UK petrol market 'working well'

30 January 2013 Last updated at 06:35 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Petrol Retailers' Association's Brian Madderson: "This is a grave disappointment to independent retailers" A study of the...

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Donors pledge $1.1bn Syria aid

30 January 2013 Last updated at 06:45 ET More than $1.1bn (£700m) has been pledged to help civilians affected by the conflict in Syria at a conference of international donors, the UN says. Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah opened...

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French 'enter Mali rebel town'

30 January 2013 Last updated at 07:10 ET French forces say they have entered Kidal in the north of Mali, the last major town they have yet to secure in their drive against Islamist militants. French forces now control Kidal airport after a...

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Drug 'factor in runner's death'

30 January 2013 Last updated at 07:12 ET An "amphetamine-like" drug was probably an important factor in the death of a runner who collapsed near the finish line of the London Marathon, a coroner has heard. Claire Squires, 30, from Leicestershire,...

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Scots Indy question change backed

30 January 2013 Last updated at 07:17 ET By Andrew Black Political reporter, BBC Scotland The Scottish government has agreed to change the wording of its independence referendum question, after concerns it may lead people to vote 'Yes'. ...

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Doctors to repair Malala's skull

30 January 2013 Last updated at 07:17 ET Doctors have revealed how they are going to repair a missing area of the skull of Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai. Surgeons at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital have been giving details...

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Overseas officers 'can run police'

30 January 2013 Last updated at 07:19 ET Senior officers from overseas will be able to run police forces in England and Wales for the first time, under a government overhaul of recruitment. Outsiders will be able to join forces as superintendents...

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New Iraq abuse cases go to court

28 January 2013 Last updated at 23:10 ET New allegations of abuse by British troops in Iraq will be heard by the High Court later. Lawyers for 192 Iraqis will push for a public inquiry into British detention practices between 2003 and 2008. ...

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Six years for Bali drugs Briton

29 January 2013 Last updated at 04:14 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC's Karishma Vaswani says Julian Ponder looked visibly relieved as the sentence was delivered A British man has been...

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Nursery changes 'to raise quality'

29 January 2013 Last updated at 05:08 ET Nurseries and childminders in England are to be allowed to look after more children, in a package ministers say will improve quality and cut costs. The ratio of children to carers can be raised, but...

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Army warns of Egypt's 'collapse'

29 January 2013 Last updated at 06:25 ET Egypt's armed forces chief has warned the current political crisis "could lead to a collapse of the state". General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, in comments posted on the military's Facebook page, said such...

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Government in criminal records row

29 January 2013 Last updated at 06:59 ET The government is to seek leave to appeal against a court ruling that job applicants in England and Wales do not have to disclose all criminal records. The Court of Appeal has ruled the law which requires...

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Murdoch apology over Scarfe cartoon

29 January 2013 Last updated at 07:09 ET Rupert Murdoch has apologised for a "grotesque, offensive cartoon" printed in the Sunday Times that has led to complaints of anti-Semitism. The cartoon, by Gerald Scarfe, appears to depict Israeli PM...

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No 10 confirms Mali troop numbers

29 January 2013 Last updated at 07:10 ET The UK is to deploy about 350 military personnel to Mali and West Africa to support French forces, No 10 has said. This includes up to 40 military advisers who will train soldiers in Mali and 200 British...

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Brazil mourns nightclub fire dead

28 January 2013 Last updated at 02:21 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC's Gary Duffy says there is a sense of national shock in Brazil Brazil has declared three days of national mourning...

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Councils 'dodging democracy' on tax

28 January 2013 Last updated at 04:30 ET Some English councils are "dodging democracy" by not holding referendums on council tax rises, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has said. Those not freezing council tax should "man up" and consult...

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Tandem crash car 'being pursued'

28 January 2013 Last updated at 06:09 ET A car involved in an apparent hit-and-run with a couple on a tandem bicycle was being followed by police at the time, it has emerged. Ross Simons, 34, and his wife Clare, 30, died at the scene of the...

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HS2 northern rail route announced

28 January 2013 Last updated at 06:24 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. George Osborne: "I think it is the engine for growth in the north and the midlands" Details of the next phase of the £32bn...

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Delhi rape accused 'is a minor'

28 January 2013 Last updated at 06:45 ET One of the suspects in last month's fatal gang rape of a 23-year-old student which shocked India is a minor, a court has ruled. The Juvenile Justice Board said it accepted the accused's date of birth...

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Green Deal loans scheme to launch

28 January 2013 Last updated at 06:53 ET Householders are to be offered long-term loans to help make their homes more energy efficient and cut bills under a new government scheme. Ministers said the Green Deal, which operates in England and...

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Troops 'take Timbuktu airport'

28 January 2013 Last updated at 06:57 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC's Thomas Fessy in Mali says phone lines are "completely cut off", making it difficult to get news from Timbuktu French-led...

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Suu Kyi 'still fond of Burma army'

26 January 2013 Last updated at 21:54 ET Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said she is still "fond" of her country's army, even though it kept her under house arrest for 15 years. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs,...

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Ofsted head warns over bright pupils

27 January 2013 Last updated at 00:00 ET England's chief inspector of schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has ordered a "landmark report" into how state schools teach the most able students. Ofsted's head warned some pupils, who got top marks at...

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Queensland braces for flooding

27 January 2013 Last updated at 00:50 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. BBC's Nick Bryant: "They're saying now in Bundaberg they're going to get worse flooding than they had two years ago" The Australian...

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