An American man has agreed to plead guilty to hacking into the email and online accounts of several female celebrities and stealing private information, including nude photos and videos, federal prosecutors have said.

Lady Gaga reportedly wants to have a baby within the next year.

Two US friends spent most of March in a text-messaging record attempt, exchanging a thumbs-flying total of 217,000.

Building materials group CRH has announced four separate acquisitions by its Americas materials division for a total combined cash consideration, including debt assumed, of $350m (€258m).

Marsh & McLennan directors may force chief executive Jeffrey Greenberg to step down after the world’s largest insurance brokerage lost two-fifths of its market value following a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, investors said.