A man who stabbed his younger brother to death in a drunken row is jailed for two years after admitting manslaughter.

What's the real impact of the economic slowdown? In a special day of coverage BBC News is taking the temperature across the UK. You can keep track of all the main developments as they happen on this page.

The BBC World News series Life on the Edge meets a film director in Hungary who is in a dilemma about his Roma roots.

Thieves steal a brass plaque from the grave of a Royal Anglian Regiment soldier killed in Afghanistan.

Two oyster catchers are shot dead and third is found crushed to death on the road.

The UK's outlook for inflation has deteriorated in the past few months, the head of the Bank of England says.

The treatment of the elderly is "a stain on the moral conscience" of England, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says.

The Brazilian shot dead by police who mistook him for a suicide bomber was acting no differently to any other commuter, a jury hears.

A care home owner who stole from the bank accounts of her disabled residents is jailed.

A 21-year-old man is jailed for life for raping and murdering his two-year-old niece in Leeds.

The full text of Tony Blair's keynote speech in South Africa.

A husband who killed his wife after she begged him to help her die is jailed for life for her murder.

A mother is jailed for the death of her baby son who died of an overdose of methadone.

A mother jailed for supplying her son with heroin and crack cocaine has dies after being found hanged in her cell.

A duo who stripped and tortured a pregnant teenager with learning difficulties are jailed for 17 years.

A survey is suggesting that only a tiny minority of us are getting eight hours sleep a night. But do we really need that much?

A mother from Teesside admits killing her baby son with an overdose of methadone.

With newspapers giving away her novels, Pride and Prejudice being voted the nation's top book and a new biopic in the cinemas, Jane Austen is riding the crest of a revival. But for those who've never picked up one of her books, what's the big deal?

A former British National Party (BNP) candidate suggested locations for planting a bomb, his co-accused tells a court.

Actor Ian Richardson will be best remembered for his starring role in BBC political thriller House of Cards.