Renewed fighting on Sudan border

Fighting breaks out on the border between Sudan and South Sudan, days after the South pulled out of a disputed border town.

South Sudanese military officials say they repulsed ground and air attacks.

UN Syria vote is "pivotal moment"

Peace envoy Kofi Annan welcomes the UN vote to deploy up to 300 observers in Syria as a "pivotal moment for the stabilisation" of the country.

In a statement issued in Geneva, the UN and Arab League envoy also called on Syrian government forces to wit...

Australia"s Speaker stands aside

Australia's parliamentary Speaker steps down amid claims of sexual harassment and fraud, putting Julia Gillard's fragile government under pressure.

Peter Slipper is being sued by a former male colleague who says he received explicit text mes...

Afghan-US partnership "deal done"

US and Afghan negotiators finalise a long-term partnership deal governing the US role in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of forces in 2014.

The draft agreement on their long-term relationship was signed in the Afghan capital Kabul after months of ta...

Trump begins renewables mission

The American tycoon Donald Trump arrives in Scotland ahead of his scheduled appearance at a Scottish parliament committee.

Mr Trump intends to tell MSPs that the Scottish government's policy of promoting wind power is a mistake.

MP Davies" Lords referendum call

A Conservative MP calls for a referendum over plans to replace the House of Lords with elected members, which will be unveiled on Monday.

Proposals to be unveiled on Monday are expected to recommend that the upper house be replaced by a second chamber...

Tributes to road crash victim, 34

Tributes are paid to a woman who was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Gwynedd on Saturday afternoon.

Ceri Lyn Jones, 34, died after the head-on collision between a Land Rover and a smaller vehicle on the A4244 at Deiniolen near Llanberis, Gwynedd.

Flat fire was second arson attack

A flat in Ballymena, County Antrim is set on fire in the second arson attack on the same building within a week.

The latest fire at the flat on the Galgorm Road was reported at about 03:40 BST on Sunday.

Arrest made in Allen murder case

Irish police investigating the murder of Londonderry man Andrew Allen make an arrest in County Donegal.

Mr Allen was shot dead in front of his girlfriend at their home in Links View Park in Buncrana on 9 February.

Beaver rescued from farm slurry

Zookeepers are trying to care for a beaver which was rescued from a slurry pit at a farm near Plymouth.

It was found at Roborough, near Plymouth, and has been taken to Dartmoor Zoo where staff are attempting to clean the creature.

Adele holds on to album top spot

Adele holds on to the number one spot in the album chart with 21.

Last week 21 toppled Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, meaning it has now spent 65 weeks in the chart, 23 of them at number one.

Twelve ill in rogue drugs scare

Twelve people become ill overnight in a Highland town in an incident being connected to illegal drug taking.

Police and local health professionals have issued an urgent warning after people taking tablets suffered an "extreme reaction".

Hain memoirs case "misconceived"

Northern Ireland's attorney general is urged to withdraw "misconceived" legal action against Peter Hain.

John Larkin is taking contempt of court proceedings against Mr Hain, a former Northern Ireland Secretary, over criticisms he made of a judge ...

Evans rape victim "named online"

Police are investigating reports that the woman raped by footballer Ched Evans has been named and abused on a social networking site.

It follows a complaint by a leading rape charity which said the alleged comments on Twitter were "disturbing&quo...

Oliver warns Gove on academy food

TV chef Jamie Oliver says Education Secretary Michael Gove is endangering pupils' nut...

Mishaps mar woman"s charity walk

A 69-year-old Woodborough woman takes accidents in her stride during her Land End to John ...

Leonardo body drawings go on show

Leonardo da Vinci's groundbreaking drawings of the human anatomy are to go on public ...

Gibb"s recovery confounds doctors

Doctors treating Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb say they have been "confounded" by his recover...

Postal workers back dog chip plan

A union representing postal workers welcomes plans for compulsory microchipping of dogs in...

Second man dies at Spanish resort

A man from London dies after falling from a balcony at a hotel in Magaluf - the second Bri...

Burma parliament faces "boycott"

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party will not attend Monday's re-openin...

Egypt scraps gas deal with Israel

Egyptian officials say they have scrapped a deal under which they supply Israel with aroun...

Court reform "to cut frustration"

Ken Clarke says changes to the European Court of Human Rights will reduce "frustration" ov...

One dead after Dutch train crash

A woman dies from injuries sustained in the head-on train collision in the Amsterdam area ...

Britain extraditing Lib Dem donor

Convicted fraudster and former Lib Dem donor Michael Brown is in Spain where he is to face...

Bahrain stages F1 despite protest

The controversial Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix has taken place despite continuing anti-gov...

Clegg: Get on with Lords reform

Nick Clegg urges politicians from all parties to "get on with" reforming the House of Lord...

Thousands take part in marathon

The 32nd London Marathon sees more than 37,500 elite runners, amateurs and celebrities tak...

French Socialist ahead after vote

Socialist Francois Hollande wins the first round of France's presidential poll, estim...

Going digital: The future of advertising

What should today's advertisers be worrying about?

Andy Hart is the general manager of...

Could a computer replace Cowell?

Have talent show judges had their day?

But they can be expensive and temperamental. What if...

"Most hated man on the internet"

The BBC talks to the man behind the notorious revenge porn site IsAnyoneUp

He would encoura...

Anonymous creates Pastebin rival

An Anonymous-branded site is created promising not to censor or moderate details posted by...

US publisher demands piracy trial

John Wiley & Sons, publisher of the "For Dummies" guide books, demands the trial of four s...

Olympus investors approve board

Olympus shareholders approve a new board of directors, but former chief executive Michael ...

Plans create "nation of suspects"

Government web surveillance plans will create a "nation of suspects", says former shadow h...

First Intel smartphone in shops

The first smartphone powered by an Intel chip is to go on sale in India on 23 April.

The XO...

Microsoft profits beat forecasts

Microsoft quarterly profits drop slightly but the results beat analysts' expectations...

Call for vehicle safety sensors

All buses and lorries in the UK should be fitted with added blind-spot technology by 2015,...

Mozilla phone on sale "late 2012"

Mobile phones running an operating system developed by makers of the Firefox web browser w...

Teen twins in "$1.2m stock fraud"

Two British twins, who were 16 when they allegedly defrauded investors out of $1.2m via a ...

YouTube loses music court battle

YouTube could face a huge bill for royalties after it loses a court battle in Germany over...

"Revenge porn" owner closes site

A site which published intimate pictures of men and women without their permission is clos...

US introduces $60 LED light bulb

A prize-winning light bulb that lasts for 20 years will go on sale in the US on 22 April a...

Hyrax syntax skills "surprise"

A small, fluffy mammal called the rock hyrax is a surprisingly sophisticated communicator,...

Gravity disturbs bees" dancing

Honey bees "dancing" to explain directions to flowers to other bees make more errors due t...

Plan to build islands in estuary

Plans to build 12 man-made islands as part of a tidal barrage across the Severn estuary ar...

China dam may affect 100,000 more

Another 100,000 people may be moved from the area around China's Three Gorges Dam bec...

Salmond "withheld" wind farm news

First Minister Alex Salmond has been accused of withholding news that a major wind farm pr...

Carbon capture "needs certainty"

Capturing and burying the greenhouse gas CO2 from power stations is viable - but long-term...