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Nasa's science chief John Grunsfeld tells planetary scientists he is "in there fighting for you" after the swingeing cuts proposed to the agency's robotic exploration budget.

The health minister is due to announce on Wednesday how he intends to tackle the ongoing problems at the Royal Victoria Hospital's A&E department.

Blood found at a Pembrokeshire woman's home partially matched the DNA profile of the man accused of her murder, Swansea Crown Court hears.

Lionel Messi breaks Barcelona's 60-year-old goal-scoring record after scoring a hat-trick against Granada at the Nou Camp on Tuesday.

Blackburn Rovers earn a vital win over Sunderland, moving them six points above the Premier League relegation zone.

The US imposes duties on Chinese solar panel manufacturers after it said that they received unfair subsidies.

Male nightingales that sing to defend their territory quarrel more at eye level, say scientists.

A lawyer for the family of an unarmed black teenager killed by a neighbourhood watch volunteer in Florida calls for the arrest of the shooter.

A former City worker found guilty of harassing his former fiancee has been arrested in prison on suspicion of plotting to murder her, the BBC understands.

A Kwik-Fit mechanic who killed a boy in Essex while driving a customer's Porsche without consent has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.

A third person is arrested on suspicion of murdering a man at the Norfolk home of former boxing world heavyweight champion Herbie Hide.

Fantasy film John Carter is on course to be the biggest movie flop of all time

George Osborne cuts the 50p top rate and the amount of income tax millions of lower earners pay - but pensioners face a future hit from the Budget.

A major earthquake measuring 7.4 in magnitude strikes near Acapulco, in central southern Mexico, with some houses reportedly damaged.

Labour has failed in a last-ditch attempt to block the government's plans to reform the health service in England during a rare emergency debate in the House of Commons.

The bodies of six soldiers killed in Afghanistan have been flown to RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.

Syria's leadership is making "a lot of mistakes", says Russia, in a sign Moscow may be hardening its stance towards Damascus.

American musician Jack White, best known for being one half of the White Stripes, but now going solo talks to Newsnight's Stephen Smith about the effect of programmes like the X Factor on music and television.

Venice, the famous Italian City of Water, is continuing to sink at a rate of about 2mm a year, new satellite measurements show.

A large earthquake strikes near Acapulco on Mexico's Pacific coast. The BBC's Will Grant reports from Mexico City.