A hearing to decide whether to send Bradley Manning to court-martial for leaking US government files to anti-secrecy website Wikileaks ends in Maryland.

An inquiry into child protection policies in the Diocese of Chichester is set up by the Archbishop of Canterbury's office.

World champion and Tour de France green jersey winner Mark Cavendish wins the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, with Darren Clarke second and Mo Farah third.

Northamptonshire Chief Constable Adrian Lee is being investigated over allegations of misconduct, the county's police authority confirms.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans should be used to assess patients with suspected heart disease, rather than standard checks, experts say.

A Russian Soyuz rocket launches from French Guiana - only the second such vehicle to fly out of the territory's new Sinnamary spaceport.

Surcharges for using a debit or credit card to pay for travel, theatre or cinema tickets will be banned by the end of 2012, the government plans.

The Church of England and the National Trust are among organisations telling the government that it is putting community solar power schemes at risk.