The Scottish National Party has snatched what was once a Labour safe seat in the crucial Glasgow East by-election.

Children in a Cornish town will be expected to be off the streets by 9pm under a new voluntary curfew during the school summer holidays.

White House hopeful Barack Obama will arrive in Britain today on the final leg of a high-profile world tour designed to boost his foreign policy credentials.

Fraudulent emails asking you for your bank details have risen by 180% in a year.

Lawyers acting for the parents of Madeleine McCann expect to be granted access to police files later today.

Photojournalist Nick Danziger has travelled to Ethiopia with Oxfam to highlight what is happening in the famine-ravaged country.

The chief executive of BP's Russian arm says a campaign of harassment has forced him to quit the country amid an increasingly bitter fight for control of the firm.

Iraq's small team of Olympic athletes are facing bitter disappointment after being told they will not be able to compete at the Beijing Games - just two weeks before they begin.

A British woman charged with causing the death of her newborn baby son in Crete has been re-admitted to hospital after fainting following a court appearance.

Batman star Christian Bale has spoke publicly for the first time about the assault claims made against him.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:19:11 GMT

The Scottish National Party pulls off a stunning victory, winning one of Labour's safest seats by a few hundred votes.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:20:31 GMT

Gordon Brown and senior Labour MPs are to meet trade union leaders to hammer out policies for the next general election.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:19:59 GMT

The Oyster system used on London's transport network is hit by another fault, Transport for London confirms.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:11:38 GMT

Life expectancy for people with HIV increases by 13 years on average since the late 1990s, survey finds.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:06:28 GMT

Almost half of fertility experts say access to IVF should be conditional, a poll of international experts finds.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:05:08 GMT

A painter and decorator says he is fuming after being handed an on-the-spot fine for smoking in his own private van.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:45:28 GMT

People seeking to become teachers in England are better qualified than they were a decade ago, analysis shows.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:26:15 GMT

Wedding gift firm Wrapit says it is having financial problems, amid fears that brides and grooms will not get their presents.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:50:50 GMT

Dozens of soldiers and marines serving with UK forces in Afghanistan and Iraq receive bravery awards.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:36:09 GMT

A rare Chinese vase valued at £50,000 in mint condition sells for £25,000 after a hole was drilled in its base so it could be used as a lamp.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:03:18 GMT

Doctor Who and Star Trek fans are banned from having sci-fi merchandise signed by David Tennant and Patrick Stewart while they star in Hamlet.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:42:14 GMT

Andy Murray beats Stanislas Wawrinka to set up a Toronto Masters quarter-final against Novak Djokovic.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:51:55 GMT

Former England coach Brian Ashton turns down the chance to become head of the National Academy.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:25:26 GMT

Liverpool sign 19-year-old striker David Ngog from Paris St Germain.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:09:50 GMT

Cellists reach new heights on tallest UK peaks

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:05:51 GMT

Volunteers wanted to identify basking sharks off Cornwall

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:28:40 GMT

Bishops take to the streets to highlight poverty

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:06:05 GMT

John Barrowman on his quest to know more about himself

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:13:25 GMT

The struggle of living with a child who has ADHD

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:41:54 GMT

Why do we find this price much better value than £10?

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:35:34 GMT

A British woman appears in court in Crete charged with causing the death of her newborn baby son in a hotel room.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:12:16 GMT

Staff at the ethical restaurant chain Loch Fyne are being paid less than the national minimum wage, the BBC finds.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:55:41 GMT

Firefighters are damping down a large fire which broke out at a warehouse in Melton Mowbray.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:12:33 GMT

A one-year-old boy from the UK is in intensive care after falling from a hotel balcony in an accident in Spain.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:51:17 GMT

A British mountaineer goes missing in northern Pakistan after attempting to climb a 20,000ft (6,096m) summit.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:35:01 GMT

A businessman wins £22,000 in libel and breach of privacy after his personal details were printed on the Facebook website.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:54:35 GMT

French energy firm EDF and British Gas owner Centrica are close to buying British Energy, the BBC learns.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:22:59 GMT

A 42-year-old man from Cardiff dies after being rescued from the sea during a family holiday in Devon.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:51:26 GMT

John Darwin and his wife Anne have been jailed after faking his death-by-drowning for £250,000 in insurance pay-outs. How and why do people go about vanishing?

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:38:01 GMT

A mystery to those who never watched it - and to those who did

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:41:10 GMT

What makes songs like Daniel Powter's Bad Day such mega hits?

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:04:51 GMT

There is harsh criticism in the press of the High Court judge who ruled the News of the World breached motor racing boss Max Mosley's privacy.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:19:18 GMT

Three people are killed and two others seriously injured in a crash between a lorry and people carrier in Cambridgeshire.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:46:08 GMT

A decision on whether a referendum will decide the future of the Manchester congestion charge is expected later.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:51:57 GMT

Police appealing for witnesses to a serious sexual assault say they want to speak to people in nearby bars and nightclubs.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:06:24 GMT

A gang of three masked men burst into a house and shot a man in the leg in north Belfast, police say.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:12:12 GMT

A Glasgow GP is suspended for six months by the General Medical Council after prescribing sleeping tablets to a suicidal patient.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:13:16 GMT

A town's historic clock bells are silenced at night after an environmental health investigation.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:56:13 GMT

An inquiry into a council's decision close a residential home for autistic children just months after it opened is ordered.

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:48:46 GMT

A time limit for free car parking in a hospital could cause problems for people whose appointments overrun, a patients group says.