The murder of Vicky Hamilton was a crime of "almost unspeakable horror", jurors have been told.

The BBC's Zubair Ahmed examines claims that 'Hindu terrorists' are behind recent bomb blasts in western India.

Radio comedy has not only entertained audiences for some 70 years, it's also been a medium for change in British society itself, says Nicholas Parsons.

The BBC political research unit's Marc Williams puts David Cameron's 133 speeches since becoming Tory leader under the microscope.

Author JK Rowling wins her legal battle to get an unofficial Harry Potter encyclopaedia banned from publication.

Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger reveals the band's plans for world domination, three years after their debut.

The UK's biggest mortgage lender HBOS says only 8% of its £4bn share issue was taken up by existing investors.

Country star Dolly Parton writes songs for a Broadway musical based on the 1980 film Nine to Five.

New entries in the latest edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary include credit crunch, and non-dom.

Twelve months after the ban on smoking in public places in England, what are the unforeseen consequences?

Young Kashmiris losing interest in separatism?

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki reassured Iran about a proposed security pact between Iraq and the US.

Israel seeks clarification after the UN chief expresses solidarity with Palestinians on Nakba Day.

The BBC's Martha Kearney looks back at the prime minister's US trip and troubles at home.

JK Rowling warns that publication of an unofficial Harry Potter encyclopaedia could threaten other authors.

The author of an unofficial Harry Potter encyclopaedia breaks down in court in a legal battle with JK Rowling.

JK Rowling tells a US court that plans to publish an unofficial Harry Potter guide amount to "wholesale theft".

Research increasingly suggests the exponential rise in eating disorders cannot be laid solely at the fashion industry's door.

The word "gay" is now the most frequently used term of abuse in schools, says a report. How did it get to be so prevalent and why do children use homophobic insults to get at each other?

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