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BAE Systems have outlined proposals to cut more than 600 jobs at sites across the UK and close its Newcastle factory, where tanks were made for WWI.

Thirteen bodies are found at a burnt-out border post near Kazakhstan's frontier with China and most of the dead are border-guards.

Leading arts figures welcome the government's decision to drop plans to limit tax relief on charitable giving.

Liverpool agree a compensation package with Swansea to allow Brendan Rodgers to become the new manager at Anfield.

Egypt's state of emergency, which gave extensive powers to the authorities to detain suspects, has expired after 31 years in force.

The Treasury is looking at whether changes should be made to Vehicle Excise Duty to reflect increasingly fuel efficient cars

The number of Hull University students facing financial hardship increases by 54% in four years.

A sea captain who was drunk while in charge of a cargo ship that crashed into a passenger ferry in Belfast Lough has been sentenced to one year in prison.

Anders Behring Breivik took stimulants before he launched attacks in Norway which left 77 people dead, his trial in Oslo hears.

The US economy grew at an annualised pace of 1.9% in the first three months of this year, weaker than the 2.2% first thought.

Chancellor George Osborne drops plans to limit tax relief on charitable donations after protests from charities - the latest in a series of Budget U-turns.

Lawyers investigating allegations that Rangers used dual contracts to pay players receive documents from the club, BBC Scotland learns.

A selection of photos from Day 13 of the Olympic torch relay as it moves from Stoke-on-Trent to Bolton.

A recent piece on the mystery of Dark Day prompted many readers to email fanciful explanations. Here are 15 of the best.

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez decides to stay with Wigan following talks with both Liverpool and Aston Villa.

A Nottinghamshire Police detective is jailed for eight years for raping a woman in her home.

Great white egrets are breeding in the UK for first time at a Somerset nature reserve, after confirmation of at least one chick hatching.

Rory Cellan-Jones gets a sneak preview of the wi-fi access which will be available at London Underground stations this summer.

Two men appear in court charged with terrorism offences following the discovery of pipe bombs in County Tyrone.

A university student found guilty of raping a woman he took back to a flat in Aberdeen is jailed for seven years.