Full-fibre broadband coverage should be available to every home in the UK by 2033, according to the government's digital strategy.

A British financial services technology provider is drawing up plans for a £2bn sale that would crystallise its place as one of the UK's most…

Apple could be unable to recover data from its new MacBook Pro Touch Bar laptops if they fail, according to reports.

This week marks 40 years since the birth of the first test tube baby, Louise Brown, but if rules then had been what they are today, she may not have…

The civil service made an eye-popping error after accidentally publishing a satirical poster encouraging parents to shoot their children if they suspect…

The prime minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, has had his details stolen alongside those of 1.5 million other patients.

The European Space Agency is looking for a name for its new Mars rover which will land on the red planet in 2021.

The nuclear disaster at the Fukushima power plant in 2011 has led to a spike in levels of a radioactive isotope in Californian wines, scientists say.

A fossil of a new species of armoured dinosaur has been discovered in Utah, changing how scientists believe the animals evolved.

Police discovered £1.25m in Bitcoin at a gang member's home after it was reported that he had been kidnapped.

Scientists have discovered the first-ever fossilised snake embryo, preserved in a pebble-sized chunk of amber from 105 million years ago.

Computer crime in England and Wales has dropped by 31% over the past year, according to the Office for National Statistics.

A Japanese company which claims it can produce shooting stars on demand has said it will create the world's first artificial meteor shower in 2020.

Although there are over one million wheelchair users in the UK, a lack of modern designs means more than half are unable to work.

Holocaust denial should not be banned on Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg has said.

NASA could one day launch satellites from Britain, the new space agency boss has told Sky News.

Reproduction has long been considered the key moment of evolution but new research suggests that social isolation can be just as vital.

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse has been fined after a bulk email was sent that could have identified victims of abuse.

Google has been fined €4.34bn (£3.8bn) by the EU for abusing its control of the Android operating system by forcing vendors to pre-install…

Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter, bringing the total to 79.

Google has launched its new job searching service in the UK, offering users local results if they're looking for a new role.

Using technology to edit the genes of human embryos could be "morally permissible", according to a respected medical ethics panel.

Scientists believe there could be more than a quadrillion tons of diamond scattered beneath the Earth's surface.

Russia's next-generation spacecraft, Federation, is facing more delays and will now not be tested until 2025, according to reports.

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos is the richest man in modern history with a fortune of $150bn (£113bn).

A concept model for a new fighter jet has been unveiled by the British government at the Farnborough International Air Show.

A prototype system for vertical take-off and landing could pave the way for "flying taxis" by 2020.