Sun, 10 Feb 2013 10:24:12 GMT

Singer Celine Dion has performed in Mandarin on Chinese state TV as part of its New Year Gala show welcoming in the Lunar New Year. More

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 05:47:46 GMT

The north-eastern United States is beginning to recover from one of its biggest winter storms in living memory, which left at least four people dead. More

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 02:25:04 GMT

Tunisia's Prime Minister is warning the country could slide into "chaos" unless he succeeds in forming a new non-partisan government in the next few days. More

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:44:15 GMT

Stars such as Daniel Day-Lewis, George Clooney and Dame Judi Dench will be walking the red carpet on Sunday as London plays host to the Bafta Film awards. More

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 20:03:31 GMT

More than 30 million pilgrims are expected to bathe in the Ganges and Yamuna rivers on Sunday which is considered the most auspicious day of the Kumbh Mela festival. More

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 22:35:05 GMT

The Environment Secretary Owen Paterson says the scandal, which has seen horsemeat discovered in beef products, will lead to more testing of food provenance. More

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:19:21 GMT

A four-week-old baby boy was attacked by a fox in his home in Bromley, the Metropolitan Police have said. More

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 02:54:59 GMT

3D scanning and printing techniques have been used in Japan to create miniature chocolate sculptures of people's own faces for them to eat. More

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:08:02 GMT

New York has been spared the worst of the storm, but some neighbourhoods that are still recovering after Hurricane Sandy, are now facing another clean-up. More

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 07:42:42 GMT

Millions of people have celebrated to mark the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, the most important annual holiday in much of Asia. More

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 22:46:23 GMT

The funeral of a teenage girl who was shot dead a week after performing at President Obama's inauguration has been held in Chicago. More

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:41:22 GMT

Tim Stevens from Bromley Council says foxes are a big problem in south London after a four-week-old baby boy was attacked in his home in London. More

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 22:29:15 GMT

Elderly people in England will not have to pay more than £75,000 for long-term social care after 2017, the health secretary is expected to say on Monday. More

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:39:10 GMT

Wildlife producer John Downer demonstrates how he and his team went about making a documentary about penguins. More

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 14:46:03 GMT

A dinner lady who has worked at the same school for almost 50 years and served up more than one million lunches, has said she will carry on for as long as she can. More

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:38:25 GMT

Hundreds of supporters of Tunisia's governing Islamist party, Ennahda, are attending a rally in the centre of the capital, Tunis. More

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:34:56 GMT

A policewoman has died in a crash involving a suspected stolen car in Londonderry. More

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 11:12:16 GMT

The lack of jobs in Italy is at the heart of a musical that has opened in Rome. More

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 08:49:51 GMT

Members of a small community in Alderney are nearing completion of embroidering the final panel of the Bayeux Tapestry. More

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:19:19 GMT

Members of an Afghan youth orchestra arrive in the US to tour iconic music venues and use music to shape their country's future, says the BBC's Jane O'Brien. More

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 09:01:54 GMT

Following the deaths of hundreds of patients, a report on Mid Staffordshire Hospital blamed a culture that put targets and cost-cutting before care. More

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:58:05 GMT

Breakdancing and hip-hop are offering young Indians a chance to escape the harsh realities of life growing up in the slums. More

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:52:27 GMT

Dave Myers, one half of TV chef duo the Hairy Bikers, says companies which produce meat products are under constant pressure from supermarkets to reduce their costs. More

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:53:13 GMT

A microchip developed by a Kent company is being used to tag valuable instruments at the Royal College of Music in London. More

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:05:14 GMT

The parents of Hadiya Pendleton, a teenage girl shot dead days after appearing in President Obama's inauguration celebrations, have told the BBC that US gun laws have to change. More

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:16:30 GMT

Curtis Cooper, who has discovered what is thought to be the largest prime number ever identified, admits he's not aware of "any practical application" for it. More

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:11:01 GMT

More than 200 million people are on the move in China to be with their families for the Lunar New Year this weekend. More

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:51:54 GMT

Nelson Mandela's granddaughters, Swati Dlamini and Zaziwe Dlamini-Manaway, are to star in a new reality television programme called Being Mandela. More

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:57:51 GMT

A woman who was indecently assaulted by a leading choir director and his ex-wife died after giving evidence during their trial, it can be revealed. More

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:17:45 GMT

Los Angeles area police have launched a huge manhunt for a sacked officer who is suspected of killing three people, including a former colleague. More

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:31:01 GMT

BBC political correspondent Iain Watson explains how European Union leaders know exactly which microphone to find when they arrive on the red carpet at summits. More

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:42:20 GMT

Prime Minister David Cameron has said it is "completely unacceptable" that "people have been found to be eating horse when they thought they were eating beef". More

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:02:17 GMT

Claire Moreland. Head of Chetham's School of Music, has said she is "shocked to the core" after a leading choir director who used to work at the school was convicted of sex abuse charges. More

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:19:22 GMT

Platformed boots, flares and glitter, the 1970s gave us memorable fashion and ground-breaking music. Now the whole glam rock era is being celebrated at a new exhibition in Liverpool. More

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 06:46:40 GMT

A principal dancer at Russia's Bolshoi ballet has accused the company's management of conducting a campaign to discredit him. More

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:38:26 GMT

A jury has been played a bogus 999 call allegedly made by Dale Cregan to lure two police officers to their deaths. More

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 22:52:05 GMT

Violent protests on the streets of Tunisia are threatening the country's fragile democracy. More

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:22:29 GMT

Detective Chief Inspector David Pester of Greater Manchester Police pays tribute to the ''incredible courage'' shown by a woman who was indecently assaulted by a leading choir director and his ex-wife. More

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:21:59 GMT

A father told Radio 5 live that he was informed just after his son died of an epileptic fit, that his appeal against a cut in his benefits had been successful More

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:37:13 GMT

At 92, Winifred Turner from Dorset is believed to be the oldest person in Britain to have a tattoo, inspired by the memory of her late husband Jim. More

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:46:36 GMT

The frozen food company, Findus UK, has confirmed that horsemeat has been found in its beef lasagne. More

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:17:21 GMT

A murdered African boy whose torso was found in the River Thames in 2001 and whose identity has remained a mystery has been named by a key witness. More

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:27:44 GMT

A driver in San Diego has had a remarkable escape after losing control of his car and crashing into a medical centre. More

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:09:17 GMT

BBC News spoke to Eddie Redmayne and other nominees about their experience of awards season. More

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 01:38:04 GMT

Over 200 million people are on the move in China to be with their families for Chinese or Lunar new year this weekend. More

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:23:56 GMT

The leader of Scarborough Borough Council has written to the Prime Minister asking for King Richard III's remains to be brought to North Yorkshire. More

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:12:32 GMT

Life-like robotic patients are being used in central Scotland by doctors and nurses who want to practise their clinical skills. More

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:13:18 GMT

Two Australian runners have triumphed in the annual Empire State Building run. More

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:11:48 GMT

The use of banned drugs in Australian professional sport is "widespread", a year-long investigation has found. More

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:06:41 GMT

London Mayor Boris Johnson has demanded that Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg gets his Cabinet colleagues out of their "posh limos" and onto public transport. More

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:22:42 GMT

According to a survey carried out for BBC Breakfast, more than half of office workers regularly work through their lunch hour. More

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:12:08 GMT

Chinese households are putting out offerings of melon-shaped confections for their mythological "kitchen god" in the run-up to Lunar New Year celebrations. More

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:13:37 GMT

A Welsh production company is hoping to make its mark in the world of Scandinavian crime drama with a detective series set in stark surroundings. More

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:35:42 GMT

Violinist Daniel Hope on the link between music and the movement of planets. More

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:41:50 GMT

Broadcaster Stuart Hall has appeared in court charged with one count of rape and 14 counts of indecent assault. More

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 06:02:57 GMT

An inside look at work on ambitious and controversial tunnel beneath the Alps linking Lyon and Turin More

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:13:51 GMT

A major project has been launched to restore and protect one of the world's greatest archaeological sites: the ruins of Pompeii. More

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:18:35 GMT

Members from the Afghan youth orchestra, including orphans and street children, are in the US for a concert tour highlighting the changes happening in their war-torn country. More

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:05:19 GMT

Despite the danger, noise and pollution, for most Chinese people, new year celebrations wouldn't be complete without fireworks More

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:28:50 GMT

Local dialect is often heard in classrooms around the UK, but one primary school in Middlesbrough has banned pupils from using some words such as 'nowt' and 'yous' in school. More

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 08:03:38 GMT

A collection of vintage cars and motorbikes including a 1960's Aston Martin and a Grand Prix Bugatti is up for auction at the Grand Palais in Paris. More