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Football: Birmingham beat Bolton - 04 Apr 2006 20:40:44 GMT Birmingham climb out of the Premiership's drop zone with a win which dents Bolton's European hopes.
Impactor ejects mighty water mass - 04 Apr 2006 20:12:03 GMT The Nasa projectile that slammed into Comet Tempel 1 last year kicked up 250,000 tonnes of water, new data shows.
Spy wins £12,000 sex case payout - 04 Apr 2006 19:57:05 GMT A special forces spy receives £12,000 in compensation after a partial win in a sexual discrimination case.
Sinn Fein British agent shot dead - 04 Apr 2006 19:22:20 GMT The IRA denies shooting dead former senior Sinn Fein member Denis Donaldson in County Donegal.
Longbridge cars 'on sale in 2007' - 04 Apr 2006 19:06:06 GMT The Chinese firm that bought Rover's Longbridge plant said it could be selling cars next year.
Fresh job law protests in France - 04 Apr 2006 18:44:59 GMT Hundreds of thousands march through French cities in the latest protests against a youth labour law.
Bahrain police 'hold boat owner' - 04 Apr 2006 18:25:10 GMT The owner of a boat that sank off Bahrain with the loss of 58 lives is held for questioning, prosecutors say.
New Damilola trial is considered - 04 Apr 2006 17:25:45 GMT A third Damilola Taylor trial is being considered after two brothers were acquitted of murdering the 10-year-old.
Pension plans '90 to 95% agreed' - 04 Apr 2006 16:46:21 GMT Chancellor Gordon Brown says there is consensus on "90 to 95%" of the pension reforms put forward by Lord Turner.
Thai prime minister to step aside - 04 Apr 2006 16:43:29 GMT Embattled Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra says he is stepping down after prolonged protests over his leadership.
Blair and Cameron to talk funding - 04 Apr 2006 16:23:02 GMT David Cameron says party funding in Britain is "a mess", as he prepares to meet Tony Blair following recent sleaze claims.
Saddam to face genocide charges - 04 Apr 2006 16:06:18 GMT Former President Saddam Hussein is to be charged with genocide over a 1980s campaign against Iraqi Kurds.
Vietnam ministry hit by scandal - 04 Apr 2006 16:00:43 GMT Vietnam's Transport Minister, Dao Dinh Binh, offers his resignation amid a major corruption scandal.
American bank in Scots jobs boost - 04 Apr 2006 14:52:59 GMT The US financial services firm Morgan Stanley is to create 300 jobs at its Glasgow base.
Woman abducted in car at hospital - 04 Apr 2006 14:48:33 GMT A man held a disabled driver at knifepoint in a hospital car park and drove her around for two hours before withdrawing her cash, police say.
S Africa's Zuma denies Aids risk - 04 Apr 2006 14:21:52 GMT Ex-South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma denies hurting the fight against Aids by having unprotected sex.
Top US Republican stepping down - 04 Apr 2006 14:00:46 GMT Former US Republican leader Tom DeLay says he is quitting politics in the wake of corruption allegations.
EU energy warning for 17 states - 04 Apr 2006 13:43:20 GMT Brussels begins legal action against 17 states, for failing to take steps to ensure full competition in energy.
UKIP demands Cameron apology - 04 Apr 2006 13:30:15 GMT The UK Independence Party says David Cameron must apologise for saying some members are "closet racists".
File-sharers face legal onslaught - 04 Apr 2006 12:35:36 GMT The music industry has launched a new wave of legal action against some 2,000 file-sharers in 10 countries.
Loyalist areas getting £33m boost - 04 Apr 2006 12:19:08 GMT A £33m injection to improve health and education in deprived loyalist areas of Belfast is announced.
Hundreds of health jobs to be cut - 04 Apr 2006 12:10:38 GMT A debt-ridden health trust plans to cut around 400 jobs as part of a two-year plan to tackle its deficit.
College lecturers vote for strike - 04 Apr 2006 12:00:15 GMT Six further education lecturers' unions have voted for a two-day strike in May in a dispute over pay.
Kuwaiti women vote for first time - 04 Apr 2006 10:59:15 GMT Kuwaiti women are allowed to cast votes for the first time in Gulf state, in a municipal by-election.
Afghanistan 'friendly fire' probe - 04 Apr 2006 10:05:32 GMT US-led forces in Afghanistan are to examine if a Canadian and a US soldier were killed by their own side.
Arrests in girl abduction probe - 04 Apr 2006 08:46:44 GMT A man and woman are arrested over the abduction and sexual assault of a girl in North Tyneside.
Gold nanoparticles to trap toxins - 04 Apr 2006 08:25:48 GMT Bio-terror toxins and other poisons could soon be spotted much faster using tiny gold particles, say researchers.
Lab-grown bladders 'a milestone' - 03 Apr 2006 23:02:01 GMT Scientists successfully implant bladders grown in the lab from patients' own cells into people with bladder disease.