BBC news

  • Homs reporters' deaths condemned
    The killings of two Western reporters in Homs and the reported deaths of 60 people across Syria trigger Western condemnation of Bashar al'Assad's regime.
  • Cherie Blair starts hacking case
    Cherie Blair has started legal proceedings over phone hacking, her solicitor confirms.
  • Comic Frank Carson dies aged 85
    Northern Irish comedian Frank Carson, whose catch phrases included "It's a cracker", has died aged 85, surrounded by his family.
  • 'MP held over Parliament assault'
    A man, understood to be Labour MP Eric Joyce, has been arrested on suspicion of assault following a disturbance at the Houses of Parliament.
  • World leaders to discuss Somalia
    African and Western leaders are to discuss the future of Somalia, including the threat from terrorism and piracy, at a major conference in London.
  • Degree courses 'cut by a quarter'
    The number of full-time undergraduate degree courses offered at UK universities has fallen by 27% over the past six years, data shows.
  • Vicar and teacher murder charges
    A man is charged with murdering a clergyman at his South Gloucestershire vicarage and a retired teacher in Worcestershire.
  • Business attacks 'snobbish' – PM
    David Cameron is to praise business for its 'vital role' in society later and say attacks on wealth creators are motivated by "snobbery".
  • Gillard calls leadership ballot
    Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard calls a ballot for the leadership of the Labor Party on Monday to end a tussle with Kevin Rudd.
  • Argentina train crash 'kills 49'
    A commuter train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, kills 49 people and leaves at least 600 injured, officials say.