Business correspondent Nick Servini takes a look back at a miserable month for jobs in Wales and the prospects going into Christmas.

The mother of Shannon Mathews bursts into tears as she denies involvement in her daughter's disappearance.

The mother of Shannon Mathews bursts into tears minutes after starting her evidence at Leeds Crown Court.

Workers tear down the home of Chinese activist Ni Yulan, now in detention after fighting for six years to save it.

Police are attacked in China's Gansu province during protests against the demolition of homes, state media report.

Angelina Jolie pays a tearful tribute to her late mother, Marcheline Bertrand, dedicating her performance in new film Changeling to her.

Greek police fire tear gas to disperse protesters at the US embassy in Athens during a march to mark a 1973 student uprising.

Rhys Williams is to return to action for the Blues a year after tearing a muscle from his hip.

The plight of abandoned children in state-run institutions in Turkey makes Princess Eugenie break down in tears.

Ex-Bluecoat Scott Bruton is the latest act voted off The X Factor after a sing-off that left judge Louis Walsh choking back tears.

Cameroon defender Timothee Atouba will be out of action for 'several months' after tearing his Achilles tendon.

Troops from a Wiltshire regiment have emotional reunions with their families after a tour of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Riot police in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo fire tear gas at other police officers who are striking over pay.

After a tough tour of duty in Afghanistan, Jack Mizon returned a troubled man, struggling to stay on the rails back in a British barracks. But can we expect soldiers to go from firefights straight back to ordinary life?

A memorial is unveiled in Leeds for Pc Ian Broadhurst who was shot dead while on duty on Boxing Day 2003.

BBC Middle East correspondent Tim Franks sends the latest edition of his diary.

Ipswich Town defender Ben Thatcher will be out for up to six weeks after tearing his thigh during the Carling Cup defeat to Wigan.

A woman leaves a murder trial in tears after hearing how her husband was stabbed to death in Aberdeen.

Clowns at a circus in Birmingham are banned from playing their trumpets.

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir fire tear gas and overhead shots to disperse a large crowd protesting against Indian rule.