Review into Venables supervision

The Ministry of Justice is to review the way Jon Venables was supervised after his release from custody for murdering toddler James Bulger.

Senator makes plea over Lockerbie

A senior US senator urges the Scottish government to reconsider its decision not to attend a US hearing into the Lockerbie bomber's release.

N Korea warns of nuclear response

North Korea says it will use its "nuclear deterrent" in response to joint US-South Korean military exercises this weekend.

Peru emergency over cold weather

The Peruvian government declares a state of emergency in more than half the country due to unusually cold weather.

Rallies for jailed Iranian woman

Rallies are to be held around the world to highlight the imprisonment of an Iranian woman sentenced to death for adultery.

Call for rethink on universities

A radical overhaul of higher education is needed so that universities offer more vocational courses, ex-CBI chief and trade minister Lord Digby Jones says.

Murder inquiry after man stabbed

Police start a murder inquiry after a 37-year-old man is fatally stabbed in a Manchester street.

Mass grave discovered in Mexico

Soldiers find at least 38 bodies in a mass grave in part of northern Mexico at the centre of a violent battle between drug gangs.

Scan home videos 'should stop'

Parents-to-be should not be allowed to record ultrasounds on mobile phones or video cameras, say those who carry out the pregnancy scans.

Bon Jovi donates football tickets

American rock star Jon Bon Jovi buys four season tickets for new Australian A-League side Melbourne Heart, which he will donate to fans.

Spoof Newport video becomes web hit

A Welsh parody of the hit song Empire State of Mind has become an overnight sensation on the internet.

Public asked to track butterflies in UK survey

The public are asked to help track the UK's butterfly populations as conservationists warn many native species are in serious decline.