A former air steward for McLaren racing boss Ron Dennis claims he was discriminated against after rumours he was gay.

Deciding to turn over a new leaf in the new year could do more harm than good, a mental health charity warns.

The BBC's Chris Hogg meets a couple who abandoned Shanghai for a new life in the countryside.

BBC News School Report mentor Adam Broadhurst spent a day at Whitton School to help Year 7 students make the news.

Ipswich Witches secure Piotr Swiderski and Danny King for 2009 as they continue to put together their new season line-up.

Many people have gained an insight from cop shows like The Wire into the violent underbelly of some of the cities on the US eastern seaboard. But what is life really like for the police who tackle serious crime? Louis Theroux found out.

Two police officers who were filmed ill treating their dogs in their back yard are given community sentences.

Now the US has elected its first black president, how long until the UK has a black or Asian leader?

The BBC's Geeta Pandey in Delhi goes on a raid with an anti-smoking squad to find those who violate a recent ban on smoking in public places

A man who slapped a nine-month-old baby so hard that her ear and face turned purple is given probation.

UK net firms have pledged to do more to tackle illegal file-sharing. This Q&A explains the background to the deal.

A policeman is given a three-month suspended jail sentence for assaulting a man who later died

A golf club manager dies trying to push rubbish into an industrial bin, an inquest hears.

Five-time champion Roger Federer beats unseeded Mario Ancic in straight sets to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals.

Former UN chief Kofi Annan warns that Africa faces a $40bn aid shortfall, as he launches a report by the Africa Commission.

World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan is fined and docked ranking points as punishment for his lewd comments at the China Open in March.

James Anderson takes a career best 6-42 before bad light ends day two with New Zealand 96-6 in reply to 364.

A service and fly-past is held to mark the 65th anniversary of the famous Dambusters mission.

Yeovil goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall has made no apology for chastising critical fans during last Saturday's 3-0 defeat at home to Crewe.

A couple barred from fostering after refusing to stop smacking their natural child lodge an appeal.