Rig firms hit back at BP report

16 hours, 5 minutes ago
Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.  more»»

Low pay and squalor

16 hours, 32 minutes ago
The plight of Commonwealth Games workers in Delhi  more»»

Lion lunges at Las Vegas trainer

18 hours, 47 minutes ago
A lion lunged at a trainer as stunned onlookers watched in horror, at Las Vegas's MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.  more»»

Residents of 'Lustful' street seek less sinful name

20 hours, 30 minutes ago
Residents of a small street called Lustful Court in the US state of Georgia are told to raise a petition if they want a less provocative street name.  more»»

Magnificent Mary

22 hours, 49 minutes ago
India's top woman boxer dreams of Olympic glory  more»»

There she blows!

23 hours, 14 minutes ago
Hi-tech look-out could save whales' lives  more»»

Most expensive book up for sale

5 minutes ago
A rare copy of John James Audubon's Birds of America, billed as the world's most expensive book, is to go on sale at Sotheby's.  more»»

Bombed Iraqi car displayed in UK

19 minutes ago
A car salvaged from the 2007 bombing of a historic Baghdad street book market in Baghdad, is going on display at the Imperial War Museum in London.  more»»

North East 'least resilient' area

30 minutes ago
Industrial areas in the North East and Midlands are least resilient to economic shocks, BBC-commissioned research suggests.  more»»

Iran 'set to release a US hiker'

31 minutes ago
Iran is set to release on Saturday one of three detained American hikers held since last July and accused of espionage, reports say.  more»»