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 | 24/04/2009 2:50 pm

  • Collapse of spy case frustrating as China presents daily threat to UK security, MI5 head says - Sir Ken McCallum says MI5 have disrupted Chinese activity of national security concern in the past week.
  • The unanswered questions after release of China spy evidence - The disclosure sheds more light than ever before on what the two men were accused of, but raises new questions for the prime minister and prosecutors.
  • Thousands in UK sue Johnson & Johnson over talcum powder cancer risks - The claim involves 3,000 people and focuses on internal memos and scientific reports, seen by the BBC.
  • Cardiff may become UK's first city to impose SUV parking premium - Owners of large cars such as SUVs would be charged more to encourage switching to smaller vehicles.
  • Guide dog charity welcomes largest litter in years - Guide Dogs says the 13 puppies, named "the baker's dozen", could cost £1m to breed, raise and train.
  • 'I can't afford to save both twins': Sudan's war left one mother with an impossible choice - The destruction and hunger that Sudan's war has brought leaves parents with some impossible choices.
  • Titan submersible imploded due to poor engineering, say US officials - The submersible disappeared from sensors on its journey to the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board.
  • Betting firm Paddy Power to close 57 shops in UK and Ireland - Its parent company said affected staff would be "offered redeployment opportunities where possible".
  • The real problem with Britain's asylum hotels - and the woman with a bold plan to solve it - Instead of using private contractors to provide hotel rooms to asylum seekers, could paying councils to buy more properties be the solution?
  • Diane Keaton's family thank public for 'love and support' after actress's death - Relatives tell People magazine they are grateful for the "extraordinary messages" after the star's death.
  • 'I don't want my kids growing up in England,' says ex-Premier League footballer who moved to Dubai - About 75 fans watched Jonjo Shelvey's debut in the third tier of the United Arab Emirates - but he says he has not moved for money.
  • Watch: BBC follows family forced to move four times in a year and live in hotel for months - Danielle and her three children have moved four times in a year after her landlord wanted to sell their flat.
  • China arrested 30 Christians. Some fear it's the start of a bigger crackdown - Activists say the unprecedented round-up could be the beginning of a wider crackdown on China's underground churches.
  • Is Microsoft's first ever handheld Xbox console worth the wait? - The ROG Xbox Ally works with Game Pass out of the box, meaning gamers start off with hundreds of games.
  • Months after fall of Assad, families of Syria's missing still seeking justice - Some are only now coming forward with accounts of loved ones who disappeared during the civil war and are presumed dead.
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