Back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin and his wife have both been jailed for over six years for their "callous and calculated" £250,000 fraud.

Rising food prices are pushing millions of people towards severe hunger and destitution across East Africa, prompting Oxfam to launch a new appeal to bolster its aid work in the region.

A book called "Maddie - The Truth of the Lie" is to go on sale in Portugal today, with claims from its author that someone who was there on the night Madeleine McCann vanished is hiding the truth.

Barack Obama arrives in Berlin today for what is being billed as the centre-piece speech of his eight-stop Middle East and European tour.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their millions in a bid to cut the number of smokers in developing countries like China and India.

Plans to give greater powers to local communities to determine whether lap dancing clubs should be set up in their area will be unveiled by the Conservatives today.

Ever heard the one about the endangered grey squirrel that could die out because there are no hazelnuts? Well so has the emergency operator, and it is getting beyond a joke.

A British woman charged with causing the death of her newborn baby son in a hotel room is due to appear in court in Crete.

Voting has begun in the Glasgow East by-election.

US magazines have not been afraid to show a bit of front of late - and it appears Vanity Fair has had the last laugh by parodying a satire that backfired on a rival.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:57:58 GMT

Six of the UK's biggest net providers have signed up to a government plan to tackle illegal file-sharing.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:10:50 GMT

More than £200m has been pledged by companies including Coca-Cola, Kellogg's, Mars and Nestle in a bid to tackle obesity.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:48:21 GMT

UK academics sign a letter criticising the ongoing neglect of Bletchley Park - home of the wartime codebreakers.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:39:22 GMT

Green groups accuse the UK government of trying to sabotage Europe’s rules on renewable energy.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:25:39 GMT

A senior coroner is calling for new legislation to make sure inquests are held within a year of a person's death.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:00:58 GMT

Chlamydia screening in England reached just a third of those it should have in its first full year, the BBC learns.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:09:10 GMT

Scientists have pinpointed the genetic cause of a rare side effect of the cholesterol-lowering drugs statins.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:47:06 GMT

Hundreds of bishops from across the world are to join a procession in London calling for action to tackle poverty.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:16:03 GMT

The Conservatives and UUP are to set up a working group to consider greater co-operation between their parties.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:16:47 GMT

An Edinburgh couple have lost a battle with the estate of Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis over a web domain name.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:29:36 GMT

Rescue teams investigating reports of a possible plane crash find two inflatable penguins in the water.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:56:32 GMT

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says Chelsea's ageing squad may struggle to challenge for honours next season.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:05:58 GMT

England's selectors hold talks with captain Michael Vaughan after his comment that Darren Pattinson's call-up "looked confused".

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:15:08 GMT

Aston Villa supporters turn on wantaway Gareth Barry in the friendly win at Walsall.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:10:28 GMT

Oldest football book lives for another season

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:59:11 GMT

Unsung British heroes in computer revolution

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:10:41 GMT

Division in Church 'like Alzheimer's" says cardinal

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:49:41 GMT

Vauxhall's Vectra replacement goes on show

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:25:51 GMT

The moment the Darwins were reunited in court

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:30:38 GMT

How a Royal Marine risked his life to save comrades

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:25:13 GMT

There must be "tight control over costs" in the run-up to the 2012 London Olympics, MPs say.

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:49:17 GMT

A survey by the magazine Which? suggests many people are no longer drinking mineral water.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:54:25 GMT

A bride-to-be from South Yorkshire apparently died after suffering the bends on a diving trip in the South Pacific.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:41:37 GMT

The father of a girl who died after the quad bike she was riding collided with a Range Rover is charged with manslaughter.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:52:36 GMT

Two Britons jailed in India for sexually abusing boys at a children's shelter are cleared on appeal.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:50:30 GMT

Scotland Yard reveals it has disrupted 13 terrorist networks in London in 12 months.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:34:54 GMT

Criminal gangs are trying to recruit UK students to sell fake shares in so-called boiler room scams, the BBC learns.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:38:01 GMT

The 1970s cult TV series is now an opera and its characters front the BBC Olympics coverage. But it's a mystery to those who never watched it. What on earth was Monkey about?

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:14:50 GMT

Polish people in Britain are told the weather is a good subject with which to strike up a conversation. Is it?

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:48:23 GMT

We asked for your impressions. Here are the best

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:46:18 GMT

All the papers are fascinated by the strange disguise adopted by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:54:06 GMT

Back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin and his wife Anne are jailed for a £250,000 fraud.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:38:25 GMT

A Lincolnshire charity shop unearths a 2,000-year-old dog skeleton from one of its donation boxes.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:38:10 GMT

Three men are arrested in the west Belfast area, in what police have said was an operation against serious crime.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:04:15 GMT

Three English men convicted over the seizure of 440m euros of cocaine are jailed for a total of 85 years.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:45:27 GMT

A murder inquiry is launched after a man was stabbed to death while out for a walk with his girlfriend and her two children.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:25:39 GMT

A Glasgow GP who prescribed sleeping pills to a patient who wanted to take her own life is found guilty of misconduct.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:12:35 GMT

A goalkeeper collapses and dies after warming up for a friendly football match in Flintshire.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:09:50 GMT

The family of a man originally from Gwynedd stabbed to death in New Zealand say he was a hero.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:39:05 GMT

The Conservatives are vowing to create 100,000 more places for apprentices, saying it will cut social problems.