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Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port car plant will build a new Astra car in a deal that means huge investment and the creation and support of thousands of jobs. David Cameron says it was "more dangerous to stay silent than to speak out" - and insists there will be no retreat on deficit reduction. A 24-year-old man who has served more than seven years in jail for a murder in central London has his conviction quashed. Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests. Prosecutors describe the chaos leading to the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, on the second day of Bosnian Serb ex-army chief Ratko Mladic's war crimes trial. The head of Syria's main opposition umbrella body, the Syrian National Council, says he will resign amid growing criticism and rifts within the group. A third of children in England cannot swim by the time they leave primary school, according to research from the Amateur Swimming Association. Media organisations win a High Court battle over police orders to hand over copies of film of the evictions from the Dale Farm traveller site. The Olympic flame is to be officially handed over to organisers of the London Games at a ceremony in Athens. Children from racial and ethnic minorities now account for more than half the births in the US, estimates from the latest census data say. Two arrests are made after an attack that left a 93-year-old woman in a critical condition in hospital. Plans to use private firms in police roles in Surrey are put on hold. Philippe Croizon, a limbless Frenchman, completes the first part of his challenge to swim between five continents. A Royal Navy engineer called Brian Diamond serving onboard HMS Diamond receives a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal. Michael Owen says he does not plan to retire, despite Manchester United confirming he will not be offered a new contract. Alan Hansen says his old club Liverpool will need to move quickly to fill the void left by the sacking of manager Kenny Dalglish. Colin Montgomerie says golf fans in the United States are "not as knowledgeable" as their British counterparts. Shares in Spanish bank Bankia continue to dive as the government denies reports of a rush of withdrawals from the troubled group. Gas and electricity price rises at the end of last year are expected to have pushed 400,000 more households in England into fuel poverty. John McDonnell defies odds of 58,000 to 1 to again top the ballot to allow MPs to bring in a Private Member's Bill. The government is "determined" to introduce a register of lobbyists before 2015, constitutional reform minister Mark Harper tells a Commons committee. An 83-year-old man becomes the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still alive, the NHS Blood and Transplant service says. Two patients who are paralysed from the neck down are able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts. Higher university tuition fees have not boosted teaching time at England's universities, research suggests. Some 88% of social workers think cuts are putting vulnerable children's lives at risk, a survey five years after the death of baby Peter Connolly suggests. Most government websites will miss the UK's deadline for complying with EU regulations over cookies, the Cabinet Office tells the BBC. The French privacy watchdog, acting on behalf of the EU, is to meet with Google to scrutinise its controversial privacy policy changes. Nasa's Kepler space telescope provides new insight on the colossal explosions that can occur in the atmospheres of some stars. The UK says it will retain stricter animal testing standards than required by a new European Union Directive. The X Factor's Simon Cowell says he is "puzzled" about why BBC One's The Voice is not on the radio instead of TV. Famous faces join the stars of Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom at the opening night gala of this year's Cannes Film Festival. We rely on traffic lights to tell us when to go. And when to stop. We should replace that with common sense, argues traffic campaigner Martin Cassini. The Kent seaside town of Sandwich is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the sandwich. Test yourself on the humble snack. Two young children allegedly murdered by their mother in their London home were suffocated, an inquest hears. A man with mental health issues pursued for council tax arrears will receive an apology and £25,000 from Torbay Council. A man admits raping one woman and seriously sexually assaulting another in Glasgow city centre on a Christmas night out. A man whose appeal changed the Scottish legal system walks free from court after a re-trial collapses. The Football Assocation of Ireland (FAI) has said its players will wear black armbands during the Italy match at Euro 2012 to mark the 18th anniversary of the Loughinisland tragedy. Lottery millionaire Peter Lavery hopes to turn part of the former Crumlin Road Prison in north Belfast into a distillery. Controversial comments in Labour MP Peter Hain's autobiography were never intended to undermine the administration of justice in Northern Ireland, the High Court in Belfast hears. An AM raises concerns about the future of an organic yogurt maker in Aberystwyth after its owners revealed a number of jobs were at risk. A group of 17 civilians are sentenced to death, the day after carrying out an attack on a military base in the self-proclaimed republic of Somaliland. At least two suspected armed robbers are killed in an explosion in a minibus in Nigeria's oil capital, Port Harcourt, police say. Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng says he and his family have completed passport applications and officials say they should be ready in 15 days. Unidentified North Koreans holding 29 Chinese fishermen and three boats seized in the Yellow Sea demand payment for their release, Chinese media reports. A cabinet of professors and diplomats is sworn in in Greece to steer the debt-ridden eurozone state into repeat elections on 17 June The EU's enlargement commissioner visits Turkey in an attempt to kick-start Ankara's stalled bid to join the bloc. The Brazilian government reaches a deal with Rio de Janeiro hotel owners to cut spiralling room prices ahead of a major UN summit in the city. Two Mexican generals are detained and questioned on suspicion of having links to a Mexican drug cartel. A drone strike in eastern Yemen has killed two suspected al-Qaeda militants, a Yemeni security official says. Turkey says it scrambled two military jets to chase away an Israeli plane which allegedly violated the airspace of Turkish-held northern Cyprus. Social networking service Pinterest is to receive $100m in funding, prompting analysts to value the two-year-old firm at up to $1.5bn. Guitarist and singer Chuck Brown, who mixed funk, soul and Latin styles to help create the "go-go" scene in Washington DC in the 1970s, dies at the age of 75. 24 hours of news photos: 17 May 2012 Half a million gold buttons decorate Royal Barge Mexicans pay their last respects to Carlos Fuentes The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh visit Lancashire 24 hours of news photos: 16 May 2012 24 hours of news photos: 15 May 2012 Norwich Festival of music and art The Diamond Jubilee Pageant at Windsor Castle MPs are debating the programme of laws for the new session proposed in the Queen's Speech focusing on jobs and growth. An 83-year-old man has become the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still being alive, the NHS Blood and Transplant service has said. The latest device to harness the power of the tides is being tested in the stormy waters off Orkney in the far north of Scotland. A 24-year-old man who has served more than seven years in jail for murder has had his conviction quashed. The Princess Royal has expressed her sympathy for athletes preparing for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic has resumed, with the prosecution focusing on the Srebrenica massacre in 1995. A team of speed flyers have become the world's first to successfully descend Italy's Mount Etna. Benoit Coueure, from the European Central Bank, has been speaking about their decision to provide a loan of more than a trillion euros to hundreds of banks. Simon Cowell speaks to Jim Naughtie from his home in West London in a wide-ranging exclusive broadcast interview. Could the proposal to protect all over-50s from heart attacks work? What does the word 're-mode' actually mean? The man with the world's longest moustache gives his grooming tips Watching the big events - from the Coronation to the Jubilee Has social media shifted balance when making complaints? The people who record every single day of a child's life How safe are UK soldiers working with Afghan forces? Papers discuss eurozone warnings |