Pakistan rocked by fresh claimsA fourth Pakistan cricketer is being investigated by cricket's governing body, claims the News of the World.
Cell assault sergeant facing sackA police officer who was caught on CCTV injuring a woman by throwing her into a cell faces being dismissed.
Archbishop backs papal visit costThe head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales says taxpayers should help fund the Pope's visit because it is an official state event.
Rooney set to travel with EnglandWayne Rooney is still expected to travel to Switzerland for England's Euro 2012 qualifier despite allegations about his private life.
Heavy rains devastate GuatemalaA state of emergency is declared in Guatemala where heavy rain has caused widespread flooding and landslides, killing at least 18 people.
Iran stoning woman 'to be lashed'An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery now faces being whipped for indecency, her son says.
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.
Ex-army head attacks Labour PMsFormer head of the Army Gen Sir Richard Dannatt accuses Tony Blair and Gordon Brown of letting down British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Briton killed in NZ crash namedThe Foreign Office confirms that 24-year-old Briton Brad Coker was among nine killed in a light aircraft crash in New Zealand.
Bid to identify golf course bodyOfficers are trying to establish the identity of a badly-burnt body discovered by players on a golf course near Brighton.
Seven children have E. coli bugSeven children in County Armagh have been infected with E. coli 0157, the Public Health Agency has confirmed.
Craigslist ends adult service adsOnline marketplace Craigslist closes its US adult services listing following pressure from attorneys general and advocacy groups.
Danish rocket enthusiasts to launch dummy into skyA group of Danish rocket enthusiasts are set to launch a dummy 30km into the sky as part of their quest to develop a private launch system.
Collingwood remains fully focusedEngland captain Paul Collingwood says his side are "100% prepared" for Sunday's first Twenty20 international against Pakistan in Cardiff.
Federer sails through in New YorkFive-time champion Roger Federer cruises into the fourth round of the US Open with a straight sets win over Paul-Henri Mathieu.
Hargreaves fails to make Euro cutInjury-hit midfielder Owen Hargreaves has been left out of Manchester United's Champions League squad.
Harrington misses cut in BostonIreland's Padraig Harrington says he will add a European tour event to his schedule after missing the cut at the Deutsche Bank Championship in Boston.
Dawson facing spell on sidelinesEngland and Tottenham defender Michael Dawson will miss the game with Switzerland after being ruled out for at least six weeks.
Two killed as aeroplanes collideTwo people are killed when their plane crashes to the ground after a collision with another aircraft on the Isle of Wight.
Pensioner 'stabbed in the heart'An elderly man found dead at a house in Surrey had received a fatal stab wound to the heart, post-mortem tests reveal.
Scotland faces £3.7bn budget cutsScotland faces nearly £4bn of cuts over the next four years, Finance Secretary John Swinney is warning.
Rider airlifted at horse trialsScottish event rider Nicola Malcolm is airlifted to hospital after falling from her horse during the Burghley Horse Trials.
Four held over Blair egg peltingFour men are arrested after eggs and shoes are thrown at former Prime Minister Tony Blair at a book signing in Dublin.
Police appeal in murder inquiryPolice appeal for information about the murder of Armagh man Kevin Fletcher, found dead in his flat on Friday.
Village £550,000 broadband quoteVillagers told by BT it will cost £550,000 for a broadband connection receive an estimate from another company of £50,000.
Hospital airlift for horse ridersA woman is discharged from hospital after two riders fell from horses on a beach on the Llyn peninsula in Gwynedd.
Mozambique police fire at riotersPolice 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 talksThe United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices.
New Zealand assesses quake damageOfficials assess the damage caused by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, as aftershocks continue.
South Korea FM offers to resignThe South Korean Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan, offers to resign after it was revealed that his daughter was offered a job in his ministry.
Car bomb kills Russian soldiersA suicide car bombing at a military base in the southern Russian region of Dagestan kills five soldiers and wounds about 40 others.
Protests over French Roma policyThousands attend rallies in Paris and other French cities to protest at the government's policy of deporting Roma people.
Crash survivors back Chile minersSurvivors of a 1972 plane crash in the Andes arrive at the San Jose mine to support the 33 men trapped underground.
Six die in Barbados shop attackArmed robbers in Barbados have set fire to a clothing shop in the capital, Bridgetown, killing six people who were inside.
One dead in Israeli raids on GazaIsrael carries out three bombing raids on the Gaza Strip, killing one man and injuring another.
Bahrain charging Shia activistsProsecutors in Bahrain accuse 23 Shia activists of forming a "terrorist network" aiming to overthrow the Gulf state's Sunni-dominated government.
Long lines at troubled Kabul BankAfghans have continued to withdraw money from the country's largest bank, Kabul Bank, over fears it may collapse.
Karzai sets up Taliban talks bodyAfghan President Hamid Karzai has formed a committee to seek peace talks with the Taliban, his office says.
Tropical storm Earl hits CanadaTropical Storm Earl reaches Nova Scotia, on the eastern Canadian coast, with hundreds of thousands of people experiencing power cuts.
US sees 54,000 jobs go in AugustThe US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show.
Six million facing new tax billsHM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.
Rovers takeover man left UK debtsThe Indian businessman hoping to buy Blackburn Rovers, Ahsan Ali Syed, left a trail of debt from his time in the UK, 5 live Investigates reveals.
Petrobras files $65bn share offerThe 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.
Balls seeks phone hack statementLabour leadership hopeful Ed Balls says the home secretary should make a statement about claims of phone tapping by the News of the World.
Tory defects over schools schemeA Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative".
Blair in 'radical Islam' warningFormer UK Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world.
Reading Arabic 'hard for brain'Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.
'No evidence' implants are toxicTests 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 fearGardeners are being warned about the risk of Legionnaire's disease from compost after a pensioner developed the disease after handling compost.
Men in short supply in primariesOne in four state primary schools in England has no male teacher, statistics show.
Music tuition falling, poll saysFewer children are learning to play a musical instrument than in their parents' generation, a survey suggests.
School lottery 'failed in aim'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 challengeSony 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 HPA potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time.
Global broadband divide revealedThe global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures.
Hubble re-shoots 1987 star blastThe Hubble space telescope returns to view one of its favourite subjects - a giant stellar explosion first seen from Earth in 1987.
Plans for solar 'close encounter'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 declineThe re-introduction of wolves to a US National Park has not helped re-establish quaking aspens, as many researchers had hoped.
DJs unite for Love Parade trackThree 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.
Funeral for festival death starThe funeral is held of singer Charles Haddon from Northamptonshire who died in a fall in Belgium.
Sarah Kennedy leaves BBC Radio 2Veteran broadcaster Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2's Dawn Patrol show - 34 years after joining the station
Eddie who?Comic Eddie Kadi can command vast crowds at his live shows. Why has he attracted so little mainstream attention?
Don't let the bed bugs biteThe 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?
Autobiographies of the rich and famousTony Blair's memoirs has become the fastest selling autobiography in Britain. But what are the biggest overall sellers?
Could adverts appear on the Colosseum?The Italian government is inviting private companies to sponsor the Colosseum to help fund repairs.
Trapped miners speak to familiesThe group of miners in Chile trapped underground for a month have been talking to their families on a video link.
Imran Khan on corruption in cricketThe former Pakistan cricket captain, Imran Khan, has said that if players are found guilty of spot fixing, they should not be given a life ban, which some officials are demanding.
Blair pelted with eggs in DublinEggs and shoes have been thrown by anti-war protestors at former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he arrived at a book signing in Dublin.
Ian McEwan: Booker winner 'not my best'Author Ian McEwan talks to Matt Stadlen about the exercise of writing, the importance of long, moody walks, the "thinginess" of James Joyce and getting to grips with quantum mechanics.
Making music from children's old toysThe Modified Toy Orchestra is a band made up of five musicians - and 48 tweaked toy instruments.
The military 'junk' left in IraqThousands of tonnes of US military equipment have been moved out of Iraq but plenty has been left behind - and not just for the troops who remain there.
'Worst earthquake I have ever felt'A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island, causing widespread minor damage and power cuts.
Missing in MexicoMystery of young women disappearing in Ciudad Juarez
Crumble in the jungleAli-Foreman boxing match venue now in state of decay
Remember when...How much can you trust the human memory?
Medieval munchiesHow an ancient diet could aid healthy eating
Cottage countryEscaping the hustle and bustle of city life in Ontario
Reporter's dilemmaShould a journalist bear witness, or interfere to help save a life?
Newspaper reviewPhone hack claims in some papers
