Scots police merger 'sets example'

30 March 2013 Last updated at 20:03 ET By James Cook Scotland Correspondent, BBC News The chief constable of Scotland's new national police service has suggested that the merger of forces could be emulated in England and Wales. Steve House...

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Mitchell complains to IPCC over Met

30 March 2013 Last updated at 20:07 ET Ex-cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell has launched a stinging attack on Scotland Yard over its inquiry into the 'plebgate' row. In a letter to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, he claims the...

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Rescuers resume search for skier

31 March 2013 Last updated at 05:31 ET The search for a skier missing after an avalanche near Glencoe Ski Centre in the west Highlands has resumed. Emergency services were alerted to the incident at an "off-piste" skiing area in the Etive Glades...

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Welfare cuts unjust, say churches

31 March 2013 Last updated at 05:34 ET Four churches have joined forces to accuse the government of welfare payment cuts they say are unjust and target society's most vulnerable. The Easter criticism has come from the Baptist Union of Great...

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Police officer 'sues crime victim'

31 March 2013 Last updated at 05:50 ET A police officer is suing a petrol station owner after apparently tripping on a kerb on his property when called to reports of a break-in. The officer was called to Harvest filling station in Thetford, Norfolk...

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Pope leads Easter celebrations

31 March 2013 Last updated at 06:28 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. LIVE: Pope Francis leads Easter Sunday Mass in St Peter's Square Pope Francis is celebrating his first Easter Sunday since his...

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France house fire kills children

31 March 2013 Last updated at 06:39 ET Five children have died in a house fire in northern France, officials say. The blaze in Saint-Quentin town, about 130km (80 miles) north-east of Paris was accidental, early reports say. The children's father...

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Cash shortage stretches to sea bed

29 March 2013 Last updated at 20:00 ET By Roger Harrabin Environment analyst The government has admitted moving slowly to protect wildlife in the seas because of the cost. Environment Minister Richard Benyon said that in the current financial...

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Teachers stage ‘no confidence’ votes

29 March 2013 Last updated at 20:41 ET A motion of no-confidence in Education Secretary Michael Gove is to be debated by members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) later. Members of the NUT and the NASUWT are holding their annual conferences...

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Call for higher tax on second homes

29 March 2013 Last updated at 22:40 ET The tax system should put countryside second homes beyond the reach of more people, according to the head of the Campaign to Protect Rural England. Ex-poet laureate Sir Andrew Motion said "townies in the...

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N Korea in 'state of war' with South

30 March 2013 Last updated at 02:40 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC's Lucy Williamson: "North Korea and America are in a kind of 'who blinks first' game" North Korea has said it is entering...

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Post Office staff go on strike

30 March 2013 Last updated at 03:21 ET About 2,000 staff at Post Office Crown offices have gone on strike in a row over jobs, pay and closures. Members of the Communication Workers Union have walked out at 370 sites in a dispute over proposals...

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Mandela begins third day in hospital

30 March 2013 Last updated at 04:30 ET Nelson Mandela is spending a third day in a South African hospital for treatment of a lung infection, with no details yet on how long he will stay. On Friday the 94-year-old was said to be making "steady...

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PM marginalising Christians - Carey

30 March 2013 Last updated at 05:22 ET The former archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, has accused David Cameron of making Christians feel marginalised. He said it was a "bit rich" for the prime minister to tell religious leaders to oppose...

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Mitchell to sue Sun over 'plebgate'

29 March 2013 Last updated at 00:11 ET Ex-cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell has said he is suing the Sun over claims he swore and called police officers plebs. Mr Mitchell has repeatedly denied the claims, first reported in the Sun, but he later...

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N Korea 'readies rocket force'

29 March 2013 Last updated at 04:10 ET North Korea says it has put missile units on stand-by to attack US targets in response to US stealth bomber flights over the Korean peninsula. State news agency KCNA said leader Kim Jong-un signed off...

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Hospital stops child heart surgery

29 March 2013 Last updated at 04:30 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Stuart Andrew, Conservative MP for Pudsey: "There are many questions which need answering" Children's congenital heart surgery...

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Two men die during police car chase

29 March 2013 Last updated at 05:29 ET Two men have died following a police chase in north London. The pair were killed after their Audi jumped a red light, clipped a van and collided with a bridge in South Tottenham in the early hours of Friday,...

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Tanzania collapse 'traps dozens'

29 March 2013 Last updated at 05:33 ET At least three people have been killed and dozens more are trapped when a multi-storey building collapsed in the main Tanzanian city, Dar es Salaam, rescue workers say. Thirteen people have been pulled out...

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Young girl found abandoned in pram

29 March 2013 Last updated at 05:34 ET A young girl, thought to be aged about three, has been found abandoned in a pram in Cumbria. The child was found at about 11:00 GMT on Thursday after officers were called to a disturbance in Warwick Road in...

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Cyprus 'will not leave the euro'

29 March 2013 Last updated at 05:38 ET Cyprus has no intention of the leaving the European single currency, the country's president says. President Nicos Anastasiades said: "In no way will we experiment with the future of our country". He...

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Pope to wash young offenders' feet

27 March 2013 Last updated at 20:53 ET Pope Francis will wash the feet of prisoners in a youth detention centre near Rome on Maundy Thursday. Thousands of pilgrims and tourists are arriving in Rome to attend ceremonies during the holy week...

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BBC producer suspended over 'bribe'

27 March 2013 Last updated at 23:23 ET The BBC has postponed an episode of Panorama and suspended one of its producers over allegations a security consultant was bribed for information. The programme was said to be an investigation into a company...

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NHS boss told of 111 line 'concerns'

28 March 2013 Last updated at 00:33 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Dr John Hughes says the 111 service could put lives at risk The organisation representing British doctors has written to NHS...

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Pistorius 'should be free to travel'

28 March 2013 Last updated at 03:01 ET Lawyers for South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, are due to challenge his bail conditions at a court hearing. His lawyers will argue that the Olympic and...

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Police alert as Cyprus banks reopen

28 March 2013 Last updated at 05:09 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. A woman tells the BBC's Tim Willcox she faces losing 40% of her savings after she came to Cyprus hoping to retire Security is...

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IPCC report on Bettison claims due

28 March 2013 Last updated at 05:39 ET Sir Norman Bettison would have a "case to answer for gross misconduct" for actions following the publication of the Hillsborough disaster report, the police watchdog has found. The West Yorkshire Police...

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Nelson Mandela back in hospital

28 March 2013 Last updated at 05:47 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The BBC's Milton Nkosi: "South Africans across racial lines love Nelson Mandela" Former South African President Nelson Mandela...

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Beaches fall below safety standards

26 March 2013 Last updated at 22:04 ET The number of beaches failing to meet minimum standards for water quality has risen following last year's wet summer. A total of 42 beaches failed to meet the minimum EU levels expected for bathing water...

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