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Romanian film wins top Berlin prize
The Romanian film Child's Pose picks up the Golden Bear for best film at the Berlin film festival, while an unemployed Bosnian Roma wins best actor.
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Woman killed as rally car hits crowd
A 50-year-old woman has died after a car left the forest track and collided with spectators during the Snowman Rally in the Highlands.
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Four convicted for L'Aquila quake
An Italian court convicts four people over the collapse of a university hall of residence during the deadly earthquake in L'Aquila in 2009.
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Protest causes game to be called off
The Irish Premiership match between Crusaders and Cliftonville is called off on Saturday due to a loyalist protest outside the ground.
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Surgeon can practise after tribunal
A medical tribunal following the death of a patient at a hospital in Shropshire has found that the surgeon is fit to practise.
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Oldham 2-2 Everton
Oldham striker Matt Smith repeats his FA Cup heroics with an injury-time equaliser to force a replay with Everton.
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Horsemeat evidence handed to Europol
Evidence seized by police and Food Standards Agency officials during three UK raids is handed to Europol as part of the horsemeat investigation.
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UK Magdalene women call for apology
UK-based women, who spent time in the Republic of Ireland's Magdalene laundries, meet the Irish prime minister and call for a "fast, fair and just" settlement.
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Wenger claims season is not over
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says his team's season is not finished despite being knocked out of the FA Cup by Blackburn.
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TV channel defends Steenkamp show
A South African TV channel defends its decision to air a reality show featuring the girlfriend of Oscar Pistorius, the athlete accused of murdering her.
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Williams and Azarenka reach final
Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to set up a final against top seed Victoria Azarenka at the Qatar Open in Doha.
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Hundreds at hospital closure protest
Eight hundred people attend a rally in protest at the planned closure of Blaenau Ffestiniog hospital in Gwynedd.
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Sri Lanka journalist shot in neck
Faraz Shauketaly, an investigative journalist from Sri Lanka's Sunday Leader newspaper, is shot in the neck at his home in Colombo.
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Man in court over Bangor murder
A 40-year-old Bangor man appears in court charged with the murder of 31-year-old Stephen Davidson in the town.
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Arsenal 0-1 Blackburn
Colin Kazim-Richards's goal stuns Arsenal as Blackburn Rovers knock out the Gunners in the FA Cup fifth round.
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VIDEO: Mystery golden gift to tsunami town
At least three people in the small Japanese fishing port of Ishinomaki, which was devastated in the 2011 tsunami, have received gold bars from a mystery benefactor through the post.
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Clean-up for meteorite-hit Urals
A big clean-up operation is going on in Russia's Ural region after Friday's spectacular meteor strike, which injured more than 1,000 people.
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Farah wins 3,000m on 2013 debut
Double Olympic champion Mo Farah makes a winning start to his season with victory in the 3,000m at the British Grand Prix.
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Vatican considers early pope vote
The Vatican is studying calls by cardinals to bring forward the date for the papal conclave, to ensure a new pope is installed before Easter.
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Rare Singapore rally on immigration
Singaporeans stage a rare demonstration in protest at government plans to allow more immigration.
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