How the rock'n'roll generation rallied round a locomotive

A senior MP says he believes energy companies are increasing customers' direct debit payments by more than is needed.

Excessive drinking by children is causing a health time bomb, with record levels of liver disease in the under-30s, a charity warns.

Shetland Islanders benefit from the highest quality of life in Scotland, according to a new survey.

Conservationists plan to bring the sea eagle, the UK's largest bird of prey, back to the skies above England.

'My mum's breast cancer experiences helped me to cope'

A man is charged with manslaughter after the death of a 16-year-old Qatari student in Sussex.

A house in the County Antrim village of Cullybackey is scorch-damaged during a petrol bomb attack.

The Mayor of London is to commission a study of a potential amnesty for illegal immigrants in the capital.

An 85-year-old woman dies after being struck by a car in the south of Edinburgh.

A Kevin Phillips inspired Birmingham comeback ends Swansea's unbeaten Championship home record at the Liberty Stadium.

A cat with big paws and 26 toes could be looking for a new home after being taken in by Stroud Cats Protection.

William Gallas loses the Arsenal captaincy after his public attack on the team, BBC Sport understands.

The Mayor of London is to commission a study of a potential amnesty for illegal immigrants in the capital.

Middlesex are "very optimistic" that their England batsmen Andrew Strauss and Owais Shah will be able to take part in next month's inaugural Champions League in India.

Two people are charged over the death of a 51-year-old man in Aberdeen in the early hours of Monday.

A County Down aerospace firm blames global economic conditions for considering up to 95 redundancies.

Lone parent work reforms set to cause division

An 18-year-old behaved "almost animal" when he punched, kicked and robbed a frail elderly pensioner in her home.

Comic Angus Deayton is named as the new host of this year's Comedy Awards after Jonathan Ross stepped down.