VoteKansas.org

Administrators announce the closure of an oil refinery in Essex after efforts to save it fail, putting hundreds of jobs at risk.

Sunderland footballer Titus Bramble groped a woman in a club before repeatedly sexually assaulting another in a taxi, a court hears.

Firefighters tackling a large fire at a mill in Greater Manchester say the blaze is now "under control".

Aaron Cook confirms that he is appealing to the BOA to review GB Taekwondo's decision not to nominate him for London 2012.

A Turkish court charges four senior Israeli military commanders over the killing of nine Turkish activists trying to reach Gaza in 2010.

Detectives investigating the illegal interception of mobile phone voicemail messages have arrested a 42-year-old woman, the Metropolitan Police say.

A man who contaminated packs of painkiller Nurofen Plus with powerful anti-psychotic drugs is jailed for 18 months.

Kenya's police say an explosion which injured 33 in the capital, Nairobi, may have been caused by a bomb, after initially blaming an electrical fault.

A cyber-attack which has covertly collected vast amounts of sensitive data from countries like Israel and Iran has been uncovered, Russian researchers say.

A couple who locked an 11-year-old boy in a converted coal bunker in Blackpool are jailed for two years each.

A couple from Blackpool have been jailed for two years for locking their 11-year-old son in a disused coal bunker.

A senior Ukrainian Olympic official resigns after being filmed by the BBC offering London 2012 tickets for cash.

BBC reporter Natasha Sayee has the latest from the Michaela McAreavey case in the Supreme Court in Port Louis.

A government internet service allowing people to check how their income tax and national insurance is spent, struggles on its first day.

Male-dominated boards hiring directors who are similar to them is holding back the appointment of women to senior roles, a report says.

Three political parties have resigned from Nepal's Maoist-led coalition government as fears grow that the country is descending into constitutional chaos.

An elderly couple are acquitted of killing their severely disabled 14-year-old granddaughter in a case which the judge describes as a "great human tragedy".

BBC Sport uncovers how Britain's men achieved what was once unthinkable

Syrian rebels were partly responsible for Friday's massacre in Houla, Russia's foreign minister says, as Kofi Annan arrives in Damascus.

Police boats confront a Spanish trawler off Gibraltar - the latest tense stand-off over fishing rights.