Martha Kearney looks at where the real power lies in UK politics.

David Miliband says it is "game on" for Labour again after a recent upturn in fortunes and the Glenrothes by-election win.

BBC Scotland news website reporter Hayley Jarvis captures the flavour of the count at the Glenrothes by-election.

Keep up with the drama of US election day on 4 November on the BBC News website.

An opera featuring a libretto by Booker prize-winning novelist Ian McEwan has its first performance in London.

Damon Hill says Lewis Hamilton will keep his cool in Brazil as he seeks to become Formula One's youngest world champion.

England beat Kazakhstan, Wales see off Liechtenstein but Scotland are held to a disappointing draw by Norway and Northern Ireland are beaten in Slovenia.

It's 60 years since the birth of the Citroen 2CV, a car that was practical, stylish and fun, as Stephen Mulvey remembers.

Lexicologists are abundant, it would seem, judging by the response to our feature on the man who reads dictionaries for fun. We asked for your favourite words and were overwhelmed with nominations. Here we list 30 of the best.

The key events and reaction as Gordon Brown shuffles his pack - including Peter Mandelson and Margaret Beckett's returns.

BBC News takes a look at the five best and five worst decisions Google has made in its first ten years.

A look at the main events and issues on the first day of the TUC conference.

Your News meets nineteen year old Tom. He had to have heart surgery after a his lip piercing became infected.

Third seed Novak Djokovic defeats Spain's Tommy Robredo in the fourth round of the US Open.

It's been a cinema staple for a century, but now popcorn is being banned by Britain's biggest chain of arthouse screens. Does the cotton wool-textured snack enhance or diminish the movie-going experience, asks Steve Robb.

Brian Hungwe analyses Zimbabwe's opening of parliament, which heralded unprecedented scenes of opposition MPs jeering and chanting at President Robert Mugabe.

Ghana captain Stephen Appiah gives new Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac his seal of approval.

As part of the BBC's Against the Odds series, Claire Marshall meets a Costa Rican sprinter with the Olympic hopes of a nation resting on his shoulders.

Kilmarnock chairman Michael Johnston says Old Firm plans to charge a handling fee over away tickets has caused a stir.

Exiled Zimbabweans rally to plead for the right to work - and raise the roof of a very English church.