Reoffending by thousands of criminals serving short sentences in England and Wales costs up to £10bn a year, says a report. (read more)

The US vice-president condemns Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem, as he prepares to visit the West Bank. (read more)

Gordon Brown is expected to say he has guided the economy through a "storm" and is best-placed to secure its recovery. (read more)

Unidentified gunmen attack the office of a Western aid agency, killing up to five people, police say. (read more)

Doctors' leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England. (read more)

The driving test should have compulsory questions on level crossings to teach good habits in learner drivers, says Network Rail. (read more)

Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, new research shows. (read more)

Attempts to reach a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water ahead of a key summit. (read more)

A former head of MI5 says she did not know US intelligence services were mistreating terror suspects until after she retired. (read more)

Rules to improve child protection after the Baby P case may leave children more vulnerable to harm, council leaders warn. (read more)

Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to urge the Afghan president to seek a political solution to the conflict with the Taliban. (read more)

The eggshells of long-dead and extinct species are a particularly good source to find preserved DNA, researchers say. (read more)

Nicklas Bendtner silences his recent critics with a hat-trick as Arsenal see off Porto in emphatic fashion to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. (read more)

Two goals from Cameron Jerome inspire Birmingham to a battling win against bottom-club Portsmouth at Fratton Park. (read more)

Darren Bent scores a hat-trick as Sunderland claim their first league win of 2010 against ten-man Bolton. (read more)

Targets for getting young people into university should be scrapped, say graduate recruiters. What do you think? (read more)

10 years on from when the Nasdaq bubble burst (read more)

Kit criticisms after soldiers' inquests widely reported (read more)

Why obesity is leading drivers to sleep at the wheel (read more)

Why postal reforms are good news for direct mailers (read more)