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A mother from Cardiff accused of beating her son to death says it was her husband who beat the seven-year-old and not her, a court hears.

BBC Newsline's Natasha Sayee reports on the opening of the trial of two hotel workers for the murder of Michaela McAreavey.

Two warplanes are scrambled to escort a US Airways transatlantic flight diverted because of a passenger's suspicious behaviour.

Two Scotland Yard detective constables and a former detective inspector have been named as "key culprits" in bribery allegations revealed to MPs.

How Heathrow's getting ready for 2012 Games

The inventor of the television remote control, Eugene Polley, dies of natural causes, aged 96, in a Chicago hospital.

The former News International employees accused of misleading Parliament should face "profound consequences", Culture, Media and Sport Committee chairman John Whittingdale has said.

A UK-Swiss team is to use genetic testing to investigate the origins of remains claimed to have come from "yetis" and "bigfoot".

London seeks leading role as Chinese currency goes global

Kevin Pietersen praises England's bowling attack after a West Indies fightback gave his side an unexpected fright in the first Test at Lord's.

Former England midfielder Owen Hargreaves is released by Manchester City after one season at the Etihad Stadium.

Film director Ken Loach criticises British film censors for asking him to remove swear words from his new film in order to qualify for a 15 certificate.

A mother and father accused of murdering their daughter physically abused her "every day", her sister tells a court.

Higher undergraduate tuition fees may trigger a collapse in university applications from mature students in England, suggests a study.

A painting of the South African President Jacob Zuma has been vandalised at a gallery in Johannesburg.

The chairman of the justice committee writes to the director of public prosecutions asking him to review the tariff given to one of Constable Stephen Carroll's killers.

The US city of Joplin marks the first anniversary of the country's most deadly tornado in 60 years with several ceremonies.

The European Court of Human Rights says individual governments can decide how to implement a ban on convicted prisoners voting.

The spread of an animal parasite across the UK may be hampering moves to curb cattle tuberculosis, research suggests.

Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba will leave Chelsea on a free transfer this summer after eight years with the club.