New research suggests the UK is a nation of lonely hearts, with traditional community life fading away. Video reports from across the country show community living varies greatly

Norfolk's traditional Minor Counties cricket festival is cut from three games down to two.

Leaders from the world's religious traditions sign a manifesto calling for tough action on climate change.

John Pienaar asesses whether the pre-Budget reports marks the end of New Labour and a return to traditional Labour.

South Africa's main opposition accuses the intelligence service of hiring traditional healers to cleanse an office.

Weeks of bad weather and the subsequent fixture pile-up mean that the traditional Boxing Day Railway Cup Final will have to be delayed.

The credit crunch is being blamed for affecting what traditionally is a good time for prawn prices.

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A tradition of throwing coins to children at a fair in Cambridgeshire is thwarted by health and safety rules.

EU plans to phase out the use of traditional light-bulbs need to be a shining example for the rest of the world to follow.

Transport secretary Geoff Hoon says traditional speed cameras could be replaced with "fairer" average speed versions.

The Traditional Unionist Voice MEP Jim Allister tells his party conference mandatory coalition must end.

The Traditional Unionist Voice MEP Jim Allister urges the DUP to tell Gordon Brown that power sharing is not working.

Nadene Ghouri describes being the only guest in a five star luxury hotel in Pakistan in an area where the Taleban come and fight at night.

Was one of the executed Gunpowder Plotters an innocent victim of circumstance? As effigies of Guy Fawkes again go up in flames, has the time come to rectify a 400-year-old miscarriage of justice?

A city council decides to replace a modern logo with a traditional Robin Hood symbol.

Today in Parliament reports on a break with tradition as MPs on the treasury committee invite voters to suggest the questions for an evidence session.

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama wins in the two US towns that traditionally open election voting.

A primary school is scrapping weekly homework and introducing challenges throughout the term.

The tradition of cowherding is revived in the UK according to the National Trust, with the appointment of a cowgirl on heathland in Dorset.