Thousands of people in flood-hit Cumbria face major disruption as many roads, bridges and schools remain closed.
The trial of former jailer Comrade Duch, the first in Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal, enters its final stages.
Indian PM Manmohan Singh begins a visit to the US for talks expected to be dominated by Afghanistan and nuclear issues.
Hopes are boosted for success at the Copenhagen climate summit as it emerges more than 60 state leaders are expected to attend.
Four men are charged with terror-related offences following raids in north-west England, police say.
An independent inspector calls for mobile phone signals in prisons to be jammed to help prevent crime and drug dealing by inmates.
The bracelet-wearing women UK men leave in India
Clashes erupt between Sri Lanka and Afghan refugees at Australia's Christmas Island immigration centre.
The recession has become the catalyst for a new era in business focusing on greater collaboration, according to the CBI.
Collaboration will help UK industry recover, says CBI
All Commonwealth countries should face a democracy "health check" at least every two years, a new report says.
A WWII RAF officer's German POW camp diary
Real estate prices go through the roof in Afghanistan
Russia has turned into a "criminal state", according to the man who was once its leading foreign investor.
The Iraq war inquiry will result in a "full and insightful" account of events surrounding the conflict, the probe's chairman pledges.
Parents have huge misconceptions about the amount of exercise their children take part in, the British Heart Foundation says.
Two Algerian men formerly held by the US in Guantanamo Bay are acquitted of terror charges at a trial on their return home.
Rock star urges Brazil to listen to tribal fears
Progress has been made in efforts to release captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, President Shimon Peres says.
Twins John and Edward Grimes have been voted off ITV1's the X Factor, losing in a sing-off against Olly Murs.
Two men are charged with the murder of a 19-year-old man who was stabbed and then run over in north London.
World number one Roger Federer takes on Spain's Fernando Verdasco in the opening match of the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Romania's president wins the most votes in elections, but faces a run-off with his nearest rival, exit polls suggest.
The massive and apparently stable East Antarctic ice sheet is losing mass, a new study suggests.