The Dark Knight's Christopher Nolan is one of two British film-makers in the running for Directors Guild of America awards.

The Dark Knight flies away with top honours at the People's Choice Awards, taking all five prizes it was nominated for.

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown is hopeful a basis for a ceasefire in Gaza will be found to end the Middle East's "darkest hour".

Thirty years after the quiet fall of the bloody Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, dark memories - and disputes - linger.

Companies need to do more to ensure USB drives are not posing a serious security risk, say experts.

Blockbuster The Dark Knight is among the films nominated for best picture by the Producers Guild of America.

Two security guards are robbed by armed men at a supermarket in the Springburn area of Glasgow.

The Tories must offer a "positive vision of change" to help people through the "dark days" ahead, David Cameron says.

Belfast in 1978, the army was on the streets and the bombers ruled the night, but, writes legendary punk promoter Terri Hooley, in the darkness a few chords were providing a glimmer of light.

Newly declassified documents show government officials once wanted to knock the world's smallest state into the sea.

Police warn residents of Berkshire of potential Christmas crime risks so they are not left in the dark.

The BBC's Daniel Schweimler meets those campaigning for safer sex in La Plata - Argentina's sex capital.

With the hit film Twilight, the transformation of vampires from terrifying, bloodsucking killers to sensitive, emotionally-intelligent, misunderstood souls, is complete. How was Bram Stoker's legacy so drastically betrayed?

Low-key events are planned in Lockerbie to mark the 20th anniversary of a disaster which scarred the town.

The residents of Lockerbie are described as a "shining jewel in the crown of Scotland" at the Scottish Parliament.

Observations of the effect of dark energy on galaxy clusters suggest general relativity is alive and well.

Batman film The Dark Knight is named as one of the Top 10 movies of 2008 by the American Film Institute (AFI).

His Dark Materials writer Philip Pullman on Billie Piper, Hollywood studios and daemons as he answers some of your questions.

Redditch United receive no contact from the FA over alleged irregular betting patterns.

A couple who bought a laptop computer in a car park find the case instead filled with bottles of fizzy drinks.