Rangers captain Barry Ferguson says he will make his critics eat their words for criticising his form since returning from injury.

About 3,000 low-level crimes are dealt with using a new "common-sense" approach being trialled by four police forces in England.

Motorists are warned not to rely solely on satellite navigation systems when driving through the Lake District.

Banks routinely employ highly-qualified mathematicians to manage risk - so how did they miss the financial crisis?

John McEntee is cleared to play for Crossmaglen in the Ulster Club replay while Paul McKeown is winning his fitness battle.

US President-elect Barack Obama names more advisers and sets out measures to tackle the ailing economy.

Asbestos-related cancer victims and their families have won an important test case over access to compensation.

It's World Philosophy Day - an opportunity to contemplate one's very existence and whether computer monitors really exist, says David Bain.

On Monday disable broadcaster Liz Carr wrote an open letter to Noel Martin, paralysed after being attacked by neo-Nazis and planning a trip to Switzerland to commit suicide. She urged him to think again and here is his response.

President-elect Obama's transition team is full of former Clinton administration officials, reports the BBC's Max Deveson.

A second drum maker in two years has died after apparently inhaling anthrax spores from animal skins. What are the risks of this seemingly safe job?

A couple who claim they have never played a video game are accused of illegal file-sharing.

A West Country-based store wins planning permission for five new fairytale-style towers in Devon.

One of Britain's top policemen visits frontline officers in Surrey implementing a pilot scheme designed to cut red tape.

There is insufficient evidence to convict Michael Stone of trying to murder the Sinn Fein leadership, a court hears.

Leyton Orient chairman Barry Hearn casts further doubt over the future of the 2012 Olympic Stadium.

The role of the BBC mentor supports the lead teacher in a school and can involve as much or as little time as BBC work and commitments allow.

A farmer ploughs the word "maze" into his field after highways officials removed signs directing people to his attraction.

It is the stuff of science fiction, but could mirrors in space and spraying sea water in the air be shortcuts to halt global warming?

MPs say the number of bids for Welsh-only laws could bring the process of more powers for the assembly into disrepute.