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Cyclist Sir Chris Hoy's first bicycle was a girl's bike the Olympic gold medallist's mother reveals.

Plans for a 450-berth marina and 250 apartments in a Pembrokeshire port town receive outline planning permission.

A new structure has taken its place in Tokyo's skyline - the Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest free standing tower.

Twenty-four hours of news photos: 17 April

France's former conservative president, Jacques Chirac, will vote for Socialist Francois Hollande in Sunday's presidential vote, an ally says.

William Hague says UK will keep up pressure on Iran

Microsoft has revealed that Windows 8, its much-anticipated new operating system, will have just three versions.

The majority of passengers caught up in the emergency evacuation of a plane at Gatwick after smoke was reported in the cabin are due to continue on their journeys.

Five U.S. drone strikes killed six suspected al Qaeda militants in the southeastern Yemeni province of Shabwa on Monday, two security officials and one defense ministry official told CNN.

Volunteers have kicked off a project to set up after-school clubs that teach younger children how to programme computers

A heavily glaciated region of the Himalayas is bucking the trend of global ice loss and showing small signs of increasing in mass, according to a new study.

A historic 17th Century house in the Forest of Dean is gutted by a fire tackled by about 60 firefighters.

Spain says Argentina has shot itself in the foot with its decision to nationalise the Spanish majority stake in the YPF oil company.

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi could be tried in Libya, rather than by the International Criminal Court, officials close to the case tell the BBC.

Spain's cost of borrowing for 12 or 18 months rises sharply ahead of Thursday's longer-term bond auction.

More than 1,200 Palestinian inmates held in Israeli jails begin a hunger strike to protest against what they say are unfair prison conditions.

Inflation in the UK rose to 3.5% on the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure in March, driven by food prices.

Adele, Kate Bush and PJ Harvey will battle it out for best album at the Ivor Novello awards next month - the first time the shortlist has been all-female.

A report into a teacher who filmed himself abusing children at a Somerset primary school is to be sent to all school authorities in the country.

Workers who maintain and upgrade lines on London Underground are to go on strike for 72 hours from next Tuesday in a dispute over pensions and benefits.