A man is charged with the murder of 15-year-old schoolboy Kasey Gordon who was stabbed to death in north London.

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi says he will not quit over allegations of using an under-age prostitute and accuses magistrates of spying on him.

The BBC apologises after Japan's embassy complained over jokes broadcast on an episode of comedy quiz show QI about the atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Victoria Azarenka takes on Li Na for a place in the Australian Open quarter-finals, while Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic are also in action.

Tunisians step up calls for interim Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi to resign because of his links to the Ben Ali regime.

A US government delegation is invited to Scotland in a bid to overturn America's 40-year ban on Scottish haggis.

Police in Honduras say they have arrested six of their own officers, who they accuse of robbing a bank at gunpoint.

Miranda Hart picks up three titles to head the list of winners at the British Comedy Awards.