Many people have gained an insight from cop shows like The Wire into the violent underbelly of some of the cities on the US eastern seaboard. But what is life really like for the police who tackle serious crime? Louis Theroux found out.

A greatcoat worn by Kaiser Wilhelm II during World War I goes on display for the first time.

Commuting by train brings us together in a very down to earth way - something flying and all its associated queues and security cannot do, says Lisa Jardine.

The "biggest club in the world" eyes up Ronaldo

Most of Kosovo's remaining Serbs still lean to Belgrade but some are making compromises - up to a point.

Roger Federer, Ana Ivanovic, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and Britain's Elena Baltacha all win on day one at Wimbledon but David Nalbandian is out.

A look at how the French and British newspapers are covering French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to Britain.

England lose 1-0 in France as David Beckham wins his 100th cap while Scotland draw with Croatia and there are wins for Northern Ireland and Wales.

A group of students from Fife return home after sweeping the boards in an unusual competition.

England defeat France in Paris while Wales and Ireland both record victories in the third round of the Six Nations.

When the writer of Prime Suspect, Peter Berry, started a new TV drama set in a "near future" Britain that's become a security state, he didn't expect current events to overtake his imagined plot.

Metal detectors are soon to be in UK schools, but do such security measures make us feel more scared, not less? Sean Coughlan reports.

A police manhunt is launched for a convicted murderer who escaped from prison guards at a hospital.

A police manhunt is launched for a convicted murderer who escaped from prison guards at a hospital.

Former Doctor Who star Billie Piper marries her fiance, Laurence Fox, in a church ceremony in West Sussex.

Police seek two men who attacked and robbed a man walking by a park in Telford.

A trenchcoat worn by Sir Michael Caine in the iconic gangster movie Get Carter goes under the hammer.

Iranian papers print a list of moral vices the police are targeting, including make-up and "decadent" films.

Liverpool and Arsenal share the points in an enthralling match to cap a busy Sunday in the Premier League.

A missing cape which was worn by Christopher Lee in the 1958 Dracula film is found in a London fancy dress shop.