The age of criminal responsibility will stay at 10, the government says, after a senior adviser for England calls for it to be raised.

The Afghan president agrees to let two foreigners sit on a key election monitoring body, reversing a previous decision.

The Lib Dems would not support a government which proposes major spending cuts within the next year, leader Nick Clegg says.

Pop star Mark Owen checks into rehab after admitting to a drink problem and cheating on his partner, a spokesman confirms.

Two teenagers are arrested by police hunting the killer of a man stabbed to death after chasing handbag-snatchers.

Partial results for Iraq's elections show PM Nouri Maliki's coalition ahead in the crucial area of Baghdad, officials say.

An 18-year-old appears in court charged with the harassment of a man who collapsed in the garden of his Greater Manchester home.

The EU is putting the finishing touches to a multi-billion euro bail-out for Greece after weeks of crisis, senior officials tell the BBC.

Formula One legend Sir Stirling Moss thanks his well-wishers after he fell down a lift shaft at home and broke both ankles.

Nasa Moon astronauts condemn President Barack Obama's decision to cancel the US lunar programme as "catastrophic".

A Nigerian plane taking part in a simulation exercise for disaster relief operations crashes in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt.

About 500 volunteers holding flaming torches will illuminate Hadrian's Wall from coast to coast later.

Tottenham host Blackburn in the first of seven Premier League games on Saturday, with Chelsea in action against West Ham and Arsenal travelling to Hull City.

Ireland take on Wales before Scotland host England in the Calcutta Cup on the penultimate weekend of Six Nations rugby.

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel starts the first Formula 1 race of 2010 from pole position after edging the Ferraris in Bahrain.