Police expected to quiz PM's aide
The Metropolitan Police are likely to discuss new phone-hacking allegations with Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson, its assistant commissioner says.
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Cell assault sergeant is jailed
A police officer who was caught on CCTV injuring a woman by throwing her into a cell is jailed for six months.
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Strike severely disrupts Tube
Some services resume on the London Underground following severe disruption on the first morning of a series of 24-hour strikes.
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Blitz commemorated at St Paul's
Pilots, firefighters, nurses and ambulance workers gather 70 years after battling through eight months of bombing raids over Britain's industrial centres.
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Carey heads up Booker shortlist
Australian author Peter Carey, who has already won the Man Booker prize twice, has made the shortlist for this year's prize.
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Diamond to be new Barclays chief
Bob Diamond is to become chief executive of Barclays, while HSBC chairman Stephen Green steps down to become a government trade minister.
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Pension rallies hit French cities
Some 450,000 anti-government protesters join rallies across France and a national strike causes major disruption, amid rising anger over pension reforms.
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Gillard to stay as Australian PM
Julia Gillard is to remain as Australia's prime minister after winning the backing of two key independent MPs.
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House group nears administration
Nearly 10,000 jobs are at risk as the property and environmental services giant Connaught faces collapse.
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UK slipping down graduate league
The UK is slipping behind international rivals in university places, according to figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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Tax error letters start to arrive
UK tax authorities are bracing themselves for a deluge of complaints and enquiries after sending out fresh tax calculations.
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Most believe 'retirement is over'
Seven out of 10 people believe retirement as we know it will not be possible in the future, a BBC Newsnight poll finds.
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Tree house: Row breaks out over 35ft high leylandii
A dispute has broken out in a Plymouth street after a resident lets trees surrounding his property grow to 35ft.
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Crikey! Beano Club closes to new members
The club for dedicated fans of Dennis the Menace is to be replaced with a website in a bid to attract more members.
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Woods named in US Ryder Cup team
World number one Tiger Woods is named in the United States Ryder Cup team to play Europe at Celtic Manor.
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Harrison to take on champion Haye
David Haye will make the second defence of his WBA heavyweight title against fellow Brit and Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison.
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Capello insists Rooney will play
England manager Fabio Capello insists striker Wayne Rooney will play in the Euro 2012 qualifier away to Switzerland on Tuesday.
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Live text - US Open day nine
Venus Williams and Kim Clijsters are in US Open quarter-final action, while Rafael Nadal is also plays on day nine at Flushing Meadows.
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Live - County Championship
Nottinghamshire target the Championship title while relegation and promotion issues are at stake as the county season builds towards a climax.
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'Youngest' double murderer jailed
The girl thought to be Britain's youngest female double murderer is jailed for a minimum of 14 years.
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No helmet suspect killed in crash
A man suspected of being a motorbike thief who police refused to pursue because he was not wearing a helmet is killed riding a stolen bike.
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Hit-and-run death teenager jailed
A 17-year-old is jailed for eight-and-a-half years after killing a father in a hit-and-run incident in Edinburgh.
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Huge growth at largest wind farm
A massive expansion is to take place at Europe's largest onshore wind farm in East Renfrewshire.
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Warning of 'prolonged recession'
The NI first minister, Peter Robinson, has warned that the expected cuts in public expenditure could be devastating for the local economy.
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Farms, roads flooded in Fermanagh
A number of properties have been flooded in County Fermanagh after the Colebrooke River burst its banks near Lisnaskea.
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NHS in Wales faces £380m cutbacks
The Welsh NHS faces making £380m worth of cutbacks by April, with managers saying it is the biggest challenge they have faced in 20 years.
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Pool fall badly injures tourist
A friend tells of a holidaymaker's serious accident at his hotel swimming pool in Majorca.
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Mozambique bread price climbdown
Mozambique says it will reverse the increase in the price of bread that sparked deadly riots last week.
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Arrests over Swaziland protests
Police in Swaziland arrest about 50 people ahead of protests against sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarchy, activists say.
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China backs Burma's election plan
China urges international support for the Burmese general election planned for later this year, as Burma's leader begins a five-day visit to China.
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N Korea accepts flood aid offer
North Korea has asked South Korea to send rice, cement and construction equipment after devastating floods, southern officials say.
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EU's Barroso laments jobs crisis
The European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, highlights unemployment as a major challenge, in his first "state of the union" speech.
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Greek PM reshuffles his cabinet
Greek PM George Papandreou reshuffles his cabinet but leaves the key post of finance minister unchanged as his government battles a debt crisis.
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Guatemala mudslide search halted
Teams in Guatemala have to halt the search for bodies following devasting mudslides which have killed at least 45 people.
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Mexico begins army shooting probe
Mexico's defence ministry launches an inquiry after a man and his teenage son are shot dead at a military checkpoint.
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Iran stands firm on stoning case
Foreign powers should stop interfering in the case of an Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning, Iran's foreign ministry says.
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Gunmen kill Iraqi TV presenter
Prominent al-Iraqiya TV presenter Riad al-Saray is shot dead in Baghdad by unknown attackers.
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Kabul Bank investors' cash frozen
Afghanistan's central bank follows its promise to back Kabul Bank by freezing the assets of leading investors.
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Car bomb targets Pakistan police
At least four people are dead after a car bomb exploded near a police base in north-western Pakistan, in the second deadly attack on the police in the region in as many days.
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Petraeus warns over Koran burning
The US commander in Afghanistan warns troops' lives will be at risk if a Florida church goes ahead with its plan to throw copies of the Koran into a bonfire, but the pastor behind the stunt defends it.
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Flood alert as Hermine hits Texas
Tropical Storm Hermine threatens parts of the southern US with flash flooding even as its winds slow as it moves inland, officials say.
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Ocado sees 30% rise in food sales
Online grocery retailer Ocado sees sales rose nearly 30% in the last quarter, but fails to prevent further share price falls.
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Scam fear over electricity credit
Criminals have managed to clone prepayment meter keys in order to make money by offering discounted credit to customers.
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School clothes boost retail sales
Retail sales rose in August, partly thanks to strong sales of children's clothing ahead of the new school year, figures suggest.
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Cameron warns of challenges ahead
David Cameron returns to work following paternity leave telling his cabinet "this is the time the rubber hits the road".
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Warning on fixed term parliaments
The government's fixed-term parliaments bill could be vulnerable to legal challenge, the Commons' top official warns.
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Don't anoint leader, says Abbott
Diane Abbott warns against "anointing" Labour's next leader, saying the party must show it has "moved on" from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
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UK radiotherapy 'lagging behind'
Too few UK cancer patients are receiving state-of-the-art radiotherapy care, experts from Cancer Research UK say.
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ME 'virus link' found in children
ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, in children could be caused by a virus, scientists say.
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Gaps persist in cancer survival
Despite significant improvements in cancer survival rates across England, regional differences remain, national statistics show.
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Students 'put off by £7,000 fees'
A report suggests two-thirds of UK students would be put off university by fees of £7,000 a year.
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First 16 'free schools' revealed
The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove.
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Former head jailed for sex abuse
A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils.
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TalkTalk rapped for trial silence
The UK's Information Commissioner has reprimanded ISP TalkTalk over recent unpublicised trials of its anti-malware system.
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PS3 update blocks hardware hack
Sony has released a "minor" update for its PlayStation 3 that closes a loophole that allowed users to run pirated software.
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UK mobile firms to merge networks
Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks as the firms merge their networks.
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'No climate link' to African wars
A study suggests climate change is not responsible for civil wars in Africa, challenging widely held assumptions.
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Inbred bees 'facing extinction'
Some of the UK's rarest bumblebees are at risk of becoming extinct as a result of inbreeding, research suggests.
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Red Planet 'may not be lifeless'
Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists.
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Rock anthems vanishing from chart
Sales of rock singles have dropped 18% in the UK this year, according to figures from the Official Charts Company.
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One million tune in to Daybreak
More than one million people tune in to see the launch of ITV's new breakfast show Daybreak, but the BBC wins the ratings battle.
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Fry slams BBC 'culture of fear'
Stephen Fry criticises a culture of fear at the BBC which is creating "incredibly bland" programmes
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The 60s, but not as we know it
US drama Mad Men has won praise for its recreation of the 1960s, but it's not a classic depiction of the decade.
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Do our memories get better with age?
Our ability to recall events seems to sharpen as we get older, says Lisa Jardine, but can it be trusted to paint an accurate picture?
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Eddie who?
Comic Eddie Kadi can command vast crowds at his live shows. Why has he attracted so little mainstream attention?
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Live: Pakistan floods statement
International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell is updating the House on the UK's response to the Pakistan floods.
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Angelina Jolie visits Pakistan
Angelina Jolie has visited Nowshera in north-west Pakistan to highlight the plight of more than 20 million people affected by the country's worst ever floods.
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Blitz commemorated at St Paul's
Pilots, firefighters, nurses and ambulance workers who battled through the bombing raids of the Blitz came together at St Paul's Cathedral to commemorate the ordeal.
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10m hedge incurs neighbours' wrath
Behind this tree in Plymouth is a semi-detached house - but the man who lives in it has refused to cut it back.
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Skyscraper climb using suction cups
A man has been arrested in San Francisco after climbing a skyscraper using suction cups.
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What to do if you get a tax letter
Nearly six million people who have paid the wrong amount of income tax will start to receive letters from the tax office on Tuesday, letting them know about the errors.
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Hurricane pilot remembers Blitz
Robert Hall chats to an ex-hurricane pilot who flew over London during the Blitz and a woman who's house was destroyed by German bombs.
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Inside UK's first Sikh temple school
Khalsa Primary school is the first Sikh school in the UK to be backed and partly funded by a Gurdwara, or Sikh temple.
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Andrea Bocelli concerts to mark 9/11
Andrea Bocelli is inviting survivors of the attacks on 11 September 2001 in New York to concerts on the Amalfi coast.
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In pictures
The Blitz: Eight months of bombing began 70 years ago
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Music for dinner parties?
What the Mercury Prize tells us about British music
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How to fix Pakistan
Should Islamabad surrender some sovereignty to save the country?
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Moral support
Families focus on keeping miners mentally strong
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Tax letters
If a letter says you have paid the wrong amount of tax - what next?
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Cutting it
Why is sunburn remedy being sold as cocaine?
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