Despite the improving efficiency of coal-fired power stations, CO2 emissions remain a problem. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) involves capturing the carbon dioxide, preventing the greenhouse gas ...

The British Animation Awards, which take place on Friday in London, are celebrating their fifth birthday. Their director and founder Jayne Pilling told BBC News Online how the UK has influenced the ...

The biggest earthquake in the UK for nearly 25 years has shaken homes across large parts of the country. People in Newcastle, Yorkshire, London, Cumbria, the Midlands, Norfolk and also parts of Wales, ...

Film Producer and Head of Ealing Studios, Barnaby Thompson's latest film is a new chapter in the tale of the naughtiest girls ...

Argumentative housemate Charley Uchea has been voted out of the Channel 4 Big Brother house in a fake eviction - and then allowed to rejoin her housemates. Before going back in, Charley was ...

Dance duo Gnarls Barkley have surprised fans by launching their new album on iTunes weeks ahead of schedule. Called The Odd Couple, it was available for download in the US on Tuesday. It was supposed ...

1621 Mr Brown is getting into his stride now - he remembers the attacks on the US of 11 September 2001 and says Britain will continue to support the US in ensuring there is no "hiding place" for ...

Manchester City romped to their biggest win under Kevin Keegan after scoring five goals in the first half. Joey Barton smashed home from 20 yards and Shaun Wright-Phillips set up Jon Macken and Willo ...

Poet Sean O'Brien has won the prestigious Forward Prize for Poetry for a third time. The Cambridge-educated poet, who is also a university professor, playwright, and accomplised broadcaster, pulled ...

Belarus has expelled the United States ambassador, after a row over travel restrictions imposed on its president by Washington. The decision was also prompted by US sanctions imposed on the country's ...

The Australian will nevertheless not face the maximum penalty of a two-year suspension, with his nine-month ban backdated to start from 23 December 2002, when a temporary worldwide restriction was ...

MPs are voting now at Westminster on the government's controversial plans for university top-up fees. The result of what is seen as one of the biggest tests of Tony Blair's career is due within 20 ...