BBC ‘News’

Faith schools 'serve privileged' A report claims popular faith schools could become a means of preserving privilege rather than tackl...
Carmakers 'affect entire economy' The chairman of the Senate committee deciding whether to rescue the Detroit Three carmakers says the...
MP raid police 'sought consent' Scotland Yard says its officers did tell Commons officials that they could not search an MP's office...
Shannon case exposes 'unseen society' A senior police officer involved in the Shannon Matthews case has pointed to "poverty of social ...
'Suspicions' over inquest reform The Lib Dems say they fear controversial proposals to hold some inquests in private could be resurre...
Rhys killing 'appalled country' The murder of schoolboy Rhys Jones was a terrible killing which appalled the whole country, a judge ...
Smith accused of raid 'ignorance' Jacqui Smith is attacked for not knowing a Tory MP was to be arrested, as her predecessor says she s...
Police shot man had 'blanks gun' A 39-year-old man shot dead by police outside Guildford Cathedral was carrying a gun that fired blan...
Lenders 'considering' rate cuts Few of the major lenders have made an immediate decision to pass on the Bank rate cut to variable-ra...
Obama left dangling after congresswoman hangs up on 'prank call' A US Congresswoman hangs up the phone on President-elect Barack Obama, thinking the call is a hoax.
Cheap booze ban 'will not work' A planned crackdown on cheap alcohol will fail to tackle binge drinking as it does not go far enough...
MMR 'not linked' to baby's death A baby from Cheltenham who had the MMR jab shortly before his death died of natural causes, an inque...
Dissidents show media 'strength' The trial of four Londonderry men charged with membership of an illegal organisation begins at the s...
Customs office jobs 'to be lost' Almost 200 jobs are to be lost with the closure of half the tax and customs offices in NI, the PCS u...
A&E work 'drove' nurse to alcohol A nurse who drove while over the drink drive limit says the stress of her job drove her to drink, a ...
Nigeria 'child witch killer' held A self-proclaimed "bishop" who claimed to have killed 110 child 'witches' is arrested in Nigeria.
Death speed 'as much as 100mph' A driver could have been doing 100mph seconds before an Aberdeenshire crash killed his friend, a cou...
Son killed 'annoying' neighbour A 22-year-old fatally kicked and punched a neighbour who had been drinking for annoying his father.
'Con' claim on free prescriptions Conservatives attack free prescriptions in Wales as figures show 93% were exempt before the charges ...
Firms under 'tremendous strain' Businesses in the Highlands and Islands are facing difficult times, a public development agency chie...
Bank takeover process 'not fair' Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond accuses the UK Government of failing to provide a level playing...
Somalia nearing a 'total famine' Somalia is in danger of sliding into famine as the world focuses on piracy off its coast, the Red Cr...
Family 'degraded' Karen Matthews' brother and sister feel 'shamed'
DNA database 'breach of rights' Keeping the DNA of two Britons with no convictions was a breach of their human rights, a European co...
Revenue & Customs '3,400 job cut' The PCS union says 90 offices across the UK are to close, with the loss of 3,400 jobs.
£1m fire engines are 'too heavy' A fire brigade considers legal action after paying nearly £1m for two fire engines it says do not w...
Pakistan vows 'action' on Mumbai Pakistan's president tells the US secretary of state he will take "strong action" against anyone lin...
Zimbabwe cholera 'an emergency' Authorities in Zimbabwe declare a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 500 people a national e...
NHS finances facing 'challenges' The financial position in the National Health Service is good, but challenges lie ahead, according t...
Government 'must be firm on arms' The government must stand firm on its deadline for loyalist decommissioning, SDLP leader Mark Durkan...
Downturn 'could hit universities' The British Council says universities face serious financial trouble if foreign students are deterr...
Health law services 'must change' The way contracts for legal services are awarded in the health service must improve, a committee is ...
PSNI confidence 'at record level' Public confidence in the police reaches record levels, according to a Northern Ireland Policing Boar...
Chronic care need 'unsustainable' The Welsh NHS needs to do more to help people with a long-term illness, says the public finance watc...
'No layoffs here' Why jobs at Honda are safe in the downturn
'Too late to panic' Is now the time to start looking for investments?
Child obesity 'may harm thyroid' Being obese as a child may actually alter the shape of a gland important to growth and metabolism, s...
Single cancer cell 'poses danger' Cancer researchers may have underestimated the power of some cancers to spread and cause new tumours...
Noisy oceans 'threaten sea life' Increasing noise pollution in the world's oceans is threatening the survival of whales and dolphins,...
US economy 'weaker in all areas' The Federal Reserve's Beige Book paints a bleak picture of the US economy, with economic activity we...
Venus ultraviolet puzzle 'solved' Scientists have cracked one of the many mysteries of Earth's nearest planetary neighbour Venus.
'Turbulence' in school languages The decline in language learning in England's secondary schools has been halted but the situation is...
Councils 'must consider elderly' Councils would have a duty to consider old people's needs and avoid using "complicated technology" i...
Complex births 'add to pressure' Midwives are struggling to cope with the increasing number of complex births they are seeing, regula...
Economy 'is overriding priority' Fighting the economic downturn is the government's top priority for the year ahead in a slimmed down...
Repossessions 'to reach 75,000' The number of repossessions will rise sharply to 75,000 next year, the Council of Mortgage Lenders h...
Secret inquest proposal 'on hold' Proposals to hold some inquests in private on grounds of national security appear to be on hold afte...
German car downturn 'worst ever' The German car market is suffering an unprecedented slowdown, the country's main auto trade body war...
Patients to get 'bill of rights' The health service will have a duty to follow the vision set out in the NHS constitution, the Queen ...
'Fairer' treatment for depositors Bank users are promised fairer treatment in the new Banking Act, which has been outlined in the Quee...