Who will your Premier League club buy and sell in the transfer window?

Liverpool go into the Boxing Day fixtures determined to hold on to their lead at the top of the Premier League.

The BBC's Mark Doyle takes a look back at the life of Guinea's President, Gen Lansana Conte, who has died.

The president of the West African state of Guinea, Lansana Conte, dies, aged 74, after almost a quarter of a century in power.

Web-based versions of popular Microsoft programs, such as Word and Excel, look set to debut in 2009.

Further evidence has emerged that King Edward VIII was seeing a mystic during the abdication crisis, prompting the Archbishop of Canterbury to intervene.

Computer security experts warn that many teenagers are falling into a life of petty cyber crime.

One of India's best-known artists, Paritosh Sen, dies aged 90 after a short illness in the eastern city of Calcutta.

Find out what happened to the players from Great Britain's 1972 World Cup-winning team

A Dorset pub is crowned the National Cider Pub of the Year by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

European banks have taken fewer risks than their American counterparts and as such should not expect to be bailed out.

A man from Maidstone is given three years in prison for fraudulently buying race horses worth more than £5m.

BBC Middle East correspondent Tim Franks sends the latest edition of his diary.

Britain's women's hockey team beat New Zealand after defeat for Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson in badminton and an Olympic record for Becky Adlington on a mixed day for Team GB.

A teenager found guilty of murdering a man in a brutal attack in North Lanarkshire is jailed for life.

A look at the late-blooming career of actor Morgan Freeman, one of Hollywood's most respected screen stars.

England make a vital late breakthrough as South Africa finish on 38-1 at stumps on day one of the third Test at Edgbaston.

Wigan midfielder Michael Brown plays down claims he is set to return to Sheffield United.

With each day in the markets recently bringing somewhat depressing headlines, if you are looking for a safe place to invest and feel like turning to drink - is fine wine best for pleasure or profit?