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Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson says he is happy to meet police after fresh claims of phone tapping while he was a tabloid editor.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:13:54 GMT
Police investigating the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams appeal for help in tracing two people seen entering his central London flat.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:44:07 GMT
A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:14:02 GMT
Tony Blair cancels a planned book signing in London on Wednesday to prevent causing the police "a lot of hassle".
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:05:10 GMT
Nearly 20 people die as a suicide bomber rams an explosives laden pickup truck into a police station in north-west Pakistan.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:02:58 GMT
The Spanish government says an Eta ceasefire is "insufficient" and calls on the Basque separatist group to renounce violence forever.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:48:02 GMT
A Sussex vicar found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages is jailed for four years.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:31:23 GMT
A primary school is closed in Antrim after an explosive device is found by an eight-year-old pupil and carried into a classroom.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:20:44 GMT
Severe disruption is expected on London's Underground network when the first in a series of strikes begins later.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:00:08 GMT
Bruce Forsyth quits Strictly Come Dancing's Sunday results show and is replaced by Claudia Winkleman.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:14:04 GMT
The ornamental duck island which sank the career of a Tory MP at the height of the expenses scandal is sold for charity.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:03:13 GMT
A 70cm (27-inch) tall Colombian is named the world's shortest living man by Guinness World Records.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:11:05 GMT
England manager Fabio Capello insists striker Wayne Rooney will play in the Euro 2012 qualifier away to Switzerland on Tuesday.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:09:40 GMT
Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki are in action at the US Open, with Svetlana Kuznetsova up first and Roger Federer playing later.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:59:21 GMT
England batsman Kevin Pietersen is given an undisclosed fine by the ECB over his Twitter tirade.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:47:21 GMT
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.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:59:00 GMT
Pakistan's Yasir Hameed says a meeting he had with the News of the World that was secretly recorded has been "inaccurately reported" by the tabloid.
: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:38:53 GMT
A man who killed his wife after five months of marriage enjoyed "gymnastic" sex sessions with another woman, a court hears.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:15:07 GMT
Former member of British rock group ELO, Mike Edwards, is killed in a freak accident when a hay bale rolls on to a Devon road and crushes his van.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:51:52 GMT
Banking giant Barclays announces it is to expand its presence in Glasgow, creating 600 jobs.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:25:53 GMT
A major fire at a tyre storage centre on the south side of Glasgow leads to disruption on roads in the area.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:48:10 GMT
A Scottish crime gang spent more than £50,000 advertising brothels in Belfast, a court is told.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:43:37 GMT
Tony Blair warns the authorities on both sides of the Irish border not to underestimate the threat posed by dissident republicans.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:49:19 GMT
Two men died when a quad bike they were riding on a railway line in Cardiff was struck by a train, an inquest hears.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:01:31 GMT
Twelve Welsh Assembly Government civil servants are warned for accessing inappropriate or pornographic websites at work over the last three years.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:24:26 GMT
South African trade unions suspend a strike which has paralysed schools and hospitals for 20 days.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:14:55 GMT
Jackie Selebi, the former South African police chief convicted of taking bribes from a drug dealer, is allowed to appeal against his 15-year jail sentence.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:56:11 GMT
Almost two-thirds of the 160,000 homes in and around Christchurch were damaged by Saturday's earthquake, New Zealand's prime minister says.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:28:08 GMT
A court in Japan gives one-year suspended jail sentences to two anti-whaling activists from Greenpeace for stealing whale meat in 2008.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:54:39 GMT
Germany's government agrees to extend the life span of the country's nuclear power plants by an average of 12 years, officials say.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:16:34 GMT
British Airways and Iberia draw up a shortlist of 12 airlines which the firms hope to buy or merge with.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:01:59 GMT
Relatives of 33 trapped miners in Chile hold a ceremony to mark their first month underground.
: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:15:19 GMT
Guatemalan officials say they have given up hope for dozens buried by mud as they tried to rescue other trapped people.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:48:38 GMT
France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says he will 'do anything' to help save an Iranian woman sentenced to death on an adultery conviction.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:39:34 GMT
Lebanese PM Saad Hariri says he was wrong to accuse Syria of assassinating his father - former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:11:59 GMT
Several hundred thousand people flee towns and villages threatened by floods in Pakistan's southern Sindh province.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:04:23 GMT
Tiffin carriers in the Indian city of Mumbai learn English and basic computer skills to improve their business prospects.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:29:12 GMT
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.
: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:27:10 GMT
Songwriter Kara DioGuardi becomes the latest member of the judging panel on American Idol to quit this year.
: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:31:21 GMT
Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are making a final attempt to persuade the government to pay them full compensation.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:52:39 GMT
New car sales fell 17.5% in August - the second consecutive month of declines, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:54:16 GMT
A scheme offering up to 400,000 new firms a chance to trim their tax bill has come into effect.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:59:37 GMT
MPs begin debating plans for a referendum on changing the way MPs are elected.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:10:56 GMT
The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green will say in his first major speech on immigration.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:04:40 GMT
The EU budget commissioner says he sees no grounds for the UK to keep its budget rebate.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:49:52 GMT
A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it was recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns.
: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:18:33 GMT
Nearly one in four junior doctors drop out of their NHS training after two years, figures show.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:08:05 GMT
Scientists say they have established one reason why gum disease may increase the risk of heart disease.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:42:13 GMT
The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:22:02 GMT
Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable".
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:04:07 GMT
A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative".
: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:56:22 GMT
Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks as the firms merge their networks.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:15:02 GMT
Google proposes paying $8.5m (£5.5m) to settle a class-action lawsuit brought over its Buzz social network, launched earlier this year.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:19:46 GMT
A mix of chemicals borrowed from plants with tiny tubes of carbon can spontaneously create tiny, self-repairing solar cells.
: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:20:42 GMT
Former UK Prime Minster Tony Blair warns world leaders they may pay a heavy price in history if they fail to tackle global warming.
: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:09:15 GMT
Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:18:12 GMT
Cockroach and locust brains are a rich source of antibiotics powerful enough to tackle MRSA, researchers say.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:08:39 GMT
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.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:48:08 GMT
American Pie actor Chris Klein pleaded no contest to drink-driving following and will serve four years probation.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:04:05 GMT
The odds of Paul Weller winning the Mercury Prize are slashed after a bookmaker takes an "unprecedented" rush of bets backing him.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:43:09 GMT
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?
: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:16:57 GMT
Comic Eddie Kadi can command vast crowds at his live shows. Why has he attracted so little mainstream attention?
: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:10:21 GMT
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?
: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:42:04 GMT
Plans for a referendum on changing the way in which MPs are elected to Parliament are being debated in the House of Commons.
: Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:09:37 GMT
Remarkable new footage of the the London blitz goes on show.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:34:46 GMT
England striker Wayne Rooney joined the rest of the squad on a flight from Luton Airport.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:43:16 GMT
The suspicious object was left in the playground of St Comgall's Primary School and picked up by an eight -year-old pupil.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:08:52 GMT
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.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:31:14 GMT
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.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:42:44 GMT
Police investigating the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams have released the most recent CCTV footage of the victim.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:17:24 GMT
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
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:19:56 GMT
They put their right foots in, they put their right foots out and broke the world hokey cokey record.
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:15:59 GMT
The secrets behind some of the UK’s newest inventions
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:23:00 GMT
How the BBC learned that Eta was calling a ceasefire
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:57:31 GMT
Director Sofia Coppola returns with her new movie Somewhere
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:08:11 GMT
How likely is it that you'll live to be 100 years old?
: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:52:24 GMT