As part of BBC Radio 4's In Afghanistan season, Eddie Mair chairs a debate on whether the UK should pull its soldiers out of the country.

Andy Murray beats France's Gilles Simon to reach the semi-finals of the Masters Cup in Shanghai.

Energy experts warn the UK could face an unacceptable risk of major blackouts in less than 10 years unless policy is improved.

Professor Gerard J De Groot asks if the Armistice that ended the Great War in 1918 was too harsh on Germany and therefore led to WWII.

The Bank of England's rate-setters are expected to cut the base rate to at least 4% from 4.5%, but could they cut even further?

Boss Harry Redknapp hails Tottenham's incredible comeback after they score twice in injury time to draw 4-4 at Arsenal.

In the closing minutes of World War I, the ceasefire within touching distance, a handful of troops died. As the 90th anniversary of the Armistice approaches, who were these men?

Judges at the ICC ask for more evidence before deciding whether to indict Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes.

A 16-month-old malnourished girl died after her back was broken by her father, a court hears.

Historian Simon Schama argues that the Obama campaign represents an historic shift in America's self-image.

Uefa general secretary David Taylor says football clubs with heavy debts could face exclusion from future European competitions.

FA chairman Lord Triesman says the global credit crisis could pose a "terrible danger" to clubs with spiralling debts.

The Conservatives say they would scrap plans for a third runway at Heathrow and build a high-speed rail line instead.

BBC political correspondent Carole Walker looks at the Conservatives' plans to build a new high speed rail link rather than a third runway at Heathrow.

Former Scotland international John Beattie says national bodies will have less say over player release in future.

A divorcee has been awarded £50,000 a year maintenance - to keep her horses in the manner to which they have become accustomed. What does this mean for tug-of-love battles over the family pet?

A brewery jumps to the defence of its Skull Splitter ale amid claims it has an aggressive theme.

Margaret Beckett warns Labour rebels to get behind Gordon Brown if they do not want the party to pay a heavy price.

Fossils of parrot-like birds thought to be about 55 million years old are found on marshes in north Kent.

A campaign calling for the 1967 Abortion Act to be extended to Northern Ireland is launched.