Blair cancels London book signing
Tony Blair cancels a planned book signing in London on Wednesday to prevent causing the police "a lot of hassle". |
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. |
Man dies in Philippines stabbing
A 27-year-old Aberdeen man is stabbed and killed two days after flying to the Philippines. |
Japan convicts whaling activists
A court in Japan gives one-year suspended jail sentences to two anti-whaling activists from Greenpeace for stealing whale meat in 2008. |
Suicide attack on Pakistan police
Nearly 20 people die as a suicide bomber rams an explosives laden pickup truck into a police station in north-west Pakistan. |
Five jailed over postal vote scam
Five men, including two ex-councillors, are jailed over a failed postal vote scam in Bradford during the 2005 general election. |
Buzz lawsuit to cost Google $8.5m
Google proposes paying $8.5m (£5.5m) to settle a class-action lawsuit brought over its Buzz social network, launched earlier this year. |
Rare colour footage of the Blitz
Remarkable new footage of the the London blitz goes on show. |
Brilliant ideas
The secrets behind some of the UK’s newest inventions |
Family on film
Director Sofia Coppola returns with her new movie Somewhere |
Labour MPs call for hacking probe
Labour MPs demand the police investigation into alleged phone-hacking by News of the World reporters is reopened, at an urgent Commons session. |
Tube workers begin 24-hour strike
Severe disruption is expected on London Underground as the first workers begin a 24-hour strike. |
MoD names two killed UK soldiers
Two British soldiers who died in Afghanistan and in a UK hospital on the same day are named by the Ministry of Defence. |
Voting plans 'will restore faith'
MPs begin debating plans for a referendum on changing the way MPs are elected. |
Obama unveils $50bn building plan
President Barack Obama is announcing a new $50bn infrastructure plan as part of efforts to jump-start the US economy. |
Forsyth quits dance results show
Bruce Forsyth quits Strictly Come Dancing's Sunday results show and is replaced by Claudia Winkleman. |
Colombian confirmed as world's shortest man
A 70cm (27-inch) tall Colombian is named the world's shortest living man by Guinness World Records. |
Live text - US Open day eight
Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki are in action at the US Open following Svetlana Kuznetsova's shock exit as Roger Federer plays later. |
Striker Kuyt suffers injury blow
Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt injures shoulder during training with the Netherlands, according to Dutch boss Bert van Marwijk |
Former head jailed for sex abuse
A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils. |
Barclays bank to create 600 jobs
Banking giant Barclays announces it is to expand its presence in Glasgow, creating 600 jobs. |
Shock over pipe bomb at school
A father speaks of his shock after his eight-year-old son picked up a pipe bomb in a school playground in Antrim. |
'Disgust' over killer's sentence
A Flintshire mother calls for tougher sentences for so-called "one-punch killers" after her son's attacker was jailed for 40 months for manslaughter. |
SA public sector strike suspended
South African trade unions suspend a nationwide strike which has paralysed schools and hospitals for 20 days. |
NZ quake 'damaged 100,000 homes'
Almost two-thirds of the 160,000 homes in and around Christchurch were damaged by Saturday's earthquake, New Zealand's prime minister says. |
Spain dismisses Eta 'ceasefire'
The Spanish government says an Eta ceasefire is "insufficient" and calls on the Basque separatist group to renounce violence forever. |
Miners' families mark first month
Relatives of 33 trapped miners in Chile hold a ceremony to mark their first month underground. |
French FM pledges Ashtiani support
France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says he will 'do anything' to help save an Iranian woman sentenced to death on an adultery conviction. |
New police appeal over MI6 death
Police investigating the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams appeal for help in tracing two people seen entering his central London flat. |
Rise in Facebook 'panic' reports
More than 200 Facebook users have reported "abuse" following the launch of a "panic button" application last month, figures show. |
Murray baffled by US Open defeat
Andy Murray is at a loss to explain the physical problems behind his surprise defeat by Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round of the US Open. |
Children hurt in school bus crash
More than 60 children were involved a collision between two school buses in south Wales, say police. |
Guatemala sees rescue hopes fade
Guatemalan officials say they have given up hope for dozens buried by mud as they tried to rescue other trapped people. |
Demand for Equitable Life payout
Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are making a final attempt to persuade the government to pay them full compensation. |
First 16 'free schools' revealed
The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove. |
Insect brains to fight MRSA
Cockroach and locust brains are a rich source of antibiotics powerful enough to tackle MRSA, researchers say. |
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? |
Shady world of Indian illegal bookies
The role of the gambling syndicates that can make millions from the outcome of a single game has been highlighted by the allegation that three Pakistani cricket players were involved in a betting scam. |
Zero tolerance?
US Muslims are free but that's not enough, argues Michael Goldfarb |
Fresh exodus from Pakistan floods
Hundreds of thousands of people flee towns and villages threatened by fresh floods in Pakistan's deluged southern Sindh province. |
Travolta extortion case dismissed
Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta, following the death of his son in the Bahamas, are dropped. |
BA boss reveals takeover ambition
British Airways and Iberia draw up a shortlist of 12 airlines which the firms hope to buy or merge with. |
UK car sales suffer sharp decline
New car sales fell 17.5% in August - the second consecutive month of declines, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. |
End UK rebate - EU budget chief
The EU budget commissioner says he sees no grounds for the UK to keep its budget rebate. |
Diabetes drug advice 'not heeded'
A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it was recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns. |
Gum and heart link 'breakthrough'
Scientists say they have established one reason why gum disease may increase the risk of heart disease. |
Gove defends free school numbers
Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable". |
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. |
Tiny solar cells fix themselves
A mix of chemicals borrowed from plants with tiny tubes of carbon can spontaneously create tiny, self-repairing solar cells. |
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. |
Hall works tipped to fetch £1.5m
Contemporary artwork owned by model Jerry Hall are expected to fetch more than £1.5 million when they are sold in October at Sotheby's in London. |
Bookie cuts Weller Mercury odds
The odds of Paul Weller winning the Mercury Prize are slashed after a bookmaker takes an "unprecedented" rush of bets backing him. |
Eddie who?
Comic Eddie Kadi can command vast crowds at his live shows. Why has he attracted so little mainstream attention? |
Live: Parliamentary Reform Bill
Plans for a referendum on changing the way in which MPs are elected to Parliament are being debated in the House of Commons. |
Clear up begins in parts of Pakistan
The BBC's Orla Guerin has returned to the Pakistan town of Nowshera, which was one of the first areas to be hit by the rising waters. |
Schoolboy: 'I found a pipe bomb'
The suspicious object was left in the playground of St Comgall's Primary School and picked up by an eight -year-old pupil. |
Elbow and Kloot talk Mercury Prize
I Am Kloot singer John Bramwell talks to Elbow's Guy Garvey about Kloot's Mercury Music Prize-nominated album, which Garvey and bandmate Craig Potter produced. |
Male victims of domestic violence
40% of domestic violence victims are male but a new study suggests victims are often ignored by police and there are only a handful of refuge places for abused men across the UK. Ian McNicholl was abused by a partner and told his story to BBC Breakfast |
Unswung hero
What does this man tell us about the real 1960s? |
Century man
How likely is it that you'll live to be 100 years old? |
NI school evacuated in bomb alert
A primary school is closed in Antrim after an explosive device is found by an eight-year-old pupil and carried into a classroom. |
Pietersen fined for Twitter rant
England batsman Kevin Pietersen is given an undisclosed fine by the ECB over his Twitter tirade. |
Gang 'advertised city brothels'
A Scottish crime gang spent more than £50,000 advertising brothels in Belfast, a court is told. |
France faces pension plan strike
France faces serious disruptions in a general strike over a planned pension age reform on Tuesday, when parliament is also expected to debate a ban of full face veils and a new security bill. |
BP well 'poses no further risk'
The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment. |
Junior medics 'leaving training'
Nearly one in four junior doctors drop out of their NHS training after two years, figures show. |
Blair in climate inaction warning
Former UK Prime Minster Tony Blair warns world leaders they may pay a heavy price in history if they fail to tackle global warming. |
Don't let the bed bugs bite
The world is on the verge of a bed-bug pandemic, according to a report - how did the tiny biting insects come to pose such a threat? |
CCTV released in appeal over MI6 death
Police investigating the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams have released the most recent CCTV footage of the victim. |
Saatchi gallery deal hits setback
Charles Saatchi's plan to donate his gallery to the British public hits a stumbling block after talks with Arts Council England break down. |
Quacking profit: Expenses MP sells duck island
The ornamental duck island which sank the career of a Tory MP at the height of the expenses scandal is sold for charity. |
Murder accused's 'gymnastic sex'
A man who killed his wife after five months of marriage enjoyed "gymnastic" sex sessions with another woman, a court hears. |
Vicar jailed for sham marriages
A Sussex vicar found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages is jailed for four years. |
Lebanon PM retracts Syria charge
Lebanese PM Saad Hariri says he was wrong to accuse Syria of assassinating his father - former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri. |
Student migration 'unsustainable'
The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green says in his first major speech on immigration. |
Tory defects over schools scheme
A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative". |
American Pie star gets probation
American Pie actor Chris Klein pleaded no contest to drink-driving following and will serve four years probation. |
Rooney 'happy to play' says Capello
England manager Fabio Capello says striker Wayne Rooney is in the right frame of mind to play against Switzerland on Tuesday despite allegations about his private life. |
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