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Milly Dowler killer seeks appeal
Former bouncer Levi Bellfield is due to seek permission to appeal against his conviction for the kidnap and murder of teenager Milly Dowler.

Lloyds Group to shed 1,000 jobs
Lloyds Banking Group announces it is to shed nearly 1,000 jobs and close three of its administration sites in England.

'Last' WWI service veteran dies
A woman thought to be the world's last known surviving service member of World War I dies aged 110.

O2 in Olympic home working trial
Thousands of staff at O2 in Slough are working remotely on Wednesday in an experiment to see if any Olympic Games disruption would affect businesses.

Woman held over Tube 'race rant'
A suspect is arrested after video footage emerges of a woman apparently abusing ethnic minority passengers on a Tube.

UK temperatures set to reach -15C
The UK is braced for its coldest night yet this winter as temperatures in some parts of England could reach as low as -15C.

Charge over Strictly man's murder
A man is charged with the murder of an electrical and lighting expert who worked on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.

US firm to print Olympics tickets
A US firm has been handed the multi-million-pound contract to print the tickets for the London Olympics, sparking criticism from UK businesses.

Liverpool skips mayor referendum
Liverpool will elect a mayor in May, after councillors vote to skip a public referendum on whether or not to introduce an elected mayor for the city.

Deer 'ripped to shreds' by dogs
The RSPCA appeal to find the owners of three lurchers which "ripped to shreds" a deer in Darlington.

'Arson spree' of M1 accused teens
Six teenagers carried out a "spree" of arson attacks in north London over five days, including a fire that closed the M1, a court hears.

Hospital 'sorry' for baby's death
Derriford Hospital says it is "extremely sorry" there were failings in the care given to a two-month-old baby from Plymouth who died.

Hooters closure 'really pleasing'
A spokeswoman for a feminist group has said they are "really pleased" that the Bristol branch of the American restaurant chain Hooters has shut down.

Parking levy could lead to strike
Workers at a Nottingham cigarette factory could be balloted for strike action over the city council's controversial Workplace Parking Levy.

Firm sued over heirloom valuation
Lord Coleridge, fifth Baron of Ottery St Mary, is suing the auction house Sotheby's claiming it undervalued a family heirloom which later resold for £300,000.

Anfield cat is new Twitter star
A grey and white cat which ran on to the Anfield turf during Liverpool's match with Tottenham attracts 30,000 followers on Twitter.

Third naked pedalo bid abandoned
Two men abandon their third attempt at crossing the Atlantic while naked on a pedalo after two previous failed bids.

Swindon 1-0 Barnet (2-1)
Swindon edge past Barnet 1-0 to seal a 2-1 aggregate victory and book their place in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final.

Southampton 2-3 Millwall
Liam Feeney's stunning late winner helps Millwall fight back to win 3-2 and dump Southampton out of the FA Cup at St Mary's.

Sheffield Wed 0-3 Blackpool
Blackpool seal an FA Cup fifth-round tie at Everton after a convincing 3-0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday.

VIDEO: House of Commons
Conservative MPs have called on the home secretary to "become a national hero" by ignoring a judgement from the European Court of Human Rights (EHCR) and deporting a terror suspect to Jordan immediately.

VIDEO: CCTV of tractor cash machine raid
Nottinghamshire Police have released CCTV footage of the moment thieves drove a tractor into the wall of a bank to steal its cash machine.

VIDEO: Portsmouth marks Dickens's birth
Events are taking place in the UK and across the world to mark the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens.

VIDEO: King's Troop marches to Woolwich
A ceremonial army unit which performs on state occasions has paraded through the streets of Woolwich to mark a move to its new home.

VIDEO: Soldiers on tour of Afghanistan
Soldiers from the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment describe life on tour in Afghanistan.

VIDEO: Floods clear-up after mains burst
Clearing up has started at South Woodham Ferrers in Essex where dozens of homes were left under feet of water after a water main burst.

AUDIO: Barton tweets 'did not amount to risk'
Attorney General Dominic Grieve comments on the decision to release the radical Muslim cleric, Abu Qatada, and the issue of Joey Barton's tweets on the John Terry case.

VIDEO: Retail remedy for the High Street
The number of empty shops on UK High Streets is set to rise in 2012, a report has said.

VIDEO: Protecting your internet security
Inside Out examines internet security and looks at what you can do to protect your personal online details from being abused.

Unseen royal photographs unveiled
The previously unseen pictures of the Royal Family taken by a photographer 60 years ago

'Where our 30-year nightmare began'
Mother talks of the moment her two-year-old daughter vanished

Robbie makes holiday women appeal
Robbie Williams seeks girls from 1989 Pontins holiday

Pantomime profits defy downturn
Why is the audience appetite for pantomime growing?

Victim 'pities' sex abuse priest
Priest's victim wants his abuser to be 'helped'

DJ fights to save 'iconic' club
A DJ fights to save the former home of an "iconic"club

Landlord revives estate's shops
A landlord tries to revive his local high street by buying empty shops