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Sonic branding: An earworm to your pocket
They may sound like mere jingles and ditties, but so-called "sonic branding" is big business indeed. How do advertisers capture your soul with just five musical notes? |
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Who's who: Cameron's government
A guide to who's doing what in David Cameron's Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government. |
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Anti-war protester Brian Haw held
Anti-war protester Brian Haw is arrested in Parliament Square for obstructing police searching tents on the green. |
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Tents transform Parliament Square
Protesters transform Parliament Square's green and pristine lawns with a sea of tents. |
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Million register for 2012 tickets
One million people have registered for tickets to the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, London 2012 announces. |
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Help with homes is election issue
Housing is a priority for candidates contesting Surrey East, where house prices are among the highest in the UK. |
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Honesty urged over hospital cuts
Politicians are "not being open and honest" about the issue of hospital closures, a coalition of charities and patient group says. |
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Mayor's new cost-cutting adviser
Boris Johnson appoints an adviser to look at how the Greater London Authority can cut costs. |
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Seats targeted in Essex marginals
The General Election 2010 in Essex will see some hard fought contests in its 18 constituencies which include key target seats such as Harlow and Chelmsford. |
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Will Tories follow mayor's example?
BBC London Political Editor Tim Donovan looks at how the General and local election could play out in London. |
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Air pollution 'killing thousands'
Thousands of people in London die prematurely due to air pollution, early results of a study show. |
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City call for faster rail travel
The time it takes to travel by train between Norwich and London should be cut by 30 minutes, a council report says. |
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9-5 hours 'would cut MP expenses'
MPs could do away with many of their expenses if they worked office hours, says the man overhauling the system. |
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Pensioners list election demands
Contenders for London council elections must ensure that the public spending cuts do not hit services for elderly people, a charity says. |
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Married MPs broke expenses rules
Married MPs Alan and Ann Keen broke expenses rules by claiming for a second home when their other house was boarded up, a committee of MPs has ruled. |
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News Day as it happened
The full story of School Report Day, involving thousands of school children around the UK - and beyond. |
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Metro Bank gets official go-ahead
A proposed new High Street bank, Metro Bank, has been given a banking licence by the Financial Services Authority. |
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Potter series tops book gift poll
JK Rowling's Harry Potter series has topped a poll of books British people would like to pass on to the next generation. |
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Home buyers 'younger in North'
First-time buyers in the north of England were the youngest and paid the smallest deposit compared with other areas of the UK in 2009. |
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Third of city pupils miss place
About a third of pupils in some of England's biggest cities miss out on a place at their first choice secondary school. |