Former X Factor contestant Olly Murs goes straight to the top of the UK singles chart with his debut single Please Don't Let Me Go.
A mix of chemicals borrowed from plants with tiny tubes of carbon can spontaneously create tiny, self-repairing solar cells.
Leading members of Germany's coalition government are meeting to solve a row over the future of nuclear power stations in the country.
About 900 runners in the Bristol Half Marathon do not get an official time record after microchips they are wearing fall off.
US forces have helped repel an attack on an army base in Baghdad in which seven people died, security officials tell the BBC.
Two French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan in December are alive, says President Nicolas Sarkozy's chief adviser.
Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez holds off the challenge of his Italian Ryder Cup team-mate Edoardo Molinari to win the European Masters by three strokes.
Many people are in favour of reducing the deficit but they are less clear about where cuts should be made, a BBC poll suggests.
Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams are among the players in action on day seven of the US Open at Flushing Meadows.
A memorial service takes place for two apprentice jockeys killed in an arson attack in North Yorkshire.
Prince Charles and ex-prime minister Tony Blair will be guests in the first week of new ITV morning show Daybreak.
A pub landlady tells how she discovered a car embedded in the wall of the men's toilets.
Some community identities in Wales may be "wiped clean" by proposals to shake up local councils, it is claimed.
A petrol bomb is thrown at the door of a house in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.
Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa dies after a crash at the San Marino Grand Prix.
Foreign Secretary William Hague says he and his wife have received "huge public support" since making a frank statement about their private life.
Songwriter Kara DioGuardi becomes the latest member of the judging panel on American Idol to quit this year.
The Scottish government is set to shelve plans for an independence referendum before next year's election.
Rain delays the start of the Twenty20 match between England and Pakistan in Cardiff, with play due to start at 1500 BST.
Dani Pedrosa wins the San Marino MotoGP, but the race is overshadowed by the death of Japanese rider Shoya Tomizawa in the preceding Moto2 race.
Brentford climb off the bottom of League One after Charlie MacDonald's first-half strike secures victory over leaders Sheffield Wednesday.
A major new exhibition of works by Andy Warhol focuses on a four-year period pivotal to his development as an artist.
A British soldier has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
Defenders Lee Wallace and Kevin McNaughton return for Scotland's Euro 2012 qualifier with Liechtenstein on Tuesday.
Michael Gove says 16 so-called "free schools" will be set up over the next year - "well in excess" of the numbers he hoped for.
Armed police are posted outside the main branch of Kabul Bank as customers continue to withdraw money amid fears it may collapse.
More than 20,000 people take part in the Great Scottish Run, one of Scotland's biggest sporting events.
The family of a father and son killed in a motorbike crash say the tragedy will leave a huge hole in their lives.
How can Italy best commercialise its world-famous Colosseum?
Penny farthing riders from around the world take to the streets for the 1km Knutsford Great Race.
Two men and two women are due in court following a series of raids on suspected brothels in Belfast in a UK-wide operation.
The first of a series of Underground strikes begins later in London, with journeys expected to be severely disrupted this week.
A pilot is praised for avoiding a village and landing his plane safely after a mid-air collision which killed two people on the Isle of
The armed Basque separatist group Eta says it has decided not to carry out "armed actions" in its campaign for Basque independence, the BBC learns.
Allegations surrounding Andy Coulson and phone hacking at the News of the World are being "recycled", a senior Cabinet minister says.
A woman is discharged from hospital after two riders fell from horses on a beach on the Llyn peninsula in Gwynedd.
The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales says taxpayers should help fund the Pope's visit because it is an official state event.
Ireland's Padraig Harrington says he will add a European tour event to his schedule after missing the cut at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston.
An elderly man found dead at a house in Surrey had received a fatal stab wound to the heart, post-mortem tests reveal.
The Italian government is inviting private companies to sponsor the Colosseum to help fund repairs.
Seven children in County Armagh have been infected with E. coli 0157, the Public Health Agency has confirmed.
A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts are set to launch a dummy 30km into the sky as part of their quest to develop a private
The Hubble space telescope returns to view one of its favourite subjects - a giant stellar explosion first seen from Earth in 1987.
The group of miners in Chile trapped underground for a month have been talking to their families on a video link.
Israel carries out three bombing raids on the Gaza Strip, killing one man and injuring another.
Officials assess the damage caused by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, as aftershocks continue.
Officers are trying to establish the identity of a badly-burnt body discovered by players on a golf course near Brighton.
Wayne Rooney may not travel to Switzerland for England's Euro 2012 qualifier because of newspaper reports about his private life, BBC Radio 5 live understands.
The Indian businessman hoping to buy Blackburn Rovers, Ahsan Ali Syed, left a trail of debt from his time lying in the UK, 5 live
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