Countries should be judged on their willingness to open up public data, the US technology chief tells the BBC.

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US moots official data ‘YouTube’

Nearly a quarter of MPs would not enter politics if they were starting a career now, a poll for the BBC suggests.

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‘Quarter of MPs’ rue their career

BBC Radio 3 DJ Charlie Gillett, renowned as a champion of world music, has died aged 68 after a long illness, his family confirms.

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BBC world music DJ Gillett dies

Proposals for a fully elected House of Lords will be set out shortly by the government, the transport secretary tells the BBC.

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Elected Lords plan ‘coming soon’

The EU is putting the finishing touches to a multi-billion euro bail-out for Greece after weeks of crisis, senior officials tell the BBC.

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EU ‘nearing’ Greece bail-out deal

The EU is putting the finishing touches to a multi-billion euro bail-out for Greece after weeks of crisis, senior officials tell the BBC.

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EU ‘nearing’ Greece bail-out deal

Nasa Moon astronauts tell the BBC President Barack Obama’s decision to cancel the US lunar programme is “catastrophic”.

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Moon decision dismays astronauts

SNP leader to meet with the BBC to discuss the row over the party’s exclusion from televised general election debates.

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Salmond to meet BBC over debates

Survivors of violence in central Nigeria on Sunday have been telling the BBC what happened.

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Nigeria survivors recall massacre

The UK Fire Service College failed to comply with fire safety laws when part of its own premises burnt down, the BBC learns.

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Fire College ‘failed fire safety’

Labour MP Harry Cohen is being investigated by the police over his expenses claims, the BBC understands.

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Labour MP facing expenses probe

The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has returned home against police wishes, the BBC learns.

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Kidnap boy’s father returns to UK

Plaid Cymru and the SNP say planned televised debate plans breach the BBC’s duty of impartiality.

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SNP and Plaid’s BBC debate anger

The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.

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Collider to fix faults for a year

Almost four in five people worldwide see internet access as a fundamental right, a poll for the BBC World Service suggests.

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Internet access ‘a human right’