Levon Helm, singer and drummer for 1970s rock group The Band, dies aged 71 of cancer in New York, surrounded by family and bandmates.

The BBC's David Sillito reports on a scale model of Stonehenge that you can bounce on.

Spain seeks to rally international support as it prepares its response to Argentina's expropriation of the Spanish-controlled oil firm YPF.

Huge projected images of the Queen - made up of thousands of children's self-portraits cover Buckingham Palace.

The average level of private rents fell back slightly again in March, according to the letting agency group LSL Property Services.

A regulator has warned businesses to avoid using "misleading or undesirable" trading names that suggest they are charities or helplines.

Fears are being raised new 5p and 10p coins being introduced into circulation in the UK could cause skin problems.

Planned births at home and in midwifery units are more cost-effective than giving birth in hospital, particularly for women having their second child, says a study.