| Pakistan kidnap father returns to UK The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan returns to the UK against the wishes of the country's police, the BBC learns. |
| Economic storm not over, says PM Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced. |
| Apology for women raped by father Two women raped by their father over 25 years- bearing seven of his children - are given an apology by authorities. |
| Berezovsky wins poison libel case Businessman Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of ex- Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko. |
| Boy's torturers given jail terms A Leeds drugs gang are jailed for torturing a boy, 16, to force his family to pay a £20,000 ransom over a "drugs debt". |
| British Gas faces strike ballot British Gas workers are to vote in a strike ballot over allegations of bullying by management, and on changes to working conditions. |
| US 'hid terror suspect treatment' A former head of MI5 says she did not know US intelligence services were mistreating terror suspects until after she retired. |
| Northern Rock sees reduced losses Northern Rock says that it made "good progress" in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses. |
| Street actress reveals depression Coronation Street actress Beverley Callard reveals she has been receiving treatment for a "serious breakdown" and depression. |
| Twenty-four hour hugging people - student pair break record A pair of embracing students from Greater Manchester break the world record for the longest hug. |
| Coke machine ordeal rescue leaves mother fizzing A mother tells of her daughter's ordeal after her arm got trapped in a vending machine and had to be rescued. |
| Onions ruled out of opening Test England bowler Graham Onions is ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh with a back injury, but there are more encouraging signals about Stuart Broad. |
| Beckham excited by Man Utd return AC Milan's David Beckham says he is excited to face Manchester United at Old Trafford for the first time but maintains he wants them to lose. |
| Benitez hits back at Wigan chief Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says Dave Whelan should concentrate on his own club after the Wigan chairman's claim that the Reds are in a "mess". |
| Bendtner response delights Wenger Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praises the resolve of Nicklas Bendtner, who put recent media criticism behind him by scoring a hat-trick in the 5-0 Champions League win over Porto. |
| Works of beauty The zenith of British industry in sound and pictures |
| Spy story The untrue murder accusation that enraged an oligarch |
| Jumbo job It's a big task, but how do you recycle a plane? |
| Sleeping killers Why obesity is leading drivers to sleep at the wheel |
| Robert Peston Can taxpayers profit from Northern Rock? |
| dot.Rory BT's boss comes out fighting on file-sharing rules |
| Plane-spotters return from India Two British plane-spotters return home from India after being fined for monitoring aircraft. |
| National parties accuse BBC of bias Plaid Cymru and the SNP say planned televised debate plans breach the BBC's duty of impartiality. |
| Facebook killer police criticised Merseyside Police is criticised for not referring earlier its handling of the case of a known sex offender who killed a teenager. |
| Care home owner 'not a killer' A care home manager from Somerset accused of killing two of her residents has denied she was a "drug-crazed monster killer", a court is told. |
| More schools fail Ofsted checks More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, according to figures just released. |
| EU leader 'pities' UKIP's Farage EU president Herman Van Rompuy says he pities Nigel Farage, the British Eurosceptic MEP who called him a "damp rag". |
| BA strike action talks under way Talks aimed at averting strike action by BA cabin crew are continuing at the TUC, after a deadline was extended. |
| UK industrial output falls back Industrial production in the UK fell unexpectedly in January, dropping by 0.4% form December, official data has shown. |
| Baby P rules 'may increase risks' Rules to improve child protection after the Baby P case may leave children more vulnerable to harm, council leaders warn. |
| Cars in rail 'Russian roulette' The driving test should have compulsory questions on level crossings to teach good habits in learner drivers, says Network Rail. |
| Fatwa flashing Can a fatwa to counter a fatwa really work? |
| Junk mail quiz Test yourself, now Royal Mail will no longer limit the stuff |
| Taking a chance Can we write off the rehabilitation of offenders? |
| UK troops inquest widely reported The inquest verdict into the deaths of four UK solder in Afghanistan is widely reported in Wednesday's papers. |
| Police find in garden 'body' dig Police digging up a garden in London after a tip-off there may be a body buried there find an unidentified item in a plastic bag. |
| Chubby Brown denies hitting woman Comedian Chubby Brown denies assaulting a 21-year-old woman during an argument in a Teesside car park. |
| Faulty blanket led to baby death A faulty electric blanket led to the fire that killed a baby girl in her home in County Londonderry last June, an inquest is told. |
| Journalist seeks SDLP nomination Former UTV presenter Fearghal McKinney tells a press conference that he wants to be part of a "new era" in NI politics. |
| Driver jailed over A9 death crash A man who admitted causing the death of another motorist by dangerous driving is jailed for three years. |
| Medical records lost after error A case of mistaken identity reveals serious concerns over the way the NHS transfers medical records, BBC Scotland can reveal. |
| Man guilty of murdering daughter A man is found guilty of the murdering his 17-year-old daughter, whose body was found when police stopped his car. |
| 150 Toyota jobs to go on Deeside Around 150 jobs will go at the Toyota plant on Deeside, Flintshire, as part of 750 posts going across the UK. |
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