Palestinian Islamist group Hamas "bears principal responsibility" for escalating tension in Gaza and southern Israel, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague says.

David Healy's last-gasp equaliser gives Northern Ireland a 1-1 draw with Azerbaijan in the World Cup qualifier in Belfast.

A one-off Olympic episode of Superstars will be aired over Christmas with 10 London 2012 gold medallists taking part.

The anatomical secrets of the world's leggiest creature, a millipede with 750 legs, are revealed by researchers.

Ex-Tory Party treasurer Lord McAlpine tells of his anger after a BBC Newsnight report led to him being wrongly implicated in child abuse allegations.

About 450 potential victims of sexual abuse have been identified by the investigation set up in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal, police say.

Asda chief executive Andy Clarke calls for the planned fuel duty rise to be scrapped, as the supermarket group reports a slowdown in sales.

Sir Kenneth Branagh is to appear in his first Shakespeare play for a decade, to be staged in an old church at next year's Manchester International Festival.