News from the BBC

UN talks on Gaza truce 'stalling'

Chances of a UN Security Council resolution on a Gaza ceasefire recede after new disagreements in New York.

E-mail rules attack civil rights

A law ensuring the details of every e-mail sent in the UK are kept is an attack on civil liberties, critics say.

Pakistan slum-dwellers die in blaze

At least 30 people are killed when fire engulfs homes in a shanty town in the Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say.

Interest rates hit all-time low

The Bank of England cuts rates to 1.5%, the lowest level in its 315-year history, as it continues efforts to help the economy.

Nissan plant to shed 1,200 jobs

Wearside car plant Nissan is to axe around 1,200 jobs - about a quarter of its workforce - blaming the economic downturn.