A US citizen is arrested in Boston accused of planning to bomb the Pentagon and US Capitol building, after an undercover investigation by the FBI.

The bigger bursaries offered by wealthier universities do not necessarily attract a larger number of poorer students, says a lecturers' union's analysis of access figures.

Irish League club Limavady United offer Manchester City superstar Carlos Tevez an escape route from his troubles with the Premier League club.

The Student Loans Company (SLC) is having to reimburse an increasing amount of cash to graduates who have been overcharged, the BBC finds.

A High Court judge has ruled that a brain-damaged woman should not be allowed to die, in what is being seen as a landmark case.

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah overturns a court ruling sentencing a woman to 10 lashes for breaking a ban on female drivers, reports say.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is to urge European governments to stand "shoulder-to-shoulder" in the face of the eurozone crisis.

The Scottish government is outlining plans for a new Scottish studies subject, amid concern Scots history is being neglected in schools.