Disgraced former US congressman Anthony Weiner should be spared from prison at his sentencing for sexting with a 15-year-old girl who dreamed about affecting the US presidential election, his lawyers said.

A US housing regulator is set to take two of the world’s biggest banks to trial on Monday to try to recoup more than $1bn (€955m) in damages over mortgage bonds sold to government-run mortgage finance companies ahead of the 2008 economic crisis.

Tech giant Apple has been found guilty of conspiring with publishers to raise electronic book prices.

Apple goes to trial today over allegations by US federal and state authorities that it conspired with publishers to raise the price of e-books.

Bob Marley's family have lost a legal battle over copyright of the singer's music, including hits such as 'No Woman, No Cry' and 'One Love'.