Spain's troubled Bankia - formed of the merger of seven savings banks - has made a record loss despite being bailed out with 18bn euros.

Rory Cellan-Jones on the future of Near Field Communication

The head of Mexico's teachers' union, Elba Esther Gordillo, appears in court and is charged with embezzlement and organised crime.

Union head Elba Esther Gordillo, considered Mexico's most powerful woman, has been charged with the use of illicit funds and conspiracy.

Mark Mardell on budget deadlines and government by crisis

Natascha Kampusch has attended some of the first screenings of a film based on her kidnap ordeal

In the coming weeks, the most expensive film ever made in Norway, Kon-Tiki, will open up at cinemas around the world.

Spiralling costs and poor quality legal services are adding to the misery of divorce, the Legal Ombudsman for England and Wales says.