Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn says the club has to protect its loyal supporters when considering how to deal with the Government's VAT cut.

Leeds United manager Gary McAllister says his side must be up for a battle in every game they play this season.

The UK's Climate Change Bill could cost each family in the UK up to £10,000, warns Conservative MP Peter Lilley.

Noel Martin, who was paralysed in an attack 12 years ago, plans to commit suicide with the help of the Swiss clinic Dignitas. Here, broadcaster Liz Carr appeals in an open letter to Noel, for him to think again about talking his life.

It's the sort of conundrum that apprentice wizard Merlin - eponymous hero of the current BBC children's drama - needn't concern himself too much about: how do magicians stop others from pinching their tricks?

Only 18 teams will compete for the 2008/09 Guernsey FA Cup but the Guernsey Football Association insist the competition is still important.

There will be no repeat of New Zealand's 2006 haka boycott in Cardiff after assurances from the Welsh Rugby Union.

The WRU will dispense with the services of Graeme Maw in June, just six months after he became the elite performance director.

BBC Sport looks at the combination of Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard in England's midfield.

The BBC World News series Life on the Edge examines a determined effort by a Pakistani prince to get his village to meet the Millennium Development Goals.

Why economic problems must not derail progress on the Millennium Development Goals, which the UN assesses this week.

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari faces a dilemma writes the BBC's Jorn Madslien - unrest is fuelling economic hardship, which in turn makes investors stay away.

Health Secretary Alan Johnson announces cardiac and acute services are to be cut at an East Yorkshire hospital.

After 31 days of trying to live without any new plastic, Christine Jeavans reflects on the highs and lows, and lessons she has learned.

Amid economic crisis and the breakdown of some social controls, elements of market capitalism are emerging in North Korea, reports the BBC's Becky Branford.

Intel's chairman tells developers a better education system is vital to the economic well-being and future of the US.

Two men jailed in their absence in Cyprus are told they must wait to find out if they are to be extradited.

Most fatal stabbings involve a weapon that is easy to obtain and sharp with it - a kitchen knife. Would stopping the sale of long blades with sharp points help save lives?

Gay US bishop Gene Robinson is forced to halt a sermon to a London church after being heckled from the congregation.

Kevin Pietersen is upbeat despite having "zilch" captaincy experience as he prepares to lead England for the first time.