From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:47 AM

Two senior Metropolitan Police officers, will be questioned later at a public hearing about Scotland Yard’s investigations into phone hacking at the News of the World.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

The Mexican army has freed 20 people who had been kidnapped in the northern industrial city of Monterrey.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

Tens of thousands of people turn out to mark the 25th anniversary of the Leicester Belgrave Mela.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

An undercover investigation has found some London estate agents are encouraging landlords to break the law by harassing tenants and lying to the police.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

Fifteen thousand Tamils descended on a quiet Norfolk village for a religious festival.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

Judges will be asked to force the NHS to pay for weight loss surgery for a severely overweight man.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

Roger Nsengiyumva travels to Kigali, Rwanda in a quest to see if he can forgive his father’s killers.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

An inquiry has begun after two classic US fighter planes collided during an air display show in Cambridgeshire.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

County Council wants the owners of second homes in Cornwall to have their council tax discounts scrapped.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

A 22-year-old man has been been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following an incident on Athol Street in Douglas.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

President Obama has called on Republicans and Democrats to put their "sacred cows" aside in a bid to reach agreement over the debt ceiling, and to "do what’s right for the country."

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

A 77-year-old man whose body was pulled from his burning home in Redcar, Teesside, had been the victim of a "despicable" attack, police say.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

David Cameron has vowed to "put people in charge" as he unveiled his plan for changes to public services in England.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

Brian Thurgood talks to the BBC about his wife who is in a Southern Cross care home, after the operator is set to shut down.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

A senior Metropolitan Police officer has apologised for the way he handled the News of the World phone hacking inquiry but MPs are calling for his resignation.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

Grammy-award winning singer Duffy receives an honorary fellowship by Bangor University for her services to music.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

A North Yorkshire farmer has created a giant maze using images of Harry Potter.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

A team of dancers from County Down has swept the boards at the World Cup of Dance in Paris. Youngsters from Newry beat off competition from 24 countries to take home four top prizes.

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:33 AM

Despite being one of the poorest countries on earth, Ethiopia is aiming to have its own technology revolution aimed at boosting the economy

From: BBC News on Tue, Jul 12 2011 1:28 AM

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has condemned a series of attacks on the US and French embassies in Damascaus by supporters of President Assad.Speaking in Washington, Mrs Clinton insisted that the attacks would not distract from "real story" of the Syrian people demanding "dignity, univers...