Latest science, technology and gadgets news from the UK and around the world.

A car-cum-scooter "green" concept vehicle has been unveiled in London by car giant Peugeot.

The army service records of more than two million British soldiers who served during the First World War have been published online for the first time.

A robot powered by a ground-based laser beam climbed a long cable dangling from a helicopter to qualify for prize money in a two million dollars (£1.21 million) competition to test the potential reality of the science fiction concept of space elevators.

This Christmas's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake in more than last year's record £93.5 million ($155 million) opening weekend for "The Dark Knight."

Google is offering a new privacy control that will make it easier for people to see some of the information being collected about them.

Sales of Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system have been "fantastic" in Japan since its launch last month, CEO Steve Ballmer has said.

Panasonic said it has begun a tender offer to take over smaller rival Sanyo Electric for an estimated 402 billion yen (£2.69 billion), moving closer to create one of the world's biggest electronics makers.

PayPal, the online payments service that has been growing steadily, is set to become eBay's biggest business very soon.

European Parliament lawmakers and EU governments have agreed on new draft telecommunication rules they say offer breakthrough rights to European mobile phone and internet users.