A baker in Kent has created chocolate covered sprouts, because his son would not eat vegetables.

The salvage firm which will remove fuel from the wreck of the Costa Concordia has been explaining its plan.

The Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has been forced to explain the actions of a staff member who leaked information which led to her being confronted by an angry mob last Thursday.

Opponents of President Bashar al-Assad's regime say around 150 people have been killed in the country in the last three days.

Greek officials have reacted angrily to a leaked German proposal for an EU budget commissioner with veto powers over Greek taxes and spending.

The BBC has seen further evidence that former supporters of Colonel Gaddafi have been tortured in Libyan jails.

Companies who send out spam texts are being warned that investigating them is a high priority

Brandy Yanchyk goes after adventure at the Waitomo Caves in New Zealand, experiencing the steepest abseil in the world into the black abyss of an underwater river.

More than 5,000 people will - willingly - crawl through dark muddy tunnels, jump into freezing cold water and climb over mountainous obstacles for this weekend's Tough Guy event.

President Assad's grip over the Damascus suburb of Saqba appears to be weakening.

The Arab League says it is suspending its controversial monitoring mission in Syria because of the upsurge in violence.

A fire at a drug rehabilitation centre in the Peruvian capital Lima kills at least 26 people and injures 10 others, officials say.

Police arrest a 59-year-old man over an alleged gesture at an FA Cup tie between Liverpool and Manchester United.

Inspectors from the UN nuclear agency, the IAEA, begin a visit to Iran to try to determine the purpose of the country's nuclear programme.

Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrives in the US to receive medical treatment for injuries he sustained in an assassination attempt last June.

The Government must stick to pledges to reform party financing - or risk that a scandal will further undermine confidence, MPs have warned.

A man is charged with murder after the death of an 18-month-old boy in Stoke-on-Trent.

Four current and former Sun journalists and a police officer are bailed by detectives investigating alleged corrupt payments.

First Minister Peter Robinson attended his first GAA match in Armagh on Saturday night.

Greek officials reject German proposals for a eurozone budget commissioner to oversee spending, as agreement nears on a second bailout for Greece.

Desert Island Discs celebrates its 70th anniversary with 44 different versions of the radio programme across the BBC's entire UK network.

Europe's largest bell will ring to start a £27m Olympic opening ceremony inspired by Shakespeare and featuring NHS nurses and 900 local pupils.

Demi Moore suffered convulsions after smoking an undisclosed substance, according to a tape of an emergency call made on Monday.

Michael Morpurgo's novel War Horse has now sold more copies in the UK in a fortnight than it did worldwide in 25 years.

Veteran actor John Hurt will receive the outstanding contribution to cinema award at the Baftas next month, it is announced.

British actress Kate Winslet is to receive an honorary Cesar Award and drama Poliss is nominated for 13 prizes at France's equivalent of the Oscars.

The BBC says it is engaged in "sensible succession planning" to replace director general Mark Thompson, following speculation about his departure.

Artists who withhold their albums from streaming services such as Spotify are in danger of antagonising their fans, an executive from record label Universal says.

The Britain's Got Talent judge reveals he is writing his life story and will call it Camp David.

Grammy-winning US jazz composer, arranger and pianist Clare Fischer has died at the age of 83.