5:06 am (32 minutes ago)
A lie-in at the weekend does not counter the ill-effects of lack of sleep during the week, a study suggests.
5:05 am (34 minutes ago)
A scheme which allows parents to check if someone has a history of child sex offences is to be extended to more police forces in England.
4:58 am (41 minutes ago)
One million people remain affected by monsoon flooding in north-west Pakistan, as fears grow that flooding could spread south.
4:33 am (an hour ago)
A symphony featuring more than 200 amateur musicians and lyrics by a 98-year-old great grandmother will air later to celebrate Yorkshire Day.
4:13 am (an hour ago)
Pakistan's president is due in Europe later for a trip that will take in the UK, amid tensions over David Cameron's comments about terrorism.
3:01 am (3 hours ago)
Babies born this weekend will be last in the UK to receive the full payment to Child Trust Funds, as the scheme's phasing out begins.
3:00 am (3 hours ago)
The daughter of former US President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has married her long-term boyfriend at a lavish ceremony.
2:57 am (3 hours ago)
An international treaty banning the production and use of cluster bombs has come into force.
2:56 am (3 hours ago)
Colombia's Farc rebel group issues a call for dialogue with the new government after Juan Manuel Santos's election as president.
2:50 am (3 hours ago)
The Netherlands is to end its military involvement in Afghanistan, after four years in which its troops have won praise for their effectiveness.
1:30 am (4 hours ago)
Sudan says UN peacekeepers in Darfur must inform the government of all travel plans, insisting they have failed to stop violence at refugee camps.
12:54 am (5 hours ago)
The Liberal Democrats call on the government to ensure more prisoners take up educational courses while behind bars.
12:53 am (5 hours ago)
The only child of former US President Bill Clinton, Chelsea, is married to her banker boyfriend at a ceremony cloaked in secrecy.
12:31 am (5 hours ago)
Accountants KPMG say politicians should give "detailed consideration" to changing the status of Scottish Water.
12:27 am (5 hours ago)
The government's academies may seem familiar, writes Mike Baker
12:03 am (6 hours ago)
Twitter, the social networking site which allows users to say something in up to 140 characters, sees its 20 billionth message sent.
Yesterday 11:18 pm (6 hours ago)
Lyse Doucet has travelled to north-west Pakistan, where the worst monsoon floods in living memory have killed at least 800 people and affected one million more.
Yesterday 10:19 pm (7 hours ago)
A man died when the boat he was in "flipped over" during the European and British National Powerboat Championships in Essex.
Yesterday 9:11 pm (8 hours ago)
Great Britain's Mo Farah becomes the first athlete in 20 years to win both the 5,000m and 10,000m European titles.
Yesterday 8:21 pm (9 hours ago)
The Colombian government denies accusations by Caracas it is planning a military attack on Venezuela, following claims by President Hugo Chavez that his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, was "capable of anything".
Yesterday 8:20 pm (9 hours ago)
Russian police detain two opposition leaders and dozens of others trying to hold demonstrations in Moscow and St Petersburg.
Yesterday 8:13 pm (9 hours ago)
Arsene Wenger says it is now up to Cesc Fabregas to end speculation over his future at Arsenal.
Yesterday 8:04 pm (10 hours ago)
Great Britain's Jessica Ennis wins European heptathlon gold after dominating the 800m finale to fend off her closest rival Nataliya Dobrynska.
Yesterday 7:53 pm (10 hours ago)
England are on course for a resounding win in the first Test after an unbeaten century from Matt Prior and three early wickets in Pakistan's second innings.
Yesterday 7:40 pm (10 hours ago)
Welsh pair Dai Greene and Rhys Williams claim gold and silver for Britain in the final of the men's 400m hurdles.
Yesterday 7:08 pm (11 hours ago)
Labour leadership contender David Miliband warns that the party could be out of power for years at the final hustings meeting before the vote.
Yesterday 6:55 pm (11 hours ago)
Germany holds an emotional memorial service for the 21 people killed in a stampede at the Love Parade dance festival in the western city of Duisburg last weekend.
Yesterday 6:42 pm (11 hours ago)
A man is arrested after a four-hour long stand-off with police at a property in Belfast.
Yesterday 6:37 pm (11 hours ago)
A silent march and mass balloon release has taken place in Duisberg to honour 21 people who died at last weekend's Love Parade dance festival
Yesterday 6:24 pm (11 hours ago)
At least two people are killed in Indian-administered Kashmir in a second deadly day of protests against Indian rule.
Yesterday 5:45 pm (12 hours ago)
Cyclists who used London's bike hire scheme on its first day will not be billed because of technical problems.
Yesterday 5:32 pm (12 hours ago)
Four rowers reach the Isles of Scilly 43 days after leaving New York, smashing 12 days off the 114-year-old previous record.
Yesterday 3:42 pm (14 hours ago)
Spanish police are hunting for a Liverpool man who is suspected of shooting a father-of-two dead in a crowded bar in the Costa del Sol.
Yesterday 3:33 pm (14 hours ago)
Almost 240,000 people have been mobilised across Russia to tackle wildfires that have killed at least 30 people, officials say.
Yesterday 3:09 pm (14 hours ago)
A man attempted to abduct a 12-year-old girl at knifepoint as she was walking along a street in Essex.
Yesterday 2:49 pm (15 hours ago)
Former heritage minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas says he is concerned there may have been a plot to oust the Welsh-language TV channel S4C's ex-chief executive.
Yesterday 2:47 pm (15 hours ago)
Emotional memorial for Love Parade victims
Yesterday 2:10 pm (15 hours ago)
Red Bull dominate qualifying for the Hungarian GP, with Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber on the front row ahead of the Ferraris.
Yesterday 1:39 pm (16 hours ago)
Many more people will face having to pay back some of the money paid to them as tax credits because of Budget changes, experts say.
Yesterday 1:13 pm (16 hours ago)
A 27-year-old woman has died in hospital following a car crash in Cookstown, County Tyrone.
Yesterday 12:37 pm (17 hours ago)
A Hamas militant is killed and several people hurt in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit the Israeli city of Ashkelon.
Yesterday 11:48 am (18 hours ago)
Investigators scouring the wreckage of Pakistan's worst-ever air disaster have found the plane's flight data recorder, officials say.
Yesterday 11:24 am (18 hours ago)
Polish town's struggle to emerge from shadow of Nazi horror
Yesterday 9:45 am (20 hours ago)
Two men from north Wales are being questioned at a central London police station over possible explosives offences.
Yesterday 9:17 am (20 hours ago)
Punting would normally be seen as a tranquil way to pass a summer day on the river, but race punting is an altogether different affair.
Yesterday 9:07 am (21 hours ago)
Counties appear set to be dropped from postal addresses in future years after complaints about out-of-date names.
Yesterday 7:54 am (22 hours ago)
A bank manager from Sale, Greater Manchester, is hoping to become the first blind person to drive a car at more than 200mph.
Yesterday 7:03 am (23 hours ago)
A report into the bushfires that tore across Victoria, Australia, in early 2009 has called for sweeping changes to the way the authorities respond to natural disasters.
Yesterday 5:44 am (24 hours ago)
Jonathan Sumption, one of Britain's top barristers, talks to Matt Stadlen about whether judges have too much power, why history matters, the secret to a good cross-examination and why he applauds inequality.
Yesterday, 5:26 am
A report into Australia's worst bushfires, in 2009, recommends sweeping changes to the way the government responds to natural disasters.
Yesterday, 5:00 am
A UN panel adds the Florida Everglades and Madagascar's tropical rainforest to a list of world heritage sites at risk.
Yesterday, 3:48 am
At least 15 people die at a mine in northern China, as a suspected explosives store blows up.
Yesterday, 1:03 am
A lack of specialist medics to care for rape victims could be hampering conviction rates, doctors believe.
Yesterday, 12:00 am
Many young people working free as interns may legally be entitled to pay, a report says.
Friday, 8:39 pm
Syria's president and the Saudi king call on Lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence amid mounting political tensions in the country.
Friday, 7:07 pm
The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.
Friday, 6:41 pm
Babe and 19 other films that make men weep
Friday, 6:39 pm
Land in the north of Chile is "ready" for another major earthquake, say researchers, adding that authorities did not act on previous warnings.
Friday, 6:10 pm
Sports presenter Clare Balding makes an official complaint to the Press Complaints Commission over an article which mocked her sexuality.
Friday, 5:21 pm
How did cast of Jersey Shore rile Italian-Americans?
Friday, 4:38 pm
Should we bring much-loved buildings up to date?
Friday, 4:00 pm
The largest wildlife census of its kind conducted in Chernobyl reveals evidence of mammals declining in the exclusion zone.
Friday, 3:48 pm
US economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department says.
Friday, 3:17 pm
Merging all tax credits and benefits into a single payment is one option being considered by Iain Duncan Smith in a "radical" welfare shake-up.
Friday, 12:27 pm
The intelligence on Iraq's weapons threat was "not very substantial", former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott says.
Friday, 12:27 pm
Tug of war, croquet and cricket have all featured at the Olympics. See what else has been in and out over the years.
Friday, 11:31 am
They frequently end in disaster and can be anything but relaxing. Why do we persist with the ordeal of family holidays?
Friday, 11:29 am
Ben Shephard bids farewell to GMTV after 10 years telling viewers: "I'm going to miss all of you, every single one of you."
Friday, 10:20 am
The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions - plus the Weekly Bonus Question.
Friday, 9:31 am
Owners of mobile phones are being asked to test the security of their network to see if enough is being done to stop eavesdropping.
Friday, 9:13 am
Comedienne and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres is leaving American Idol after one season on the judging panel.
Friday, 7:37 am
Newsbeat's had an exclusive look at new training being given to UK soldiers at the Royal School of Artillery in Wiltshire.
Friday, 2:20 am
Plans to reform A-levels could put students off maths and lead to university department closures, an academic body warns.
Friday, 12:54 am
The right of women to choose whether they have home births is being questioned by a leading medical journal.
Thursday, 11:59 pm
Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows.
Thursday, 12:40 pm
Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users.
Thursday, 12:29 pm
More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show.
Thursday, 11:32 am
There has been a dramatic fall in the number of pupils excluded from schools in England in the past year, official figures show.