Cannabis plants with an estimated street value of £25,000 are recovered during a raid in County Durham.

A man and woman are charged after police find a cannabis farm at a house in Oldham.

A man and a woman are arrested by police who found a cannabis farm at a house in Oldham.

Tears, tantrums and murder. Far from being a cold and rational exercise, maths can provoke the full range of human emotion, explains mathematician Ian Stewart.

The Magazine's review of advertising takes a look back at the ads which have stood out, whether for good or bad.

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, degenerative and irreversible brain disorder that causes intellectual impairment, disorientation and eventually death and is the most common cause of dementia.

Regular commentator Bill Thompson on what an art project tells us about motivating the online masses.

The Magazine's review of advertising looks at the recycled jokes in otherwise excellent adverts for Argos.

A report into the death of a baby boy in Doncaster says a social services team was in a "chaotic and dangerous" state.

Portraits inspired by the assassination of US president John F Kennedy are to be united in an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.

Two men and a boy are charged over the discovery of more than 1,800 cannabis plants worth £2.1m in Suffolk.

Fifteen of the best rising music stars are announced on the longlist for the BBC's Sound of 2009.

Alex Ross wins the Guardian First Book Award for his musical history The Rest is Noise.

A new 2.5 megawatt hydro power station is to be built to generate energy for more than 1,700 homes.

The attacks in Mumbai strike at the city's most powerful symbols, says prize-winning Indian author Aravind Adiga.

A large abstract oil painting of moving fabric, which cost £45,000, goes on display in Glasgow.

The UK's Climate Change Bill could cost each family in the UK up to £10,000, warns Conservative MP Peter Lilley.

BBC Scotland looks at the fortunes of Falkirk to gauge the impact of the turbulence in the economy.

The BBC's Stephanie Holmes explores what the rhetorical skills of Barack Obama reveal about the man who will become the next US president.

A ceiling painting worth £15m is unveiled at the United Nations in Geneva amid controversy over how it was paid for.