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A section of the M1 in Bedfordshire is closed for more than eight hours after a man died in a crash involving three lorries.

A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off Mexico's Pacific coast, the second quake to hit the area in the last 24 hours.

Sony workers in Wales are braced for news about possible job losses after the firm said it was cutting 10,000 staff worldwide.

A man who defended his shop and his fiancee from a would-be robber who was holding a gun says he was worried he would get into trouble for his actions.

A female Bengal tiger and a male Siberian tiger have produced three cubs at a zoo in Mexico, despite being different sub-species.

The US regains top spot from China as the biggest investor in clean energy in 2011, according to global rankings.

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton will be given a five-place grid penalty for the Chinese Grand Prix after the team changed his gearbox.

Sports fashion retailer JD Sports says the purchase of Blacks Leisure dented its full-year profits by £2.2m.

Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose declines his entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame saying he does not feel wanted or respected at the ceremony.

F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone will meet the sport's 12 teams on Friday to discuss the Bahrain GP, BBC Sport has learned.

Technology has now created the ultimate USB stick - used by the secret service. If you lose it you can track its location and even remotely scramble content on it if you are worried it could fall into the wrong hands.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his battle against cancer is "advancing" after he returns home from his latest treatment in Cuba.

A coffee shop in Norwich is refusing to serve any customer who places an order whilst talking on a mobile phone.

Rowing's three-time silver medallist Katherine Grainger is on course for the top of the podium this summer - at last

Sony is shedding 10,000 staff worldwide in a major reorganisation announced by the company's new chief executive Kazuo Hirai.

Since the death of her daughter on a level crossing at the end of 2005, Tina Hughes has been working to improve their safety.

Struggling retailer Mothercare announces plans to close more stores over the next three years following weak trading in recent months.

Italian hostage Paolo Bosusco is freed by Maoist rebels in India after nearly a month in captivity.

Confusion over the sale of a landmark chimney in Wrexham is resolved with a donation to a charity for British service veterans.

Police warn teenagers in Londonderry organising fights via BlackBerry Messenger that they risk destroying lives.