At least 30 people are killed and 55 injured as Israeli artillery shells land by a United Nations-run school in Gaza, UN officials say.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:29:48 GMT

The new US Congress opens amid a row over the man chosen to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:18:39 GMT

The remaining 200 Woolworths stores across the UK close their doors after the High Street chain's final day of trading.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:12:47 GMT

The cold snap has triggered pay-outs to millions of eligible people, including Londoners for the first time in a decade.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:47:32 GMT

Marks and Spencer will announce on Wednesday that it is cutting 1,000 jobs from its workforce of 70,000, the BBC confirms.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:37:54 GMT

Several EU countries report major disruption to their gas supplies from Russia as Moscow accuses Ukraine of shutting pipelines.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:16:59 GMT

More people need to donate their brains to medical research if cures for diseases like dementia are to be found, scientists say.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:53:33 GMT

Guitarist Ron Asheton, who helped found Iggy Pop's band The Stooges, is found dead at his home in Michigan.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:07:53 GMT

More than 130,000 people are expected to travel to Las Vegas for the giant Consumer Electronics Show.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:54:30 GMT

A cockerel which was rescued by a farmer after being evicted from a Tyneside council estate finds love.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:18:53 GMT

A type of iguana missed by Darwin during his Galapagos trip promises to rewrite the animal's history in the islands.

: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:26:44 GMT

Spurs take a huge stride towards the Carling Cup final by thrashing Burnley 4-1 in the semi-final first leg at White Hart Lane.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:00:47 GMT

Nigel Clough leaves Burton Albion after 10 years in charge to become the new manager of Derby.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:27:20 GMT

England and Wasps flanker Tom Rees will miss the majority of the Six Nations due to a knee injury.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:01:00 GMT

Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.

: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:27:28 GMT

David Beckham plays for AC Milan

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:31:17 GMT

Woolworths staff feel the pain of closure

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:04:21 GMT

Peter Hunt looks at Princes William and Harry's new office

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:10:10 GMT

The Wedgwood family bemoan a "tragic" demise

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:14:59 GMT

Europeans uneasy over Russia's role as gas supplier

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:55:27 GMT

Five ways to force yourself to be happy in '09

: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:29:30 GMT

A baby dies and six others are in an isolation ward after an infection strikes at a neo-natal unit of a Birmingham hospital.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:35:10 GMT

A 17-year-old who stabbed another teenager to death in the street is sentenced to 11-and-a-half years.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:53:46 GMT

A hospital consultant urges the elderly to stay indoors in freezing temperatures after dealing with dozens of broken bones and fall injuries.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:00:54 GMT

A Northern Ireland woman who contracted the rabies virus while she was abroad dies, her family says.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:47:54 GMT

Ethiopia's parliament passes a bill imposing restricting aid work, for example promoting the rights of children.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:28:17 GMT

The US recession is likely to drag on well into 2009, according to forecasts from the US Federal Reserve.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:16:35 GMT

The new US embassy in Baghdad - one of the largest and most expensive ever built - is officially opened in Iraq's capital.

: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:50:15 GMT

Toyota announces that it is to halt production at its domestic plants for 11 days in February and March.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:06:50 GMT

German billionaire Adolf Merckle commits suicide after his business empire runs into trouble in the global economic slowdown.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:14:02 GMT

The Mumbai attack must have had support from some official agencies in Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:59:42 GMT

House prices fell by 15.9% last year, according to the latest survey by the Nationwide building society.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:08:38 GMT

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is hopeful a basis for a ceasefire in Gaza will be found to end the Middle East's "darkest hour".

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:26:28 GMT

Hospitals in England should consider allowing more liberal use of mobile phones, the Department of Health has announced.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:28:36 GMT

A university leader warns that Conservative plans to restrict public spending could mean cutting student places.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:24:18 GMT

The planet Jupiter must have gained mass fast during its infancy, according to astronomers.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:31:52 GMT

Jim Carrey comedy Yes Man stays top of the UK box office chart, with Adam Sandler's Bedtime Stories at number two.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:58:44 GMT

Apple has announced at Macworld that music on its iTunes store will now be DRM free.

: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:54:37 GMT