A scale model of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and how it is being repaired

The country "cannot afford" to write off underpayments of income tax caused by problems with the calculation system, a minister says.

Is it bad taste to have a 'shortest man' record?

The Secretary of State warns that the government will reappoint the Parades Commission if there is no local agreement on parading.

The priest suspected of being involved in the 1972 Claudy bombing met Martin McGuinness shortly before he died, the deputy first minister confirms.

About 700 prisoners escape after members of an Islamist sect storm a jail in northern Nigeria, where many of its followers were held.

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi is to team up with Speed director Jan de Bont to make an English-language version of the Chinese legend Mulan.

Angelina Jolie has visited Nowshera in north-west Pakistan to highlight the plight of more than 20 million people affected by the country's worst ever floods.

Hundreds of thousands of people in eastern and southern Mexico see floodwaters inundate their homes.

All the action, reaction and analysis as Nick Clegg stood in for David Cameron at prime minister's questions.

A top rugby referee who took an overdose as he struggled with his sexuality is backing a campaign to reduce suicides amongst men.

Standing in for David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has insisted it is for the police to decide how to proceed over the News of the World phone hacking row.

The Scottish FA apologises to Liechtenstein for the "disgraceful" booing of their national anthem before the Euro 2012 qualifier.

At least 30 workers are rescued and at least two are missing after a storm causes an oil rig off China's north-east coast to list dangerously.

The debt-laden Greek economy shrank by a surprise 1.8% in the second quarter as households slashed spending.

A small US church says it will defy international condemnation and go ahead with plans to burn copies of the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary.

Calls for different degrees of murder charges have received the backing of the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, the BBC learns.

Sir Ranulph Fiennes is fined £1,000 after a court is told he fell asleep at the wheel of his car and crashed into another vehicle.

A fungus that 'eats' cine film threatens to irreversibly damage important film archive and record of British social history.

Domestic heat pumps need to be subject to tighter regulations in order for them to deliver widespread energy savings, a report suggests.