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Two women raped by their father over 25 years - bearing nine of his children - are given an apology by authorities.
Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.
The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has returned home against police wishes, the BBC learns.
The US vice-president renews criticism of Israel over an East Jerusalem building project and urges bold steps to peace.
More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, according to figures just released.
Oligarch Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.
A former head of MI5 says she did not know US intelligence services were mistreating terror suspects until after she retired.
A care home manager from Somerset accused of killing two of her residents has denied she was a "drug-crazed monster killer", a court is told.
Plaid Cymru and the SNP say planned televised debate plans breach the BBC's duty of impartiality.
A man stabbed to death his 17-year-old daughter with a hunting knife as she sat in the passenger seat of his car.
Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies at the age of 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office confirms.
Actress Farrah Fawcett was not in the Oscars memorial segment because she was more known as a TV star, the Academy says.
David Beckham believes his AC Milan side can overturn a 3-2 deficit and send his former club Manchester United crashing out of the Champions League.
England bowler Graham Onions is ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh with a back injury, but there are more encouraging signals about Stuart Broad.
Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan are banned indefinitely from representing their country.
About 60% of prisoners serving short sentences reoffend within a year. Is prison the right answer?
Who can read my notes? Electronic records explained
It's a big task, but how do you recycle a plane?
Test yourself, now Royal Mail will no longer limit the stuff
PM tries to be seen as modern-day Churchill
Can a fatwa to counter a fatwa really work?
Onlookers watch gang steal jewels in broad daylight
A Leeds drugs gang are jailed for torturing a boy, 16, to force his family to pay a £20,000 ransom over a "drugs debt".
Police searching for a Dundee mother who went missing two weeks ago say they have found a body.
Around 150 jobs will go at the Toyota plant on Deeside, Flintshire, as part of 750 posts going across the UK.
A faulty electric blanket led to the fire that killed a baby girl in her home in County Londonderry last June, an inquest is told.
South Africa's ANC asks Winnie Mandela to clarify a media report in which she apparently fiercely criticised ex-husband Nelson.
The earthquake in Chile may cost the global insurance industry as much as $7bn (£4.7bn), Swiss Re estimates.
Egypt's top Muslim cleric has died suddenly in Saudi Arabia at the age of 81.
Indonesia's President Yudhoyono confirms security forces killed Bali bomb suspect Dulmatin in raids in Jakarta on Tuesday.
A Spanish woman aid worker kidnapped in West Africa last year has been freed, the Spanish government says.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan.
Northern Rock says that it made "good progress" in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses.
The Conservatives pledge to reverse what they say is the UK's "shrinking" influence in the world if they win power.
Doctors leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England.
Lottery admissions can be destabilising for children and bad for their welfare, the Schools Secretary, Ed Balls, says.
Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, according to Italian scientists.
Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly says her marriage to fellow presenter Vernon Kay is "worth fighting" for.
Illegal file-sharers should be fined, rather than have their internet connection cut off, says the boss of BT.
