Levels of voter apathy are soaring in Greater Manchester, a region with a rich political history, a report says.

BBC Scotland's Home Affairs Correspondent analyses data contained in a study spanning four decades.

South Yorkshire has the highest number of people choosing not to vote in elections, says a survey of the UK's changing society.

A bluetongue protection zone is extended to the whole of Wales after cases of the animal disease were found in Devon.

Analysis of all the teams in England's top flight

It is difficult to tell in Mauritania's capital that just over 48 hours ago the military seized power, writes the BBC's James Copnall.

Voters in English local elections could be entered into a "prize draw" in a bid to boost turnout, says Hazel Blears.

Facing assault from political correctness, seaside decline and apathetic children, Punch and Judy has survived against the odds. As its practitioners gather in London, how have they survived the odds?

It's 30 years since Rock Against Racism was formed to tackle growing racial tension in the UK. A series of concerts reached its climax in east London's Victoria Park on 30 April 1978, when the Clash played to 80,000. But did it have a lasting impact?

Spam continues to blight e-mail exactly 15 years after the term was first coined.

Coventry boss Chris Coleman is bemused that some loan targets would rather not play at all rather than join the Sky Blues.

Ebbsfleet United boss Liam Daish says people are too quick to write off their chances of making the play-offs.

Angola make it through to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals for the first time after a goalless draw with Tunisia.

An advertising watchdog upholds complaints against leaflets protesting over a Norfolk wind farm plan.

Ahead of the crucial state caucus in Iowa, we asked six Iowans to tell us who they will be supporting and why.

A young Man Utd side earn a draw at Roma ina low-key end to their Champions League Group F campaign.

Philippine President Gloria Arroyo says soldiers involved in a coup bid will face the full force of the law.

A coup bid by renegade soldiers in a Manila hotel ends after they surrender to government forces.

We asked people who were in the area at the time to describe the events of the day.

As a daily online political news site is launched by US students, where does the wider youth vote stand ahead of the 2008 elections?