoop

Husbands who are not where they are supposed to be could soon be in danger of being sniffed out by a mobile phone service that gives suspicious partners an electronic map showing the location of their spouse.

First six-way kidney transplant performed

Doctors have carried out the world's first simultaneous six-way kidney transplant.

Fox Interactive to miss revenue target

Online advertising at Fox Interactive, the News Corp division that controls social networking website MySpace, has failed to grow as quickly as expected, leaving the unit likely to miss a $1bn revenue target