Sir Alex has a fit at the fixture list, plus all your top chants

Championship side Derby beat Manchester United in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final at Pride Park.

Hatem Shurrab, an aid worker in Gaza for the UK-based charity Islamic Relief Worldwide, keeps a diary of his work amid the conflict.

BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen is writing a diary of the conflict between Hamas and Israel.

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A group of Scouts from Wiltshire come to the rescue of a stricken climber in freezing conditions near Aviemore in the Highlands.

Young people in China are coming up with novel ways to beat the global economic downturn.

The outbreak of flu cases in England and Wales looks like it has peaked, experts say.

Spirited singer-songwriter Florence and the Machine has come third on the BBC's Sound of 2009 new music list.

For its last appearance at Macworld, Apple failed to deliver any new products to excite the thousands of Mac fans who flock to the annual tech gathering.

What has been the effect for borrowers and savers of recent regular interest rate cuts by the Bank of England?

Holders Tottenham thrash Championship side Burnley in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final.

The BBC's Richard Lister reports on President-elect Barack Obama's unwillingness to comment on Israel's invasion of Gaza.

As the final Woolworths stores close, members of staff tell the BBC News website what it has been like to work there over the past few weeks.

While Iraq struggles to return to peaceful normality, the British have been working to restore some of the country's pride in its past - with a museum

A £110m waste to energy facility in Lincolnshire comes a step closer.

The family of a 20-year-old man killed in a car accident on New Year's Day in Lancashire appeal for other men involved to come forward.

Australian fantasy pop duo Empire of the Sun come fourth on the BBC's Sound of 2009 list.

The demise of Waterford Wedgwood - 250 years after Wedgwood was founded in Stoke-on-Trent and 226 years after Waterford was founded in Ireland - has come as a shock to many. It shouldn't have.

The New Year Arctic weather brings sub-zero temperatures and disruption to parts of the UK, with more freezing conditions expected overnight.