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New phone hacking inquiries call

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:39:10 GMT

Senior Labour politicians urge fresh inquiries into phone hacking claims surrounding the News of the World newspaper.

Blair in 'radical Islam' warning

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:41:31 GMT

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world.

Earthquake hits south New Zealand

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:43:49 GMT

A state of emergency is declared in Christchurch after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island, injuring two people seriously.

Police question Pakistan players

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:21:02 GMT

Police question the three Pakistan players accused of corruption, while the ICC says that trio implicated have a disciplinary case to answer.

Taxpayers 'should not fund Pope'

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:36:38 GMT

Some 77% of Britons think taxpayers should not help pay for Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Scotland and England, a survey suggests.

Tennessee mosque fire 'was arson'

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:17:27 GMT

A fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a Tennessee Islamic centre was arson, investigators say.

Poll 'backs move from New Labour'

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:44:57 GMT

A poll commissioned by Ed Miliband's leadership campaign finds voters are less likely to vote Labour if there is not a shift from New Labour policies.

Bank customers in 'dire poverty'

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:02:20 GMT

Banks are accused of leaving some customers in "dire poverty" after taking money out of their accounts without permission.

Worshippers 'just escaped blast'

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:33:06 GMT

A Hare Krishna temple in Leicester was evacuated seconds before an explosion almost destroyed the building, it emerges.

Pakistan rally bomb kills dozens

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:33:22 GMT

A bomb kills at least 50 people at a Shia Muslim rally in the south-western city of Quetta, the second attack on Pakistan's religious minority in days.

Tycoon Nadir bailed in fraud case

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:07:47 GMT

Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir is remanded on bail at the Old Bailey at his first court appearance on fraud and theft charges.

Six men jailed for Portugal abuse

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:04:24 GMT

Six Portuguese men are sentenced to up to 18 years in jail after being found guilty of multiple charges of sexual abuse at a state-run children's home.

Why reading Arabic is particularly hard for brain.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:56:38 GMT

Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.

Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:35:29 GMT

Veteran broadcaster Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2's Dawn Patrol show - 34 years after joining the station

England 4-0 Bulgaria

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:50:46 GMT

Jermain Defoe scores a hat-trick as England get their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign off to a winning start against Bulgaria at Wembley.

Live text - US Open day five

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:02:04 GMT

Venus Williams and Rafael Nadal play in the night session on day five of the US Open, while Andy Murray storms into round three at Flushing Meadows.

Montenegro 1-0 Wales

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:28:45 GMT

Montenegro captain Mirko Vucinic scores a fine solo goal to condemn Wales to defeat in their opening Euro 2012 qualifier.

Slovenia 0-1 Northern Ireland

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:42:34 GMT

Substitute Corry Evans scores with his first touch to give Northern Ireland a 1-0 win over Slovenia in the opening Euro 2012 qualifier in Maribor.

Lithuania 0-0 Scotland

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:09:08 GMT

Scotland have to settle for a point as their Euro 2012 qualification campaign begins with frustration in Lithuania.

Probe as police crash seized car

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:23:18 GMT

Two police officers are suspended from driving duties after crashing a car they had seized from a suspected drink-driver.

Plane body women face no charges

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:38:08 GMT

Two women who were arrested after trying to take a dead relative on to a plane at Liverpool John Lennon Airport will not face charges.

Police raids after drill attack

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:46:44 GMT

Police carry out two days of raids after a man was attacked with a power drill in North Lanarkshire.

Fans jailed for Manchester riot

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:52:00 GMT

Twelve football hooligans who took part in what a judge said was the worst destruction Manchester has suffered "since the Blitz" are sentenced.

Murder inquiry launched in Armagh

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:33:57 GMT

Detectives in Armagh have begun a murder inquiry after a man's body was found in the Castle Street area on Friday.

PSNI rescue 'trafficking victims'

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:49:58 GMT

Several "potential victims of human trafficking" have been rescued in raids on suspected brothels in Belfast, police say.

Backing for Welsh 'phone hack' MP

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:01:06 GMT

Metropolitan Police Authority member backs Welsh MP Chris Bryant on call for more information over tabloid newspaper's phone hacking claims.

Daughter denies murdering father

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:01:15 GMT

A teenager pleads not guilty to murdering her 61-year-old father along with three other people.

Mozambique police fire at rioters

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:23:54 GMT

Police in Mozambique's capital fire rubber bullets on the third day of riots, as the violence spreads to the central city of Chimoio.

UN calls special food price talks

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:40:42 GMT

The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices.

Japan imposes new Iran sanctions

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:35:52 GMT

Japan imposes new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme but maintains its oil import schedule.

China warships end Burma visit

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:01:57 GMT

The first visit of Chinese warships to Burma ends as top Burmese leader Than Shwe prepares to visit Beijing, highlighting the two country's close ties.

Irish delay EU-Israel data deal

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:12:05 GMT

Dublin delays a deal to allow transfers of EU citizens' data to Israel, which is accused of forging passports.

Fox rules out French 'ship share'

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:32:48 GMT

Defence Secretary Liam Fox rules out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation.

Castro addresses rally in Havana

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:04:58 GMT

Fidel Castro addresses a rally for the first time since handing the Cuban presidency to his brother Raul in 2006.

Colombian troops storm rebel camp

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:46:54 GMT

Colombian troops storm an ELN guerrilla camp near the Venezuelan border, killing 11 rebels, a day after 14 policemen were killed in an ambush in the south.

US cargo plane crashes in Dubai

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:46:41 GMT

A UPS cargo plane crashes at an air force base shortly after take-off from Dubai airport, killing two crew members on board.

Clinton warns on Mid-East talks

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:22:35 GMT

The US secretary of state warns the current round of Mid-East peace talks may be "the last chance for a very long time".

Anthrax outbreak hits Bangladesh

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:02:16 GMT

Officials in northern Bangladesh battle to contain an anthrax outbreak that has infected more than 250 people.

S Lanka panel lost in translation

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:23:24 GMT

A key witness at the commission set up to examine the last years of Sri Lanka's civil war complains his words were not properly translated.

US sees 54,000 jobs go in August

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:05:17 GMT

The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show.

BP blowout preventer 'removed'

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:28:25 GMT

BP removes the blowout preventer that failed to stem the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well and says it has paid $8bn (£5.2bn) in damage costs.

HSBC threatens to quit London HQ

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:19:19 GMT

HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says.

Petrobras files $65bn share offer

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:12:33 GMT

The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to $64.5bn of new stock, in one of the world's largest share offers.

BP says oil spill cost up to $8bn

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:28:42 GMT

BP says the cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen to $8bn - a rise of more than $2bn in the last month alone.

Lib Dem veteran Cyril Smith dies

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:02:01 GMT

The former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Cyril Smith has died aged 82, his family and party confirm.

Farage to contest UKIP leadership

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:52:25 GMT

Nigel Farage says he will stand for the leadership of the UK Independence Party, a position he held until last year.

Thompson defends BBC No 10 visit

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:14:24 GMT

Director general denies he compromised the BBC's independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of the government's spending cuts.

'No evidence' implants are toxic

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:36:41 GMT

Tests on a type of breast implant filled with an unapproved gel have shown no evidence they are unsafe, UK experts say.

Compost sparks Legionnaire's fear

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:03:58 GMT

Gardeners are being warned about the risk of Legionnaire's disease from compost after a pensioner developed the disease after handling compost.

Clue to egg flaws in older women

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:59:30 GMT

British scientists say they are closer to knowing why older women trying to fall pregnant are more likely to produce abnormal eggs.

Men in short supply in primaries

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:52:36 GMT

One in four state primary schools in England has no male teacher, statistics show.

Music tuition falling, poll says

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:39:09 GMT

Fewer children are learning to play a musical instrument than in their parents' generation, a survey suggests.

School lottery 'failed in aim'

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:49:43 GMT

England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.

PS3 hack escapes court challenge

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:43:40 GMT

Sony has won a permanent ban in Australia of a hack for its PS3, but the code behind it has been released for free on the web.

Memristor revolution backed by HP

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:33:44 GMT

A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time.

Global broadband divide revealed

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:45:35 GMT

The global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures.

Plans for solar 'close encounter'

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:44:59 GMT

Nasa is aiming to get closer to the Sun than ever before, with plans to plunge a car-sized unmanned spacecraft into the star's outer atmosphere.

Wolves fail to halt aspen decline

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:20:39 GMT

The re-introduction of wolves to a US National Park has not helped re-establish quaking aspens, as many researchers had hoped.

Method to trace persistent CFCs

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:49:58 GMT

Ultrafine measurements of atmospheric gases could help scientists track down the last sources of CFCs thought to be slowing the recovery of the ozone layer.

DJs unite for Love Parade track

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:47:43 GMT

Three of the world's most successful club DJs join forces to pay tribute to those who died at the Love Parade festival in Germany in July.

Robbie turns on Blackpool lights

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:44:56 GMT

Thousands of people watch Robbie Williams switch on Blackpool's illuminations.

Cheryl and Ashley granted divorce

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:45:14 GMT

Cheryl and Ashley Cole are granted a divorce at the High Court after four years of marriage.

Quiz of the week's news

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:17:15 GMT

The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions.

Autobiographies of the rich and famous

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:12:22 GMT

Tony Blair's memoirs has become the fastest selling autobiography in Britain. But what are the biggest overall sellers?

Propping up a prime minister

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:57:23 GMT

Tony Blair used alcohol as a 'prop' during his time in power but how many of us do the same?

What does the future hold for television?

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:19:14 GMT

Rory Cellan-Jones tries out 3D video equipment and looks at the latest ultra thin and bright OLED TVs.

‘We were woken by the earthquake’

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:02:36 GMT

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island, causing widespread minor damage and power cuts.

Panda twins delight Japanese zoo

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:47:29 GMT

New-born twin giant pandas made their first public appearance at a zoo in Japan on Friday in Shirahama.

Canine Cinema gets audience howling

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:13:44 GMT

In an attempt to reach people who do not normally go to the cinema, Shetland film festival is targeting their pets.

Sharks swarm off Australian coast

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:07:49 GMT

Hundreds of sharks have been spotted off the Queensland coast.

Bath tub sailor - it's Odd Box

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:57:20 GMT

A man sailing the sea in a bath tub, mud sculptures and an ugly fish who finds love - it's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.

Probably the world's oldest beer

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:37:58 GMT

A team of divers say they have found the world's oldest drinkable beer in a shipwreck off the coast of Finland.

On board UK's newest attack sub

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:31:18 GMT

Commander Andy Coles shows BBC News around the control room of the Royal Navy's new attack submarine and talks about life on board.

Now you see it, now you don't

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:45:03 GMT

A glimpse on board the UK's new stealth submarine

Eddie who?

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:10:21 GMT

The most famous comic you've never heard of

Obituary: Sir Cyril Smith

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:32:41 GMT

The life and times of Rochdale's larger-than-life MP

Once bitten

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:42:04 GMT

Why bed bugs are on the march again

Massive Mini

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:28:44 GMT

How far can BMW stretch the brand before it snaps?

Weakened Earl hits Mass. with wind, rain, surf

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:02:19 GMT

Report: Blackwater created shell companies

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:07:46 GMT

BP: Failed blowout preventer removed from well

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:40:46 GMT

Body of son of boxing promoter found in Cascades

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:44:37 GMT

9 believed dead in New Zealand plane crash

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:37:11 GMT

Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:11:52 GMT

Clinton: Time is now for Mideast peace

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:21:15 GMT

Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:25:54 GMT

Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol'

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:25:38 GMT

Isner, Querrey reach 3rd round, Harrison doesn't

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:41:57 GMT