Police failures to tackle anti-social behaviour risk public confidence, says the chief inspector of constabulary.
Three Labour MPs and a Tory peer are due in court later to face charges in relation to their expenses claims.
Union leaders representing British Airways cabin crew will meet later to decide whether to announce dates for a strike.
Gordon Brown labels as "unfair" criticisms over the timing of his weekend visit to British troops in Afghanistan.
Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are to be published by the government later.
Police in Pakistan dismiss reports a five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped last week has been released.
Public and transport services grind to a halt in Greece as workers stage a third strike in protest at austerity measures.
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg calls for a £10bn "down payment" in the next financial year to help cut the UK's deficit.
Ennobling people from outside Parliament to make them ministers should be "exceptional", cross-party MPs say.
The UK Fire Service College failed to comply with fire safety laws when part of its own premises burnt down, the BBC learns.
Insurers paid out £650m from 335,000 claims made as a result of damage caused by the wintry weather in the UK.
Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn.
Wellderly, webinar and disbenefits are among new forms of jargon being used by the public sector, a survey reveals.
Wayne Rooney scores twice in another irresistible display as Manchester United beat Milan 4-0 on the night and 7-2 on aggregate to ease into the Champions League quarter-finals.
David Nugent's headed finish earns relegation-threatened Burnley their first point in five games in a scrappy encounter at Turf Moor.
Real Madrid crash out of the Champions League to Lyon 2-1 on aggregate after being held 1-1 at the Bernabeu.
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Some 25,000 students are turning their classrooms into newsrooms and working towards a real broadcast deadline
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Greater Manchester Police is told it failed a woman murdered by her ex-husband as a report grades it as one of the worst in England.
Police searching for a Dundee mother-of-three who went missing two weeks ago believe they have found her body.
Inspections on the four Welsh police forces to be published on a new website finds services are generally "fair" or "good".
Two people are rescued from a first floor flat in the Ballysillan Road area of north Belfast which is destroyed in a fire.
Police say 49 people are to be charged with murder following communal violence that left scores of Nigerian villagers dead.
Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera will be sworn in as president, with a major post-earthquake rebuilding effort ahead of him.
Palestinian head Mahmoud Abbas refuses to restart talks with Israel because of a settlements row, the Arab League says.
Burma's election laws provoke widespread condemnation, but military rulers re-open opposition party offices.
The Ukrainian president's party forms a coalition that can now nominate a government, the parliament speaker says.
Russian PM Vladimir Putin is due in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy contracts.
Oil giant BP announces a $7bn (£4.7bn) deal that will allow it to begin exploring for oil off the coast of Brazil.
The Tories allege ministers plan to cut the number of uniformed officers despite a pledge to protect front line police.
Too many patients in England and Wales are not getting their medicines in hospital, a safety watchdog says.
Schools in England are being issued with new guidance on how to spot signs that children are involved with gangs.
The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.
Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies at the age of 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office confirms.
Sony reveals details about its new motion controller the PlayStation Move, as a contender to market leader Nintendo Wii.