Grimsby teenager Thomas Turgoose, the youngest person to be nominated in the best actor category at the British Independent Film Awards, misses out.

US President-elect Barack Obama names former rival Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, as she vows to give her all.

A list of the top 10s provided by newspapers and magazine sport experts to determine the shortlist of contenders for the 2008 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

Nominations begin for the election to choose a new chief minister for Jersey.

Fifty-seven candidates will vie with each other to win one of 28 democratically elected seats in Sark's historic election.

Exeter's Graham Skinner is nominated for the BBC South West Unsung Sporting Hero award for his work with young players at ISCA Hockey Club.

Commentators in the Arab press highlighted the "symbolic" nature of Abbas' appointment to a nominal post last held by Yasser Arafat.

Liskeard junior football club coach Adam Sibley has been nominated for BBC South West's Unsung Sporting hero award.

A Berkshire credit union appeals for residents to help it relocate to a new town centre building by nominating it for National Lottery funding.

Torpoint Athletic youth team coach Ian Baker is nominated for the BBC South West Unsung Sporting hero award.

St Just cricket coach Chris Goninan is nominated for the BBC South West Unsung Sporting Hero award.

BBC Spotlight profiles Barry Bartlett from the Guernsey branch of the British Show Jumping Association who has been nominated for the South West Unsung Sporting Hero award.

President George W Bush's choice for attorney general, ex-judge Michael Mukasey, is an independent conservative, analysts say.

US President-elect Barack Obama is "on track" to nominate Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, US media reports say.

Foo Fighters, John Mayer and BB King are lined up to perform at the first Grammy Nominations Concert.

With three months to go before the 2009 Academy Awards, some of this year's leading contenders are still under wraps.

Nominations for people wishing to stand in Alderney's general election open with five seats on the government available.

The terms and conditions for the 2008 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

Speculation abounds about who Barack Obama will nominate for the top jobs in his new administration, but there are 4,000 lower-level posts available says the BBC's Richard Lister.

Nominations for Sark's historic general election opened on Friday.