Politics and conflicts

• 1 February 2010: Moscow detains anti-Kremlin protesters
• 1 February 2010: Ban Ki-Moon says Cyprus solution "possible"
• 27 January 2010: UK Attorney General Lord Goldsmith admits to changing mind over Iraq war
• 27 January 2010: UK cabinet minister Jack Straw ignored advice that Iraq invasion was illegal
• 25 January 2010: UK military deaths in Afghanistan reach 250

Disasters and accidents

• 31 January 2010: Man found dead after car crash in Shetland
• 26 January 2010: Two killed, two seriously injured after boulder collapses onto house in Stein an der Traun, Germany
• 26 January 2010: One killed, one injured as vehicle crashes into tree in Worcestershire, England
• 26 January 2010: Two injured in two car crash on Isle of Man
• 25 January 2010: Woman killed in house fire in South Yorkshire, England

Crime and law

• 27 January 2010: Dead children found in car in Sussex, UK
• 27 January 2010: Seventeen-year-old shot dead in Merseyside, England
• 27 January 2010: UK Attorney General Lord Goldsmith admits to changing mind over Iraq war
• 27 January 2010: UK cabinet minister Jack Straw ignored advice that Iraq invasion was illegal
• 27 January 2010: McDonald's unfairly dismissed worker for giving a colleague free cheese, says Dutch court

Obituaries

• 20 January 2010: Former rugby union commentator Bill McLaren dies at age 86
• 18 January 2010: World's oldest dog dies at age 20
• 10 January 2010: Wikinews Shorts: January 10, 2010
• 30 December 2009: Oldest duck in UK dies at age 22
• 27 December 2009: British Member of Parliament David Taylor dies

Economy and business

• 5 February 2010: Concern about sovereign debt of some EU members roils markets
• 30 January 2010: Toyota recalls up to 1.8 million automobiles
• 29 January 2010: Eurozone unemployment rate reaches ten percent
• 27 January 2010: McDonald's unfairly dismissed worker for giving a colleague free cheese, says Dutch court
• 26 January 2010: Welsh air route in difficulties, call for funding cut

Science and technology

• 26 January 2010: British military secrets leaked on social networking sites
• 26 January 2010: Scientists improve cancer research techniques
• 25 January 2010: Ambidextrous children more likely to have problems at school, say researchers
• 25 January 2010: People limited to 150 friends, despite Facebook, says academic
• 19 January 2010: France, Germany officials warn against using Internet Explorer

Culture and entertainment

• 30 January 2010: Alex Reid wins UK's Celebrity Big Brother 2010
• 26 January 2010: John Constable painting location mystery solved after 195 years
• 25 January 2010: David Abraham appointed as new chief executive of British Channel 4
• 21 January 2010: 67th Annual Golden Globe Award highlights
• 20 January 2010: Oxford University anti-peer-to-peer policy hits legal music service Spotify

Sports

• 31 January 2010: Roger Federer wins Australian Open
• 20 January 2010: Former rugby union commentator Bill McLaren dies at age 86
• 30 December 2009: Gary Megson sacked as manager of Bolton Wanderers F.C
• 28 December 2009: Finnish Olympic champion ski jumper arrested for attempted murder
• 14 December 2009: Ryan Giggs named BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Weather

• 31 January 2010: Snow causes German travel woes
• 19 January 2010: Woman returns home with Christmas turkey, a month after setting out
• 10 January 2010: Gordon Brown says the UK won't run out of gas
• 24 December 2009: UK Wikinews Shorts: December 24, 2009
• 22 December 2009: UK Wikinews Shorts: December 22, 2009