UK government announces childcare reforms / Do cartoonists have the right to be offensive ? / Bill Gates says global battle against polio is nearly won.

French forces make gains in Mali / What happens when NATO leaves Afghanistan ? / Why "Pride and Prejudice" is still loved after 200 years.

Gloomy economic news for the UK / Shake-up in bailiff laws / Dr Feelgood guitarist's final tour

Cameron addresses Davos on EU / UK border agency under fire / High rises condemned / DNA database a reality

British PM pledges in/out referendum on European Union / Israel coalition talks begin / Confusion over Beyonce lip-syncing.

Death penalty for Bali drugs Briton / High turnout in Israeli election.

Algeria victim's brother speaks / UK snow chaos / Obama fans in DC

Heavy snow across UK / French Army helps Mali combat rebels / Lance Armstrong's TV confession / Why Ned Kelly still divides Australians / Turning pain into poetry.

EU summit on help for Mali / Why UK car industry is thriving / How accents aren't always understood in Westminster / A lesson on thrift - in under 30 seconds.

Horse-meat found in UK beef products / Hostages taken in raid on Algerian gas installation / Is Ken Clarke leading attack on Euro-sceptics ? / The meaning of modern manners.

What will be the future of HMV ? / New guidelines on treating breast-cancer / Ex-minister urges radical reform of civil service / The power of public confession.

New pensions proposals unveiled / Alienation among N. Ireland Protestants / Why polio-eradication scheme had setback in Nigeria / UK peers urge legalisation of drugs / Golden Globes winners.

France 'ready to help Mali' / New Glock pistols for British forces / First duchess portrait unveiled.

Seven prison closures in England announced / Grown hearing-hairs 'beat' deafness / Lincoln leads Oscar nominations shortlist.

Probation contractors to be paid by results / Lead poisoning linked to crime rate / BAFTA nominations / 150 years of the London tube / Should Olympians be on reality TV?

Iain Duncan Smith proposes cap on benefit rises / Clashes in Belfast for a fifth night / Demonstrations for press freedom in Guangzhou / Australia wildfires / Green Party resolutions / Round the world yachtsman / David Bowie new single

UVF paramilitary involved in Belfast riots, say police / Healthy eating adverts / India rape accused in court / Avigdor Lieberman / Learning from traditional societies

David Cameron lays out NHS initiative / First hand transplant in the UK / Shot Pakistani girl leaves Birmingham hospital

Argentina renews claim to Falklands / Should winter fuel-allowances be reformed ? / The limits of a US president's power / Young Arab models challenging stereotypes / Quentin Tarantino on his latest film.

Global stocks rally after US fiscal deal / Family of Indian rape-victim speak to BBC / Britain's illegal drug-use / Tackling child-abuse after Savile revelations / Family of Briton murdered in Sri Lanka seek justice / Finding time for a little extra intimacy.