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Police 'will decide on phone hacking inquiry'
The police and not the government should decide whether to re-open the investigation into the News of the World phone-hacking allegations, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.
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Afghan journalist knifed to death
The body of a prominent Afghan broadcast journalist is found near his home in the capital, Kabul, police say.
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Rooney 'happy to play' says Capello
England manager Fabio Capello says striker Wayne Rooney is in the right frame of mind to play against Switzerland on Tuesday despite allegations about his private life.
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Alta. hospital delay due to economy: minister
Alberta's health minister says the construction of a hospital east of Edmonton is just the latest example of medical projects being put on hold because of the economic downturn.
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Body recovered from Arthur's Seat
Police and search and rescue teams recover a man's body spotted on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh.
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Travolta extortion case dismissed
Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta, following the death of his son in the Bahamas, are dropped.
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Pakistan suicide attack kills 17 police officers and civilians
A Taliban suicide bomber detonated a car in an alley behind a police station in a strategically important town in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 17 police and civilians in an explosion that shattered the station and neighbouring homes.
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No 10 aide denies hacking claims
Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson says he is happy to meet police after fresh claims of phone tapping while he was a tabloid editor.
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Capello insists Rooney will play
England manager Fabio Capello insists striker Wayne Rooney will play in the Euro 2012 qualifier away to Switzerland on Tuesday.
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Blair cancels London book signing
Tony Blair cancels a planned book signing in London on Wednesday to prevent causing the police "a lot of hassle".
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American Pie star gets probation
American Pie actor Chris Klein pleaded no contest to drink-driving following and will serve four years probation.
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Suicide attack on Pakistan police
Nearly 20 people die as a suicide bomber rams an explosives laden pickup truck into a police station in north-west Pakistan.
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Live text - US Open day eight
Roger Federer takes on Jurgen Melzer in the US Open night session after Caroline Wozniacki sees off Maria Sharapova.
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Five jailed over postal vote scam
Five men, including two ex-councillors, are jailed over a failed postal vote scam in Bradford during the 2005 general election.
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Teens who drowned in cottage country identified
Two teens who went missing after their canoe flipped on Skeleton Lake in Huntsville have been identified.
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'Disgust' over killer's sentence
A Flintshire mother calls for tougher sentences for so-called "one-punch killers" after her son's attacker was jailed for 40 months for manslaughter.
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ELO cellist killed by bale of hay
Former member of British rock group ELO, Mike Edwards, is killed in a freak accident when a hay bale rolls on to a Devon road and crushes his van.
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Hall works tipped to fetch £1.5m
Contemporary artwork owned by model Jerry Hall are expected to fetch more than £1.5 million when they are sold in October at Sotheby's in London.
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Pietersen fined for Twitter rant
England batsman Kevin Pietersen is given an undisclosed fine by the ECB over his Twitter tirade.
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Gang 'advertised city brothels'
A Scottish crime gang spent more than £50,000 advertising brothels in Belfast, a court is told.
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