World News
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pulls away from his nearest rival Newt Gingrich, with a nine-point advantage in Florida's opinion polls.
Pakistan's former military leader Pervez Musharraf has decided to postpone his return to the country, one of his aides says.
Issam Jemaa scores in the last minute to earn Tunisia a barely-deserved 2-1 Group C win over Niger at the Africa Cup of Nations.
UK News
With six months to go until the London Olympics, organisers of the Games offer a glimpse of how the "Isles of Wonder" opening ceremony will look.
A British soldier has been shot dead while on patrol in the Helmand province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence announces.
An eighth patient contracts Clostridium difficile in an outbreak which has hit the main hospital serving the Highlands.
Business News
IMF chief Christine Lagarde has again stressed the need for European governments to prioritise growth as talks on the region's debt crisis continue.
US carmaker Ford has reported a surge in profits in 2011, fuelled by a one-off payment and strong sales in its home country.
The pubs chain and brewer Marston's reports "strong" trading over the Christmas period, with higher sales of food and drink.
Political News
Shadow health minister Diane Abbott has been criticised by Tory MP Nadine Dorries for her decision to resign from a cross-party group on counselling given to pregnant women by abortion providers.
The deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, has said he has sympathy with those who have criticised the huge bonus awarded to the chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, Stephen Hester.
The US and UK should provide more cash to the IMF, the European Union's Economic Commissioner, Olli Rehn, says.
Health News
Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is more common among men than women, leading to an increased risk for men of head and neck cancers, a US study suggests.
Debbie Lewis had her PIP breast implants removed after they ruptured and leaked
Alcohol related deaths in the UK have increased slight between 2009 and 2010, according to official figures.
Entertainment News
Mark Kermode reviews the latest UK film releases including The Descendants, The Grey and Like Crazy.
The Olympic ceremony's artistic director, Danny Boyle has revealed some details of the opening ceremony of the London Olympics.
The Britain's Got Talent judge reveals he is writing his life story and will call it Camp David.
Education News
The head of St Aldhelm's Academy in Poole offers an explanation as to why her school achieved the worst GCSE results in the country.
The BBC's Daniel Boettcher visited Waverley school in Birmingham where they have managed to turn things around.
Turning round England's worst performing school
Science & Nature News
Mapping fishing's global footprint - and deciding what to do about it
While America is running down its manned space programme - further north - two Canadian students have shown that flying into space does not always have to be rocket science.
Graphene, often described as a "miracle material", can be used to distil alcohol, according to a new study in the Science journal.
Technology News
The Russian man accused by Microsoft of being behind the Kelihos botnet attack insists he is "absolutely not guilty".
Kate Russell looks at ways to keep motivated when exercising and new innovations for education websites.
£76m) for RealNetwork's video patents. Experts say it undermines claims that a "patent bubble" has burst.