Apple boss Tim Cook hails results as 'most successful year ever'

Apple sold 48 million iPhones in the last three months – slightly lower than analysts expected, but the company still recorded a profit of 11.1 billion US dollars (£7.2 billion) in its latest financial results.

The Cupertino-based firm saw revenue climb from 42.1 billion US dollars (£27.5 billion) this time last year to 51.1 billion US dollars (£33.3 billion) in these results, with profit up by 2.6 billion US dollars (£1.6 billion).