The German government warns Greece that it must meet its commitments to lenders, after the election win of the Greek anti-austerity Syriza party.

Eight French people are among 10 killed when a Greek fighter jet crashes during take-off at a Nato air base in central Spain.

Lance Armstrong says the time is coming when he should be forgiven, and tells the BBC he would do it again under the same circumstances.

Two prior attempts to kill ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko may have been made before he died from radiation poisoning in 2006, the BBC has learned.

MPs overwhelmingly reject a bid to suspend fracking for shale gas - but agree to Labour proposals to impose new conditions.

Kurdish forces have driven Islamic State (IS) militants from of Kobane, officials say, ending a four-month battle for the northern Syrian town.

An emergency has been declared in several US states as a storm bringing hurricane-force winds and 90cm (36ins) of snow barrels down on the north-east.

The FBI has arrested a man on charges he was spying for Russia and trying to recruit sources in New York City, announces US Attorney General Eric Holder.

Labour leader Ed Miliband is to set out details of Labour's "10-year plan" for the NHS, including longer homecare visits, in a speech in Trafford.

The Church of England has consecrated its first female bishop, the Reverend Libby Lane, in a ceremony at York Minster.

A man is charged with the murder of a 19-year-old man, who died in a machete attack outside a pub.

Greek singer Demis Roussos, who sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, has died aged 68, an Athens hospital confirms to the BBC.

British women are being forced into marriage against their will, even though it is now a criminal offence.

The 2015 general election will be unlike any other - and is close to impossible to predict, says David Cowling.

Will Syriza succeed in persuading its eurozone and IMF creditors to write off some of their huge debts, or will it be forced to leave the currency union?

A closer look at the Greek elections and what the result means for the country.

The website for Malaysia Airlines was rendered inaccessible thanks to a cyber-attack. But how did it happen? BBC technology reporter Dave Lee explains.

While there are bits of gadgetry that are changing the way we gather and distribute news, the primary challenge comes from new platforms and software.

A young mother hopes to find a stranger on a train who left her a note calling her a "credit to her generation".

Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are recognised as comedy legends at Bristol's annual slapstick festival.

Holders Arsenal are drawn against Championship side Middlesbrough in the fifth round of the FA Cup.