Gordon Brown is outlining the need to reform social care to cope with Britain's ageing population.

5/12/2008 8:52:54 AM

The first US aid flight takes off for Burma, but agencies warn the amount of aid getting to people is inadequate.

5/12/2008 7:25:58 AM

An earthquake measuring 7.5 has hit south-west China, according to the US Geological Survey.

5/12/2008 9:02:45 AM

A witness to the murder of a boy in a south-east London bakery comes forward after police make an appeal for help.

5/12/2008 8:06:26 AM

Serbian President Boris Tadic's pro-EU alliance declares victory in elections but falls short of a majority.

5/12/2008 3:35:11 AM

MPs are to debate controversial proposals to change the law governing the use of human embryos.

5/12/2008 8:17:59 AM

Centrica, the parent of British Gas, warns profits will be squeezed and signals that fuel bills could rise.

5/12/2008 8:38:33 AM

More people want house prices to fall than to rise, research from the BBC indicates.

5/12/2008 12:38:44 AM

Credit companies are using the Facebook networking site to target young people, a debt charity warns.

5/12/2008 8:33:41 AM

Owners able to withstand falling housing market

5/12/2008 12:42:27 AM

'Being short of money worsens my mental health '

5/12/2008 12:12:44 AM

Look back at key league moments

5/12/2008 5:46:41 AM

How hard will Lord Levy's comments hit the PM?

5/11/2008 3:29:12 PM

Solo sailors embark on 2,800-mile racing odyssey

5/11/2008 8:42:10 PM

Plight of displaced families in India's Bihar state

5/12/2008 5:20:39 AM

Two people are hurt after diving from about 30ft into shallow water in a practice known as "tombstoning".

5/12/2008 8:36:29 AM

A blueprint for the crofting system to encourage more young people to live in rural areas will be unveiled.

5/12/2008 12:16:43 AM

Proposals are announced to reduce the number of young people not in education, employment or training.

5/12/2008 8:04:00 AM

Civil action being taken by some of the families of victims of the Omagh bombing moves from Belfast to Dublin.

5/12/2008 6:14:59 AM

Sudan says it has proof that Chad helped Darfur rebels in their weekend invasion of the capital's twin city.

5/12/2008 5:55:54 AM

Tornadoes and severe storms sweep the central US, severely damaging two towns and killing at least 22 people.

5/12/2008 7:56:51 AM

Hezbollah keeps up attacks on a pro-government leader in Lebanon as the Arab League prepares to send mediators.

5/12/2008 8:07:00 AM

China's consumer price inflation nears a 12-year high in April, as the cost of food continues to take its toll.

5/12/2008 7:09:22 AM

Serbia's election results point to a victory for the pro-EU bloc, but the nationalists say they could still form the next government.

5/12/2008 8:17:32 AM

Pakistan's main coalition parties fail to strike a deal on restoring judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf.

5/12/2008 2:34:40 AM

Manufacturers are raising prices as they face the strongest cost pressures in over 20 years, the CBI says.

5/12/2008 7:35:46 AM

Ex-minister Frank Field says he would be "very surprised" if Gordon Brown led Labour into the next election.

5/12/2008 9:02:34 AM

People with mental health problems are struggling to make ends meet, the charity Mind finds.

5/12/2008 12:06:21 AM

Pupils about to take GCSE and AS-level exams are put under extra stress by timetabling problems, teachers warn.

5/10/2008 8:49:06 AM

The number of grants to people fitting green energy systems in their homes has halved, the BBC has learned.

5/10/2008 2:29:27 PM

Novelist Salman Rushdie is favourite to win the Booker of Booker prizes to add to his two existing awards.

5/12/2008 8:35:04 AM

US advocacy groups urge regulators to block any deal Google and Yahoo might strike after a two-week experiment.

5/10/2008 1:10:24 AM

Locusts swarm in such numbers because of a panicking fear they will be eaten by each other, scientists suggest.

5/12/2008 4:04:42 AM

A Gloucester man saws his car in half with an angle-grinder in protest at it being clamped.

5/12/2008 8:34:30 AM

Manchester United win 2-0 at Wigan to pip Chelsea to the Premier League crown, securing the club's 17th title.

5/11/2008 5:02:22 PM

Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson sets his sights on the Champions League final after clinching his 10th league title.

5/12/2008 8:09:36 AM

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