UK soldiers push to clear Taliban
Hundreds of UK soldiers launch an operation to clear Taliban insurgents from a key stronghold in southern Afghanistan....
Coroner raises rail safety fears
A coroner raises ongoing safety fears as an inquest jury blames a points failure for the Potters Bar train crash....
Prescott Iraq intelligence doubts
The intelligence on Iraq's weapons threat was "not very substantial", former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott says....
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....
Immigrant worker limit criticised
Government plans to limit the number of skilled foreign workers allowed into the UK are criticised by the Lord Mayor of London....
Fugitive Nadir will stand trial
Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, confirms he will come back to the UK to stand trail on theft charges....
Expenses four in appeals defeat
Three ex Labour MPs and an ex-Tory peer lose appeals over a ruling that they are not protected from prosecution over expenses fraud allegations....
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....
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....
Suspect mail at US Paris embassy
Two employees at the US embassy in France are taken for medical check-ups after a suspect package is identified at the building's post room....
French mother 'relieved by truth'
A French mother who admitted killing eight of her newborn babies is relieved that her secret is finally out in the open, her lawyer says....
Boy's paintings snapped up at auction
An exhibition of paintings by a seven-year-old artist from Norfolk sells out, fetching about £150,000 in half an hour....
Rare million pound car clamped outside Harrods
A luxury car worth £1.2m is clamped outside Harrods in central London after being illegally parked....
Live - European Championships day four
Jessica Ennis continues her heptathlon campaign while British athletes go for a hatful of medals on day four in Barcelona....
Live - England v Pakistan
James Anderson completes a five-wicket haul on his 28th birthday but bad light stops play with Pakistan 147-9 in reply to England's 354....
Bristol City capture keeper James
Bristol City sign England goalkeeper David James following his release from Portsmouth....
Ennis makes strong start at Euros
Britain's Jessica Ennis gets her bid for European heptathlon gold off to a strong start by winning the 100m hurdles and the high jump events in Barcelona....
Vettel heads Alonso in practice
Red Bull appear to be in control as McLaren struggle during second practice for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix....
Venables' identity must be secret
The new identity of Jon Venables must be kept secret because there is "compelling evidence" of a threat to his safety, a judge says....
Sex parties banned at London home
The High Court bans a man from staging sex parties and pole-dancing classes at the mansion he owns in central London....