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After six years away, pop star returns with 'swagger in spades'

How it feels to be the last resident in the road

A shoe box filled with images capturing life in India at least a century ago is found in one of Scotland's national collections.

Public library services need to adjust and develop to "a changing world" in order to keep attracting visitors, a charity warns.

Scotland's jobless rate is likely to outstrip that of the UK this year and then hit its highest level since 1993, a study suggests.

Drug-driving could become a specific offence, with a potential jail term and fine, under proposed laws to be set out in the Queen's Speech.

Almost half of the courtrooms handling the most serious criminal cases in the capital will be closed down by the Olympics, according to official plans.

Mexican youth orchestra fighting murderous violence

How Mahatma Gandhi made drinking tea taboo

Farc rebels claiming to hold French journalist Romeo Langlois say they will release him soon, in a statement believed to come from the group.

A chemical found in curry, which has been linked to a range of health benefits, is to be tested for its ability to kill bowel cancer tumours.

A 94-year-old woman who was attacked in her bed tells police she remembers the assault and is "struggling to understand" why she was targeted.

A man is charged with the manslaughter of a man who was killed as he tried to break up a late night fight in a Blackpool takeaway.

The public should be vigilant about persistent coughs as they could be a sign of lung cancer, a new government advertising drive is warning.

The American scientists who mean business

The corruption problem hurting the Russian economy

It should be easier for people to build their own homes in England to help ease the housing crisis, says a report by a cross-party committee of MPs.

Protesters against Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin have clashed with police in the capital Moscow, ahead of Mr Putin's inauguration on Monday.

An al-Qaeda leader in Yemen wanted in connection with the 2000 bombing of the warship USS Cole, Fahd al-Quso, is killed in an air raid, officials say.

The BBC's Katya Adler takes a look back at Nicolas Sarkozy's time as French president.