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An 80-year-old man is stabbed to death at his home in north east London, prompting a murder inquiry by detectives.

Turkey's first Islamist Prime Minister, Necmettin Erbakan, has died at the age of 84, one of his aides says.

Forces fighting to oust the Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi have seized the city of Zawiya, 50km (30 miles) from the capital, Tripoli.

Foreign Secretary William Hague says Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi must step down, a day after an airlift of Britons from the crisis-torn country.

At least two people are reported killed in the Gulf state of Oman, in clashes between security forces and protesters demanding political reform, reports say.

Motherwell host Celtic, then St Johnstone travel to Ibrox in the Scottish Premier League.

Further rescue missions are planned to airlift an estimated 300 British nationals still stranded in Libyan desert camps. BBC News website readers have been getting in touch to tell us of their experiences of leaving Libya.

The house where a convicted sex offender burnt his partner and his five children to death is to be demolished.

Scottish workers evacuated from Libya speak of their relief at being rescued.

The National Association of Pension Funds says letting people dip into their pension pots could leave them reliant on the state in retirement.

Two days of industrial action by Arriva Trains Wales drivers are under way but the operator says it is running a sporadic service after some staff arrived for work.

Arsenal and Birmingham meet in Sunday's Carling Cup final with both clubs looking to end frustrating spells without silverware.

Sinn Fein wins 13 seats in the Irish general election, a gain of eight on its representation in the last Dail.

North Korea threatens "all-out war" in response to military exercises by South Korean and US troops starting on Monday, which it says are a pretext for invasion.

A 37-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a woman passenger died in a road collision.

Victims of the earthquake that devastated the centre of Christchurch are honoured at church services across New Zealand.

Black Swan is the big winner at the Spirit Awards, the annual event that honours independent US movies on the eve of the Oscars.

A candlelit vigil is being held at York Minster later to mark the 37th birthday of missing chef Claudia Lawrence.

A man and a woman are arrested on suspicion of murder after a 21-year-old man was found dead in the boot of a burnt out car.

Eight people have been killed by two bombs at a dog fight in the volatile southern Afghan province of Kandahar.