Today at 13:52:36 - One in four state primary schools in England has no male teacher, statistics show.

Today at 13:42:10 - Welsh MP Chris Bryant says he believes his answer machine messages were intercepted by journalists at a tabloid newspaper.

Today at 13:37:06 - The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show.

Today at 13:30:00 - Four teenagers deny murdering a 61-year-old man at his home in Conwy.

Today at 13:12:05 - Dublin delays a deal to allow transfers of EU citizens' data to Israel, which is accused of forging passports.

Today at 13:08:02 - Foreign woman suspected of being forced to work as prostitutes in Belfast are understood to have been rescued in a series of raids.

Today at 12:55:42 - A former MI6 worker from London has been jailed for 12 months after admitting charges of unlawfully disclosing top secret material.

Today at 14:12:10 - Two police officers have been suspended after confiscating a super-fast sports car from its driver and then crashing it themselves.

Today at 11:57:03 - The three Pakistan cricketers embroiled in an alleged betting scam are being interviewed by Scotland Yard detectives.

Today at 11:27:02 - People in the UK are drinking less for the first time in 60 years, according to new figures.

Today at 10:57:03 - The four-year marriage of Cheryl and Ashley Cole has ended in divorce at the High Court in London.

Today at 10:27:03 - Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha have appeared in Downing Street with their new daughter for the first time.

Today at 10:27:03 - A former FBI investigator has said jailed Amanda Knox is innocent of the brutal sex murder of British university student Meredith Kercher.

Today at 14:05:03 - Daniel Houghton, 25, offered sensitive information to Dutch agents for £2mAn MI6 worker has been given a 12-month jail sentence after attempting to sell intelligence to the Netherlands.Daniel Houghton ...

Today at 13:52:59 - About 54,000 jobs lost, far fewer than the 100,000 expected, easing fears of a second US recessionFears that the world's largest economy is spiralling back into recession eased today as US unemploymen ...

Today at 13:45:19 - Comments came as cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were being questioned by policeThe head of the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit denied today that the ICC w ...

Today at 13:17:55 - Detectives given 12 hours more to question parents of Shafilea Ahmed, 17-year-old who disappeared in 2003Police have been given more time to question the parents of a Muslim teenager who was the suspe ...

Today at 13:13:47 - Video by World Cup group Freshlyground challenges Zimbabwe dictator to 'become the hero he used to be' - and step downRobert Mugabe has never been known for his sense of humour. So you wouldn't want t ...

Today at 13:51:28 - Janet Jackson has revealed she got rid of the "pent up anger" she felt after Michael Jackson's death by working on a movie.Related StoriesMontgomerie picks his Ryder Cup wild cardsEmma Watson's 'new ...

Today at 13:45:47 - Kylie Minogue has knocked £500,000 off the asking price of her multi-million pound London flat.Related StoriesNadine Coyle says new single is called InsatiableBaby pygmy hippo makes his debutNatalie ...

Today at 13:12:56 - 1,500 jobs are being cut at Somerset Council over the next three years.Related StoriesPakistan match set to be overshadowedHague responds to internet speculationBlair's memoir message risks Labour ci ...

Today at 13:05:53 - A mother has appeared in court charged with murdering her two-year-old son.Related StoriesWoman charged over schoolgirl dog attackArrest over 1996 murder of Melanie Hall

Today at 12:43:57 - A two-year-old Indonesian boy whose chain-smoking had shocked the world has reportadly given up.Related StoriesDouglas talks about his cancer on Letterman show

Today at 13:50:12 - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the decline was far less than expected and private payrolls growth surprised on the upside, easing pressure on the ...

Today at 11:47:00 - TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran would retaliate by striking Israel's nuclear facility if Israel attacked its nuclear activities, armed forces chief of staff Hassan Firouzabadi said on Friday.

Today at 11:24:32 - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to a series of direct talks on Thursday, seeking to forge the framework for a U.S.-backed peace deal within a year and end a conflict that ...

Today at 10:32:11 - LONDON (Reuters) - Banks have acknowledged they need to be more open about the size of their bonus pools and the methodology for paying star bankers after making progress in other areas of reforming p ...

Today at 07:39:07 - DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan's Taliban on Friday took responsibility for triple bombings at a Shi'ite Muslim procession this week, challenging the civilian government further as it ...

Today at 13:31:38 - A whole rat has been found inside a tin of baked beans, it was disclosed today.

Today at 13:22:54 - UK Independence Party MEP Nigel Farage confirmed today he is standing for the party's leadership.

Today at 13:20:56 - A mother appeared in court today charged with murdering her two-year-old son.

Today at 12:40:10 - Union leaders warned today that plans by a county council to axe 1,500 jobs over the next three years because of cuts in Government funds will pile "misery" into a recession-hit region.

Today at 12:25:36 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned Friday from the resumption of Mideast negotiations in Washington to confront internal opposition to his peace moves, just as his Palestinian counter ...

Today at 12:22:08 - Defence Secretary Liam Fox promised "closer co-operation" with the French as military budgets face being squeezed on both sides of the Channel.

Today at 13:11:02 - Religious leaders in Britain on Friday hit back at claims by leading physicist Stephen Hawking that God had no role in the creation of the Universe.

Today at 13:11:02 - Fires left at least four people dead and hundreds homeless in two regions of central Russia, government officials said Friday.

Today at 13:11:02 - First there was the discovery of dozens of bottles of 200-year-old champagne, but now salvage divers have recovered what they believe to be the world's oldest beer, taking advertisers' notion of 'drin ...

Today at 13:11:02 - A verdict is expected Friday in a child sex abuse trial that has gripped Portugal for years as dozens of alleged victims testified against a television star, a former diplomat and five other defendant ...

Today at 05:41:01 - A human rights lawyer who defended a woman sentenced to death in Iran for adultery enjoyed a tearful reunion with his wife and daughter Thursday after they flew from Tehran to Oslo, Norway.

15/06/2010 at 13:05:54 - Plans to vet millions of people working with children and vulnerable adults are to be scaled back to "common sense" levels, the Government announced today

15/06/2010 at 11:03:21 - 9.40 BST On a January morning 38 years ago, 13 protesters died at the hands of British paratroopers and 14 were injured, one so seriously he died four months later. For many of their relatives, the ye ...

15/06/2010 at 10:51:00 - Inflation eased in May to 3.4 per cent from a 17-month high the previous month, helped by weaker rises in food and petrol prices.

15/06/2010 at 09:49:00 - News Corporation, the media group headed by Rupert Murdoch, confirmed this morning that it had made an offer to take full control of BSkyB, the satellite broadcaster in which it has a 39 per cent stak ...

15/06/2010 at 07:21:54 - Congressional investigators have published a series of internal BP memos which they say proves that the British company systematically and negligently put safety at risk on the Deepwater Horizon oil r ...

Today at 10:33:19 - Hurricane Earl - as seen from space. On Thursday, NASA sent a robotic plane into the eye of the hurricane as it moved toward the East Coast. © NASA

Today at 10:26:45 - The three Pakistani players at the centre of the betting scandal that has shocked cricket have been charged by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and suspended, amid…

Today at 09:44:24 - Despite News Corp recording an 11 per cent rise in annual profits, chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch took a six per cent pay cut last year, according…

Today at 06:54:35 - Should England lose tonight in their opening match of their Euro 2012 campaign and you can bet your bottom dollar that one of the tabloids will have Fabio…

02/09/2010 at 20:59:03 - Samsung has unveiled its new Galaxy Tab device, which it has hailed as the missing link between smartphones and the fast-selling Apple iPad. The company has bravely…

Today at 13:17:01 - Margaret Wrathall, 74, was herding cattle at her farm when the animal broke loose from the pack and charged at her.

Today at 13:03:26 - The second round game was halted when the brawl kicked off - apparently after a female spectator and her father took exception to another fan's swearing.

Today at 12:52:57 - Seven helicopters, two aeroplanes and four boats were sent to the site, about 100 miles south of Vermilion Bay off the central Louisiana coast.

Today at 12:51:39 - Melanie Ruddell is alleged to have killed her son in his sleep while they stayed overnight at the home of her brother in County Durham.

Today at 12:49:05 - Desmond Campbell went on holiday with a new girlfriend just weeks after he murdered Janet. The court heard his crime had 'deception, duplicity and manipulation' at its heart.

Today at 11:18:42 - Service sector activity grew at the weakest pace in 16 months in August, heightening fears that the economy is beginning to stall

Today at 09:10:44 - The oil group said the costs associated with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill have risen by $2bn in the last month to $8bn and that it expected the relief well currently under construction to be completed ...

Today at 08:41:57 - European and Asian shares are slightly higher as investors are cheered by positive economic data from the US and a third straight session of gains on Wall Street.

Today at 00:42:12 - The BBC was forced to defend its neutrality after its director general met with senior aides to David Cameron to discuss its political coverage

02/09/2010 at 20:24:54 - The singer and campaigner for aid to the continent is seeking to raise money from institutional investors for a private equity venture on the continent