Category: news

The US State Department has been left red-cheeked after sending birthday greetings to the Queen a week early.

This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Japan’s new Prime Minister Naoto Kan is to choose Yoshihiko Noda as his next finance minister, Kyodo news agency reports.

This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Communities secretary Eric Pickles urges councils in England and Wales to publish spending over £500.

This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

British Airways cabin crew begin a fresh five-day strike, the third and last in their current series of walkouts.

This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

The celebrated photographer’s career in pictures

This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Two soldiers from 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment have been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.

This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Manager Fabio Capello says England have been “cursed” by bad luck after captain Rio Ferdinand’s injury-enforced departure from their World Cup squad.

This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

The US says it is considering “additional options” to hold North Korea accountable for the sinking of a South Korean warship.

This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Memorial services are being held across Cumbria to commemorate the 12 people shot dead by taxi driver Derrick Bird

This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Ten acts will compete in the final of Britain’s Got Talent, with the winner performing at the Royal Variety Show.

This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Millions of documents stored at the World War II code-breaking centre, Bletchley Park, are set to be digitised and made available online.

This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

The families of 119 UK service personnel killed last year will gather at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire later.

This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

An indigenous group in rural Bolivia hands over the bodies of four policemen lynched 12 days ago.

This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Firefighters from across the country receive national awards in a lavish ceremony at Wembley Stadium.

This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

The final Big Brother series features a carnival-themed house with less privacy for the housemates than ever before.

This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.