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In The Bleak Midwinter is named the best Christmas carol in a poll of leading choirmasters and choral experts.
A mother tells an inquest how her partner drowned as he rescued her 13-year-old daughter when she fell into a Lancashire reservoir.
President-elect Obama's transition team is full of former Clinton administration officials, reports the BBC's Max Deveson.
Ireland aim for a first ever win over New Zealand on what could be a memorable occasion at Croke Park.
A Zimbabwean professional, living and working in Harare, describes how the daily struggle to survive carries on with no end in sight.
The BBC's Michael Voss looks at how and why ballet has become so popular in communist Cuba.
Now the US has elected its first black president, how long until the UK has a black or Asian leader?
BBC Scotland's business editor Douglas Fraser examines whether the Trump golf is economically viable.
A Cornish sailor raises £20,000 for the RNLI after circumnavigating Britain in memory of a famous Victorian shipping disaster.
The leader of Israel's governing Kadima party, Tzipi Livni, recommends elections after failing to form a government.
A fire which caused the roof of a historic villa to collapse is described as a 'tragedy' by English Heritage.
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton takes a vital pole in Shanghai to boost his world title hopes.
Russia's liberal newspapers accuse other media colleagues of failing to give the full picture of the Russian economy.
Fernando Alonso wins the Japanese Grand Prix after title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa fall back after penalties.
The nature of rugby in one of its true heartlands
Author W. David Woods explains how amateur enthusiasts use the web to further our understanding of the solar system.
Pictures from Ipswich Town's Carling Cup defeat by Wigan.
All the debates, big interviews and gossip from Labour Party conference in Manchester.
Labour Party founder Keir Hardie has been voted its "greatest hero" in a straw poll of delegates - although MPs backed former PM Clement Attlee.
BBC Sport looks back as the unassuming Graeme Hick retires after a stellar county career
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