Scores hurt as car hits US parade 02:05, May 19 2013
Up to 60 people were injured when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town. more
Pakistan politician gunned down 02:05, May 19 2013
Gunmen on a motorcycle have shot and killed a senior member of a leading Pakistani political party. more
Crohn's patients slam hospital food 01:05, May 19 2013
Half of hospitalised Crohn's disease patients believe their recovery was hampered because of poor hospital food, a poll suggests. more
Activists attack PM on gay marriage 01:05, May 19 2013
Tory activists have attacked David Cameron's support for gay marriage, claiming it had made winning the next general election "virtually impossible". more
One in 10 'fell asleep at wheel' 01:05, May 19 2013
More than three million British drivers have fallen asleep behind the wheel in the last year, according to new research. more
Miliband pledges tax crackdown 00:05, May 19 2013
Labour leader Ed Miliband will write new rules to tackle corporate tax dodgers if he wins the next election, even if there is no international consensus for action. more
Faith leaders back assisted dying 23:05, May 18 2013
A group of Christian and Jewish ministers have defied their hierarchies to back a Bill legalising assisted suicide. more
Ukip hits new high in opinion poll 23:05, May 18 2013
The UK Independence Party surge has continued with two opinion polls giving the party record levels of support. more
Tories bid to smooth 'loons' furore 22:05, May 18 2013
The Conservative leadership has moved to head off a damaging rift with grassroots activists after an ally of David Cameron reportedly described them as "mad, swivel-eyed loons". more
Governor warning on housing package 22:05, May 18 2013
The outgoing governor of the Bank of England has warned that George Osborne's plan to boost the housing market is "too close for comfort" to a general state guarantee for mortgages. more
Cameron 'losing control' of party 22:05, May 18 2013
Former foreign secretary Lord Geoffrey Howe has claimed David Cameron is losing control of his party as the Conservatives' "long, nervous breakdown" over Europe continues. more
I won't step down, insists Assad 21:05, May 18 2013
Bashar Assad said he will not step down as president of Syria before elections are held in the war-ravaged country. more
Several blasts rock Libyan cities 21:05, May 18 2013
Explosions have gone off in the Libyan capital Tripoli and the restive eastern city of Benghazi. more
Boys held over teenage 'drug' death 20:05, May 18 2013
Three boys have been arrested in connection with the death of a 16-year-old girl who is thought to have taken an illegal drug. more
Ukip hits opinion poll high of 19% 20:05, May 18 2013
Support for the UK Independence Party has reached a record 19%, according to a poll which saw both Labour and the Tories losing ground. more
Building society raiders sought 19:05, May 18 2013
The men shown in these CCTV stills are being sought by police in connection with the robbery of a building society. more
Police name drug death teenager 19:05, May 18 2013
Police have named a 16-year-old girl who died after it is feared she used an illegal drug. more
Headteachers cross swords with Gove 17:05, May 18 2013
Michael Gove has faced the wrath of headteachers over the state of the education system, just hours after they passed a landmark vote of no confidence in the Government's school reforms. more
Pool tragedy response criticised 17:05, May 18 2013
Relatives of a five-year-old British girl who drowned in a hotel pool in Egypt have said they are angry and hurt that more was not done to save her. more
Young women killed in car crash 16:05, May 18 2013
A teenage driver and her female passenger have died and three men are in hospital after their car careered off the road into undergrowth. more