This year's Budget will be held on Wednesday 24 March, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announces.

3/10/2010 9:09:13 AM

Reoffending by thousands of criminals serving short sentences in England and Wales costs up to £10bn a year, says a report.

3/10/2010 9:00:21 AM

The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.

3/10/2010 12:19:18 AM

Indonesia's president confirms security forces have killed the last main main suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings, Dulmatin.

3/10/2010 8:31:36 AM

A former head of MI5 says she did not know US intelligence services were mistreating terror suspects until after she retired.

3/10/2010 7:36:20 AM

Unidentified gunmen attack the office of a Western aid agency, killing up to five people, police say.

3/10/2010 6:09:01 AM

Doctors' leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England.

3/10/2010 9:00:55 AM

Illegal file-sharers should be fined, rather than have their internet connection cut off, says the boss of BT.

3/10/2010 4:18:42 AM

The driving test should have compulsory questions on level crossings to teach good habits in learner drivers, says Network Rail.

3/10/2010 8:05:37 AM

Attempts to reach a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water ahead of a key summit.

3/10/2010 12:36:06 AM

There is no evidence acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine boost the chance of IVF success, fertility experts warn.

3/10/2010 12:17:10 AM

The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say.

3/10/2010 12:22:57 AM

England bowler Graham Onions is ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh starting on Friday with a back injury.

3/10/2010 8:43:42 AM

Nicklas Bendtner silences his recent critics with a hat-trick as Arsenal see off Porto in emphatic fashion to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.

3/9/2010 9:41:03 PM

A Pakistan Cricket Board committee has issued indefinite bans to former captains Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan for "infighting".

3/10/2010 7:56:40 AM

Targets for getting young people into university should be scrapped, say graduate recruiters. What do you think?

3/9/2010 9:27:00 AM

10 years on from when the Nasdaq bubble burst

3/9/2010 11:27:19 PM

Kit criticisms after soldiers' inquests widely reported

3/10/2010 5:50:22 AM

Why obesity is leading drivers to sleep at the wheel

3/10/2010 5:18:38 AM

Why postal reforms are good news for direct mailers

3/9/2010 11:31:00 PM

Northern Rock is back on the road to recovery

3/10/2010 8:30:46 AM

Paedophile priest left alone by Church and state

3/9/2010 1:32:53 PM

An MP writes to police to ask if there is a basis for a criminal inquiry into activities at Stafford Hospital.

3/10/2010 7:39:00 AM

A case of mistaken identity reveals serious concerns over the way the NHS transfers medical records, BBC Scotland can reveal.

3/10/2010 8:03:02 AM

Chevron has said it will continue to operate its Pembrokeshire refinery if a buyer for the site is not found.

3/10/2010 8:53:19 AM

Former UTV Reporter Fearghal McKinney is expected to announce later that he wants to be the next MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone.

3/10/2010 8:01:07 AM

A Nigerian governor accuses the army of ignoring warnings of attacks, as communal tension remains high near Jos.

3/10/2010 9:01:50 AM

The earthquake in Chile may cost the global insurance industry as much as $7bn (£4.7bn), Swiss Re estimates.

3/10/2010 7:57:47 AM

The US vice-president condemns Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem, as he prepares to visit the West Bank.

3/10/2010 4:27:50 AM

China's exports surged 46% in February, figures show, raising hopes of a strong recovery in global trade.

3/10/2010 8:36:46 AM

The EU's foreign policy chief, Lady Ashton, tells MEPs Europe has a "once in a generation opportunity" to build a powerful diplomatic service.

3/10/2010 9:04:42 AM

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in the Afghan capital Kabul for talks with President Hamid Karzai.

3/10/2010 8:25:41 AM

Northern Rock says that it made "good progress" in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses.

3/10/2010 8:50:58 AM

Gordon Brown is expected to say he has guided the economy through a "storm" and is best-placed to secure its recovery.

3/10/2010 7:58:59 AM

Children with behavioural problems are twice as likely to suffer chronic pain as adults than others, say researchers.

3/10/2010 12:04:47 AM

More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, figures are expected to show.

3/10/2010 1:25:57 AM

Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, according to Italian scientists.

3/10/2010 1:26:56 AM

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland enters the UK and Ireland box office at number one, with record opening takings for a 3D movie.

3/9/2010 3:20:24 PM

Hard drives are about to undergo one of the biggest format shifts in 30 years but it could cause problems for Windows XP users.

3/9/2010 11:29:38 AM