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Jamaican double bassist Lloyd Brevett, whose band The Skatalites pioneered ska music and paved the way for reggae, dies at the age of 80.

Lord Justice Leveson grants eight government ministers "core participant" status at his media inquiry, allowing them to see witness statements in advance.

A man is acquitted of murdering gangland figure Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll after a judge ruled there was insufficient evidence.

Major military exercise tests security for London 2012

A large-scale exercise to test Britain's military capability ahead of the Olympics is underway. A helicopter task-force is on board the Royal Navy's largest warship, HMS Ocean.

Environmental permits for a "dynamic kill" operation to try to stop the gas leak on Total's Elgin platform are granted by the UK government.

The drive to get people to eat seaweed

Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish says the actions of Fabian Delph, Chris Herd and James Collins were a "slur on the club".

Chinook helicopter crews based at RAF Odiham in Hampshire have been playing a vital role in the conflict in Afghanistan.

Floodwater up to 8ft deep is badly damaging land on the Somerset Levels, a farmer says.

Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood says the party must rebuild after what she describes as a "difficult night" at the local elections.

The BBC shrugs off claims that it has banned Sacha Baron Cohen from talk shows, as he promotes his new film The Dictator in character

This month the BBC will be following the lives of some of the world's most magnificent creatures.

Spectators are told they will not wait longer than 30 minutes to get into Olympic and Paralympic venues this summer.

Politicians and Vatican at odds over Sean Brady's future

Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness says the Vatican must "move out of denial mode" over the issue of child sexual abuse.

A court in India convicts nine people accused of burning three people to death in their home during the religious riots in Gujarat in 2002.

A man and a boy appear in court in connection with the theft of Chinese artefacts worth up to £40m from a Cambridge museum.

George Galloway' says his Respect Party "took the head off the rotten fish that is Bradford City Council" by ousting the Labour leader

Welsh Labour makes big gains in the local elections, taking overall control in nine of the first 14 councils to declare.