A mother takes her appeal against her seven-figure divorce settlement to the European Court.

About 25% of the world's mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to a global assessment.

Three men are arrested following a BBC News investigation into one of the UK's largest illegal immigrant communities.

A network of criminality in one of the UK's largest illegal immigrant communities is exposed by a BBC News investigation.

Formula One commentator Martin Brundle is being investigated by media watchdog Ofcom after using the term "pikeys" in a television broadcast. What is the word's origin and how offensive is it?

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez revokes a law that required citizens to co-operate with intelligence agencies or face jail.

BBC News looks at one man's journey from the brink of suicide to a playwright telling others about mental health.

A devastating cyclone in Burma has killed tens of thousands and left many more homeless. But why is the country not known in the UK by its official name, Myanmar?

The BBC's Martha Kearney looks back at the prime minister's US trip and troubles at home.

Children's ability to write is being damaged by lightweight fiction and magazines, a report suggests.

Brain scans have revealed a possible biological basis for cocaine addiction.

The BBC has apologised for an innuendo-filled discussion on Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time last year.

The BBC's Lourdes Heredia in Los Angeles hears from Democratic Latino voters about how they will vote on "Super Tuesday".

The House of Commons gets its first female Serjeant at Arms, its head of security usually known as "men in tights".

Sports writer Rohit Brijnath on the current spat between the Indian and Australian cricket teams.

It's the lingua franca of currencies - a symbol of wealth in movies, music, backpackers' pockets and central banks all over the world. But will the dollar's current doldrums end all this?

A mammal that lives in south-east Asia is our closest relative, after apes, monkeys and lemurs, a DNA study shows.

Saudi Arabia is dominated by sons and grandsons of founding monarch King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud who died in 1953.

An increasing number of Evangelical Christians are fleeing Eritrea amid claims of religious persecution.

Protest marches in Burma have entered a ninth day. But why is the country not known in the UK by its official name, Myanmar?