Former Kidderminster boss Graham Allner on the sheer joy of masterminding a giant-killing.

Britney Spears and Take That both release an album called Circus on Monday - but which is best? There's only one way to find out.

British musician Teddy Thompson recently released his fourth album, A Piece of What You Need. He is currently touring with James Blunt.

Defence chiefs were warned a base was not safe prior to a massive fire which led to asbestos ash falling, documents show.

Authorities, notably the EU, must tighten rules on shark finning to stem the creatures' global decline, conservationists say.

Why climate campaigners should stop trying to persuade people into lifestyle changes and start dealing with the politics.

MotoGP world championship leader Jorge Lorenzo may miss Sunday's China Grand Prix after fracturing an ankle bone in a crash in practice on Friday morning.

"After three races of the MotoGP season things are starting to hot up nicely"

MotoGP series leader Jorge Lorenzo has surgery to relieve muscle compression in his right arm.

The seventh and final Harry Potter novel will be adapted for the big screen in two parts, Warner Bros confirms.

There's no whiter place in England and Wales than Easington in County Durham. As a survey finds white working class people feel forgotten and dejected, what do the people in this former colliery town think?

All this week BBC News website technology editor Darren Waters is using a mobile phone to cover the Game Developers Conference, in text and in video.

Britain's national security framework remains "incoherent" and "outdated", a think tank warns.

Republican hopeful for the American presidency, Mitt Romney, has confronted voters' concerns about his Mormon faith. We look at where the other party candidates stand on faith.

Pressure mounts on a health authority who say there is no need to install sprinklers in a new £300m hospital.

The BBC's Gordon Corera analyses the MI5 chief's assessment of the terror threat faced by the UK.

Bosses at NHS Forth Valley say the authority will consider installing sprinklers in a new £300m hospital.

Fire safety concerns are raised over NHS Forth Valley's plans not to use sprinklers in a new hospital.

Investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald was hit harder than any other company by the 9/11 attacks. Stephen Evans speaks to its chief executive.

The ban given to former super-model Caprice for drink-driving charges marks a rare failure for one of Britain's most infamous lawyers, Nick Freeman.