BAA 'should sell three airports'
The Competition Commission says BAA may have to sell three of its seven UK airports - two in London and one in Scotland.

Glitter 'on flight to Hong Kong'
Thai authorities say they are preparing to expel paedophile Gary Glitter after he refused to board a UK-bound flight.

Khyra couple face murder charge
The mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old girl who allegedly starved to death appear in court charged with her murder.

Council strike sparks disruption
Council workers are staging a 24-hour walkout over pay, disrupting schools, bin collections and ferries in Scotland.

Driver held in 4x4 safari crash
The driver of a 4x4 which crashed in Turkey killing a father and his eight-year-old daughter is detained by police.

PM's tribute to cancer campaigner
Gordon Brown leads tributes to a young man who has died from leukaemia after famously documenting his experiences in a blog.

Funds for more special constables
An extra 6,000 special constables are to be recruited in England and Wales with £2.25m of government funds.

Mortgage lending slump continues
The slump in mortgage lending continued in July, according to the latest figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

Gay rights champion Leo Abse dies
The former Labour MP Leo Abse, who championed gay rights, has died at the age of 91.

Downing Street denies wasting money on Clarkson video 'joke'
Downing Street says a jokey video response to calls for Jeremy Clarkson to be PM is not a waste of taxpayers' money.

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Danvers wins bronze behind Walker
Jamaica's Melaine Walker breaks the Olympic record to win gold in the women's 400m hurdles, with Briton Tasha Danvers taking bronze.

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Shaw secures windsurfing bronze
Windsurfer Bryony Shaw breaks down in tears after clinching a bronze medal for Great Britain.

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British duo take 10km swim medals
Keri-Anne Payne and Cassie Patten win silver and bronze in the 10km swim as Russian Larisa Ilchenko takes gold with a late surge.

Chain reaction
Cycle to work faster using tips from Olympic heroes

Swell party
A solo ocean rower's life-saving dinner date

Bites the dust
Another of Boris's team in London steps down

Dancing positivity
Young people use carnival to boost teenagers' image

Three-way split again on UK rates
Bank of England policymakers were again split three ways when they decided to hold interest rates at 5% earlier this month.

Tories 'best' to tackle poverty
Shadow Chancellor George Osborne uses a speech to claim the Tories are the party best placed to tackle poverty.

UK accused of Musharraf exit deal
One of Pakistan's most prominent pro-democracy leaders accuses a senior UK diplomat of undermining his country's rule of law.

Goody back home for cancer tests
Reality TV star Jade Goody arrives back in the UK after being told she is suffering from cervical cancer.

'Growing violence' at UK prison
An inspection of Frankland Prison in Durham raises concern about levels of violence.

£1.5bn super-port contract signed
A contract to build a £1.5bn container port and business park in the Thames Gateway is exchanged.

Bid for world land-speed record
Two British men prepare to try and break the world land-speed record for a wind-powered vehicle.

Fan fury over festival 'rip-off'
Hundreds of music fans are angry and out of pocket after their tickets for the V Festival at the weekend failed to turn up.

Putting percentages in context
Scary fact: vitamin E causes a "14% rise in mortality". Scarier fact: our risk of mortality is already 100%.

Did the Banana Splits inspire Bob Marley?
The cartoon band sang "tra la la". The reggae legend warbled "woy yo yo". Similar. Very similar.

Hidden crime
Why do people violently attack the disabled?

GB Olympic gold rush celebrated
The prowess of Britain's Olympic athletes is celebrated across many of the front pages.

Airmen injured in RAF jet crash
Two airmen are injured when a Hawk jet crash lands in the car park of an RAF base in Lincolnshire.

Holidaymakers in flight bag chaos
Passengers on a flight to Crete are told to either fly without their bags or stay behind at Newcastle Airport.

Disabled woman killed on holiday
A 78-year-old woman from Armagh dies after being struck by a car on the Spanish island of Tenerife.

Man questioned over police attack
A man is arrested in County Cavan by detectives investigating an attack on police officers in County Fermanagh.

Glasgow gets city of music honour
Glasgow aims to build on its rich and varied musical heritage after it is named a United Nations City of Music.

Prison for eBay hair tong thief
A hairdresser who made £63,000 selling stolen hair straighteners on eBay is given a prison sentence.

Watchdog slams council's service
'Numerous and severe failings' have been found in a council's housing benefit service after complaints were made.

Assaulted mother is allowed home
A woman who gave birth hours after she was beaten by intruders leaves hospital with her daughter.