A first US contingent arrives in Poland for military exercises amid heightened tensions with Russia over Ukraine.
British counter-terrorism police chiefs are making an unprecedented appeal to Muslim women to urge men against travelling to possibly fight in Syria.
The Duchess of Cornwall's brother, Mark Shand, dies in a New York hospital after sustaining a serious head injury in a fall.
Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas announce a reconciliation deal, saying they will seek to form a unity government in the coming weeks.
US film star Jodie Foster marries her girlfriend, Alexandra Hedison, the actress's representative confirms.
Nick Clegg will pledge to speak "loudly, passionately and unequivocally" against "isolationists" when he launches the Liberal Democrat campaign for the European elections.
Plans to allow schools to keep asthma inhalers go to public consultation, as campaigners say current rules endanger hundreds of thousands of children.
A Home Office scheme resulted in asylum seekers being placed in "unacceptably poor" housing, the Commons Public Accounts Committee says.
Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone goes on trial on bribery charges in the German city of Munich, and could face 10 years in jail if convicted.
Facebook reports growing earnings on surging mobile advertising revenue as chief finance officer David Ebersman prepares to leave.
RAF fighter jets were scrambled to investigate two Russian military aircraft spotted approaching UK airspace, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) says.
A teenage blogger with terminal cancer raises more than £1m for charity after posting his final message to followers.
A police update in the hunt for missing Madeleine McCann and the death of the brother of the Duchess of Cornwall after a fall in New York attract front page headlines.
Legendary rock group Led Zeppelin make public two previously unheard recordings.
The number of viewer complaints over the audibility of BBC One drama Jamaica Inn escalates, with the second episode seeing a decline in ratings following Monday's debut instalment.
Karim Benzema's goal gives Real Madrid the advantage as holders Bayern Munich lose semi-final first leg in Spain.
Legendary Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps says he is coming out of retirement because of concerns over his weight.
Paul Farbrace is confirmed as England's new assistant coach to Peter Moores after quitting as Sri Lanka head coach.
Manchester United reject "unprofessional" claim, insisting they did not want to search for a successor behind David Moyes's back.
Liverpool plan to redevelop parts of Anfield to increase the ground's capacity to around 59,000.
The UK government borrowed £107.7bn in the financial year to April 2014, lower than the amount it borrowed the previous year.
UK banks are expanding their use of mobile branches. Brian Milligan reports on the new banks on wheels.
UKIP says it is "extremely unhappy" about the name of another Eurosceptic party contesting the European elections.
Senior Liberal Democrat Danny Alexander says the Lib Dems would be willing to renew their coalition with the Conservatives, but would not support a minority government.
Drinking more than three large glasses of wine can push people over a "tipping point", meaning they consume about 6,300 extra calories in the following 24 hours, research says.
The most dangerous form of skin cancer is now five times more common than it was in the 1970s.
A study says the public cost of higher university fees and loans is "highly uncertain" and depends on how much future graduates will earn.
Snooker World Champion Steve Davis is taking his love of the sport into schools in the hope of improving students' maths skills.
Twitter users bombard the New York Police department with images depicting police aggression in the latest social media campaign to go awry.
Microsoft's natural language expert explains how he breathed life into the firm's Halo-inspired virtual assistant Cortana.
A visualisation showing where sizeable asteroids have hit the Earth in recent years has been released by the B612 Foundation.
Wildlife expert Chris Packham and Sergei Golovkin from Malta's Wild Birds Regulation Unit discuss the number of illegal bird hunters operating in Malta.
The executive producer of Top Gear expresses regret over a "light-hearted" remark on its Burma special that led to the BBC show being accused of racism.
Dame Helen Mirren has revealed she always wanted to play Shakespeare's Juliet, but was never given the chance.
The 16-year-old boy who flew in a wheel well of a plane from California to Hawaii appeared to defy the odds.
Does the UK have enough bank holidays, asks Anthony Reuben.
A woman believed to be the mother of three children who were found dead at a south-west London home is arrested on suspicion of murder.
Cornish people will be granted minority status under European rules for the protection of national minorities.
Controversial plans to end the need for evidence in Scottish criminal trials to come from two sources are put on hold for at least a year.
Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond insists Scottish independence would be a boon for the north of England because it would rebalance the UK economy.
A former IRA member makes new allegations about Gerry Adams, claiming the Sinn Féin leader ordered him to transport explosives to Great Britain for a bombing campaign in 1980.
A hate crime in east Belfast in which three people were attacked by a gang armed with golf clubs is being investigated by police.
Eighteen men unhappy at being paid less than their female colleagues win an equal pay claim against a university.
Griff Rhys Jones withdraws from becoming Cardiff University's chancellor just two weeks after an embarrassing debacle in which his appointment was delayed at the last minute.
South Sudan's president sacks the head of the national army amid reports of military setbacks - including rebels seizing the oil hub of Bentiu.
Four people, two of them police, are killed in the Kenyan capital Nairobi by a car bomb outside a police station.
US President Barack Obama tells Japan that islands it disputes with China are covered by a bilateral defence treaty, as he begins an Asian tour.
Authorities in Australia say material washed ashore is not related to the missing Malaysia Airlines plane.
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan offers condolences for the first time for the mass killings of Armenians under Ottoman rule during WWI.
EU member countries have cut new government borrowing, but total debt continues to rise, European Commission figures show.
Weeks before the World Cup, deadly clashes break out in the Brazilian city of Rio after the body of a young man is found, allegedly beaten by police.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos reinstates the ousted mayor of Bogota, Gustavo Petro, to his post following a court order to that effect.
The head of Iran's prison service is replaced following allegations that political prisoners were beaten by guards at Tehran's Evin jail last week.
Members of Lebanon's parliament fail to elect a new president at the first attempt before Michel Suleiman's six-year term expires on 25 May.
The soldier who leaked US government documents to Wikileaks is granted the right to legally change her name from Bradley to Chelsea.
Clothing retailer Primark is to open its first US stores, beginning with a 70,000 sq-ft shop in Boston.
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The PM is challenged over his support for Maria Miller following a row over her expenses.
BBC News hears from a man carrying out a daily random act of kindness or 'RAK Nomination'.
NYPD asked followers to tweet a photo of themselves with officers and add the hashtag "myNYPD" as part of a social media campaign.
A woman believed to be the mother of three children found dead at a south-west London home has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
The White House has strongly condemned the massacre of civilians in South Sudan calling it a betrayal of the people by their leaders.
The mother of the Hillsborough disaster's youngest victim has said he would have been ''very proud'' of his cousin, England Captain Steven Gerrard.
Moscow has again warned that it will retaliate if it judges that the interests of Russian people are being threatened in Ukraine.
Tennis star Andy Murray has been awarded the freedom of Stirling in a ceremony which made the Wimbledon champion break down in tears.
Thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have been located on the border with Russia, joined by enthusiastic volunteer defenders.
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