UK soldiers push to clear Taliban
Hundreds of UK soldiers launch an operation to clear Taliban insurgents from a key stronghold in southern Afghanistan.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:06:48 +0000

Points failure caused rail crash
A points failure caused the Potters Bar train crash which killed seven people, an inquest jury decides.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:20:20 +0000

Prescott Iraq intelligence doubts
The intelligence on Iraq's weapons threat was "not very substantial", former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott says.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:27:43 +0000

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.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:38:20 +0000

Strikes and ash extend BA losses
BA reveals a steep quarterly loss of £164m after being hit by cabin crew strikes and disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:22:45 +0000

Bail for fugitive tycoon Nadir
Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, is granted bail.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:11:40 +0000

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.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:12:42 +0000

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.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:26:13 +0000

Police officer in murder arrest
A 26-year-old quizzed over the death of a man at a Merseyside pub was an off-duty police officer, it has emerged.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:39:11 +0000

Suspect mail at US' Paris embassy
Staff at the US embassy in Paris are given medical checks after a suspicious package is found but tests say it is not harmful.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:16:28 +0000

London saddles up for bike scheme
A bike hire scheme designed to encourage thousands more cycle journeys in central London begins.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:34:47 +0000