Watchdog set to probe MP expenses
The committee on standards in public life is considering an inquiry into MPs' expenses, the BBC understands.

Delays hit pupils' test results
More than a million 11 and 14-year-olds in England will get their Sats results late this year because of administrative chaos.

Deputy mayor resigns from office
London's deputy mayor Ray Lewis quits his post amid allegations of financial irregularities during his time as a priest.

'Disagree in love' plea to Synod
The Church of England's ruling Synod has opened with an appeal to be a 'model' of disagreement over allowing women to be bishops.

Man takes overdose after £6k bill
An 84-year-old Stockport war veteran tries to end his life after a utility firm wrongly claimed he owed £6,500.

Soldier's letter read at funeral
The funeral of a British soldier killed in Afghanistan takes place, as his last letter is read out to family and friends.

Robbery clue to student murders
The death of two French students, who suffered more than 240 stab wounds, could be linked to a robbery, police reveal.

Bar owner 'beaten by UK soldiers'
A bar owner describes how "angry and wild" soldiers attacked him in a mass brawl at his pub in Cyprus.

Contest to design new Routemaster
A contest to design a new version of the iconic Routemaster bus is launched by the mayor.

Toad block as baby amphibians stop the traffic
Thousands of baby frogs and toads stop the traffic in Edinburgh

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British GP will move to Donington
The British Grand Prix is to move from Silverstone to Donington Park from 2010, it has been announced.

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Federer cruises into sixth final
Roger Federer beats Marat Safin in straight sets to reach the Wimbledon final for the sixth consecutive year.

Fears abroad
Foreign views of London after two French students die

Mike Baker
The options for reforming "easier" A-levels

Audio slideshow
The world's worst offshore oil disaster recalled

Profile: Alex Allan
The man who oversees UK's intelligence work

7 days quiz
Can you tell who this waxwork is meant to be?

Obituary
The reluctant auditionee who stayed for 28 years

Bus bosses jailed for fake papers
Two bus firm directors who lied about the hours their drivers worked following a crash in which a man died are jailed.

M6 shut after lorry hits bridge
A stretch of motorway is closed after a lorry hit a bridge, leaving queues stretching up to 10 miles.

Dying teenager called for mother
A teenager cried out for his mother as he was dying after suffering multiple knife wounds in an attack in south London.

Cost of crime '£275 per person'
Funding the police to tackle recorded crime costs £275 per person a year, according to the Taxpayers' Alliance.

Farmers seek badger legal advice
Farmers are taking legal advice after the government rejected a cull of badgers in England to control TB in cattle.

Police confronted George on gun
Police confronted the man accused of murdering TV presenter Jill Dando over whether he had ever possessed a gun, a court hears.

Emmerdale actor Hornby dies
Actor Clive Hornby, who played Jack Sugden in ITV1 soap Emmerdale for 28 years, has died at the age of 63.

Man jailed for killing baby girl
An RAF technician who shook his eight-month-old daughter to death at their home in Moray is jailed for six years.

BBC journalist Wheeler dies at 85
Sir Charles Wheeler, the BBC's longest-serving foreign correspondent, dies from lung cancer aged 85.

Evolution of a conspiracy theory
A third World Trade Center tower that wasn't hit by the planes also fell on September 11. As a report on Tower 7 concludes, how did the speculation surrounding it become so big?

Bake your own Magazine
Your once-in-a-lifetime chance to pay homage to this esteemed organ, in your own unique, creative way.

Drop by drop, of wisdom
Blur bassist Alex James on what farmers in Burkina Faso can teach gardeners in Chipping Sodbury.

Papers focus on student murders
The murder of two French students in south London dominate the day's newspaper headlines

Footballer hit man with handbag
A Championship footballer is fined £1,350 after hitting a nightclub doorman with his girlfriend's handbag.

The TV star who's swapped a mallet for a palette
Former children's television presenter Timmy Mallett will see his paintings exhibited in Oxfordshire on Saturday.

Man, 18, charged over city murder
An 18-year-old man is to appear in court charged with the murder of Londonderry man Emmett Shiels.

Two arrested in city drugs bust
A man and a woman are arrested in a drugs bust in Belfast during which cannabis worth £30,000 is seized.

Police hunt missing child abuser
A prolific sex offender who abused young girls from across Scotland is missing after being released from prison on licence.

Trump rejection 'would be tragic'
The inquiry into Donald Trump's £1bn plans for golf resort in Aberdeenshire hears closing submissions.

Two escape light aircraft crash
A pilot and his passenger escape injury after their light aircraft crash lands and catches fire in a village near Newport.

Work halted at half-built flats
The credit crunch is blamed for building work being stopped temporarily on an apartment block in Cardiff Bay.