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New phone hacking inquiries call
Senior Labour politicians urge fresh inquiries into phone hacking claims surrounding the News of the World newspaper. Blair in 'radical Islam' warning
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world.
Business
UN calls special food price talks
The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices. HSBC threatens to quit London HQ
HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says.
Health
Sports
New phone hacking inquiries callSenior Labour politicians urge fresh inquiries into phone hacking claims surrounding the News of the World newspaper.
Blair in 'radical Islam' warningFormer Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world.
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.
HSBC threatens to quit London HQHSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says.
U.S.
US sees 54,000 jobs go in August
The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show. BP blowout preventer 'removed'
BP removes the blowout preventer that failed to stem the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well and says it has paid $8bn (£5.2bn) in damage costs.
Technology
PS3 hack escapes court challenge
Sony 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 HP
A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time.
Entertainment
DJs unite for Love Parade track
Three 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. Sarah Kennedy leaves BBC Radio 2
Veteran broadcaster Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2's Dawn Patrol show - 34 years after joining the station
Science
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. Reading Arabic 'hard for brain'
Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.
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.
BP blowout preventer 'removed'BP removes the blowout preventer that failed to stem the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well and says it has paid $8bn (£5.2bn) in damage costs.
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.
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.
Sarah Kennedy leaves BBC Radio 2Veteran broadcaster Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2's Dawn Patrol show - 34 years after joining the station
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.
Reading Arabic 'hard for brain'Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.