Police release CCTV pictures of an attempted armed robbery at a betting shop, in which a man threatened a cashier with a gun.

The hardest part of Christmas looms... No, it's not socialising with family. Nor hauling coal or peeling potatoes. It's wrapping the presents, says Clive James.

Scientists say they can watch genetic diseases unfolding in the laboratory after finding a way to reproduce affected cells.

A full moon has occurred closer to the Earth than at any other time during the past 15 years.

When a movie dramatises the lives and times of an easy on the eye bunch such as Germany's Baader Meinhof gang, it does tend to glamorise the murder and kidnapping they got up to, says Clive James.

Human rights activists and opposition politicians in Russia's southern republic of Ingushetia say the region is in a state of civil war.

An artist sells paintings to raise funds for the 'sad' apes he met at an orangutan sanctuary.

Burnley manager Owen Coyle predicts midfielder Chris Eagles will have a bright future at Turf Moor.

A gallery of images from Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall's official tour of Japan.

India reach 68-0 chasing Australia's 430 as rain ends the second day of the first Test in Bangalore.

Skin could be damaged by prolonged, close-up exposure to low-energy bulbs, health experts have warned.

Nasa's Messenger probe returns more close-up images of Mercury never before been seen by a spacecraft.

A gallery of images which will feature in the Have You Clicked? exhibition in the Senedd.

BBC cameraman Steve Walker shares the tricks of the trade in this series of tips on making a TV report.

Paul Newman encapsulated the spirit of cinema, whether he was playing a romantic lead or an impertinent anti-hero.

Your Pictures: 19 September - 26 September

It's been a week since TV's most famous school closed its gates. For three decades it held a mirror up to life in the classroom and playground. What did it teach us?

The demolition of a block of 1960s high-rise flats

Your Pictures: 12 September - 19 September

British and German engineers are working on a potential new European mission to bring back material from an asteroid.