Veteran singer June Tabor wins four prizes at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in Salford, three of which are shared with her collaborators The Oysterband.

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Singer Tabor sweeps folk awards

BBC Scotland uncovers evidence which suggests Rangers owner Craig Whyte may have lied in court.

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Gers Whyte may have lied to court

BBC Scotland’s Cameron Buttle gives a behind the scenes look at a British army base in Afghanistan.

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VIDEO: Sending news from Afghanistan

Former FA chief Lord Triesman tells the BBC it was right to strip John Terry of the England captaincy.

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Triesman welcomes Terry decision

The BBC’s Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.

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BBC accuses Iran of intimidation

The FA is set to remove the England captaincy from John Terry, who is to stand trial for alleged racial abuse, BBC Sport understands.

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FA ‘to strip Terry of captaincy’

Criminal hackers have found ways around new security devices used for online banking, the BBC has learned.

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Hackers fool bank security system

The Taliban in Afghanistan are being directly assisted by Pakistani security services, according to a secret Nato report seen by the BBC.

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Pakistan security ‘helps Taliban’

Former Doctor Who star David Tennant is among the winners at the inaugural BBC Audio Drama Awards in London.

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Tennant wins award for Kafka role

Cabinet Minister Iain Duncan Smith tells the BBC that he trusts the PM to stop eurozone countries using EU-wide institutions without the UK.

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PM ‘not backing down’ on EU pact

Desert Island Discs celebrates its 70th anniversary with 44 different versions of the radio programme across the BBC’s entire UK network.

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Desert Island Discs hits 70 years

The BBC hears accounts from prison inmates in Libya suggesting that supporters of former leader Col Gaddafi are being tortured in detention.

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New Libya torture claims emerge

The BBC says it is engaged in “sensible succession planning” to replace director general Mark Thompson, following speculation about his departure.

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BBC planning for Thompson’s exit

A second series of BBC One’s Call the Midwife has been commissioned after the drama’s opening episode attracted nearly 10 million viewers.

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Second series for BBC’s Midwife

A BBC journalist travelled on board the Costa Concordia’s sister ship, the Costa Serena, to get a sense of how things are done during a cruise.

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VIDEO: Safety on board the Costa Serena