Agriculture minister Michelle Gildernew confirmed that the EU authorities were insistent that the ban on battery cages would go ahead in January 2012 and the marketing of Class A eggs produced in battery cages would be also be banned from that date.

BBC: Northern Ireland Assembly

It is a small handgun, produced in Germany between 1922 and 1930, but police are hoping the specialist can date it more precisely.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Scotland | Nairn police call in gun expert

To date, the project has supported the training of 212 young television producers who have produced 107 broadcast items aired in 74 countries.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

Ubisoft has managed to inject real originality and innovation in a five-year-old franchise and produced the best stealth game I have played to date.

BBC: NEWS | Technology | Sam Fisher keeps spy game fresh