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Police urged to visit all victims (21 November 06:02) |
| Police should visit each victim of crime no matter how minor the offence, the home secretary says. |
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Blackwater guard charges to drop (21 November 05:56) |
| US prosecutors ask for charges against one of five Blackwater guards accused of killing up to 17 Iraqi civilians to be dropped. |
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Bogus callers in council tax scam (21 November 05:44) |
| Bogus callers posing as council staff are luring homeowners into a council tax scam, say council leaders. |
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Hershey mulls $17bn Cadbury bid (21 November 05:32) |
| US chocolate maker Hershey considers launching a solo bid of at least $17bn (£10bn) for UK firm Cadbury, reports say. |
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Cudicini to miss rest of season (21 November 05:04) |
| Tottenham goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini leaves hospital after undergoing wrist and pelvic surgery, but is unlikely to play again this season. |
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Stars join Children in Need fun (21 November 04:29) |
| Top names from the worlds of TV, music and theatre are taking part in this year's Children In Need show. |
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Restart for Big Bang experiment (21 November 03:29) |
| The Large Hadron Collider experiment, designed to shed light on the cosmos, restarts after 14 months of repairs. |
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Coaxing Karzai (21 November 03:02) |
| Will Clinton's approach to Afghan leader pay off? |
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France reject Irish replay hopes (21 November 02:21) |
| The French Football Federation turns down the Republic of Ireland's request for a replay of their controversial World Cup play-off game. |
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Yacht pair plead for ransom talks (21 November 01:11) |
| A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates say via video footage that they fear they may be killed within a week. |
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UK navy fires on Spanish flag (20 November 11:09) |
| The UK apologises to Spain after the Royal Navy uses a buoy with Spanish colours for target practice off Gibraltar. |
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Drug resistant swine flu hits UK (20 November 10:44) |
| Health officials in Cardiff say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients. |
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Drug-resistant swine flu hits UK (20 November 10:44) |
| Health officials in Cardiff say a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu has spread between hospital patients. |
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Body found in flood is missing Pc (20 November 10:17) |
| The body of a man found after a bridge collapsed over a flooded river is Pc Bill Barker, police have confirmed. |
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Should police commissioners be elected (20 November 09:51) |
| Police chiefs may quit if the Tories introduced elected commissioners, claims Sir Hugh Orde. What do you think? |
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Would you elect a commissioner (20 November 09:51) |
| Police chiefs may quit if the Tories introduced elected commissioners, claims Sir Hugh Orde. What do you think? |
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Man guilty of ice-scrape carjack (20 November 09:50) |
| A man who carjacked a mother-of-four leaving her fighting for her life is found guilty of deliberately running her over. |
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Mercedes want Schumacher - Jordan (20 November 09:24) |
| Michael Schumacher will race in Formula 1 for Mercedes' new team in 2010, BBC Sport's Eddie Jordan believes. |
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Rain wipes out England ODI opener (20 November 08:33) |
| The opening match of the one-day international series between South Africa and England in Johannesburg is abandoned due to rain. |
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Drug resistant swine flu probed (20 November 08:19) |
| Health officials in Cardiff investigate the possible person-to-person spread of a Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu. |
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Magic moments (20 November 08:08) |
| Some of Oprah's most memorable shows |
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Body found in hunt for flood Pc (20 November 08:07) |
| Cumbrian police searching for an officer missing after a bridge collapsed during record rainfall find a body in police uniform. |
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Match-fix probe targets 200 games (20 November 07:58) |
| About 200 football ties are under investigation in what one Uefa official calls Europe's biggest match-fixing scandal. |
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Town marking 100th repatriation (20 November 07:39) |
| An cortege conveying the bodies of two soldiers killed in Afghanistan is the 100th repatriation procession through the Wiltshire town of Wootton Bassett. |
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Dream killer released by judge (20 November 07:32) |
| A "devoted husband" who said he killed his wife while dreaming she was an intruder in their camper van is freed by a judge. |
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Henry admits replay would be fair (20 November 07:17) |
| France striker Thierry Henry says a replay of his side's World Cup play-off with the Republic of Ireland would be "fairest". |
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More job cuts at Threshers owner (20 November 07:06) |
| A further 381 stores are to close at off licence group First Quench, with the loss of 1,908 jobs, the firm's administrators announce. |
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Secret networks (20 November 06:55) |
| Parents do not know what goes on says Tanya Byron |
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Rain threatens England one-dayer (20 November 06:51) |
| Heavy rain in Johannesburg threatens England's first one-day international in South Africa, with a further inspection planned for 1500 GMT. |
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Standards MP faces expenses row (20 November 06:13) |
| The head of the Commons standards body stands down pending an inquiry into his own expenses, a few weeks after being appointed. |
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EastEnders festive scripts are stolen in burglary (20 November 06:03) |
| Scripts for the Christmas episodes of EastEnders are stolen in a burglary at a writer's home, the BBC confirms. |
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Dream killer cleared of murder (20 November 05:58) |
| A man with a sleep disorder who killed his wife while he said he had a dream about an intruder is cleared of murder. |
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Lib Dems can keep £24m donation (20 November 05:48) |
| The Electoral Commission rules that the Lib Dems can keep £2.4m in donations which was said to came from a fraudster. |
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Puzzling choices (20 November 05:39) |
| What EU appointments mean for bloc's future |
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Susan Boyle makes Amazon history (20 November 05:32) |
| Susan Boyle's new album becomes the biggest global CD pre-order in the history of online retailer Amazon. |
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Roy Keane has no sympathy for Irish (20 November 05:18) |
| Roy Keane lambasts the Republic of Ireland's attempts to get their World Cup play-off match against France replayed. |
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Kercher murder trial nearing end (20 November 05:14) |
| Italian prosecutors in the trial of two people accused of killing British student Meredith Kercher begin their closing arguments. |
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Barbaric eyeball gouger jailed (20 November 05:12) |
| A man who pulled out a woman's eyeball and threw it from an eighth-floor balcony is jailed for attempted murder. |
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After the hype (20 November 04:52) |
| Once it was huge, but what happened to Second Life? |
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Policeman missing in floods chaos (20 November 04:22) |
| A policeman remains missing after a bridge collapsed in Cumbria amid floods that have seen more than 200 people rescued. |
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Queen mother (20 November 04:02) |
| Freddie Mercury's mother gives a rare interview |
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I am best for new EU job - Ashton (20 November 03:56) |
| Labour peer Baroness Ashton - the surprise choice as EU foreign minister - rejects claims she lacks experience for the role. |
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Fifa turns down Irish replay plea (20 November 03:47) |
| Fifa rejects the Football Association of Ireland's request for a replay of France's World Cup play-off win over the Republic of Ireland. |
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Hedge watch (20 November 03:41) |
| Labour pledged to cut high hedges in 2003. Did it work? |
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Children in Need countdown begins (20 November 03:18) |
| Top names from the worlds of TV, music and theatre will take part in the BBC's annual charity telethon later. |
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Standards MP quits over expenses (20 November 03:03) |
| The head of the Commons standards body quits pending an inquiry into his own expenses, a few weeks after being appointed. |
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Fifa rejects Irish replay request (20 November 01:42) |
| Fifa will not grant the FAI's request for a replay of France's World Cup play-off win over the Republic of Ireland. |
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Thousands of Vicks spray recalled (20 November 01:01) |
| Procter & Gamble is recalling 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after small traces of bacteria were discovered. |
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Afghan suicide bomber hits market (20 November 12:50) |
| A suicide bomber on a motorcycle kills at least 13 people, including a policeman, in south-west Afghanistan. |
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Police may quit over Tory plans (20 November 11:31) |
| Tory plans to place police under local political control could prompt force heads to resign, a senior police figure warns. |
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