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The Bank of England should consider new boosts to the UK economy says the IMF as it backs the government's deficit-cutting strategy. Egyptians prepare to head to the polls in their first free presidential election in their history, made possible by last year's Arab Spring uprising. Thousands of racist incidents, ranging from name calling to physical abuse, were recorded in Britain's schools between 2007 and 2011, the BBC finds. A senior Olympic official is suspended after a BBC investigation revealed he was willing to sell thousands of pounds worth of 2012 tickets for cash. Two Scotland Yard detective constables and a former detective inspector have been named as "key culprits" in bribery allegations revealed to MPs. Rates of hospital-acquired infections such as MRSA are going down but figures suggest other bacteria are an emerging problem in England. A mother and father accused of murdering their daughter physically abused her "every day", her sister tells a court. The European Court of Human Rights says individual governments can decide how to implement a ban on convicted prisoners voting. Many patients with advanced cancer and other debilitating conditions are being "under-treated" for their pain, according to new guidance from NICE. The head of Nasa has hailed a "new era" in exploration after the launch of the first cargo delivery to the space station by a private company. The inventor of the television remote control, Eugene Polley, dies of natural causes, aged 96, in a Chicago hospital. A UK-Swiss team is to use genetic testing to investigate the origins of remains claimed to have come from "yetis" and "bigfoot". Orange announces that it is ending its 17-year sponsorship of The Women's Prize for Fiction. Shares in Facebook drop another 9% amid reports financial regulators may review whether there was a selective disclosure of information to investors. The UK inflation rate fell to 3% last month, its lowest since February 2010, owing to a slowdown in transport price rises. MPs refer three ex-News International executives to their standards committee over claims that they misled Parliament, which they deny. The government will publish an annual "snapshot" of social mobility, measuring educational achievement, access to professions and birth weights. Standards for diabetes care are still not being met in England 11 years after they were set, a report says. Creeping rationing of NHS care is making patients suffer unnecessarily, doctors are warning. Too many young people lack the social skills needed to get their first job, says a report on the issue of Neets. Higher undergraduate tuition fees may trigger a collapse in university applications from mature students in England, suggests a study. Virgin is due to tell a Lord's select committee that rival BT is being subsidised by government cash. The search result sharing service allows members of the public to sign up and view each other's "collages of content". The spread of an animal parasite across the UK may be hampering moves to curb cattle tuberculosis, research suggests. Researchers demonstrate a means to use sections of DNA as individually addressable, rewritable "bits" to store data in living cells. The threat of industrial action by BBC journalists and technicians during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee weekend in June is withdrawn. Film director Ken Loach criticises British film censors for asking him to remove swear words from his new film in order to qualify for a 15 certificate. Following the feature on how to grow a four-metre moustache, readers have been sending in pictures of their own follicly fertile upper lips. Locked room mysteries still captivate modern detective fiction fans, writes Miles Jupp. Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba will leave Chelsea on a free transfer this summer after eight years with the club. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he is no longer interested in becoming the new Aston Villa manager. Spain striker David Villa will miss Euro 2012 this summer as he struggles to regain fitness after a broken leg. Commentary legend Murray Walker and chief F1 writer Andrew Benson look back on Lewis Hamilton's career so far. Europe's Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal will appoint four vice-captains for this year's event at Medinah in September. A crackdown on prostitution in a Suffolk town where five sex workers were killed could be repeated elsewhere. The number of West Midlands Ambulance staff being attacked has risen in the past year, the service says. The Scottish Law Commission says prosecutors should be able to use previous convictions as evidence in Scottish trials. A record number of applications are submitted by companies wishing to drill for oil and gas in the North Sea. Two men charged with the murder of Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius last year plead not guilty at the start of their trial. The chairman of the justice committee writes to the director of public prosecutions asking him to review the tariff given to one of Constable Stephen Carroll's killers. Details of housing, health, transport and road schemes worth a combined £3.5bn are unveiled by the Welsh government, but opponents claim there is little new on offer. A mother from Cardiff accused of beating her son to death says it was her husband who beat the seven-year-old and not her, a court hears. A South African farm worker is convicted of murdering white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche in 2010, with a second man acquitted. A painting showing South Africa's President Jacob Zuma with his genitals hanging out, angering the ANC, is vandalised in a Johannesburg gallery. North Korea warns that it will bolster its nuclear programme and take unspecified counter-measures unless the US eases diplomatic pressure on it. Sri Lanka must co-operate with any international war crimes probe, ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka tells the BBC, a day after his release from jail. A weak eurozone is the single biggest threat to the global economy, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Schools and universities in Spain close in protest at government cuts, in the first ever strike across all levels of public education. A bomb is found hidden in a lamp at a theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ahead of a speech to be given there by Colombian ex-President Alvaro Uribe. The Brazilian government unveils a new stimulus package to boost manufacturing, particularly in the key car sector, to try to boost economic growth. Tensions rise after rebels in northern Syria kidnap 13 Lebanese Shia pilgrims on their way home from visiting holy sites in Iran. Seven aid agencies warn that Yemen is on the verge of a hunger catastrophe as a result of political instability and rising prices. A US plane bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, makes an early landing in Maine after a woman claims to be carrying a surgically implanted device. The US ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, is to step down this summer due to ill health after a year in his position, the state department says. 24 hours of news photos 22 May 2012 Press day at the Chelsea Flower Show 24 hours of news photos: 21 May Eastern Asia to the western US states Bee Gees' singer Robin Gibb has died Chelsea celebrate their European Cup triumph Veterans and families attended service News photos from around the world The former News International employees accused of misleading Parliament should face "profound consequences", Culture, Media and Sport Committee chairman John Whittingdale has said. A senior Olympic official was willing to sell thousands of pounds worth of tickets to the London 2012 Games for cash, an undercover BBC London investigation reveals. A 6,200 tonne building is being moved 60 metres to make way for the expansion of a railway in Zurich. Patrick Sachon explains how the Met Office counts pollen from the roof and labs of King's College London. A man jailed for making racist comments on twitter after the footballer Fabrice Muamba's collapse says he is sorry for his actions. Liam Stacey, from Pontypridd, served half his 56-day prison term. California's SpaceX has launched on a mission to re-supply the space station - the first cargo delivery to the orbiting outpost by a private company. A painting of the South African President Jacob Zuma has been vandalised at a gallery in Johannesburg. One of world's largest private cognac collections has gone on sale in Holland, including bottles dating back to the French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte. Professor Michael Sandel - who has taught political philosophy since 1980 - claims there has been a shift from having a market economy to being a market society, where people are mainly motivated by money. Smartphones, caravans and pyramids inspire gardens The Mexico-US trade in women that makes men rich How Heathrow's getting ready for 2012 Games London seeks leading role as Chinese currency goes global Why are fountain pen sales rising so fast? Cash-strapped hospitals in Greece get tough Brad Pitt says he would rather play a killer than a racist |