More than 60 economists sign two open letters backing the chancellor's decision to delay spending cuts until 2011.

A man is held on suspicion of murder and assault after a nine-year-old boy dies and his sister is injured in a stabbing in Bradford.

The GMB union says it will ballot members on strike action in protest at the mothballing of Teesside's Corus plant.

Former cabinet minister James Purnell announces he will stand down as an MP at the general election.

The Unite union fails in a High Court bid to get last year's British Airways' cabin crew changes overturned.

A woman jailed for smothering her three-year-old son is jailed for his manslaughter after her murder conviction is overturned.

The government is under pressure to back a compulsory fee to pay for social care.

The African Union and France criticise a coup in Niger, after soldiers seize power promising to restore democracy and end corruption.

Oil drilling off the Falkland Islands will begin next week despite Argentine opposition, the UK territory's government insists.

EastEnders celebrates its 25th anniversary with the soap's first live episode later, revealing who killed Archie Mitchell.