The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site.
Updated: 13 min 22 sec ago
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 09:36
An 80-year-old Japanese adventurer, Yuichiro Miura, becomes the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 09:16
A man is arrested in connection with a fatal fire in Essex in which six members of a family died.
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 09:14
IMF chief Christine Lagarde is grilled by judges in Paris over a big payout to a tycoon when she was French finance minister.
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 09:08
Both suspects in the killing of a serving soldier in London were known to security services, senior Whitehall sources confirm to the BBC.
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 09:03
Disbelief and mourning engulfs district after killing
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 09:02
Handbag collection made from the stomach of a Highland cow is created by an Edinburgh student.
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 08:58
The EU drops plans to ban restaurants from using refillable olive oil jugs, after the idea drew criticism from consumers and European leaders.
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 08:56
A family doctor who used a secret camera inside his wristwatch to record himself abusing female patients at his surgery is jailed for 12 years.
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 08:51
Aerial footage shot by Los Angeles police shows a black bear on the loose in a Los Angeles suburb before it was caught by wildlife officials.
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 08:51
Sergio Garcia's ill-judged joke does nothing for golf's attempts to foster a more inclusive image, says BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 08:49
A Russian drifting Arctic research station is to be evacuated because the ice field around it is melting, the environment ministry in Moscow reports.
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 08:48
Eddie Ahern will have the full support of the Professional Jockeys' Association when he appeals against his 10-year ban.
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 08:47
Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf is withdrawn from the Champions Trophy following media reports of an Indian police investigation.
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 08:43
Robert Redford receives a standing ovation for his performance in his survival-at-sea epic All Is Lost at a Cannes Film Festival screening.
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 08:42
A school criticised for its handling of a pupil's claim that she was raped twice by students could face closure after a report finds children remain unsafe.
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 08:40
A bomb planted in a rickshaw has killed at least 12 people in Quetta in south-west Pakistan, officials say.
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 08:39
A railway bridge across the Colorado River between San Saba and Lometa in the US state of Texas burned down and collapsed.
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 08:38
The airline Flybe is dropping its direct flights from Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick from the end of March 2014.
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 08:17
Nissan says it plans to recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide due to a faulty steering wheel.
Thu, 05/23/2013 - 08:12
Uefa announces a series of new measures designed to combat the use of performance-enhancing drugs in European football.