BBC ‘News’

'Super dairy' meeting cancelled People living near the site of a planned 'super dairy' in Lincolnshire are angry developers have can...
Husband 'devastated' by body find The husband of a woman whose body was found in undergrowth after a night out has spoke of his "heart...
'Strike threatens our honeymoon' The holiday plans of thousands of travellers, including one honeymoon couple from Cheshire, are like...
Powys 'sex attack' case is closed Police close their investigation into an alleged sexual assault on a woman in a Powys town centre af...
China oil demand is 'astonishing' Oil demand in China rose by an "astonishing" 28% in January compared with a year ago, the Internatio...
BNP rules judged 'discriminatory' The British National Party is forced to rewrite its membership rules again after a court rules them ...
Man victim of 'violent' assault A man is assaulted by a masked attacker while loading shopping into his car in a village near Stirli...
Insider deals broker 'to appeal' A retired stockbroker from Surrey jailed for insider dealing has said he will appeal against his con...
BBC to 'look at' SNP debate ideas Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond wants to see a fourth "leaders" debate which would include th...
O'Driscoll plays down 100 'hype' Brian O'Driscoll plays down the significance of him winning his 100th Ireland in Saturday's Six Nati...
Tweeting 'fundamental' in life Twitter co-founder Evan Williams believes social networks will become a fundamental way the public c...
Schumacher keen to 'raise game' Returning legend Michael Schumacher vows to improve after Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg leads Frid...
'Murdered soul' German campaigner tells of childhood Catholic abuse
Hain to 'fight' over Toyota jobs Welsh Secretary Peter Hain pledges to fight to safeguard Toyota's Flintshire engine factory, after j...
MPs back church weddings 'choice' A bill which would bring rules about church weddings in Wales in line with England is supported by M...
Breathing 'as good as massage' Massage is no more effective at cutting anxiety than deep breathing and soothing music, say US resea...
'Economic boost' from repair work Angus Council says it will spend more than £500,000 on maintaining authority-owned buildings this y...
Sex worker goes to court over 'unfair dismissal' in South Africa A South African sex worker goes to court, saying she was unfairly sacked from a Cape Town massage pa...
Burma election laws a 'setback' The US calls Burma's new election laws a setback for dialogue, as a UN envoy condemns 'gross' human ...
New mortgages 'halved in January' The number of mortgages agreed with house buyers fell 49% in January from the month before, mortgage...
Family's 'devastation' at murder The family of a murder victim say no prison term will ease the "incomprehensible devastation" caused...
Social care 'badly under-funded' Adult social care in England is "chronically under-funded" and "severely rationed", a cross-party gr...
Marriages in Republic 'not legal' Around 3,000 foreign couples in the Irish Republic are caught up in a diplomatic row after being tol...
Women on pill 'may live longer' Women who have taken the contraceptive pill are less likely to die of cancer and heart disease, a lo...
Rove 'proud' of US waterboarding Former US President George W Bush's advisor, Karl Rove, says he is proud of waterboarding as he beli...
Home 'cervical cancer' test hope At-home screening tests for the virus responsible for most cervical cancers could detect many more c...
Decapitated group 'were Vikings' Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset were those of Scandinavian Vikings, ...
'No giveaway Budget' says Darling Chancellor Alistair Darling warns not to expect a "giveaway" when the Budget is delivered later this...
Web censure 'curbs human rights' Freedom of expression on the web has been curtailed in 2009, the US state department says in its ann...
'No decision yet' on BA strikes The union representing BA cabin crew says there will be no immediate announcement about strike dates...
Soldier's family 'proud of son' Hundreds of mourners attend the funeral of a Derbyshire soldier killed in the first hours of an offe...
Crystal closure 'a dreadful blow' The closure of Tyrone Crystal's factory is "a dreadful blow for the local area", Enterprise Minister...
The brain scan that can 'see people's memories' Scientists say they have been able to tell which past event a person is recalling using a brain scan...
Clegg setting 'tests' for support Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says he will pose four "tests" to Labour and the Conservatives if they wan...
Rail link 'must include Scotland' The UK government's proposals for a high-speed rail link must include Scotland, the Scottish governm...
Tories pledge 'fastest broadband' The Conservatives say they will make Britain the first country in Europe to have widespread super-fa...
World airline sector 'recovering' The global airline industry will recover strongly this year, as passenger and freight numbers improv...
Parched Cyprus 'at war' with nature Water has been rapidly disappearing in Cyprus since the 1970s, yet despite the warnings, Cypriots do...
Police 'risk public confidence' Police failures to tackle anti-social behaviour risk public confidence, says the chief inspector of ...
Police 'report card' to go online Dyfed-Powys Police receives an excellent grade for reducing crime from HM Inspectorate of Constabula...
'Console killer' launches in June A gaming service that aims to kill off the traditional gaming console will begin streaming games ove...
Vitiligo skin graft 'effective' Skin transplant surgery can be an effective way of treating the skin disease vitiligo, say US resear...
GPs 'lax' on cholesterol targets Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in those at high risk ...
Councils told not to have 'goldfish bowl facilitated conversations' Wellderly, webinar and disbenefits are among new forms of jargon being used by the public sector, a ...
UK harmony needs 'political will' Closer co-operation between Holyrood and Westminster will only be achieved if it is backed by politi...
Cameron anger over Labour 'slurs' David Cameron demands an apology from Gordon Brown over alleged "slurs" by Labour MPs against defenc...
David Cameron says wife wants to 'get out there' on campaign trail David Cameron says wife wants to "get out there" on campaign trail
Football in a 'mess' peer claims The financial problems of many football clubs has left the national game "in a mess", the House of L...
Keep 'distance' from US - Clegg Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says the UK must not automatically follow the US on key foreign policy iss...
Starling flock 'falls from sky' Mystery surrounds the deaths of 75 starlings which fell from the sky.