| N-Dubz have revealed they have received four nominations for this year's Mobo Awards. | |
| J Craig Venter has died at the age of 69. | |
| Australia has asked Israel to withdraw a diplomat from its embassy in Canberra over the use of forged passports. | |
| Harold Biles, one of those involved in the evacuation of Dunkirk. | |
| India's railways will not be allowed to run through Maoist areas of eastern India, says the country's railways minister. | |
| The Beatles have topped the UK singles chart for the first time in 50 years. | |
| Ski Scotland has recorded its busiest ever winter for the first time. | |
| Argentina's highest court has begun in the trial of five former military intelligence officers. | |
| Mexican wrestling has launched its first video game of the year. | |
| To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most famous authors. | |
| More than 50,000 people have been invited to take part in a project to study the Scottish Family Health Study. | |
| The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) has agreed to buy a painting of a 19th Century African artist. | |
| MPs have voted to approve the rise of VAT for the first time since the general election. | |
| An Orange hall in County Antrim has been vandalised. | |
| Police have arrested a man in connection with violence in north Belfast. | |
| Britain's involvement in the 2003 invasion of Iraq has led to a "new generation of young people", the former head of MI5 has said. |