The devolution of policing and justice powers to Northern Ireland marks the end to decades of strife, Gordon Brown says.
The coroner at an inquest into the death of four soldiers in an Afghan blast says there were training "inadequacies".
Merseyside Police refers its monitoring of the sex offender who murdered teenager Ashleigh Hall to the police watchdog.
The UK goods trade deficit with the rest of the world widens in January, causing the pound to dip below $1.50. 
A US TV producer pleads guilty to attempting to blackmail US chat show host David Letterman over his affairs.
A new medal to honour the courage of ordinary people who helped others escape the Nazis has been given to two men at Downing Street by Gordon Brown.
Seven people are arrested in the Irish Republic over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist for depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
Israel announces 1,600 new homes for East Jerusalem, threatening to overshadow the US vice-president's visit.
The Ministry of Defence names two British soldiers killed in separate incidents in Afghanistan on Sunday.
A professional gambler is found guilty of running a £34m pyramid scam which targeted people on low incomes.
Planned new BNP constitution allowing non-white members may still be discriminatory, a court is told.
A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.
The UK donates £1m ($1.5m) to South Africa to buy 42m condoms, as the nation builds up to the football World Cup.
Arsenal take on Porto for a place in the Champions League quarter-finals and, in the Premier League, Portsmouth host Birmingham and Sunderland play Bolton.
Nicklas Bendtner silences his recent critics with a hat-trick as Arsenal see off Porto in emphatic fashion to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.
Two goals from Cameron Jerome inspire Birmingham to a battling win against bottom-club Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
Targets for getting young people into university should be scrapped, say graduate recruiters. What do you think?
Can we write off the rehabilitation of offenders?
Do 'different types of people' really travel in first class?
UK painter defiant despite Turkish conviction
We can't devalue our way out of trouble after all
Paedophile priest left alone by Church and state
Election doubt leaves lobbyists and others in limbo
A County Durham artist charged with mocking Turkey's prime minister by portraying him as a dog is handed a fine.
A man goes on trial charged with murdering his five-month-old daughter by hitting her on the head and body.
The Chevron oil firm is looking for bids for a refinery that directly employs around 1,400 people in Pembrokeshire.
A second man has been charged with raping and sexually abusing a 15-year-old schoolgirl over a three-day period.
A Nigerian Christian group accuses the army of ignoring warnings of attacks, as communal tension remains high near Jos.
Brussels says it hopes European aerospace group EADS was not prevented from fairly bidding for a major US defence deal.
Israel and Syria both tell a conference in Paris they want to use nuclear power to generate electricity.
Indonesian security forces kill three alleged militants and investigate whether one is key Bali bomb suspect Dulmatin.
Dutch bishops order an inquiry into alleged sexual abuses of children by Catholic priests, threatening a new scandal.

India's upper house sees a second day of uproar as it backs a bill to reserve a third of all parliamentary seats for women.
Aer Lingus announces plans to lay off 670 staff, including nearly a quarter of its cabin crew, as part of restructuring plans.
The Tories say new figures back up its case that violent crime has risen under Labour, reopening a long-running political row.
Parents, hospitals and private firms are being warned over risky and illegal collections of umbilical cord blood
Targets for getting young people into higher education should be scrapped and top-up fees raised, say graduate recruiters.
Research shows some EU countries "import" about a third of their carbon emissions from developing countries.
Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland enters the UK and Ireland box office at number one, with record opening takings for a 3D movie.
Hard drives are about to undergo one of the biggest format shifts in 30 years but it  could cause problems for Windows XP users.