From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 7:21 PM

A year and a half since an earthquake destroyed the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, it is estimated at least 600,000 people still live in settlement camps, many facing a daily struggle for survival.Their story is one which Dr Paul Farmer - a US anthropologist and physician - tells in his new boo...

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 3:47 PM

The head teacher of a Denbighshire secondary school closed after travelled moved onto the grounds says he had to shut for health and safety reasons.

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 3:47 PM

Ed Miliband says News International "thought it was beyond responsibility", but that politicians are to blame for allowing the company to go "unchallenged for so long".

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 3:47 PM

Deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has lapsed into a coma in a hospital in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, his lawyer says.

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 3:47 PM

Bong Borja of Aegis People Support tells the BBC’s Kate McGeown why companies are choosing the Philippines for their outsourcing work.

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 3:47 PM

The troubles for Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation are no longer confined to the UK with calls for a review of practices coming from all corners of the globe.

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 3:47 PM

Half a century of catching waves around east Kent is celebrated in an exhibition at Broadstairs' Old Lookout Gallery.

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 3:47 PM

A care watchdog has reported a "systemic failure to protect people" at a hospital where alleged abuse was secretly filmed by the BBC.

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 3:46 PM

The Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has defended the position of the prime minister against calls for his resignation, as the phone-hacking row escalates.

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 3:46 PM

Organisers of the annual celebration of agriculture hope for a successful event despite the weather and economic climate.

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 3:46 PM

Prime Minister David Cameron has outlined how he and South Africa’s Jacob Zuma differ on their position on Libya.

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 3:46 PM

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has said the resignations of Met Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson and his deputy John Yates raise important questions for the prime minister and Theresa May.

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 3:46 PM

Less than 24 hours after the resignation of Met Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson, assistant commissioner John Yates stepped down amid the News of the World phone-hacking scandal.

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 2:46 PM

Trinidad has a new Olympic hero

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 11:24 AM

Gen David Petraeus, US commander of Nato troops in Afghanistan, has handed responsibility for the military campaign there to his successor, Gen John Allen.Gen Petraeus, who is returning to the US to run the CIA, oversaw last year’s surge of US troops to Afghanistan.The transition comes after a s...

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 10:18 AM

Smokers lit up in protest over plans for a total smoking ban in Stony Stratford, in Buckinghamshire, which could become the first town in the UK to outlaw smoking in public places.UKIP leader Nigel Farage has promised if there is a ban he would be the first to light up in the streets and face a ...

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 10:18 AM

A hundred homes have been evacuated and a primary school has been closed after a major water burst at Huyton on Merseyside.People have been helped out of their properties by the fire service using an inflatable boat and taken to a local community centre.Flood water from the burst main has been re...

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 10:18 AM

Footage appearing to show the execution-style killing of 16 policemen in the tribal north-west of Pakistan has been released by the Taliban.The video shows policemen lined up on a hillside with their hands tied behind their backs in front of gunmen who open fire on them.Pakistan’s army spokesman ...

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 10:18 AM

Gen David Petraeus, US commander of Nato troops in Afghanistan, has handed responsibility for the military campaign there to his successor, Gen John Allen.Gen Petraeus, who is returning to the US to run the CIA, oversaw last year’s surge of US troops to Afghanistan.At the change of command cerem...

From: BBC News on Mon, Jul 18 2011 10:18 AM

A care watchdog has reported a "systemic failure to protect people" at a hospital where alleged abuse was secretly filmed by the BBC.The Care Quality Commission (CQC) published its findings after an inspection of Winterbourne View near Bristol.The review was ordered after BBC Panorama filmed pati...