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UN considers Syria crisis action
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:48:02 GMT
The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution against Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, amid an upsurge in violence.
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Parties clash over RBS boss bonus
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:15:08 GMT
Ministers and Labour clash over who is responsible for RBS chief executive Stephen Hester's contract, amid anger about a £963,000 share bonus offer.
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Paisley in pulpit for last time
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:04:03 GMT
There was standing-room only at Martyrs' Memorial Church in Belfast at a farewell service for the Rev Ian Paisley.
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Brothers face decapitation charge
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:12:50 GMT
Two brothers are charged with the murder of a man who was found shot, decapitated and burnt in Stockport.
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'Horrific' cruelty farmer jailed
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:16:44 GMT
A Nottingham farmer is jailed for a year after "horrific" scenes of animal cruelty were uncovered by inspectors on his property.
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UK soldier killed in Afghanistan
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:25:19 GMT
A British soldier has been shot dead while on patrol in the Helmand province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence announces.
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Sentamu attacks same-sex marriage
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:23:04 GMT
David Cameron would be acting like a "dictator" if he allowed same-sex unions to be called marriages, says the Archbishop of York.
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Arrests at new Occupy London site
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:10:12 GMT
Three people are arrested after protesters from the economic justice movement, Occupy London, take over a new building in London's financial district.
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Barefoot Bandit sentenced again
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:26:17 GMT
The notorious 20-year-old former fugitive known as the Barefoot Bandit is sentenced by a federal judge to six-and-a-half years in prison.
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Demi Moore 911 call tape released
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:54:51 GMT
Demi Moore suffered convulsions after smoking an undisclosed substance, according to a tape of an emergency call made on Monday.