Susan Boyle, who became famous overnight after her appearance on Britain's Got Talent, has broken the record for CD pre-orders on Amazon. The album will see its release on Monday in the UK and is entitled "I Dreamed a Dream."

It wasn't so long ago that Kraft was announcing an interest in taking over British firm Cadbury. Now, the American company Hershey and Italian-based Ferrero have stated they would consider buying the firm.

It is thought that some credit card holders may have been caught in a scam based in Spain. The possible fraud is currently being followed up by Spanish police.

Officials in Germany have charged a 90-year-old man with killing 58 Jewish people. Reports allege the man used to be a member of the SS.

According to his agent Janet Glass, actor Edward Woodward died earlier today at the age of 79. Woodward was in hospital at the time of death.

Rolls Royce has announced its has secured orders worth $2 billion. The UK firm will be making engines for Airbus planes that will be used by Air China and Ethiopian Airlines.

British Airways has announced plans to merge with Iberia, a Spanish airline. The deal has not yet been completed but should be made formal in 2010.

The government in El Salvador says approximately 124 people have lost their lives following recent floods that hit the area. The people who died were killed as a result of landslides and flooding.

Some customers registered with the Play.com have experienced difficulties with the website over the weekend. It seems a large volume of customers have found order dispatch notices in their email inboxes despite not ordering from them.

A suicide bomb attack has been carried out in Peshawar, Pakistan. It is estimated that 12 people have been killed and more than 30 were injured from the explosion.

Plans for a new electric car have been revealed by Gordon Murray who has worked for McLaren F1 in the past. There are plans to create three prototypes of the vehicle in a period of 16 months.

Local reports from Brazil say a 58-year-old man left his family and friends stunned after he appeared at his own funeral.

Sony Pictures, the movie company behind the release of Michael Jackson's "This Is it" documentary, say the film has taken in more than $20 million internationally on the day of its release.

At least 60 people working for the security forces in Iraq have been detained in connection with the suicide bombings which tore through Baghdad on Sunday. Eleven of those arrested all held senior posts.

A car bomb has exploded in Peshawar, Pakistan. It is estimated that 86 people have been killed and more than 200 injured in the attack which happened at a market.

A jobs website owned by The Guardian newspaper has fallen victim to an attack by computer hackers, it was revealed today.

Information relating to more than 50,000 UK customers of the Swiss insurance firm Zurich has gone missing. The information was lost in South Africa.

Scientists in Britain say womb transplants could be just two years away from going mainstream. The new development could offer new hope to women who are unable to have children.

Microsoft's new operating system called "Windows 7" will become available starting at midnight tonight. Tech experts say the latest operating system is more secure than Windows Vista which has come under some criticism for its flaws.

Complaints from the neighbours of two churches in London has led to the parishioners being told that they must sing quieter.