Belfast in 1978, the army was on the streets and the bombers ruled the night, but, writes legendary punk promoter Terri Hooley, in the darkness a few chords were providing a glimmer of light.

John Prescott's rise from working class lad and 11-plus failure to deputy prime minister means his is quite a journey through the British class system.

John McCain speaks at the Republican conv 2130 BBC North America editor Justin Webb:A strange part of th speech now where he’s talking about changing Washington – does he think President Bush has been a good thing or a bad thing? It’s one of the questions he’s going to have to address in the speec. It’s almost as if the enemy has been in power in Washington for the last eight years. ention.

Kevin Pietersen hits a superb century as England fight back on day one at Lord's.

Former Khmer Rouge welfare minister Ieng Thirith is refused bail by Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court.

Ex-Khmer Rouge welfare minister Ieng Thirith appears before the genocide court, as Khieu Samphan falls ill.

David Cowling, the BBC's political research editor, reviews the political opinion polls published in March.

A quarter of a century on from The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook, is the breed still so easy to indentify? The Magazine goes Sloane spotting with Peter York.

Looking back on the first 100 days of John Major's reign as Conservative leader.

Does the Tory grammar school row and Labour's deputy leadership contest herald the return of class politics?

Welcome to your memories of the decade that has passed into British mythology. But did it deserve to? Was it really as good as we think?

The 60s was a mythical period in British history, and it fundamentally changed the way the country was run, says Andrew Marr, whose TV history of post-war UK continues on Tuesday.

The annual London to Brighton Mini Run is held with thousands of cars descending on the seafront.

Labour deputy leadership contender Peter Hain on why he is the one with the new ideas.

A selection of your suggestions for renaming a reformed House of Lords.

According to a survey of social attitudes, 57% of adults in the UK claim to be working class. But what is that in today's society?

Foreigners who move to Brazil soon find that to make your mark in the country, hard work and good contacts are essential.

The mix of sun, fun and the English tongue has led thousands of Brits to settle in Florida. But many end up feeling trapped and in fear of falling ill.

Shooting has long had a difficult image in Britain. But for some, no holiday would be complete without a rifle and target range.

Jackass star Steve-O causes upset when he jet-skis onto ITV's Love Island.