The Little Hacker's Room

Drinks firm Diageo says it faces a "challenging" market , after seeing little change in annual profits.

A soldier's family are frightened out of their home by a spider thought to have been brought from Afghanistan.

A GP reacts to a report saying that there is a 28-year gap in life expectancy depending on what area of Glasgow you live.

Food shortages facing thousands in southern Sudan

The Thai PM says he will not use force against thousands of protesters besieging government, in an apparent change of heart.

UK house prices are down 10.5% on a year ago, the first annual double-digit fall since 1990, the Nationwide says.

Police use of stop and search could make gangs stronger and knife crime worse, the BBC hears.

Claims learner drivers in north Wales find it harder to pass their tests than others across the country are under scrutiny.

A fresh planning application to build a new John Lewis store at Sprucefield near Lisburn is set to be unveiled.

Unions will fight any compulsory job losses as a university admits it faces 'very difficult' financial choices.

Bill Clinton resoundingly endorses Barack Obama, who is formally nominated by US Democrats as their presidential candidate.

The UN says Pakistan has agreed to extend the deadline for repatriation of two million Afghan refugees.

Newly released files show that Winston Churchill was urged to keep Britain's Special Operations Executive going in peacetime.

À peine quelques heures après être officiellement devenu candidat à la présidence américaine, Barack Obama fait une apparition surprise à la fin du discours de son colistier, Joe Biden. Plus tôt, l'ancien président Bill Clinton l'a appuyé sans équivoque.

Two UK galleries appeal for £50m to buy a painting by Italian Renaissance artist Titian - estimated to be worth £150m.

Police hope to be able to enter the home of a missing family that was destroyed in an arson attack later, once it is declared safe.

Le président de la compagnie soutient que celle-ci porte l'entière responsabilité de l'éclosion de listériose au pays, mais ne remet pas en question le système fédéral d'inspection des aliments.

Former London mayor Ken Livingstone is to work as a consultant for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

The most sparsely populated county in Wales is Britain's happiest place - but Edinburgh the least happy, say researchers.

Czech attitudes change following landmark ruling