Loophole lets banned meat into UK

27 February 2013 Last updated at 19:22 ET By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, BBC News Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Sausage maker Kevin McWhinney campaigns for good quality food - he asks,...

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Disabled comment councillor resigns

28 February 2013 Last updated at 03:35 ET A Cornwall councillor at the centre of a row over his remark about disabled children has resigned. Collin Brewer had told a charity worker at an event that disabled children should be "put down" because...

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Voters go to the polls in Eastleigh

28 February 2013 Last updated at 03:36 ET The voters of Eastleigh are set to choose a new MP in a by-election prompted by the resignation of former Lib Dem cabinet minister Chris Huhne. Polling will continue until 22:00 GMT, with votes to be...

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US 'to step up' help to Syria rebels

28 February 2013 Last updated at 04:11 ET New US Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting Syrian opposition leaders in Rome, as the US prepares to increase its support for rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad. He is attending...

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Council tax up despite incentives

28 February 2013 Last updated at 04:27 ET More than 40% of councils in England are planning to increase council tax this year, according to a survey. This is despite local authorities being offered money by the government to freeze bills. ...

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RBS lost £5.2bn in 'chastening' year

28 February 2013 Last updated at 04:33 ET Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has reported its fifth annual loss since it was rescued by the government in 2008. The bank made a pre-tax loss of £5.17bn, hit by a series of charges. The year before,...

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UK net migration stands at 163,000

28 February 2013 Last updated at 04:40 ET Net migration to the UK stands at 163,000, immigration figures show. Net migration is the number of people coming to the UK for 12 months or more set against the number emigrating. The government says...

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Excess drinking 'is under reported'

26 February 2013 Last updated at 22:53 ET The amount of alcohol consumed in England could be much higher than previously thought, a study suggests. University College London researchers compared alcohol sales figures with surveys of what...

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China letter urges political reforms

27 February 2013 Last updated at 00:45 ET By Celia Hatton BBC News, Beijing Some of China's most prominent scholars, journalists and activists have released an open letter urging leaders to implement political reforms, for the second time in...

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EU ministers back fish dumping ban

27 February 2013 Last updated at 01:56 ET By Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst European Union fisheries ministers have agreed to phase out the controversial practice of dumping unwanted fish. After a tense all-night meeting, ministers...

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Rocket launcher find 'saved lives'

27 February 2013 Last updated at 03:15 ET The recovery of a rocket launcher and what has been described as a warhead in west Belfast has saved lives, the Police Service of Northern Ireland have said. Officers investigating dissident republican...

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Colder weather boosts British Gas

27 February 2013 Last updated at 04:18 ET British Gas has reported a rise in profits for 2012 after colder weather led to people using more gas. Profits from its residential energy supply arm rose 11% from a year earlier to £606m. It said gas...

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Pope holds final Vatican audience

27 February 2013 Last updated at 04:39 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. LIVE: Benedict XVI holds final papal audience in Vatican Tens of thousands of people have crowded into St Peter's Square in...

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Tesco vows to sell more British meat

27 February 2013 Last updated at 04:42 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Tesco's Philip Clarke says the company is bringing meat production "closer to home" The head of Tesco has pledged to bring...

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Dementia in care homes 'more common'

25 February 2013 Last updated at 19:28 ET By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News More than 320,000 of the 400,000 people living in care homes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland now have dementia or severe memory problems, the Alzheimer's...

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Catholic church faces 'grave crisis'

26 February 2013 Last updated at 03:22 ET A leading historian says Scotland's Roman Catholic Church is facing its gravest crisis since the Reformation. Prof Tom Devine was speaking after the country's Cardinal Keith O'Brien resigned amid allegations...

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Police to meet Lib Dems over Rennard

26 February 2013 Last updated at 04:05 ET Liberal Democrat officials are to meet Metropolitan Police officers to discuss allegations made against the party's former chief executive Lord Rennard. The Met said it was working with the party to...

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Italy deadlock after protest vote

26 February 2013 Last updated at 04:08 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC's Katya Adler says many people are lost for words over the result Italy's parliamentary elections have ended in stalemate...

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Fish discards ban 'may be diluted'

26 February 2013 Last updated at 04:24 ET By Roger Harrabin Environment analyst Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. How a UK trial uses CCTV on fishing boats to crack down on discards Europe's fisheries...

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Egypt balloon crash kills tourists

26 February 2013 Last updated at 04:38 ET British, French, Hong Kong and Japanese nationals are among 19 tourists reportedly killed in a hot air balloon crash near the Egyptian city of Luxor. The balloon was flying at 1,000 ft (300m) when it...

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Staff suspended over pupil treatment

26 February 2013 Last updated at 04:41 ET The head teacher and five staff members have been suspended from a primary school as police investigate the alleged ill treatment of pupils. The staff at Revoe Primary School in Blackpool were suspended...

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UK oil investment 'at 30-year high'

24 February 2013 Last updated at 19:05 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Malcolm Webb, Oil and Gas UK: "The industry is creating tens of thousands of jobs, extra tax revenue and helping the balance of...

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Campaigners criticise PCC elections

24 February 2013 Last updated at 22:04 ET The elections for police and crime commissioners "failed both candidates and voters alike", a report by the Electoral Reform Society has said. The polls took place in 41 police force areas in England...

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EU ministers set for horsemeat talks

24 February 2013 Last updated at 22:14 ET European Union agriculture ministers are set to meet in Brussels for talks widely expected to focus on the continent's growing horsemeat scandal. The labelling of the origin of meat and the traceability...

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Day-Lewis makes Oscars history

25 February 2013 Last updated at 02:02 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Watch some of the key moments of the ceremony Daniel Day-Lewis has made Oscars history by becoming the first person to win...

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