Measures to replace Asbos set out
Ministers will reveal plans for new measures to tackle anti-social behaviour in England and Wales later, including new orders to replace Asbos.
Published On : Tue, 22 May 2012 02:49:48 GMT

IVF age limit 'should be raised'
Women in their early 40s should be given access to IVF on the NHS, draft guidelines for England, Wales and Northern Ireland recommend.
Published On : Tue, 22 May 2012 01:09:08 GMT

Energy bill to boost renewables
The government will publish its long-awaited draft energy bill later, designed to encourage major investment in clean energy generation.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 23:13:02 GMT

Social mobility 'key for economy'
Nick Clegg will say in a speech later that social mobility is a "vital ingredient" in Britain's future economy.
Published On : Tue, 22 May 2012 03:06:38 GMT

Work report not doctored - No 10
Downing Street dismisses a suggestion it "doctored" an independent report on possible changes to employment law to avoid political embarrassment.
Published On : Tue, 22 May 2012 02:51:49 GMT

UN condemns Yemen suicide bombing
The UN condemns as "heinous" a suicide attack in Yemen that killed more than 90 soldiers, which al-Qaeda said it carried out.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 23:37:40 GMT

Trident contracts to be unveiled
The Ministry of Defence will announce later that it is awarding £350m in contracts to design the next generation of nuclear armed submarines.
Published On : Tue, 22 May 2012 03:38:55 GMT

Chinese fakes 'used in US planes'
Vast numbers of counterfeit Chinese electronic parts are being used in US military equipment, a key Senate committee investigation finds.
Published On : Tue, 22 May 2012 02:35:07 GMT

Anger over 'Reagan blood' auction
The foundation of late US President Ronald Reagan expresses outrage after a vial said to contain his blood is offered for sale at auction.
Published On : Tue, 22 May 2012 03:04:54 GMT

Ofsted criticises maths teaching
An Ofsted report criticises maths teaching and warns over early entry to maths GCSE.
Published On : Tue, 22 May 2012 01:17:03 GMT

Nato endorses Afghan timetable
Nato leaders endorse plans to hand combat command in Afghanistan to local forces by mid-2013 and withdraw fighting troops by 2014.
Published On : Tue, 22 May 2012 01:09:10 GMT

SpaceX to attempt second lift-off
The US firm SpaceX will try again on Tuesday to launch its re-supply mission to the space station.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 20:09:52 GMT

Olympic ticket design unveiled
Pictograms of sporting events - including cycling, swimming and equestrianism - form the basis of the design of the London 2012 Olympic tickets.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 17:30:17 GMT

Windies were stern test - Strauss
Captain Andrew Strauss admits England were forced to "dig deep" before sealing a five-wicket victory over West Indies.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 15:41:50 GMT

Unhappy Torres considers future
Chelsea striker Fernando Torres wants talks with the club about his future after suffering the 'worst moments' of his career.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 06:54:44 GMT

Leeds 18-31 St Helens
Jonny Lomax weighs in with a 13-point haul as St Helens outplay Leeds to earn a deserved Super League win at Headingley.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 21:02:08 GMT

Williams ready after fire drama
Chief engineer says the team is ready for the Monaco GP despite having their preparations "hampered" by Spanish GP fire.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 18:59:59 GMT

Jonathan Agnew column
"When Trott and Pietersen were out that was looking pretty dangerous, but England will be pleased they were challenged"
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 17:06:09 GMT

Bogus PPI complaints 'hit 6,000'
Nearly 6,000 people put in bogus compensation claims to the Financial Ombudsman last year, saying they had been mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance, the BBC learns.
Published On : Tue, 22 May 2012 04:35:05 GMT

Facebook closes below float price
Shares in Facebook close 11% below Friday's initial flotation price, sparking debate that one of the world's biggest stock market listings may have been over-valued.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 20:53:11 GMT

We won't desert Afghans - Cameron
Britain will not desert the people of Afghanistan when troops end their combat role there in 2014, David Cameron says at a Nato summit in Chicago.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 19:59:54 GMT

MPs to debate ex-NI executives
MPs will decide on Tuesday whether to refer three former News International executives to the standards commissioner for allegedly misleading a Commons committee.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 15:08:11 GMT

Patients 'suffer NHS rationing'
Creeping rationing of NHS care is making patients suffer unnecessarily, doctors are warning.
Published On : Tue, 22 May 2012 01:09:54 GMT

Third of malaria drugs 'are fake'
A third of malaria drugs used around the world to stem the spread of the disease are counterfeit, research reveals.
Published On : Tue, 22 May 2012 00:51:27 GMT

UK childcare 'needs an overhaul'
Childcare in the UK needs to be overhauled to make it more affordable, a report by MP Elizabeth Truss, for the CentreForum think tank, suggests.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 09:01:37 GMT

'Minority language data is key'
Schools should keep detailed records of the languages spoken by ethnic minority pupils urges a report.
Published On : Sat, 19 May 2012 00:53:11 GMT

Google must answer trust concerns
The European Commission tells Google it has a "matter of weeks" to allay fears it is abusing its position as the world's dominant search engine.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 13:12:25 GMT

SIM card to fight phone bullying
Parents will now be able to control their child's mobile phone thanks to a SIM card remotely managed from a computer.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 12:18:24 GMT

Redefine drought, agency urges
Policy makers should drop the word "drought" as a blanket term and move to a sliding scale to describe dry conditions, the Environment Agency says.
Published On : Tue, 22 May 2012 00:33:08 GMT

Modified wheat trial vandalised
A man has been charged with criminal damage following a break-in at the Rothamsted Research centre where a trial of GM wheat is being held.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 11:28:48 GMT

Stars pay tribute to Robin Gibb
Sir Cliff Richard, Ringo Starr and Dionne Warwick lead the tributes to Bee Gee Robin Gibb, who has died aged 62.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 17:16:28 GMT

Coldplay to play at Paralympics
Coldplay are chosen to perform at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 10:37:34 GMT

Why are locked room mysteries so popular?
Locked room mysteries still captivate modern detective fiction fans, writes Miles Jupp.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 10:14:14 GMT

Is it OK to celebrate next to a losing fan?
David Cameron celebrated Chelsea's win over Bayern Munich with arms aloft next to Germany's Angela Merkel. Does this break etiquette rules?
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 14:14:57 GMT

Six people hurt in gas explosion
Three police officers, a paramedic, a gas engineer and an elderly man are seriously injured in a gas explosion in Gateshead.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 21:36:24 GMT

VIDEO: Will.i.am carries Olympic torch
Will.i.am, a judge on the programme The Voice, has carried the Olympic torch in Taunton.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 18:52:55 GMT

Plan put to cut Scots councils
The number of Scottish councils should be cut by almost half and their powers boosted to revitalise local government, a think tank says.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 23:39:05 GMT

Warning over child 'screen time'
Parents need to do more to stop children spending too much time in front of televisions, computers and smartphones, according to a psychologist.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 23:47:39 GMT

Widow 'disgusted' at sentence
Two men will serve minimum sentences of 25 and 14 years before being considered for release for the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll in Craigavon in 2009.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 17:01:37 GMT

Man remanded over fatal shooting
A 26-year-old man is remanded in custody charged with murdering his ex-partner's sister and attempting to murder her.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 10:57:39 GMT

Police blamed by Morgan report
The collapse of a trial of three men charged with committing one of Britain's most notorious unsolved murders has been blamed on failures by police and prosecution.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 16:48:30 GMT

Man denies phone call confession
A man denies confessing to the murder of a takeaway food delivery driver in a telephone call to his girlfriend, a court hears.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 17:06:55 GMT

Protesters attack Mali president
Interim Mali President Dioncounda Traore is briefly hospitalised with a head wound after being attacked in his office by demonstrators, officials say.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 20:56:46 GMT

Ex-Gaddafi spy chief 'charged'
Muammar Gaddafi's ex-spy chief Abdallah al-Senussi - wanted by Libya and the ICC - is charged with illegal entry into Mauritania, officials say.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 15:31:09 GMT

Anwar denies Malaysia rally crime
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is charged over April's mass street rally, in a move he says is politically motivated.
Published On : Tue, 22 May 2012 04:07:35 GMT

Deadly train crash in south India
A passenger express train collides with a goods train in India's Andhra Pradesh state, killing at least 15 people.
Published On : Tue, 22 May 2012 04:15:11 GMT

Italians count high cost of quake
A day after seven people were killed in a 6.0 magnitude earthquake, Italians assess the damage to one of their most historic regions.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 16:35:37 GMT

Germany restates eurobond unease
Germany restates its opposition to so-called eurobonds as the new French finance minister prepares to meet his German counterpart for the first time.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 15:53:44 GMT

Farc kills 12 Colombian soldiers
Colombian officials say left-wing Farc rebels have killed 12 soldiers during a patrol in a remote rural area near the sensitive border with Venezuela.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 21:31:27 GMT

Medina declares in Dominican vote
Governing party candidate Danilo Medina declares victory in the Dominican Republic presidential race, but the opposition complains of fraud and rejects the result.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 19:14:02 GMT

Iran sacks 'pool abuse' diplomat
The Iranian Foreign Ministry announces it had dismissed a diplomat accused of molesting girls at a swimming pool in Brasilia.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 18:50:30 GMT

Kuwaiti denies Twitter blasphemy
A Kuwaiti man pleads not guilty to charges that he insulted the Prophet Muhammad and the rulers of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain in messages on Twitter.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 17:18:18 GMT

Jail for US webcam spy student
A US student who used a webcam to secretly film his room-mate in a gay encounter is sentenced to 30 days in prison by a judge.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 20:58:23 GMT

Nato Chicago protests hit Boeing
Protesters in Chicago rally at the HQ of defence giant Boeing, one day after violent clashes and arrests as Nato leaders hold a summit in the city.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 21:31:49 GMT

In pictures: Chelsea Flower Show
Press day at the Chelsea Flower Show
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 14:40:52 GMT

Day in pictures: 21 May 2012
24 hours of news photos: 21 May
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 11:49:02 GMT

In pictures: Annular eclipse
Eastern Asia to the western US states
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 10:27:07 GMT

Robin Gibb's life in pictures
Bee Gees' singer Robin Gibb has died
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 08:19:03 GMT

In pictures: Chelsea bus parade
Chelsea celebrate their European Cup triumph
Published On : Sun, 20 May 2012 18:23:10 GMT

In pictures: Falklands War Memorial unveiled
Veterans and families attended service
Published On : Sun, 20 May 2012 15:04:46 GMT

Week in pictures: 12-18 May 2012
News photos from around the world
Published On : Fri, 18 May 2012 16:40:55 GMT

Day in pictures: 18 May 2012
24 hours of news photos: 18 May
Published On : Fri, 18 May 2012 12:08:12 GMT

VIDEO: House of Commons
MPs have clashed over whether proposals in a recent report on employment law would "help more people get back into work" or have a "huge detrimental impact on consumer confidence".
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 16:01:20 GMT

VIDEO: The original celebrity gossip mag
Historian Dr Lucy Worsley looks through writer Samuel Pepys' scrapbook from the 17th Century, an early example of popular print culture.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 23:02:06 GMT

VIDEO: Team that keeps torch relay moving
What keeps the Olympic torch relay on the road?
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 22:30:54 GMT

VIDEO: Jordan treating victims of Mid-East violence
Six years ago a group of surgeons opened a temporary clinic in Jordan to operate on Iraqis with injuries untreatable in their home country, but recent violence in Libya, Yemen and Syria has led to the project being extended and expanded
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 22:57:44 GMT

VIDEO: Should it be easier to fire staff?
Business Secretary Vince Cable has attacked a plan being considered by fellow ministers to make it easier for companies to sack workers.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 22:51:10 GMT

VIDEO: Lockerbie bomber's funeral held
Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi has been buried in a private ceremony in a western suburb of the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 17:37:55 GMT

VIDEO: Facebook drops below float price
Facebook has plunged in value to well below its offer price, two days after its shares were floated in New York. So what does this mean for the social networking site?
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 18:21:52 GMT

VIDEO: Sir Cliff remembers Robin Gibb
Robin Gibb, whose career with the Bee Gees spanned five decades, had died from cancer aged 62
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 12:58:56 GMT

VIDEO: Nato to quit Afghan combat role in 2013
Nato leaders have formalised an agreement to hand control of Afghanistan to its own security forces in 2013. The summit also confirmed its timetable for a full combat pullout by 2014. Mark Mardell reports.
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 22:42:35 GMT

Britain's first Diamond Jubilee
How Queen Victoria and the British Empire were celebrated
Published On : Tue, 22 May 2012 01:31:01 GMT

Are parents left out of maths teaching?
Have new methods left parents out in the cold?
Published On : Tue, 22 May 2012 01:16:22 GMT

The end of drug discovery?
Are we facing the end of new drug discovery?
Published On : Tue, 22 May 2012 00:32:01 GMT

How Barca is selling its brand to fans
Spain's football giants aim to dominate new media
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 23:12:50 GMT

China's billion phone app market
China's booming market in mobile-phone apps
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 23:12:28 GMT

Fashion for people with disabilities
One woman's mission to design clothes for wheelchair users
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 23:12:04 GMT

Bee Gees 'on a par with Beatles'
Bee Gees 'on a par with The Beatles', songwriters say
Published On : Mon, 21 May 2012 15:36:29 GMT