BBC News

Syndicate content
The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site.
Updated: 27 min 56 sec ago

£10,000 reward on teenager murder

5 hours 13 min ago
Police are offering a £10,000 reward in their search for a man wanted in connection with the murder of a teenager in Cardiff.

MSPs' allowances hit record high

5 hours 42 min ago
MSPs claimed a record amount of expenses last year, with payments totalling almost £11.7m.

Wife murdered by cheating husband

5 hours 46 min ago
A man who texted two lovers with messages of affection on the day he killed his wife of nearly 26 years is jailed for life.

Victim would not meet McGuinness

6 hours 57 sec ago
The son of a man killed in the Claudy bombings in 1972 says he does not believe Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness has told the whole truth.

Redknapp eyes England manager job

6 hours 1 min ago
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp would find the England job "hard to turn down" should he be asked to replace manager Fabio Capello.

MPs vote to stay in Afghanistan

6 hours 9 min ago
MPs overwhelmingly back keeping UK troops in Afghanistan - the first time they have voted on the issue.

US marines recapture pirated ship

6 hours 19 min ago
US Marines have boarded and seized a vessel hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, navy officials say.

Suicide raid hits Somalia airport

6 hours 38 min ago
A carload of suspected Islamist suicide bombers attack Mogadishu airport, killing soldiers and civilians, officials say.

UK 'blind' to black female acts

6 hours 42 min ago
The chair of the Mercury Prize claims that black British female artists are being ignored by the British public.

Hospital boss summoned to inquest

6 hours 49 min ago
The chief executive of an NHS trust appears at an inquest into an elderly patient's death after she was summoned by the coroner.

Alonso faces team orders grilling

6 hours 50 min ago
Fernando Alonso tries to put the team orders controversy behind Ferrari after the FIA decided against further punishment for the Italian team.

Second death linked to Legionnaires'

6 hours 51 min ago
Health officials are investigating a second death which is being linked to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in south Wales.

Parker signs new deal at West Ham

7 hours 22 sec ago
Scott Parker signs a new contract with West Ham that will keep him at the club until 2014.

Bmibaby luggage gauges too small

7 hours 9 min ago
Budget airline Bmibaby has been charging customers to put bags in the hold when they are small enough for the cabin, the BBC learns.

Apple lays App Store rules bare

7 hours 36 min ago
Apple says that it will publish the guidelines it uses to determine which programs it sells in its App Store to appease critical developers.

Walcott facing six-week absence

7 hours 47 min ago
Arsenal winger Theo Walcott will be out of action for up to six weeks after injuring his ankle playing for England

Most expensive book up for sale

7 hours 48 min ago
A rare copy of John James Audubon's Birds of America, billed as the world's most expensive book, is to go on sale at Sotheby's.

Whale rescue 'could take weeks'

7 hours 52 min ago
Animal welfare experts say it could take weeks to free a humpback whale caught up in ropes off Shetland.

Coroner opposes closure of unit

7 hours 58 min ago
A decision to shut a pathology department will lead to a delay in post-mortems and the downgrading of a general hospital, claims a coroner.

Smartphone chip battle heats up

8 hours 5 min ago
Intel is to launch its first chip with built-in graphics, while established phone chipmaker ARM releases a fast new chip.