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07/31/2010 07:29 PM
Pakistan plays down Cameron row
Pakistan says it expects "fruitful" talks between its president and David Cameron despite a row over comments about its alleged links to terror.
07/31/2010 04:13 PM
UK troops 'uncover bomb factory'
British troops targeting a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan have found a cache of bomb-making equipment, the Ministry of Defence says.
07/31/2010 08:04 PM
Ennis crowned European champion
Great Britain's Jessica Ennis wins European heptathlon gold after dominating the 800m finale to fend off her closest rival Nataliya Dobrynska.
07/31/2010 05:44 PM
Huntley 'should not sue' prison
Soham murderer Ian Huntley should drop his claim for compensation after having his throat slashed by an inmate, victims campaigners have said.
07/31/2010 05:32 PM
Team's new Atlantic rowing record
Four rowers reach the Isles of Scilly from New York, taking 12 days off the 114-year-old Atlantic record.
07/31/2010 08:16 PM
Pakistan floods 'kill 800' people
The worst monsoon floods in living memory kill at least 800 people and affect one million in north-west Pakistan, a local official says.
07/31/2010 06:55 PM
Germany mourns Love Parade dead
Germany holds an emotional memorial service for the 21 people killed in a stampede at the Love Parade dance festival in the western city of Duisburg last weekend.
07/31/2010 09:45 AM
Two men quizzed over explosives
Two men from north Wales are being questioned at a central London police station over possible explosives offences.
07/31/2010 04:25 PM
Sir Bobby remembered one year on
One year to the day since the death of former England boss Sir Bobby Robson, a ceremony takes place at Newcastle ground, St James's Park.
07/31/2010 05:39 PM
Chelsea Clinton to marry banker
The only child of former US President Bill Clinton, Chelsea, is due to marry in a ceremony cloaked in secrecy.
07/30/2010 08:53 PM
Fossil sparks whale of a row for Egypt customs
The fossil of a whale is at the centre of a bizarre customs wrangle at Cairo airport, the BBC's Jon Leyne reports.
07/31/2010 05:14 PM
Anyone seen my boa? Six foot snake on the loose
Police are searching for a 6ft (1.8m) long snake which escaped through a bathroom window at a house in Essex.
07/31/2010 05:01 PM
Live - European Championships day five
Britain's Jessica Ennis becomes European heptathlon champion, Dai Greene wins 400m hurdles gold, while Michael Rimmer and Rhys Williams take silver in Barcelona.
07/31/2010 07:53 PM
Prior guides England towards win
England are on course for a resounding win in the first Test after an unbeaten century from Matt Prior and three early wickets in Pakistan's second innings.
07/31/2010 02:10 PM
Flying Vettel takes Hungary pole
Red Bull dominate qualifying for the Hungarian GP, with Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber on the front row ahead of the Ferraris.
07/31/2010 07:40 PM
GB pair win hurdles gold & silver
Welsh pair Dai Greene and Rhys Williams claim gold and silver for Britain in the final of the men's 400m hurdles.
07/31/2010 06:31 PM
Blackpool promise to pay bonuses
Blackpool players who are still waiting to receive bonuses for winning promotion to the Premier League are reassured that they will be paid.
07/31/2010 03:42 PM
Man wanted over murder in Spain
Spanish police are hunting for a Liverpool man who is suspected of shooting a father-of-two dead in a crowded bar in the Costa del Sol.
07/31/2010 03:09 PM
Knifepoint bid to kidnap girl, 12
A man attempted to abduct a 12-year-old girl at knifepoint as she was walking along a street in Essex.
07/31/2010 05:01 PM
Scotland 'needs financial powers'
The Scottish government says the argument for Scotland gaining more financial powers has to be won in order to grow the economy.
07/31/2010 01:18 PM
Funeral for boy drowned in pond
A funeral service is held for a toddler who drowned after falling into a garden pond in Edinburgh earlier this month.
07/31/2010 06:42 PM
North Belfast flat stand-off ends
A man is arrested after a four-hour long stand-off with police at a property in Belfast.
07/31/2010 01:13 PM
Woman killed in Cookstown crash
A 27-year-old woman has died in hospital following a car crash in Cookstown, County Tyrone.
07/31/2010 02:49 PM
S4C chief 'faced plot,' fears AM
Former heritage minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas says he is concerned there may have been a plot to oust the Welsh-language TV channel S4C's ex-chief executive.
07/31/2010 08:18 AM
Village mourns boat death girl, 9
Residents of a village from where a nine-year-old girl from south Wales has died in a rafting accident in Turkey have spoken of their shock and sadness.
07/30/2010 05:13 PM
Three charged with Uganda bombing
Three Kenyans are charged with the murders of 76 people killed when bombs exploded as they watched the World Cup on TV in Kampala, Uganda.
07/31/2010 05:00 AM
Everglades on Unesco danger list
A UN panel adds the Florida Everglades and Madagascar's tropical rainforest to a list of world heritage sites at risk.
07/31/2010 05:26 AM
Change call after Australia fires
A report into Australia's worst bushfires, in 2009, recommends sweeping changes to the way the government responds to natural disasters.
07/31/2010 03:48 AM
China mine explosion 'kills 15'
At least 15 people die at a mine in northern China, as a suspected explosives store blows up.
07/31/2010 08:20 PM
Opposition figures held in Moscow
Russian police detain two opposition leaders and dozens of others trying to hold demonstrations in Moscow and St Petersburg.
07/31/2010 03:33 PM
Russia mobilises as fires burn on
Almost 240,000 people have been mobilised across Russia to tackle wildfires that have killed at least 30 people, officials say.
07/31/2010 08:21 PM
Bogota denies Venezuela war plan
The Colombian government denies accusations by Caracas it is planning a military attack on Venezuela, following claims by President Hugo Chavez that his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, was "capable of anything".
07/30/2010 10:05 PM
Farc call to new Colombian leader
Colombia's Farc rebel group issues a call for dialogue with the new government after Juan Manuel Santos's election as president.
07/30/2010 08:39 PM
Lebanon urged to resist violence
Syria's president and the Saudi king call on Lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence amid mounting political tensions in the country.
07/31/2010 12:37 PM
Hamas fighter dies in air strikes
A Hamas militant is killed and several people hurt in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit the Israeli city of Ashkelon.
07/31/2010 11:48 AM
Pakistan crash 'black box' found
Investigators scouring the wreckage of Pakistan's worst-ever air disaster have found the plane's flight data recorder, officials say.
07/31/2010 06:24 PM
More civilian deaths in Kashmir
At least two people are killed in Indian-administered Kashmir in a second deadly day of protests against Indian rule.
07/30/2010 03:48 PM
US economic growth slows to 2.4%
US economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department says.
07/31/2010 12:04 AM
Wikileaks denies 'blood on hands'
The founder of Wikileaks rejects US claims he has blood on his hands after releasing leaked documents on the Afghan war.
07/31/2010 01:39 PM
Tax credit repayments 'to soar'
Many more people will face having to pay back some of the money paid to them as tax credits because of Budget changes, experts say.
07/31/2010 12:00 AM
Interns are 'entitled to be paid'
Many young people working free as interns may legally be entitled to pay, a report says.
07/31/2010 09:07 AM
Addresses set to lose county name
Counties appear set to be dropped from postal addresses in future years after complaints about out-of-date names.
07/31/2010 07:08 PM
Labour 'could be out for years'
Labour leadership contender David Miliband warns that the party could be out of power for years at the final hustings meeting before the vote.
07/30/2010 12:27 PM
Prescott Iraq intelligence doubts
The intelligence on Iraq's weapons threat was "not very substantial", former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott says.
07/30/2010 03:17 PM
Benefits face 'radical' shake-up
Merging all tax credits and benefits into a single payment is one option being considered by Iain Duncan Smith in a "radical" welfare shake-up.
07/31/2010 01:03 AM
Concern over rape medic shortage
A lack of specialist medics to care for rape victims could be hampering conviction rates, doctors believe.
07/29/2010 11:59 PM
Calcium pills 'raise' heart risk
Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows.
07/30/2010 12:54 AM
Pregnant women rights questioned
The right of women to choose whether they have home births is being questioned by a leading medical journal.
07/30/2010 02:40 PM
Gove defends academy schools list
The Education Secretary insists there no is rush for schools in England to become academies, after criticism over the number of schools coming forward.
07/30/2010 02:20 AM
Maths fears over A-level reforms
Plans to reform A-levels could put students off maths and lead to university department closures, an academic body warns.
07/29/2010 12:29 PM
150 schools ask to be academies
More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show.
07/30/2010 09:31 AM
Call to check on mobile security
Owners of mobile phones are being asked to test the security of their network to see if enough is being done to stop eavesdropping.
07/30/2010 07:37 AM
UK troops use iPad app for fire mission training
Newsbeat's had an exclusive look at new training being given to UK soldiers at the Royal School of Artillery in Wiltshire.
07/29/2010 12:40 PM
Facebook data hoarder speaks out
Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users.
07/30/2010 04:00 PM
Mammals decline in Chernobyl zone
The largest wildlife census of its kind conducted in Chernobyl reveals evidence of mammals declining in the exclusion zone.
07/30/2010 06:39 PM
Further Chile quakes 'possible'
Land in the north of Chile is "ready" for another major earthquake, say researchers, adding that authorities did not act on previous warnings.
07/30/2010 07:07 PM
BP boss scaling back oil effort
The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.
07/30/2010 06:10 PM
Balding complains over sex jibe
Sports presenter Clare Balding makes an official complaint to the Press Complaints Commission over an article which mocked her sexuality.
07/30/2010 09:13 AM
DeGeneres leaving American Idol
Comedienne and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres is leaving American Idol after one season on the judging panel.
07/30/2010 11:29 AM
Ben Shephard says goodbye to GMTV
Ben Shephard bids farewell to GMTV after 10 years telling viewers: "I'm going to miss all of you, every single one of you."
07/30/2010 10:20 AM
Quiz of the week's news
The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions - plus the Weekly Bonus Question.
07/30/2010 11:31 AM
Family getaway or get away?
They frequently end in disaster and can be anything but relaxing. Why do we persist with the ordeal of family holidays?
07/30/2010 12:27 PM
Was croquet an Olympic sport?
Tug of war, croquet and cricket have all featured at the Olympics. See what else has been in and out over the years.
07/31/2010 06:37 PM
Silent march for Love Parade dead
A silent march and mass balloon release has taken place in Duisberg to honour 21 people who died at last weekend's Love Parade dance festival
07/31/2010 07:03 AM
Australia bushfires: What went wrong?
A report into the bushfires that tore across Victoria, Australia, in early 2009 has called for sweeping changes to the way the authorities respond to natural disasters.
07/31/2010 05:44 AM
Tables turned on top QC
Jonathan Sumption, one of Britain's top barristers, talks to Matt Stadlen about whether judges have too much power, why history matters, the secret to a good cross-examination and why he applauds inequality.
07/31/2010 07:54 AM
Blind driver targets speed record
A bank manager from Sale, Greater Manchester, is hoping to become the first blind person to drive a car at more than 200mph.
07/31/2010 09:17 AM
River punting gets fast and physical
Punting would normally be seen as a tranquil way to pass a summer day on the river, but race punting is an altogether different affair.
07/31/2010 07:21 AM
Excitement ahead of Clinton wedding
Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former US president Bill Clinton, is to marry long-term boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky at a private ceremony.
07/31/2010 05:40 AM
Argentina celebrates first gay weddings
The first gay weddings have taken place in Argentina after the implementation of a law approved by parliament earlier this month.
07/31/2010 02:10 PM
Giant hailstone breaks US record
A hailstone weighing almost a kilo that fell in the state of South Dakota has been confirmed as the largest ever recovered in the USA.
07/31/2010 02:47 PM
In pictures
Emotional memorial for Love Parade victims
07/31/2010 02:09 AM
Wedding belle
Why Chelsea Clinton continues to fascinate
07/30/2010 03:36 PM
Week in pictures
Striking pictures from around the world this week
07/31/2010 01:02 AM
Life without a stomach
The sisters who had surgery to combat family cancer threat
07/31/2010 11:24 AM
Beyond Auschwitz
Polish town's struggle to emerge from shadow of Nazi horror
07/30/2010 05:21 PM
The G word
How did cast of Jersey Shore rile Italian-Americans?