The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes explains why the trial of three men over the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya resolves little.

The BBC's Jonah Fisher explains why Thabo Mbeki's presidency of South Africa was destined to come to an early end.

BBC News website meets Anne Storey to talk about being a urology nurse.

BBC Radio 4's Anne Perkins delves into the archives on the 30th anniversary of the Winter of Discontent.

MPs are calling for an advert showing two men kissing to be reinstated after it was pulled following complaints. More than two decades after the first gay kiss on teatime TV, a kiss is clearly not always just a kiss.

Plans to streamline planning decisions on big projects like airports have been attacked on all sides of the Commons.

Actor Stephen Fry defends the BBC, saying it would be a "tragedy" to "emasculate" it.

England will need four wickets on the final day to level their Test series against New Zealand after reducing the Kiwis to 242-6, chasing 438.

The police have been ineffective in dealing with Orange hall attacks, the order's grand secretary says.

Adam Mynott examines what lies behind the tight restrictions imposed on Kenya's anti-corruption commission.

How will the four Welsh regional sides fare in 2007/8?

English cities should have directly elected leaders with wide powers, Lord Heseltine says in a report.

The decision not to send Prince Harry to Iraq has to be seen through the prism of the long history of royal service in wars, writes Peter Caddick-Adams.

The West Bank city of Nablus has a new police chief aiming to bring law and order to the troubled city.

After EU monitors condemn Nigeria's polls as flawed, we ask if "People Power" or outside pressure could force a re-run.

The BBC TV licence fee will rise by £20 over the next five years in a deal that the BBC has called "disappointing".

Fifa president Sepp Blatter expects to have goal-line technology in place by next year's World Club Championship.

The Premier League says it favours the introduction of video replay for disputed goal-line decisions.

The BBC's Charles Haviland in Kathmandu examines the landmark peace deal between the government and rebels aimed at ending the 10-year insurgency.

Divisions are fracturing Lebanese society which cut across the usual sectarian boundaries, says Alex Klaushofer.