Two teenager girls have been found guilty of causing the death of a vicar's daughter who jumped out of a window in south-east London. At the Old Bailey on Tuesday, Kemi Ajose, 19, and Hatice Can, 15, were both found guilty of manslaughter. Rosimeiri Boxall, 19, died after jumping from the third-floor kitchen window of Ajose's flat in May last year.

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:30:00

Hamid Karzai has been urged to prioritise human rights and tackle widespread corruption ahead of his inauguration as Afghanistan's president later today. Mr Karzai controversially secured a second term in office after farcical elections in the summer. Reports of vote-rigging and fraud were rife during the August polls and severely undermined the final result which eventually declared Mr Karazai the winner after his main rival Abdullah Abdullah pulled out of a second round of voting.

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:30:00

Jenson Button has signed a multi-year contract with McLaren that will see him team up with fellow Briton Lewis Hamilton for the 2010 formula one season. The reigning world champion has signed with the Woking-based squad after turning his back on Mercedes GP (formerly Brawn GP) when protracted contract negotiations failed to yield a satisfactory agreement. Speculation grew about Button's future when he took a tour of McLaren's headquarters with team principal Martin Whitmarsh last week.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:00:00

Marks and Spencer (M&S) has announced its new chief executive will be Marc Bolland, the Morrisons boss. Mr Bolland, who has also previously worked for Heineken, will begin his role in the new year, and on terms to be confirmed, M&S confirmed. M&S chairman Sir Stuart Rose said: "I am delighted that Marc is to be M&S' next chief executive.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:12:16

MCC chief executive Keith Bradshaw has vehemently denied speculation that the owners of Lord's are considering selling the naming rights for the ground, saying it "is not an option". Reports in this morning's newspapers suggested the MCC were looking into the prospect of raising revenue for a £400 million redevelopment by encouraging a bidding war to sponsor the famous stadium. But Bradshaw has categorically ruled out the prospect, saying even selling naming rights for the individual stands was out of the question.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:00:00

Nursing students are quitting their courses despite the government setting new targets for all nurses to have degrees. Figures obtained by the Nursing Standard show students are already leaving graduate level programmes, costing the taxpayer millions of pounds a year. Nursing Standard claims the Department of Health (DoH) is "so worried about the problem it has ordered an annual report to be prepared on quit rates from university nursing courses, but it refuses to publish the findings". The magazine therefore obtained a Freedom of Information Act request, detailing the most recent completed degree programmes in adult nursing from England's ten strategic health authorities.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:30:00

Hershey and Ferrero are reported to have held preliminary talks considering a joint bid for Cadbury. The move could stall the hostile takeover bid by Kraft Foods, which was rejected earlier this month by the British confectioner. US newspaper the Wall Street Journal claims Hershey spoke to banks about financing the takeover, and executives for both companies are said to have been in discussions for a number of weeks.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:00:00

A television advert has been banned for being misleading after it claimed to "exchange any mobile phone for cash". A viewer who had seen the advert complained after they tried to exchange their old phone and was told the company would not take it. The advert from Mobile Phone Xchange Ltd stated, "Did you know that you can exchange any unwanted mobile phones for cash at mobilephoneexchange.co.uk? If you have recently upgraded or are about to change your phone, then visit our website to get an instant valuation for your old mobile.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:30:00

Washington has criticised the decision by the Israeli government to green-light the construction of hundreds of new homes in a disputed neighbourhood in East Jerusalem. Israeli's interior ministry approved plans for around 900 housing units to be built in Gilo, an area captured by Israel in the 1967 six-day war and later annexed to the Jerusalem municipality. Under international law, all Israeli settlements built on occupied land are illegal.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:30:00

Staff at one of the UK's major mobile phone companies sold on millions of records of thousands of customers, the information watchdog has said today. The Information Commissioner Christopher Graham said there is new evidence which shows that a deterrent custodial sentence is required to stop the trade in unlawful personal information. Mr Graham said investigators had been working with a mobile telephone company after the firm suggested employees allegedly sold details relating to customers' mobile phone contracts, including their contract expiry dates. The company has not been named, in order not to prejudice a future trial.

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:30:00