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A murder investigation begins after the discovery of a woman's body at a flat in Leeds.

Burma's president holds his first talks with Karen rebels in an effort to end one of the world's longest running civil conflicts.

While holidays at home are on the increase, the cost is still off-putting for many, with a family day out easily costing £100.

One of Wales' major shopping centres reports record retail sales as business leaders say there are signs of encouragement after a difficult year.

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, will appeal to Christians to wear a cross every day as a symbol of their beliefs.

Pakistan's military resumes a search for 135 people, including 124 soldiers, buried by an avalanche in the disputed Kashmir region.

Roberto Mancini accepts his job may not be guaranteed long-term, even though he believes he has laid the foundations for Manchester City's future success.

The two biggest teachers' unions are stepping up their attacks on the government's rapid expansion of academies in England.

At least seven people have been injured after a US Navy F-18 jet crashed into an apartment building in Virginia, shortly after taking off.

More than one paper is talking about tax and George Osborne

Thousands of volunteers in Australia are taking part in a massive cull of cane toads, which are regarded as poisonous pests.

Kansas lottery officials presented a cheque for $218 million to a cardboard figure after the winner asked to remain anonymous.

French prosecutors say the same weapon was used to kill four people.

A man is charged with murder after a stabbing outside a pub in south London.

Sir Andrew Motion on writing poetry and prose

Photos from around the world: 31 March - 6 April

News photos from around the world this week

The Chancellor says he would be "very happy" for the government to consider publishing the personal tax returns of ministers.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon sharply condemns Syria for fresh military assaults despite agreeing to withdraw forces as part of a peace deal.

The man pumping up the revolutionary volume in France