Freezing easterly winds from Russia and Scandinavia are to blame for the sting in winter's tail, but the amount of snow Britons have witnessed in the last 24 hours is not unusual, according to the Met Office. More »Snow blankets Britain: Just why is it so cold and could we really be on course for a white Easter?
A total of 115 cardinals will elect the next Pope in the secretive papal conclave that begins today More »Vatican conclave: Breakdown of cardinals by continent
Cardinals have locked themselves in the grand Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave More »Vatican conclave: Timetable of secret process to elect new Pope
A touching video captures the very first time a four-year-old blind boy uses his cane to step off a kerb. More »"I can do it!": Blind four-year-old Gavin steps off kerb by himself for the first time - video
The Falkland Islands has voted overwhelmingly to remain British - with only three people chosing "No" in a referendum. More »Falkland Islands referendum: Live blog
Hearts were broken and the fantasies of obsessed fans were shattered when The Beatles' superstar Paul McCartney married American photographer Linda Eastman More »On This Day: Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman
A climber's helmet-cam has captured the terrifying moment he fell 100ft (30.5m) down a mountain. More »Helmet-cam captures climber's terrifying 100ft slip down Snowdon
Your Facebook page could reveal more about you than you realise - including your sexuality, your IQ and even whether you abuse drugs. More »Facebook 'Likes' can reveal secrets - including politics, IQ and drug use
Viral video star Cassetteboy has used his brilliant editing skills on President Barack Obama to call for a regulation on the international arms trade More »Cassetteboy remixes Barack Obama to promote arms trade treaty for Amnesty International
This is the moment an unlucky raccoon got lodged in a tree as it tried to make an escape from heavy snowfall. More »I'm stuck! Raccoon finds itself wedged in tree trunk after generous meal
The Android device will be shown off in New York on Thursday at a glitzy Samsung Unpacked event. More »Samsung's Galaxy S4 launch - what to expect this week
NASA revealed more details this weekend about the telescope destined to take over from the ageing Hubble Space Telescope. More »NASA shows off space telescope which will take over after Hubble
A three-legged stray dog which has helped to turn around the life of a seven year old boy with a rare genetic disease was awarded a top Crufts award tonight. More »Haatchi the three-legged stray - a Crufts winner who changed little Owen's life
Nursing groups and biology experts said today it is the responsibility of everyone to act on the issue - but also said patients unnecessarily relying on antibiotics are part of the problem. More »Nurses and medics: Antibiotics threat is an 'international concern'
As the papal conclave prepare to vote for the next pontiff, John Thavis's new book sheds light on the inner workings of the Vatican - an institution which he says 'frequently goes off the rails'. More »Inside the Vatican: Behind the scenes at the 'chaotic' Rome institution
Greek Cypriot leader Archbishop Makarios was deported on this day in 1956 from what was then one of Britain's crown colonies. More »On This Day: Britain deports Archbishop Makarios from Cyprus for actively fostering terrorism
Scottish researcher Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic in 1928 while conducting unrelated research. More »On this day: Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin, dies
Hundreds of pampered pedigrees paraded before judges at the first Crufts dog show in Westminster on this day in 1886 More »On This Day: First Crufts dog show held in Westminster
Over Christmas, the £25 device sold its first million worldwide - striking an important blow in the battle to get children interested in computer science. More »Interview: The £25 computer which is teaching British children to code
Facebook’s redesigned News Feed is the biggest change to the 'look' of the site for years. More »What Facebook's relaunched News Feed means for you
A world-wide collaboration artists and musicians have recorded an inspiring song to celebrate International Women's Day More »International Women's Day: 'One Woman' song send message of unity
Even before Hugo Chávez died, he had become a ghost. More »The Ghost of Hugo Chávez
Heavily-pregnant mum-to-be Sonia Banks, 22, went into labour on the busy 18.18 London Victoria service to Maidstone East last night. More »Woman gives birth on train: First pictures of baby Phoebe
"We Falkland Islanders know who we are and the kind of future we want - and it is definitely not as an Argentine colony." More »Falklands referendum: The view from the island
Women have documented how men catcall them while walking down the street, touch them inappropriately, follow them home and even threaten them with rape More »"Nice legs, get in the trunk": Thousands of women experience street harassment on a daily basis - but now they are #shoutingback