Paper sorry for 'Best care story' - (14/09/2006 11:52:02)

George Best's sister and her husband win damages over a story about the support they gave the ill soccer legend.

Rethink on school language study - (14/09/2006 11:45:01)

Ministers are reportedly rethinking their decision to make language study in England optional from age 14.

Public 'support licence fee rise' - (14/09/2006 11:40:21)

The public are willing to pay an extra £31 a year for the licence fee, according to a new report.

Sixties star Faithfull has cancer - (14/09/2006 11:35:33)

Singer Marianne Faithfull, a household name in the 1960s, is diagnosed with breast cancer.

Insurer axes 450 jobs in Scotland - (14/09/2006 10:48:05)

Insurance company Norwich Union announces that about a tenth of its 4,000 jobs cuts will be in Scotland.

Abe pledges 'assertive diplomacy' - (14/09/2006 10:39:30)

Shinzo Abe, the man most likely to be Japan's next leader, sets out his plans for a more assertive foreign policy.

Probe into Canada school attack - (14/09/2006 10:10:46)

Canadian police investigate the motive of a school gunman who killed a student before being shot dead.

UK withholds World Bank donation - (14/09/2006 10:08:17)

The UK is withholding £50m from the World Bank in protest at the way it fights corruption, ministers say.

Warnings over social site 'abuse' - (14/09/2006 10:01:59)

Report reveals shortcomings in social networking sites Bebo and MySpace.

Man found guilty of Mumbai blasts - (14/09/2006 09:53:05)

A court in the Indian city of Mumbai finds a man guilty of planting explosives in deadly blasts in 1993.