3:20 pm (14 minutes ago)
The club for dedicated fans of Dennis the Menace is to be replaced with a website in a bid to attract more members.
3:17 pm (17 minutes ago)
Some 450,000 anti-government protesters join rallies across France and a national strike causes major disruption, amid rising anger over pension reforms.
3:16 pm (17 minutes ago)
Europe's largest onshore wind farm is to be expanded further, Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond announces.
3:12 pm (22 minutes ago)
A police officer who was caught on CCTV injuring a woman by throwing her into a cell is jailed for six months.
3:10 pm (23 minutes ago)
China urges international support for the Burmese general election planned for later this year, as Burma's leader begins a five-day visit to China.
3:10 pm (24 minutes ago)
Pilots, firefighters, nurses and ambulance workers gather 70 years after battling through eight months of bombing raids over Britain's industrial centres.
3:06 pm (28 minutes ago)
The police are likely to discuss new phone-hacking allegations with Number 10 communications chief Andy Coulson, the Met's assistant commissioner says.
2:55 pm (39 minutes ago)
Some services resume on the London Underground following severe disruption on the first morning of a series of 24-hour strikes.
2:43 pm (50 minutes ago)
The US commander in Afghanistan warns troops' lives will be at risk if a Florida church goes ahead with its plan to throw copies of the Koran into a bonfire, but the pastor behind the stunt defends it.
2:40 pm (54 minutes ago)
A friend tells of a holidaymaker's serious accident at his hotel swimming pool in Majorca.
2:39 pm (55 minutes ago)
A man suspected of being a motorbike thief who police refused to pursue because he was not wearing a helmet is killed riding a stolen bike.
2:37 pm (57 minutes ago)
A man whose body was set alight and dumped at a golf course is identified by police as a 37-year-old man from Brighton.
2:28 pm (an hour ago)
Angelina Jolie has visited Nowshera in northwest Pakistan to highlight the plight of more than 20 million people affected by the country's worst ever floods.
2:28 pm (an hour ago)
A service of remembrance has been held at St Paul's Cathedral to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the Blitz.
2:27 pm (an hour ago)
Mozambique says it will reverse the increase in the price of bread that sparked deadly riots last week.
2:25 pm (an hour ago)
The UK's Information Commissioner has reprimanded ISP TalkTalk over recent unpublicised trials of its anti-malware system.
1:57 pm (an hour ago)
Police in Swaziland arrest about 50 people ahead of protests against sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarchy, activists say.
1:50 pm (an hour ago)
A report suggests two-thirds of UK students would be put off university by fees of £7,000 a year.
1:31 pm (2 hours ago)
Bob Diamond is to become chief executive of Barclays, while HSBC chairman Stephen Green steps down to become a government trade minister.
1:26 pm (2 hours ago)
Six months after Iraq's parliamentary elections, a minister warns that the political deadlock is damaging the security situation in the country.
1:24 pm (2 hours ago)
David Cameron returns to work following paternity leave telling his cabinet "this is the time the rubber hits the road".
1:13 pm (2 hours ago)
Diane Abbott warns against "anointing" Labour's next leader, saying the party must show it has "moved on" from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
1:02 pm (3 hours ago)
Tony Blair and other former prime ministers should pay towards their police protection, a Labour MP says.
12:45 pm (3 hours ago)
UK tax authorities are bracing themselves for a deluge of complaints and enquiries after sending out fresh tax calculations.
12:43 pm (3 hours ago)
North Korea has asked South Korea to send rice, cement and construction equipment after devastating floods, southern officials say.
12:37 pm (3 hours ago)
The NI first minister, Peter Robinson, has warned that the expected cuts in public expenditure could be devastating for the local economy.
12:32 pm (3 hours ago)
Australian author Peter Carey, who has already won the Man Booker prize twice, has made the shortlist for this year's prize.
12:32 pm (3 hours ago)
The Welsh NHS faces making £380m worth of cutbacks by April, with managers saying it is the biggest challenge they have faced in 20 years.
12:23 pm (3 hours ago)
A 17-year-old is jailed for eight-and-a-half years after killing a father in a hit-and-run incident in Edinburgh.
12:16 pm (3 hours ago)
Despite significant improvements in cancer survival rates across England, regional differences remain, national statistics show.
12:13 pm (3 hours ago)
Sony has released a "minor" update for its PlayStation 3 that closes a loophole that allowed users to run pirated software.
12:09 pm (3 hours ago)
Online grocery retailer Ocado sees sales rose nearly 30% in the last quarter, but fails to prevent further share price falls.
12:07 pm (3 hours ago)
More than one million people tune in to see the launch of ITV's new breakfast show Daybreak, but the BBC wins the ratings battle.
11:55 am (4 hours ago)
David Haye will make the second defence of his WBA heavyweight title against fellow Brit and Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison.
11:46 am (4 hours ago)
A dispute has broken out in a Plymouth street after a resident lets trees surrounding his property grow to 35ft.
11:38 am (4 hours ago)
Foreign powers should stop interfering in the case of an Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning, Iran's foreign ministry says.
11:36 am (4 hours ago)
Sales of rock singles have dropped 18% in the UK this year, according to figures from the Official Charts Company.
11:27 am (4 hours ago)
The European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, highlights unemployment as a major challenge, in his first "state of the union" speech.
11:23 am (4 hours ago)
Seven out of 10 people believe retirement as we know it will not be possible in the future, a BBC Newsnight poll finds.
10:46 am (5 hours ago)
Families focus on keeping miners mentally strong
10:42 am (5 hours ago)
England manager Fabio Capello insists striker Wayne Rooney will play in the Euro 2012 qualifier away to Switzerland on Tuesday.
10:14 am (5 hours ago)
Afghanistan's central bank follows its promise to back Kabul Bank by freezing the assets of leading investors.
10:09 am (5 hours ago)
The UK is slipping behind international rivals in university places, according to figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
10:00 am (6 hours ago)
Nottinghamshire target the Championship title while relegation and promotion issues are at stake as the county season builds towards a climax.
9:43 am (6 hours ago)
Robert Hall chats to an ex-hurricane pilot who flew over London during the Blitz and a woman who's house was destroyed by German bombs.
9:31 am (6 hours ago)
Julia Gillard is to remain as Australia's prime minister after winning the backing of two key independent MPs.
9:29 am (6 hours ago)
Mexico's defence ministry launches an inquiry after a man and his teenage son are shot dead at a military checkpoint.
9:25 am (6 hours ago)
What the Mercury Prize tells us about British music
9:08 am (6 hours ago)
A man has been arrested in San Francisco after climbing a skyscraper using suction cups.
8:22 am (7 hours ago)
The Blitz: Eight months of bombing began 70 years ago
8:07 am (7 hours ago)
ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, in children could be caused by a virus, scientists say.
8:07 am (7 hours ago)
Connaught, the property services group that specialises in social housing, is on the brink of going into administration, the BBC learns.
8:02 am (8 hours ago)
Thousands of people will find out if they have been undercharged or are overpaid by the taxman. Up to six million people have been paying the wrong amount and the treasury says it cannot afford to write off the money.
7:05 am (8 hours ago)
A priest in Londonderry who challenged dissident republicans over their violence is to meet families who claim they are being harassed by the PSNI.
6:56 am (9 hours ago)
If a letter says you have paid the wrong amount of tax - what next?
6:24 am (9 hours ago)
Khalsa Primary school is the first Sikh school in the UK to be backed and partly funded by a Gurdwara, or Sikh temple.
5:00 am (11 hours ago)
Why is sunburn remedy being sold as cocaine?
4:01 am (12 hours ago)
Roger Federer continues his smooth progress through the US Open draw with a straight-sets win over Jurgen Melzer in round four.
3:26 am (12 hours ago)
Should Islamabad surrender some sovereignty to save the country?
2:24 am (13 hours ago)
Teams in Guatemala have to halt the search for bodies following devasting mudslides which have killed at least 45 people.
2:01 am (14 hours ago)
Stephen Fry criticises a culture of fear at the BBC which is creating "incredibly bland" programmes
1:40 am (14 hours ago)
Greek PM George Papandreou reshuffles his cabinet but leaves the key post of finance minister unchanged as his government battles a debt crisis.
1:35 am (14 hours ago)
Andrea Bocelli is inviting survivors of the attacks on 11 September 2001 in New York to concerts on the Amalfi coast.
12:19 am (15 hours ago)
Some of the UK's rarest bumblebees are at risk of becoming extinct as a result of inbreeding, research suggests.
12:01 am (16 hours ago)
Too few UK cancer patients are receiving state-of-the-art radiotherapy care, experts from Cancer Research UK say.
12:01 am (16 hours ago)
Criminals have managed to clone prepayment meter keys in order to make money by offering discounted credit to customers.
12:01 am (16 hours ago)
Retail sales rose in August, partly thanks to strong sales of children's clothing ahead of the new school year, figures suggest.
Yesterday 11:47 pm (16 hours ago)
A study suggests climate change is not responsible for civil wars in Africa, challenging widely held assumptions.
Yesterday 7:15 pm (20 hours ago)
President Barack Obama announces a $50bn infrastructure plan as part of efforts to jump-start the faltering US economy.
Yesterday 5:24 pm (22 hours ago)
The BBC's Orla Guerin has returned to the Pakistan town of Nowshera, which was one of the first areas to be hit by the rising waters.
Yesterday 4:30 pm (23 hours ago)
Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta, following the death of his son in the Bahamas, are dropped.
Yesterday 3:44 pm (24 hours ago)
Tiger Woods will find out on Tuesday if he has made the United States Ryder Cup team to play Europe at Celtic Manor.
Yesterday, 3:15 pm
Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks as the firms merge their networks.
Yesterday, 1:18 pm
Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists.
Yesterday, 1:14 pm
A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils.
Yesterday, 12:35 pm
US drama Mad Men has won praise for its recreation of the 1960s, but it's not a classic depiction of the decade.
Yesterday, 11:22 am
The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove.
Saturday, September 4th, 2:10 am
Comic Eddie Kadi can command vast crowds at his live shows. Why has he attracted so little mainstream attention?
Friday, September 3rd, 4:16 pm
Our ability to recall events seems to sharpen as we get older, says Lisa Jardine, but can it be trusted to paint an accurate picture?
Thursday, November 5th, 6:09 pm
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is taking questions on mental health services, out of hours care, diabetes and cancer survival rates.