Humanitarian agencies are warning up to 1.5 million people could die if aid does not get through soon and disease takes hold in cyclone-ravaged Burma.

Grieving friends of murdered teenager Jimmy Mizen are facing their last day as school pupils on what would also have been the 16-year-old's final day in Year 11.

The family of a girl who vanished just seven miles from the Portuguese resort where Madeleine McCann disappeared are convinced the cases are connected.

Cherie Blair has told of the pain of losing her baby in a miscarriage - and her disbelief that her husband was immediately worried about what the public needed to know.

Police say more than 600 female Tibetan protesters, many of them nuns, were detained in Nepal's capital while demonstrating against China's crackdown in their homeland.

Manchester United have been crowned Premier League champions in one of the most exciting season finales for several years.The outcome of the title and battle to avoid relegation were all decided in a scintillating afternoon of football.

Tony Blair's former chief fund-raiser has told Sky News it was "inconceivable" Gordon Brown did not know about the secret loans which led to the "cash for honours" inquiry.

Zimbabwe police are reported to have arrested 56 opposition activists on charges of public violence.

The pro-European alliance lead by President Boris Tadic has won "a very convincing victory" in Serbia's parliamentary election, according to election monitors.

Barack Obama has scored a crucial election victory over rival Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic nomination.

The White House has said it is deeply concerned about the violence in Sudan and has called on both sides to cease hostilities.

A post-mortem on a man killed in a London house explosion has revealed he died of neck wounds caused by debris.

A Briton who went missing and was feared kidnapped in the Philippines has made contact with an associate, the Foreign Office has said.

Another 3,000 post offices could be forced to close if subpostmasters lose the right to handle state pensions and benefit payments, the Government has been warned.

Fierce battles between rival clans raged in northern Lebanon as the Hezbollah-led opposition said it was ending its takeover of west Beirut.

Anti-terror police are questioning a man who has previously claimed to have recruited hundreds of British Muslims to fight for al Qaeda.

The Duke of Edinburgh will be portrayed as a maverick environmental campaigner in a new two-part documentary.

A remote ranch used as a hideout by Charles Manson and his murderous "family" is to be excavated by police hunting for more bodies.

Supermarket chain Waitrose has recalled batches of organic eggs over fears that they may have been contaminated with lead.

Actress Uma Thurman is suing a French cosmetics firm for more than £7m, saying it used her name and face in adverts after her contract expired.

Mon, 12 May 2008 01:32:39 GMT

A witness to the murder of a boy in a south-east London bakery comes forward after a police appeal.

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:00:05 GMT

MPs are to debate controversial proposals to change the law on the use of human embryos.

Sun, 11 May 2008 16:02:22 GMT

Manchester United win 2-0 at Wigan to pip Chelsea to the Premier League crown, securing the club's 17th title.

Sun, 11 May 2008 14:49:03 GMT

UK ministers condemn Burma's military rulers for not allowing aid to flow more freely into the cyclone-hit country.

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:06:21 GMT

People with mental health problems are struggling to make ends meet, the charity Mind finds.

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:13:20 GMT

Councils must work harder to target "hot spots" caused by rising migration and diversity, the government will say.

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:15:32 GMT

Credit companies are using the Facebook networking site to target young people, a debt charity warns.

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:38:44 GMT

More people want house prices to fall than to rise, research from the BBC indicates.

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:44:50 GMT

Fishing leaders meet the environment secretary to ask for help in dealing with the rising cost of fuel.

Mon, 12 May 2008 01:25:47 GMT

Two men are found with stab injuries in north London after a member of the public alerts police.

Sun, 11 May 2008 13:44:36 GMT

Goals from Stephen McManus and Scott McDonald propel Celtic to victory over nine-man Hibernian.

Sun, 11 May 2008 13:15:10 GMT

Goals from veteran pair Nicky Barmby and Dean Windass put Hull within sight of the Championship play-off final.

Sun, 11 May 2008 17:55:26 GMT

Two people are hurt after diving from about 30ft into shallow water in a practice known as "tombstoning".

Sun, 11 May 2008 12:22:22 GMT

Foreign Secretary David Miliband denies claims by John Prescott that Gordon Brown is "annoying and prickly".

Sun, 11 May 2008 14:43:48 GMT

Tony Blair's ex-fund-raiser Lord Levy says he is "not bitter" over the cash-for-honours row.

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:05:29 GMT

People with diabetes who use insulin have no more car accidents than those without the condition, research shows.

Sun, 11 May 2008 10:17:34 GMT

Economic prospects for the next 18 months have got worse, the British Chambers of Commerce warns.

Sun, 11 May 2008 14:22:49 GMT

Up to 100 envelopes containing tickets for Wigan Athletic's clash with Manchester United go missing.

Sun, 11 May 2008 14:35:56 GMT

A man is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a police officer is injured trying to stop a stolen vehicle.

Sun, 11 May 2008 09:20:22 GMT

Police are baffled after thousands of pounds in cash is found sliced into pieces in two litter bins.

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:55:15 GMT

Forget about the gaffe, it's the media mindset that makes so much of gaffes that is the real issue, says Clive James.

Fri, 09 May 2008 12:39:54 GMT

Each and every day, British people throw away more than a million pots of unopened yoghurt. Why?

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:13:09 GMT

American public information films weren't like the British ones. They were scary, for starters.

Sun, 11 May 2008 04:52:28 GMT

Another autobiography, this time by John Prescott, looks set to bring more woe for Gordon Brown.

Sun, 11 May 2008 11:42:44 GMT

Security errors at Heathrow Airport allowed passengers to enter the UK without proper checks, BA admits.

Sun, 11 May 2008 14:26:11 GMT

Sailors from around the world set sail from Plymouth on the 2008 Transat yacht race.

Sun, 11 May 2008 17:24:41 GMT

Two cars are burned out in what police believe was a racist attack in a County Antrim village.

Sun, 11 May 2008 15:00:33 GMT

The body of a woman diver in her 30s is recovered from the sea off the coast of County Donegal.

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:04:59 GMT

Edinburgh Zoo enters into negotiations to bring a pair of giant pandas from China to Scotland.

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:12:25 GMT

Up to 450 foster carers must be recruited in the next year to provide homes for children in care, a charity says.

Sun, 11 May 2008 17:17:30 GMT

Peter Hain warns Labour it will continue to lose unless it becomes the "party of aspiration" in modern Wales.

Sun, 11 May 2008 14:46:03 GMT

A total of five arrests are made after two men are left critically ill in separate attacks in north Wales.