A man who went on a £108,000 drugs run to keep a friend company is jailed for four years.

Canine companions are being called for to be trained up as search dogs for police force.

As many as 71 African migrants drown after their boat sinks in the Mediterranean Sea, their companions tell Maltese police.

Police investigating the rape of a 19-year-old woman want to speak to a woman seen talking with her on CCTV.

The last known survivor of a mountaineering disaster on the world's second highest peak, K2, reaches base camp.

The final episode of the latest Doctor Who series, starring David Tennant, is greeted with a mixed response by fans.

David Tennant remains Doctor Who after the current series ended without the Time Lord regenerating.

TV presenter Ben Fogle and Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell search for someone to join them in the South Pole.

A hillwalker is rescued following a four-hour ordeal on a Scottish mountain range.

Architect Lord Rogers of Riverside has been made Companion of Honour in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.

Rat fans are invited to join a new club set up by the mother of a rodent-loving 10-year-old boy.

Gucci, an 18-month-old pomeranian, is a fluffy ball of fun who loves walks in the park. And he can be your dog - for a price - as part of a new service renting out canine companions.

A man who is afraid his father could be lonely has advertised for a drinking companion for him, at £7 an hour.

Scotland's first pet undertaker service aims to help animal lovers through the trauma of losing their companion.

Actress Emily Perry, who played Dame Edna Everage's companion Madge Allsop, has died aged 100.

Two old stars appear to be generating planets long after the normal period, astronomers say.

Following his 1990 knighthood for services to the performing arts, 68-year-old Sir Ian McKellen has become a Companion of Honour.

A Devon charity is seeking a home for a three-legged dog and the canine chum who helped him cope with his disability.

A vulture which escaped from a bird rescue centre in Aberdeenshire is found a female companion.

Journalist Francis Wheen talks to the BBC about his News Quiz companion Alan Coren, who has died aged 69.