BBC ‘News’

UN 'to vote on Syria resolution' The UN Security Council is expected to vote on Saturday on a resolution backing an Arab peace plan f...
'Cycling gave me my freedom back' 'How cycling helped me fight my brain tumours'
The 'new homeless' of Greece How poverty is changing the face of Greece's poor
Annuity sales 'unfair and opaque' The way annuities are sold is costing half a million retirees each year as much as £1bn in future p...
Briton 'seen falling from liner' A British cruise ship passenger has fallen overboard in waters near Mexico, the owner of the vessel ...
VIDEO: Son on Libyan diplomat's 'torture' The Libyan authorities are being urged to investigate the death of a former ambassador who, it is be...
VIDEO: Temperatures 'set to reach -12' The UK is set for another bitterly cold night with temperatures possibly reaching -12C, say weather ...
VIDEO: RBS chairman: 'Bankers' pay too high' The chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland has admitted that bankers' salaries are too high and need to ...
Obama urges 'keep recovery going' US President Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the economic recovery going as new data shows ...
VIDEO: 'Therapist' guilty of sex assaults A bogus therapist and his wife who told women they could diagnose and treat cancer have been found g...
BT vow fibre optic 'game changer' Fibre optic connections to at speeds of 300 Mbps will be available 'on demand' in the UK next year, ...
Sheen 'proud' of uncle's IRA past Hollywood actor Martin Sheen says he is proud of his uncle's IRA past.
VIDEO: Elderly 'must take cold seriously' With heavy snow being forecast to hit Britain over the weekend, the elderly are being advised to kee...
Murder accused 'like a brother' The boyfriend of a pregnant teenager who was stabbed to death describes the man accused of murdering...
'Record number' of firms go bust A record number of firms went bust during 2011 with property-related companies hard hit, latest figu...
Faletau 'has the lot' - Williams Former Wales flanker Martyn Williams says Toby Faletau 'has the whole package' as the number eight p...
Sex assault 'therapist' convicted A bogus therapist and his wife who told women they could diagnose and treat cancer are found guilty ...
Police try to identify 'flasher' Police are trying to identify a man involved in a number of "flashing" incidents in the Poleglass ar...
Carroll accused 'sought address' A man accused of murdering Constable Stephen Carroll tried to collect information on another policem...
Monkeys fed wine 'to fight flu' A zoo in Kazakhstan, where overnight temperatures have dipped to nearly -40C, is giving monkeys a wi...
VIDEO: Chris 'can rub people up wrong way' A Lib Dem MEP who worked alongside Chris Huhne in the European Parliament said the former energy and...
VIDEO: Huhne made 'the right decision' Prime Minister David Cameron says Chris Huhne made "the right decision" in resigning as energy secre...
'Wealthy' to pay legal aid costs Justice Minister David Ford publishes proposals to recover legal aid costs from wealthy defendants i...
Redknapp lies 'extremely telling' Harry Redknapp's admission of lying to a News of the World reporter is "extremely telling", a court ...
'Big man' conductor back at work A train conductor who featured in a video watched by millions of people on the internet returns to w...
PFI hospitals 'get bailout fund' Seven English NHS hospital trusts with debts caused, in part, by PFI repayments are to have access t...
'Sale and rent back' closed down The sale and rent back industry has been almost completely closed down, says the Financial Services ...
'IPhoneography' course launched A college plans a new course devoted entirely to taking photographs on the iPhone
Interest rate 'collusion' probe Swiss authorities investigate 12 US, European and Japanese banks over claims they have been fixing t...
'Sad' end as lift maker goes bust An Angus firm which specialises in supplying lifts for warehouses and commercial vehicles goes bust ...
Poster 'threat' to Dujardin Oscar Movie billboards in Paris featuring The Artist actor Jean Dujardin might affect his chances of winni...
VIDEO: 'Flying people' and other tech news Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a remote-controlled man-shaped plane. This and more in this we...
'Poisoning' of cats investigated Police are investigating the suspected poisoning of two cats found dead by a member of the public in...
'Angen i'r gweinidog ymyrryd' Dylai'r Gweinidog Iechyd ymyrryd yn y ddadl am ad-drefnu gwasnaethau bwrdd iechyd, medd llefarydd ie...
Scotland seek 'defining' victory Andy Robinson urges his Scotland side to throw off their 'unlucky losers' tag in Saturday's Calcutta...
Personal insolvencies 'down 11%' Fewer people were declared insolvent in 2011 in England and Wales than in 2010, but the number of co...
AUDIO: UK share of exports to India 'below Italy' Just how good is the state of UK-India trade?
Record 'legal highs detected' A record number of potentially dangerous new legal highs were found in Europe last year, say doctors...
VIDEO: The untraceable 'dark web' Out of reach of regular internet searches is the secretive online world known as the 'dark web' wher...
Swansea's Williams 'invaluable' Brendan Rodgers is certain Swansea City captain Ashley Williams will soon be the subject of a bid by...
Prince's Falklands tour 'routine' UK Defence Secretary Philip Hammond denies that the deployment of Prince William to the Falkland Isl...
Attack on man 'attempted murder' An attack on a 27-year-old man in Paisley, Renfrewshire, is being treated as attempted murder, polic...
AUDIO: Goodwin knighthood row 'overblown' The chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland has said the furore surrounding Fred's Goodwin's knighthood w...
'Urgent' education action needed The Confederation of British Industry is calling on the Welsh government to take urgent action about...
Bicycle trains 'to boost tourism' Trials are due to take place using a pedal-powered train on a disused rail line in Gwynedd as a way ...
Academy school results 'inflated' The results of England's academy schools are being inflated by the over-use of vocational equivalent...
Haunting ballads 'empower' women An academic is to explore how traditional ballads deal with the supernatural and how they may also m...
Keeping pound 'has restrictions' An independent Scotland could be more constrained on economic policy than at present, a study sugges...
Malaria toll 'is twice as high' The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in ...
Loans boss 'to pay tax at source' The head of the Student Loans Company will have tax and National Insurance payments deducted from hi...