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Leaders of 7 parties take part in main televised debate of 2015 general election campaign.
Only chance during campaign for Miliband and Cameron to confront each other face-to-face
02 Apr 2015,45 mins
Labour hits back at accusations that it's anti-business
Miliband dismisses a warning by leaders of some of Britain's best-known companies
01 Apr 2015,45 mins
Goodbye Goodluck.
Buhari wins in Nigeria. We profile the new President.
31 Mar 2015,45 mins
General Election 2017: campaign officially begins
Cameron says voters have a "stark choice" between him and Miliband in Downing Street
30 Mar 2015,45 mins
Have the chances of US-Iran nuclear deal been damaged by Yemen conflict ?
United States supports Saudi action AGAINST Iranian-backed Houthi rebels
27 Mar 2015,45 mins
French prosecutors say German airliner deliberately brought down by co-pilot
Senior executives at Lufthansa react with horror
26 Mar 2015,45 mins
Confusion in Yemen about the President's whereabouts.
We hear what life is like in Aden
25 Mar 2015,45 mins
German passenger jet carrying 150 people crashes in French alps.
No survivors -- we report from the site -- and talk to an air crash investigator.
24 Mar 2015,45 mins
David Cameron rules out a third term as Prime Minister
PM tells BBC he will stand for full 2nd term but then "fresh leadership" would be good
23 Mar 2015,45 mins
Islamic State militants say they were behind Yemen suicide bombings
2 mosques in Sanaa are hit - more than 130 people killed
20 Mar 2015,45 mins
Election - Defence Special
A special edition of the programme from Chatham House looks at defence in the UK.
19 Mar 2015,45 mins
Chancellor announces Budget - 7 weeks before General Election
Osborne announces tax cuts for workers and savers as well as help for first-time buyers.
18 Mar 2015,45 mins
All-square in Israeli General Election
Exit polls suggest Likud party running neck and neck with centre-left Zionist Union.
17 Mar 2015,45 mins
Ed Miliband rules out a coalition deal with the SNP
Conservatives accuse Labour of trying to get into power on Sturgeon's "coat tails"
16 Mar 2015,45 mins
Could efforts to tackle climate change have been more effective than previously thought ?
New data suggests global emissions of carbon dioxide stabilised last year.
13 Mar 2015,45 mins
Best-selling fantasy author, Sir Terry Pratchett, dies.
He was diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease 8 years ago.
12 Mar 2015,45 mins
Election 2015: are old tribal loyalties breaking down ?
A special report from Beth McLeod in Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales
11 Mar 2015,45 mins
Met Police Commissioner apologises over 3 girls missing in Syria.
We ask what schools should do about these cases
10 Mar 2015,45 mins
Calls for the head of the BBC Trust to resign
Margaret Hodge, chair of the Public Accounts Committee, says Rona Fairhead should go
09 Mar 2015,45 mins
The Battle for Tikrit
An exclusive report from our correspondent with the Shia militias
06 Mar 2015,45 mins
Cameron defends decision not to take part in head-to-head televised debate with Miliband
Political opponents of the Prime Minister accuse him of "cowering from the public"
05 Mar 2015,45 mins
UKIP leader denies making a U-turn on immigration
Nigel Farage drops proposal to cap work-related immigration at fifty thousand a year.
04 Mar 2015,45 mins
Report says 370 girls and young women potential victims of sexual grooming in Oxfordshire over past 16 years.
Document commissioned after 7 men given life for rape and trafficking of 6 girls in 2013.
03 Mar 2015,45 mins
The authorities in Kuwait question Mohammed Emwazi's parents.
Mother of "Jihadi John" recognised son's voice when she heard it on hostage video
02 Mar 2015,45 mins
Labour pledge to cut tuition fees
Ed Miliband promises to cut maximum university tuition fees in England to £6000 a year
27 Feb 2015,45 mins
"Jihadi John" is named
IS militant named as Mohammed Emwazi, born in Kuwait, brought up in London
26 Feb 2015,45 mins
Greater Manchester gets devolved control of £6bn health budget
Government insists move will not lead to the break up of the NHS - but there are concerns
25 Feb 2015,45 mins
Sir Malcolm Rifkind resigns as MP and chair of Intelligence and Security Committee.
Will the 'cash for access' scandal alienate voters?
23 Feb 2015,45 mins
2 former foreign secretaries suspended from their parliamentary parties
Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind secretly filmed apparently offering influence for cash
23 Feb 2015,45 mins
Bomb and gun attack on a hotel in the Somalian capital, Mogadishu.
Ten people killed -- Somali jihadist group, Al Shabaab, claims responsibility
20 Feb 2015,45 mins