A woman who was thought to be the oldest person in Britain has died at the age of 111.

Sri Lankan MPs overwhelmingly approve proposals to let President Mahinda Rajapaksa seek an unlimited number of terms, in a move critics say could lead to dictatorship.

A school where a boy was attacked with a hammer failed to recognise a series of racist incidents prior to the assault, a serious case review finds.

The UN's secretary general urges Rwanda not to withdraw its peacekeepers from Sudan over a leaked report saying its troops may have committed genocide.

A Russian passenger plane makes a safe landing in the Siberian taiga after a power failure at more than 10,000 metres.

A driver who was almost three times over the alcohol limit admits causing the death of a 37-year-old cyclist in West Lothian.

The Irish government says it will break up the nationalised Anglo Irish Bank as part of the failed lender's resolution.

Europe's top clubs call on Fifa to re-assess its scheduling of international friendlies.

The government orders an independent review of the UK's extradition laws, which will examine if the US-UK treaty is "unbalanced".

Metal plant owners Anglesey Aluminium confirm production will not restart at their Holyhead factory which was mothballed 12 months ago.

A man appears in court in Mumbai in connection with a bomb blast at a German bakery in the Indian city of Pune six months ago.

No decisions have been taken about possible funding cuts to the BBC World Service, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt says.

Business Secretary Vince Cable has unveiled plans for a squeeze on public funding for scientific research.

A driver is found guilty of causing death by careless driving after he left his handbrake off and his van rolled down a slope in London, killing two people.

Four animal rights activists admit waging a hate campaign against people linked to a Cambridgeshire animal testing laboratory.

Pope Benedict XVI prays for God's blessing on the people of the UK ahead of his visit to Scotland and England.

The Pope has said he is "very much looking forward" to his visit to the UK next week, and thanked all those involved in advance for their efforts.

Ministers meet to discuss whether to release information about the death of government scientist Dr David Kelly and whether to hold a formal inquest.

Formula 1's governing body turns down all the entries from teams hoping to fill the vacant 13th slot in 2011, with former champion Jacques Villeneuve among those to miss out.

The injury into contaminated NHS blood products in the 1980s will hear from the victims who contracted HIV and Hepatitis.