From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 6:47 PM

Today’s announcement from News Corporation that it is withdrawing its bid to take full control of BSkyB came after MPs in the House of Commons lined up in a remarkable cross party effort against the takeover.

From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 6:47 PM

Rebels in western Libya have been thrown into confusion after Colonel Gaddafi’s forces staged a day of counter attacks against their lines in the Nafusa mountains.

From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 6:47 PM

Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding and landslides in Yajiang province in southwest China.

From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 6:46 PM

Russian consumer protection officials have clashed with representatives from the country’s post office following a spate of well-publicised thefts from the mail.

From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 2:56 PM

Defence Secretary Liam Fox has apologised to the families of two RAF pilots who were wrongly blamed for the 1994 Chinook helicopter crash.Two RAF air marshals had accused Flt Lts Jonathan Tapper and Richard Cook of gross negligence over the crash on Mull of Kintyre in which 29 people died.But a f...

From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 2:56 PM

Dozens of people have been injured in three explosions in the Indian financial capital, Mumbai.Officials say at least eight people have been killed in what the interior minister said were suspected terrorist attacks.One explosion was reported in the busy Zaveri Bazaar, another near the Opera Hou...

From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 2:56 PM

Egyptian-American comic Ronnie Khalil has just headlined the first major stand-up comedy show in Cairo since the Egyptian revolution.Local comedians joined him on stage at the gigs, which were delivered half in Arabic, half in English.The satirist told the BBC World Service that taboos on what y...

From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 2:44 PM

Colonel Gaddafi’s forces have begun a counter attack in western Libya, against rebels who have been fighting hard to advance towards the capital of Tripoli.

From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 12:37 PM

Sir David Attenborough, who is president of Butterfly Conservation, has asked the public to spend 15 minutes counting butterflies.

From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 12:37 PM

The cast of the new Winnie The Pooh film talk about why they wanted to bring the characters back to life to make a new film.

From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 12:37 PM

Two pilots have been cleared of any blame for an RAF Chinook helicopter crash on the Mull of Kintyre in 1994 which killed all 29 people on board.

From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 11:31 AM

The family of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler, whose phone was allegedly hacked by the News of the World, have said they are "delighted" that the Prime Minister has announced a full judge-led inquiry into phone hacking.

From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 11:31 AM

Hastings Olympic yachtsman Mark Covell has launched a campaign to find a crew for a boat which is being built as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 11:31 AM

Diddy, Primal Scream and Kelis were some of the pop stars who performed to volunteers at London’s Wembley Arena on Tuesday evening.

From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 10:54 AM

An island off the Pembrokeshire coast that is home to a Napoleonic fort once used as a hotel, is up for sale.A company that drew up plans to upgrade Thorn Island near Milford Haven into a five-star retreat has gone into administration and the island is back on the market.Pembrokeshire reporter S...

From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 10:54 AM

The Speaker chastised children’s minister Tim Loughton for "disgraceful" behaviour as he tried to calm a noisy House of Commons.John Bercow told MPs to behave like adults or leave the chamber during prime minister's questions.

From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 10:25 AM

Sixteen police officers in Northern Ireland were injured during last night’s violence.

From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 10:25 AM

A fishing trip for two friends turned into a dramatic event when one of them hooked a thresher shark estimated to be 8ft long.

From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 9:49 AM

Are scripted reality shows like "The Only Way Is Essex", "Geordie Shore" and "Made In Chelsea" forms of regional racism?The MP for Liverpool Walton says programmes like those will only reinforce the stereotypes created by "Bread" and "Brookside" in the 1980s.BBC Radio 5 live Breakfast’s Nicky Ca...

From: BBC News on Wed, Jul 13 2011 9:49 AM