Zimbabwe looting filmed
Farmers in Zimbabwe have been the targets of looting following the recent re-election of Robert Mugabe.

Student murder witness appeal
Police investigating the murders of two French students have appealed for witnesses to come forward.

Deputy Mayor Ray Lewis quits
London's deputy mayor has resigned two months into his post amid claims of financial irregularities.

'UK role' for Sharia law
The Lord Chief Justice has said there is a place in the legal system for some aspects of Islamic Sharia law

Proposed badger cull rejected
A mass cull of badgers in England to control the spread of TB in cattle will not go ahead, BBC News has learnt.

Reporter Charles Wheeler dies
Veteran BBC journalist Charles Wheeler, once described as 'the reporters' reporter', has died at the age of 85.

Who ending to be revealed
Doctor Who fans are speculating that the current Doctor could be 'regenerated' in the series finale.

The Conspiracy Files preview
Delving into the final mystery of 9/11 - why a third tower collapsed in New York despite not being hit by a plane.

Betancourt rescue film released
Footage of Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages being rescued onto a helicopter has been shown by the Colombian military.

First China-Taiwan flights
The first regular direct flight between China and Taiwan since 1949 has landed in Taipei.

Australia emissions trade plan
Australia's adviser on climate change is calling for a national emissions trading scheme.

Turtles released on beach
Dink and James were released back into the sea in Gran Canaria, after being rehabilitated in Newquay

'Super Spam Me' experiment
Lesley Finlayson and daughter Zara have got thousands of emails following a trial to attract spammers.

Sinclair's dream of a flying car
The man believed to be responsible for creating the British home computer market gives his views on the internet.

Economy overshadows July 4
The US prepares to celebrate Independence Day amid discouraging news about the economy.

Google must show YouTube log
Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled.

US bosses shed thousands of jobs
The US job market is drying up after employers shed thousands of jobs over five months.

MPs vote to keep expenses
MPs have voted to keep their second home allowances, though not to award themselves above-inflation pay rises.

Brown hints at fuel freeze
Gordon Brown has hinted to a committee of MPs that fuel duty might be frozen.

Vaz in 42-day 'reward' row
Labour MP Keith Vaz has denied he was offered incentives to vote for the 42-day detention limit.

Film 24 - the week's new films
Mark Kermode reviews the latest UK film releases, including Kung Fu Panda, Hancock and The Mist.

Struggle to keep Who secret
Russell T Davies, the brain behind Doctor Who, talks about the struggle to keep secrets about the show.

Gray warning on torture music
Singer David Gray has warned that US interrogators playing loud music as a form of torture is a serious issue.

Call for universal NHS charges
Three-quarters of people in the UK want to see prescription charges scrapped in England, a poll suggests.

How would you improve the NHS?
People on the streets of Cambridge give their opinions about what is good and bad about the NHS.

Minister says GPs block choice
A health minister says GPs operate 'gentlemen's agreements' to stop patients moving between practices.

New 'mutant' lettuce created
Researchers at a facility near Coventry have developed a way of producing drought-resistant lettuce which grow regardless of the weather.

Patients get 1948 menu
To mark the 60th anniversary of the NHS a hospital in Wiltshire has been re-creating the menus it served in 1948 for its patients and visitors.

Dog enjoys motorbike rides
A border terrier has been enjoying the scenery of southern England by taking a seat in the back of her owner's motorbike.

Baby killer sentence slammed
An RAF technician who shook his eight-month-old daughter to death at their home in Moray is jailed for six years.

Rude awakening for dealers
More than a dozen suspected heroin dealers have been arrested in a series of raids in Dundee.

Home truths about finance crisis
Newsnight Scotland asks how badly the Scottish housing market will be hit by the global financial crisis.

Man denies crash death charges
A 24-year-old man has appeared in court charged with causing the death of his friend in a car crash.

Rates proposal for green homes
Reduced rates could be available to people in Northern Ireland with energy efficient homes.

Petition call to Derry dissidents
Community groups in Londonderry are to launch a public petition urging dissident republicans in the city to disband.

Amputee golf event back in Wales
More than 50 golfers are competing in the British Amputee Golf Association event at the Bryn Meadows resort near Ystrad Mynach.

Bubble record broken
The record for the most number of people in a soap bubble has been claimed by a team of 59 children.

'Credit crunch' hits developers
Construction has been halted on the 17-storey Prospect Place development as Welsh companies feel the pinch of the 'credit crunch'

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