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Chelsea bid for teenage Anderlecht striker Romelu Lukaku

Chelsea have put in a bid for Anderlecht's 18-year-old striker Romelu Lukaku, BBC Sport understands. The Belgian club said they were in talks with the Blues over his possible sale l...

Posted on Thursday 21st July 2011

Corinthians call off Carlos Tevezs move from Man City

Carlos Tevez's move from Manchester City to Corinthians has fallen through because the Brazilian club pulled out. City thought a £40m deal had been agreed for the Argentine striker after he told the Premier League outfit he wanted to return to South America. But Corinthians ...

Posted on Wednesday 20th July 2011

Barcelona say they will fight to sign Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola says the club will "fight to the end" to sign Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas. The European champions had a bid of about £27m rejected by the Gunners in June this year. "Barcelona have made an offer, Arsenal another and we have until 31 August ...

Posted on Wednesday 20th July 2011

Ghana Kotoko seal Sunderland partnership agreement

Sunderland have signed a partnership agreement with Ghanaian side Kotoko as they seek to promote the club in Africa. The Black Cats will offer practical support and advice in youth coaching and player development to Kotoko. They will also help the Kumasi-based club in fitness and ...

Posted on Wednesday 20th July 2011

Jeremy Hunt seeking new advice for BSkyB takeover

The culture secretary is seeking fresh advice from regulators on News Corp's takeover bid for BSkyB, amid the News of the World phone hacking scandal. Jeremy Hunt has written to media regulator Ofcom after the 168-year-old paper was shut down. Mr Hunt said i...

Posted on Monday 11th July 2011

Tottenham broke agreement, claims Luka Modric

Tottenham will stand firm on their refusal to sell Luka Modric - even after his claim that chairman Daniel Levy reneged on an agreement by rejecting a £22m bid from Chelsea. BBC Sport understands Spurs will insist there was no agreement made between Modric and Levy. Modric s...

Posted on Monday 11th July 2011

Nestle to buy stake in Chinese sweets maker

Food giant Nestle has taken a big step towards expanding its operations in China, one of the world's biggest consumer markets. It has agreed to buy a 60% stake in the Chinese sweets and snack maker, Hsu Fu Chi International, for $1.7bn (£1bn). The deal...

Posted on Monday 11th July 2011

Chinese premier Wen Jiabao in trade talks at No 10

David Cameron is holding talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Downing Street focused on boosting trade links. British firms hope to sign deals worth more than £1bn during Premier Wen's three day UK visit and get more access for exports across China.

Posted on Monday 27th June 2011

ICC issues arrest warrant for Muammar Gaddafi

The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi. The court had accused him of crimes against humanity and of ordering attacks on civilians after an uprising against him began in mid-February. The Hague-base...

Posted on Monday 27th June 2011

Banks must ring fence retail operations says Osborne

Chancellor George Osborne is backing proposals to force banks to ring-fence retail from investment banking. In a speech on Wednesday he will say banks must be set up so that their High Street branches and savings and loans would not be damaged if their trading arms ...

Posted on Wednesday 15th June 2011

Liverpool and Sunderland agree Jordan Henderson deal

Liverpool and Sunderland have agreed a deal thought to be worth about £20m for midfielder Jordan Henderson. The 20-year-old England international will travel to Liverpool for a medical and to discuss personal terms. "A fee has been agreed with Liverpool for Jordan Henderson ...

Posted on Wednesday 8th June 2011

Olympic torch design glows gold for London 2012

The London 2012 Olympic torch will be a three-sided golden cone with the flame burning through its perforated shell. The prototype, created by east London designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, is being unveiled at St Pancras station. Made from an aluminiu...

Posted on Wednesday 8th June 2011

UK and France seek UN action over Syrias crackdown

Britain and France are stepping up pressure for a UN Security Council vote condemning the Syrian government's suppression of months of unrest. French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said it was "inconceivable that the UN remains silent" in the face of worsening violenc...

Posted on Wednesday 8th June 2011

Climate to wreak havoc on food supply predicts report

Areas where food supplies could be worst hit by climate change have been identified in a report. Some areas in the tropics face famine because of failing food production, an international research group says. The Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security...

Posted on Friday 3rd June 2011

Sony network attacked again hackers claim

A hacker group has claimed it has attacked the Sony network and stolen more than one million passwords, email addresses and other information. Lulz Security said it had broken into servers that run SonyPictures.com. The Japanese electronics giant said it was...

Posted on Friday 3rd June 2011

Prosecutors ask Goldman Sachs to explain behaviour

New York prosecutors have asked Goldman Sachs to explain its behaviour in the run-up to the financial crisis, according to several news agencies. They quote sources saying that the investment bank received a subpoena from the Manhattan district attorney. Gol...

Posted on Friday 3rd June 2011

Sepp Blatter on verge of Fifa presidential re-election

Fifa president Sepp Blatter is on the brink of a fourth term in office after attempts to delay the organisation's election failed. The English and Scottish Football Associations wanted the election postponed amid allegations of corruption within Fifa. English FA chairman David Ber...

Posted on Wednesday 1st June 2011

President Obama to get royal welcome on UK state visit

The US-UK partnership is "an essential relationship for us and for the world", the countries' leaders have said ahead of the US president's visit to Britain. Barack Obama is to meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace later at the start of his packed, three-day state vis...

Posted on Tuesday 24th May 2011

UK public borrowing higher than expected in April

The UK saw its worst April public sector net borrowing on record last month as tax receipts fell, the Office for National Statistics said. Public borrowing, excluding financial interventions such as bank bail-outs, hit £10bn, compared with £7.3bn the pre...

Posted on Tuesday 24th May 2011

Dominique Strauss Kahn DNA linked to maid

DNA found on the clothes of a New York hotel maid who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her matches that of the former IMF chief, US media reports say. The unconfirmed reports cited sources close to the investigation. More tests from the ...

Posted on Tuesday 24th May 2011

Barcelona Mascherano wary of Man Utd

Javier Mascherano says there is nothing to choose between Barcelona and Manchester United ahead of Saturday's Champions League final at Wembley. "In a final, there are no favourites," the Barcelona midfielder told Football Focus. "It is one game so it depends how the teams are on the day....

Posted on Tuesday 24th May 2011

David Beckham hails Man Utd title winning team

David Beckham says Manchester United's Premier League-winning side of 2011 is one of the club's best of all time. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson could clinch his third domestic and European Cup double when United play Barcelona in the Champions League final on Saturday. Ex-United midfi...

Posted on Tuesday 24th May 2011

Iceland volcanic ash cloud set to reach UK

An ash cloud from the Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland is expected to reach the UK by the early hours of Tuesday morning, the Met Office has said. It does not necessarily mean there will be airspace closures but makes flight disruption more likely, it said. The ...

Posted on Monday 23rd May 2011

Obama due in Ireland at start of European tour

US President Barack Obama is on his way to the Republic of Ireland at the start of a week-long tour of Europe. The president will also visit the UK, France and Poland. In France he will attend a meeting of the Group of Eight (G8) major world powers. The BBC'...

Posted on Monday 23rd May 2011

Missouri tornado Joplin storm kills dozens

At least 89 people have been killed after a tornado tore through the city of Joplin in the US state of Missouri, officials have said. The tornado cut a path nearly six miles (10km) long through the city centre, destroying businesses and homes. Missouri Gover...

Posted on Monday 23rd May 2011

Believers perplexed after prediction Rapture fails

Followers of an evangelical broadcaster who declared that Saturday would be Judgement Day are trying to make sense of the failed prediction. Some believers expressed bewilderment or said it was a test from God of their faith, after the day passed without event. ...

Posted on Monday 23rd May 2011

Barack Obama Irish Heritage

US President Barack Obama has landed in the Republic of Ireland at the start of a week-long tour of Europe. The president will also visit the UK, France and Poland. In France, he will attend a meeting of the Group of Eight (G8) major world powers. The BBC's ...

Posted on Monday 23rd May 2011

Tata Steel to cut 1500 UK jobs

Tata Steel is set to cut 1,500 jobs at a number of sites in the North of England, the BBC has learned. It is understood the Indian steel giant will cut 1,200 jobs in Scunthorpe and 300 in Teesside from its Long Products division. But the firm says it is investing £400m in th...

Posted on Friday 20th May 2011

Israeli PM Netanyahu rejects Obama 1967 borders view

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected comments from US President Obama that a future Palestinian state must be based on the 1967 borders. In a major speech to the state department, Mr Obama said "mutually agreed swaps" would help create "a viable Palestine, and...

Posted on Friday 20th May 2011

Red Bull duo Webber and Vettel sets Spain practice pace

Red Bull threw down the gauntlet to their rivals by setting a formidable pace in first practice for the Spanish Grand Prix. Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel filled the top two places, with Webber a second quicker than his team-mate. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was third fastest, ...

Posted on Friday 20th May 2011

Man Utd will field a strong team against Blackpool

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said he will field a strong team against relegation-threatened Blackpool on Sunday. Blackpool have the hardest task of the five relegation candidates, with a trip to the Premier League champions. Ferguson has one eye on next week's C...

Posted on Friday 20th May 2011

Germany backs a European for IMF

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she will back a European candidate to head the International Monetary Fund. Her comments follow the resignation of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who is in US detention on charges of sexual assault. Ms Merkel did not name a pref...

Posted on Thursday 19th May 2011

Learning work ethic in Ghana

Each year British children born to Ghanaian parents are sent to school in their country of origin. BBC News visited expat pupils in Accra to find out how they fit in and why they were sent. "Going to school in Ghana is like being in prison," says 19-year-old Samu...

Posted on Thursday 19th May 2011

FA opts to abstain from Fifa presidency vote

The Football Association's board has decided to abstain in the vote for the presidency of Fifa. Sepp Blatter, the current head of football's world governing body, is being challenged by Qatari Mohamed Bin Hammam, the president of the Asian Football Confederation. ...

Posted on Thursday 19th May 2011

Fernando Alonso signs new Ferrari contract

Spanish driver Fernando Alonso has signed a new deal with Ferrari that will keep him with the Italian team until the end of the 2016 season. The announcement comes just over a year into the three-year deal Alonso...

Posted on Thursday 19th May 2011

Barack Obama speech to set out new Middle East vision

US President Barack Obama is to deliver a major speech setting out his vision of a new Middle East, after months of pro-democracy unrest in the region. He is expected to announce aid packages to Egypt and Tunisia - countries that are embracing democratic reforms.

Posted on Thursday 19th May 2011

Brazil Amazon rainforest deforestation rises sharply

Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest has increased almost sixfold, new data suggests. Satellite images show deforestation increased from 103 sq km in March and April 2010 to 593 sq km (229 sq miles) in the same period of 2011, Brazil's space research ins...

Posted on Thursday 19th May 2011

Queen begins first state visit to Republic of Ireland

The Queen has been welcomed on her first visit to the Republic of Ireland by President Mary McAleese. After flying into Baldonnel military airbase, outside Dublin, for the four-day visit, the Queen emerged wearing a symbolic green coat and hat. One of the Re...

Posted on Tuesday 17th May 2011

UK inflation rate rises to 4.5% in April

The UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) annual rate of inflation rose to 4.5% in April, up from 4% in March. The rise was due to a jump in transport costs, particularly Easter rises in air and sea fares, and alcohol and tobacco. However, the Retail Prices Index (...

Posted on Tuesday 17th May 2011

Kenya Olympic marathon star Sammy Wanjiru dies in fall

The Kenyan Olympic marathon champion, Samuel "Sammy" Wanjiru, has died after falling from a balcony at his home in the Rift Valley town of Nyahururu. National police spokesman Eric Kiraithe said it appeared he had killed himself. The 24-year-old won in Beijing in 2008 in an Olympi...

Posted on Monday 16th May 2011

ICC prosecutor seeks warrant for Gaddafi

The International Criminal Court chief prosecutor is seeking the arrest of Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi and two others for crimes against humanity. Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Col Gaddafi, his son Saif al-Islam, and intelligence chief Abdullah al-Sanussi bore the g...

Posted on Monday 16th May 2011

IMF head Strauss Kahn charged over New York sex crime

The head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has been charged by New York police over an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid. Mr Strauss-Kahn, 62, was taken off an Air France plane at JFK airport just minutes before it left for Paris. ...

Posted on Sunday 15th May 2011

Israeli forces open fire at Palestinian protesters

Israeli forces have fired on groups of protesters at borders with the Palestinian territories, Syria and Lebanon. Reports say that at least eight people have died and dozens more have been injured. In one incident, thousands of Palestinian supporters from Sy...

Posted on Sunday 15th May 2011

Libya Fox supports call for intensified campaign

The Defence Secretary Liam Fox says he agrees with the head of the Armed Forces that Nato needs to intensify its campaign in Libya.

Posted on Sunday 15th May 2011

Sony PlayStation relaunch begins

Sony has announced that it will begin restoring its online PlayStation video game network on Sunday. The phased restoration of services will begin in the US, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East. The move comes more than three weeks after Sony ...

Posted on Sunday 15th May 2011

Roberto Mancini wary of Stoke FA Cup final threat

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini believes Stoke pose a tougher test in the FA Cup final than that offered by semi-final opponents Manchester United. Mancini's men are favourites for Saturday's encounter at Wembley, despite having won only one of their last six matches with Stoke. ...

Posted on Friday 13th May 2011

FA charges Ferguson over referee Howard Webb comments

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association for comments about referee Howard Webb. The comments in question were made in the build-up to

Posted on Friday 13th May 2011

Pakistan bombings and Taliban admits Shabqadar attacks

Twin bomb attacks on a paramilitary force academy in north-west Pakistan have killed 80 people, police say. At least 120 people were wounded in the blasts at the training centre for the Frontier Constabulary in Shabqadar, Charsadda district. After early susp...

Posted on Friday 13th May 2011

Eurozone economic growth accelerates

The economy of the 17 countries that use the euro grew by 0.8% in the first three months of 2011, up from 0.3% in the previous quarter. Germany was largely responsible for the better-than-expected figure, reporting growth of 1.5% in the period. There was a s...

Posted on Friday 13th May 2011

Emmanuel Adebayor sets record straight about Man City

When Manchester City take on Stoke in the FA Cup final on Saturday, Emmanuel Adebayor - on loan at Real Madrid from Eastlands - will be watching from a hotel room in the Spanish city of Villarreal. It is a pretty bleak image. He looked into getting tickets for the game so he could cheer h...

Posted on Thursday 12th May 2011

Job Serve Africa partners with HOPEHIV

Job Serve Africa is pleased to announce that it is partnering with HOPEHIV, a charity that works with children and young people in Sub-Saharan Africa who have been orphaned or affected by HIV/AIDS.

Posted on Friday 18th March 2011

Job Serve Africa partners with HOPEHIV

Job Serve Africa is pleased to announce that it is partnering with HOPEHIV, a charity that works with children and young people in Sub-Saharan Africa who have been orphaned or affected by HIV/AIDS.

Posted on Friday 18th March 2011

Gaddafi troops take rebel oil town Libya

Rebels forces opposed to Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi have been forced out of the northern oil town of Ras Lanuf, reports say. Rebel leaders told reporters that their fighters had been driven 20km (12 miles) from the outskirts of Ras Lanuf. Government force...

Posted on Saturday 12th March 2011

South Africa Toxic water threatens Johannesburg

Rapidly rising acidic water in the abandoned gold mines under Johannesburg in South Africa could leak out early next year, the water ministry warns. Its report recommends building pumps and monitoring stations immediately. The toxic liquid has been building ...

Posted on Saturday 26th February 2011

Libya protests Gaddafi battles to control west

Libyan ruler Col Muammar Gaddafi is battling to retain control of Tripoli and areas in western Libya as protesters consolidated gains in the east and foreigners continued to flee. Much of the capital is deserted as pro-Gaddafi gunmen roam the streets, with reports o...

Posted on Wednesday 23rd February 2011

Egypt unrest and anti-Mubarak protesters seek new resolve

Protesters on Cairo's central Tahrir Square have called for a new push to oust Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, two weeks into their campaign. Thousands of people still occupy the square but their lines have been gradually pushed back by the army, keen to get traff...

Posted on Tuesday 8th February 2011

Charles Taylor lawyer storms out of war crimes trial

A lawyer for Liberian ex-President Charles Taylor has walked out of court during the closing stages of the former leader's war crimes trial in The Hague. Courtenay Griffiths had tried to submit his final written brief to the court 20 days after the deadline. He was ...

Posted on Tuesday 8th February 2011

African viewpoint Blood and borders

In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, Nigerian Sola Odunfa thinks it is high time African leaders redraw the continent's borders. "Start Quote The poor and helpless are always the victims when their rulers belch" End Quote

Posted on Tuesday 8th February 2011

Egypt protesters unmoved by talks

Talks between the Egyptian government and opposition groups on tackling the country's political crisis have failed to end protests in central Cairo. Crowds of protesters, who have occupied the city's Tahrir Square for two weeks, say they will only leave when Preside...

Posted on Monday 7th February 2011

Cuts destroying big society concept, says CSV head

The government's spending cuts are "destroying" volunteering and undermining its "big society" vision, the head of a leading charity has said. Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, who is retiring from the Community Service Volunteers (CSV) after 36 years, said there was no "str...

Posted on Monday 7th February 2011

Mubarak moves to restart economy

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has held talks with ministers to try to revive an economy hit by a wave of anti-government protests. Banks will reopen on Sunday. Finance Minister Samir Radwan says the economic situation is "very serious". Analysts say the u...

Posted on Saturday 5th February 2011

State multiculturalism has failed says David Cameron

David Cameron has criticised "state multiculturalism" in his first speech as prime minister on radicalisation and the causes of terrorism. At a security conference in Germany,

Posted on Saturday 5th February 2011

Google accuses Bing of copying its search results

Google has accused Microsoft of cheating, following an investigation known as the 'Bing Sting'. Google engineers created 100 nonsensical queries such as "hiybbprqag" and inserted a fake result for each. Within weeks, the same results began to appear on its r...

Posted on Saturday 5th February 2011

USA unemployment down in January

US unemployment fell in January to 9% from 9.4% a month earlier, the Department of Labor said. It is the second such monthly fall, after unemployment fell from a rate of 9.8% in November. But despite this, the number of jobs created, at 36,000, was far below...

Posted on Saturday 5th February 2011

EDL and UAF hold demonstrations in Luton

Demonstrations by the English Defence League (EDL) and Unite Against Fascism (UAF) groups have begun in the centre of Luton. More than 1,000 police officers from 14 forces are on the streets in an operation costing more than £800,000. At 1300 GMT, EDL ...

Posted on Saturday 5th February 2011

Day of departure rally in Egypt Africa

Thousands of Egyptians are gathering again in Cairo to stage a "day of departure" for President Hosni Mubarak. There is an increased army presence in Tahrir Square, after days of unrest that has led to hundreds of casualties. The defence minister joined the ...

Posted on Friday 4th February 2011

Niger election Issoufou to face Oumarou in run off

Veteran opposition leader Mahamadou Issoufou is to face ex-Prime Minister Seini Oumarou in a run-off in Niger's first election since last year's coup, officials say. Full results from January's first round are to be released shortly. But election commission ...

Posted on Friday 4th February 2011

McLaren unveil new MP4 26 car ahead of 2011 F1 season

McLaren have unveiled the new car that Englishmen Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button both hope will make them world champions for the second time. McLaren decided not to have the car ready for the first test this week to spend more time designing it. Button said: "T...

Posted on Friday 4th February 2011

Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button thrilled by new McLaren

Posted on Friday 4th February 2011

Egypt PM apologises for violence

Egypt's prime minister has apologised for the fighting between pro- and anti-government demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square, which killed five people and wounded several hundred. Ahmed Shafiq pledged to investigate the violence, calling it a "fatal error".

Posted on Thursday 3rd February 2011

Kenny Dalglish excited by new Reds striker Luis Suarez

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish revealed new striker Luis Suarez had not even trained with his team-mates before scoring in the 2-0 win over Stoke. "He had not even had the opportunity to train with us because of administrative stuff which had to be sorted out," said Dalgli...

Posted on Thursday 3rd February 2011

Protesters reject Mubarak speech

Protesters have rejected a speech by President Hosni Mubarak in which he said he would not stand for re-election in September, demanding that he step down immediately. Mr Mubarak has promised to leave at the next polls, and pledged constitutional reform. Hun...

Posted on Wednesday 2nd February 2011

Malawi Bank account deadline to tackle ghost workers

The deadline has passed for Malawi's civil servants to open a bank account or risk not being paid. The government wants to pay its employees through banks to eradicate "ghost workers" - who draw salaries but never report for work. Some trades unions have sai...

Posted on Wednesday 2nd February 2011

Egypt braces for massive protest in africa

A massive demonstration is due to be held in Cairo as protesters step up their efforts to force President Hosni Mubarak from power. Organisers say they hope one million will come onto the streets in what is expected to be the biggest show yet. A rally is also planne...