Police failures to tackle anti-social behaviour risk public confidence, says the chief inspector of constabulary.

Three Labour MPs and a Tory peer are due in court later to face charges in relation to their expenses claims.

Department store group John Lewis reports a 9.7% rise in annual pre-tax profits to £306.6m as staff share a bumper bonus.

Gordon Brown labels as "unfair" criticisms over the timing of his weekend visit to British troops in Afghanistan.

Plans for a new high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham are to be published by the government later.

Police in Pakistan dismiss reports a five-year-old British boy who was kidnapped last week has been released.

Public and transport services grind to a halt in Greece as workers stage a third strike in protest at austerity measures.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg calls for a £10bn "down payment" in the next financial year to help cut the UK's deficit.

Union leaders representing British Airways cabin crew will meet later to decide whether to announce dates for a strike.

Most families in England were given their first choice of secondary school - but the picture is varied.

The UK Fire Service College failed to comply with fire safety laws when part of its own premises burnt down, the BBC learns.

Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn.

Bank of America has apologised to a woman in Pennsylvania after one of its contractors entered her house and confiscated her parrot.

David Beckham hails Wayne Rooney as one of the world's best players after he fires Man Utd into the Champions League quarter-finals.

David Nugent's headed finish earns relegation-threatened Burnley their first point in five games in a scrappy encounter at Turf Moor.

Real Madrid crash out of the Champions League to Lyon 2-1 on aggregate after being held 1-1 at the Bernabeu.

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More than 100 firefighters are tackling a major fire at a restaurant and office block in central London.

Police searching for a Dundee mother-of-three who went missing two weeks ago believe they have found her body.

Inspections on the four Welsh police forces to be published on a new website finds services are generally "fair" or "good".

Two people are rescued from a first floor flat in the Ballysillan Road area of north Belfast which is destroyed in a fire.

Police say 49 people are to be charged with murder following communal violence that left scores of Nigerian villagers dead.

Chilean tycoon Sebastian Pinera will be sworn in as president, with a major post-earthquake rebuilding effort ahead of him.

Palestinian head Mahmoud Abbas refuses to restart talks with Israel because of a settlements row, the Arab League says.

Burma's election laws provoke widespread condemnation, but military rulers re-open opposition party offices.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych secures a coalition in parliament, and one of his loyalists is nominated as PM.

Russian PM Vladimir Putin is due in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy contracts.

The Red Knights group eyeing a possible bid for Manchester United says investment bank Nomura will advise it.

Ennobling people from outside Parliament to make them ministers should be "exceptional", cross-party MPs say.

Too many patients in England and Wales are not getting their medicines in hospital, a safety watchdog says.

Schools in England are being issued with new guidance on how to spot signs that children are involved with gangs.

The UN secretary general asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body.

Lost Boys actor Corey Haim was a "tormented soul", his friend and fellow actor Corey Feldman says.

A gaming service that aims to kill off the traditional gaming console will begin streaming games over the net in June this year.