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Madonna and Ritchie begin divorce
Singer Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie are to be divorced at the High Court, according to court lists.
Pc on BNP member list suspended
Merseyside Police suspend a serving officer after he is named on a list of British National Party members.
Websites probed over Baby P posts
Police investigate an internet hate campaign which breaches a banning order about those convicted in the Baby P case.
UUP officers agree on Tory move
Ulster Unionist party officers agree to propose a partnership with David Cameron's Conservative Party.
Courts martial after BBC filming
Four Army training instructors face courts martial after a BBC investigation into bullying claims at Britain's biggest base.
Police saving plan turned down
Members of the Policing Board reject a cost savings package proposed by the Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde.
Water charges deferred for a year
The executive confirms water charges will be deferred for another year, as it meets for the first time in five months.
Sign call after sand tunnel death
A coroner asks for more warning signs on beaches after recording an accidental death verdict on a teenager who died sand tunnelling.
Formula 1 boss faces divorce case
The wife of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone files for divorce, it is announced.
Four philosophical questions to make your brain hurt
It's World Philosophy Day - an opportunity to contemplate one's very existence and whether computer monitors really exist, says David Bain.
Bomb accused's father apologises
The father of a man accused of a terrorist bomb plot says the allegations have "blackened" his family's name.
RBS boss apologises over losses
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chairman, Sir Tom McKillop, says he is "profoundly sorry" for the bank's financial difficulties.
UK charities launch Congo appeal
The UK's leading charities launch an appeal for money to help victims of the turmoil in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Fingerprints on Vicky's body bag
Fingerprints of the man accused of killing Vicky Hamilton are found on a bag containing part of her body.
Who doesn't have a belly button?
Underwear model Karolina Kurkova has no navel. Is a barely-there tummy button for cosmetic or medical reasons?
'Ugly' author a 'liar and thief'
The mother of barrister who wrote a book detailing childhood abuse brands her daughter a "wicked thief and a liar".
Police ethnic recruitment lagging
The recruitment of ethnic minority police officers in England and Wales is "well below target", a study finds.
Sheridan to miss Springbok Test
England prop Andrew Sheridan is ruled out of Saturday's Test against South Africa because of a neck injury.
Woman 'with Orkney murderer'
A woman claims that she and others were with a man on the night he was said to have shot a waiter in Orkney.
Nick Robinson
Tories claim interest rates being kept higher than needed
Reality rebellion
Has TV witnessed an outbreak of civil disobedience?
Gallas questions Arsenal courage
Arsenal captain William Gallas admits his side must toughen up if they are to challenge for the Premier League title.
Pair jailed for 'callous' murder
Two teenagers who kicked and punched a man to death outside a social club in Bolton are given life sentences.
Leaving care
Teenagers prepare to strike out alone
Pietersen wants more from batsmen
Captain Kevin Pietersen wants England to score more hundreds after India's Duckworth-Lewis win in the third one-dayer.
Diolch madam llywydd - Welsh makes EU debut
Welsh is used officially in a European Union meeting for the first time after years of campaigning.
Excessive speeders clampdown
A raft of measures is suggested to target anti-social drivers, including those who speed excessively or use drugs.
Compensation bid
Victims of crime speak of their experiences
Discount delight
Boost for budget supermarkets as slowdown deepens
Re-entry! Top of the Pops back in Christmas schedules
Top of the Pops returns to the BBC for two shows over Christmas, despite earlier promises it would stay off the airwaves.
Shannon accused 'felt threatened'
The man accused of kidnapping Shannon Matthews told police he was threatened into keeping her by her mother, a court hears.
No ransom for pirates, UK insists
The UK rules out paying ransoms to hostage-takers as two Britons remain on board an oil tanker seized by Somali pirates.
Man admits causing sons' deaths
A father admits stabbing to death his two young sons whose bodies were found in a car in East Dunbartonshire.
Bosch jobs threat 'devastating'
A decision that could see a further 250 manufacturing jobs cut is described as a devastating blow.
Retail sales bring scant comfort
Sales on the High Street fell for a second month in a row in October, but at a much lower rate than expected.
What's so great about being a grown-up?
Half of you can grow a moustache, and that's just for starters, says Laurie Taylor in his weekly Magazine column.
Unknown heroes
The diplomats who helped Jews flee Nazi oppression
Farewell to Sergeant
The papers mull John Sergeant's shock decision to leave BBC 1's Strictly Come Dancing.