The former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Cyril Smith has died, aged 82, the party confirms.
The 33 miners trapped in Chile will soon be able to share some wine.
The panel of judges in a child sex abuse trial in Portugal is to deliver its verdict, more than five years after court hearings began.
Toshiba’s UK business manager says its Foilo 100 tablet PC complements trends in media usage.
The first visit of Chinese warships to Burma ends as top Burmese leader Than Shwe prepares to visit Beijing, highlighting the two country's close ties.
The first specialist college for young people with Asperger syndrome in Wales opens its doors.
A four-year-old boy who was allegedly abducted by his foster parents in Lincolnshire is found safe and well by police.
Japan imposes new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme but maintains its oil import schedule.
The Mexican army says it has killed 27 suspected drug gang members in a clash near the US border, hours after the country's president insisted the war against the cartels would continue.
Commander Andy Coles shows BBC News around the control room of the Royal Navy's new attack submarine and talks about life on board.
David and Samantha Cameron have introduced their new daughter Florence on the steps of 10 Downing Street.
Four teenagers deny murdering a 61-year-old man at his home in Conwy.
Police are questioning the three Pakistan players accused of corruption, while the ICC says that the players implicated have a disciplinary case to answer.
Gardeners are being warned about the risk of Legionnaire's disease from compost after a pensioner developed the disease after handling compost.
The world is on the verge of a bed-bug pandemic, according to a report - how did the tiny biting insects come to pose such a threat?
England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.
A former MI6 worker is given a 12-month jail sentence for trying to sell top secret material for £2m.
Britain's Andy Murray takes on Dustin Brown of Jamaica in the second round of the US Open, with the threat of Hurricane Earl hanging over New York.
Foreign woman suspected of being forced to work as prostitutes in Belfast are understood to have been rescued in a series of raids.
Welsh MP Chris Bryant says he believes his answer machine messages were intercepted by journalists at a tabloid newspaper.
Maoist rebels in the Indian state of Bihar say they have killed one of four policemen they have been holding hostage.
How much is a bottle of beer under new price laws on booze?
Police in Mozambique's capital fire rubber bullets on the third day of riots, as the violence spreads to the central city of Chimoio.
Live coverage of the ICC news conference about the three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption. (UK users only)
Portuguese judges say charges of child sex abuse at a state-run children's home are proved against all seven defendants on trial.
Maoist rebels in the Indian state of Bihar say they have killed one of four policemen they had been holding hostage.
Rory Cellan-Jones tries out 3D video equipment and looks at the latest ultra thin and bright OLED TVs.
Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser reported - people of the past month.
Veteran broadcaster Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2's Dawn Patrol show - 34 years after joining the station
The global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures.
Montenegro captain Mirko Vucinic scores a fine solo goal to condemn Wales to defeat in their opening Euro 2012 qualifier.
A 74-year-old Northamptonshire churchwarden dies when she is knocked to the ground as she herds cattle.
Colombian troops storm an ELN guerrilla camp near the Venezuelan border, killing 11 rebels, a day after 14 policemen were killed in an ambush in the south.
David Cameron supports William Hague "100%" following speculation about the foreign secretary's private life, the PM's spokeswoman says.
Several "potential victims of human trafficking" have been rescued in raids on suspected brothels in Belfast, police say.
A teenager pleads not guilty to murdering her 61-year-old father along with three other people.
England coach Fabio Capello says he hopes the pressure of expectation over the team's Euro 2012 qualifier with Bulgaria will bring out the best in him.
Alcohol consumption has fallen faster than ever, figures from the British Beer and Pub Association suggest.
A World War II veteran receives France's highest decoration for bravery, 66 years after liberating a town there.
The US secretary of state warns the current round of Mid-East peace talks may be "the last chance for a very long time".
One in four state primary schools in England has no male teacher, statistics show.
A bomb kills at least 42 people at a Shia Muslim rally in the south-western city of Quetta, the second attack on Pakistan's religious minority in days.
Detectives in Armagh have begun a murder inquiry after a man's body was found in the Castle Street area on Friday.
British scientists say they are closer to knowing why older women trying to fall pregnant are more likely to produce abnormal eggs.
The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to $64.5bn of new stock, in one of the world's largest share offers.
A UPS cargo plane crashes after take-off near a motorway in Dubai, killing two crew members on board, officials say.
Preparations for Commonwealth Games badly behind schedule
Roger Federer overcomes windy conditions to beat Andreas Beck and reach the US Open third round, but seeds Nikolay Davydenko and Maran Cilic crash out.
X Factor judge Cheryl Cole will reportedly be granted a divorce from her footballer husband Ashley in a court hearing on Friday.
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A woman in Germany takes her five-year-old daughter with her when she attempts to rob a bank.
Edinburgh's transport leader admits speeding but said he still believes a 20mph zone would be a good idea.
Eleven football hooligans who took part in the worst destruction Manchester has suffered "since the Blitz" will be going to jail, a judge has said.
A Hare Krishna temple in Leicester is partly destroyed in an explosion, with reports of people trapped inside.
Women's fifth seed Samantha Stosur is in action early on day five at Flushing Meadows, while Andy Murray takes on Dustin Brown at about 2000 BST.
Ten election campaign workers have been killed in an air strike by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, Afghan officials say.
A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time.
Rory Cellan-Jones tries out 3D video equipment and looks at the latest ultra thin and bright OLED TVs.
The re-introduction of wolves to a US National Park has not helped re-establish quaking aspens, as many researchers had hoped.
New-born twin giant pandas made their first public appearance at a zoo in Japan on Friday in Shirahama.
Police carry out two days of raids after a man was attacked with a power drill in North Lanarkshire.
Fidel Castro addresses a rally for the first time since handing the Cuban presidency to his brother Raul in 2006.
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world.
Britain's Andy Murray overcomes the unorthodox style of Jamaica's Dustin Brown to reach the third round of the US Open.
Scotland have to settle for a point as their Euro 2012 qualification campaign begins with frustration in Lithuania.
Metropolitan Police Authority member backs Welsh MP Chris Bryant on call for more information over tabloid newspaper's phone hacking claims.
A 15-year-old maths prodigy is set to become the youngest undergraduate at the University of Cambridge for more than two centuries.
HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says.
TV comedienne Jennifer Saunders is to write the story for musical Viva Forever - based on the songs of the Spice Girls.
Militant groups in the Gaza Strip vow to step up attacks against Israel, following the first direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders in nearly two years.
Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir is being questioned at a north London police station over allegations of corruption.
Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan reaches an agreement with tax authorities in Australia allowing him to return to his home in the US.
Physicists explain one of football's most spectacular free-kicks, showing that Roberto Carlos's 1997 "impossible goal" was not a fluke.
A man abused as a child by the McDermott brothers in Donagh, County Fermanagh, says their victims are being forgotten about.
Alcohol consumption has fallen faster than ever, figures from the British Beer and Pub Association suggest.
Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir arrives at the Old Bailey for his first court appearance on fraud and theft charges.
Thousands of people watch Robbie Williams switch on Blackpool's illuminations.
Two police officers are suspended from driving duties after crashing a car they had seized from a suspected drink-driver.
Cheryl and Ashley Cole are granted a divorce at the High Court after four years of marriage.
A 19-year-old man is arrested after a serious assault in North Lanarkshire in which a man was attacked with a power drill.
Traffic management plans are being finalised across Scotland for the visit of Pope Benedict XVI.
Prayers are said in Rathfriland after a six-year-old boy struck by a speedboat in County Down on Monday dies in hospital.
Two police officers are suspended from driving duties after crashing a car they had seized from a suspected drink-driver.
The proposed explanatory preamble on the ballot paper for the referendum on further powers for the Welsh assembly would be an insult to voters, its presiding officer says.
The BBC denies the director general compromised its independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of the govenrment's spending cuts.
The government of Mozambique says price rises which have led to deadly riots are "irreversible", as Maputo residents are urged to continue their protests.
Rival Canadian gold mining companies, Goldcorp and El Dorado, lock horns in a $3bn fight to buy up Andean Resources.
The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rise in global food prices.
Tony Blair's memoirs has become the fastest selling autobiography in Britain. But what are the biggest overall sellers?
Morning show GMTV appears on ITV1 for the final time after 17 years with presenter Andrew Castle paying tribute to viewers.
A glimpse on board the UK's new stealth submarine
Fewer children are learning to play a musical instrument than in their parents' generation, a survey suggests.
Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.
The government's chief environment scientist calls for more openness in admitting the UK's cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are an illusion.
Double European champion Mo Farah announces his withdrawal from the Commonwealth Games because of fatigue.
Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha show off their baby daughter, Florence, for the first time on the steps of Number 10.
A County Durham woman is charged with the murder of her two-year-old son, whose body she took to a police station.
Keith Fahey's 76th-minute goal earns the Republic of Ireland victory in a tense opening Euro 2012 qualifier against Armenia in Yerevan.
A former boarding school head teacher is found guilty of more than 50 counts of sexually abusing and beating boys at schools in Norfolk and Suffolk.
A cargo plane has crashed near a major motorway in Dubai, setting some cars on fire, local officials and media reports say.
Eleven football hooligans who took part in the worst destruction Manchester has suffered "since the Blitz" will be going to jail, a judge has said.
Officials in northern Bangladesh battle to contain an anthrax outbreak that has infected more than 250 people.
Tests on a type of breast implant filled with an unapproved gel have shown no evidence they unsafe, UK experts say.
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A poll commissioned by Ed Miliband's leadership campaign finds voters are less likely to vote Labour if there is not a shift from New Labour policies.
A fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a Tennessee Islamic centre was arson, investigators say.
Nigel Farage says he will stand for the leadership of the UK Independence Party, a position he held until last year.
The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show.
A bomb kills at least 42 people at a Shia Muslim-organised rally in Pakistan's south-western city of Quetta.
A Hare Krishna temple in Leicester was evacuated seconds before an explosion almost destroyed the building, it emerges.
Police are questioning the three Pakistan players accused of corruption, while the ICC says that the players implicated have a disciplinary case to answer.
Six Portuguese men are sentenced to between five and 18 years in jail after being found guilty of multiple charges of sexual abuse at a state-run children's home.
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all kick off their Euro 2012 qualifying campaigns on a busy night of international football.
Chinese investors approach Canadian pension fund over a possible rival bid for the fertiliser giant Potash Corporation.
BP says the cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen to $8bn - a rise of more than $2bn in the last month alone.
President Barack Obama hails the end of US combat operations in Iraq, saying the US has paid "a huge price" to "put Iraq's future in its people's hands".
One of four key independent lawmakers endorses Australian PM Julia Gillard, leaving her just two seats short of the majority needed to form the next government.
A man sailing the sea in a bath tub, mud sculptures and an ugly fish who finds love - it's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.
Tony Blair used alcohol as a 'prop' during his time in power but how many of us do the same?
South Africa strongly criticises Madagascar over the life sentence passed on exiled President Marc Ravalomanana.
Heavy rain throughout August is being blamed for costing three beaches in north Wales their Blue Flags.
Twelve football hooligans who took part in what a judge said was the worst destruction Manchester has suffered "since the Blitz" are sentenced.
Corey Evans gives Northern Ireland a 1-0 win over Slovenia in the opening Euro 2012 qualifier in Maribor.
The life and times of Rochdale's larger-than-life MP
Dublin delays a deal to allow transfers of EU citizens' data to Israel, which is accused of forging passports.
Morning show GMTV appears on ITV1 for the final time after 17 years with presenter Andrew Castle paying tribute to viewers.
Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir is remanded on bail at the Old Bailey at his first court appearance on fraud and theft charges.
Some 77% of Britons think taxpayers should not help pay for Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Scotland and England, a survey suggests.
Hundreds of sharks have been spotted off the Queensland coast.
The justice minister David Ford says that a clerical error had no bearing in the decision to allow the McDermott brothers to return to Donagh.
A cargo plane has crashed on a major highway in Dubai, setting some cars on fire, local officials and media reports say.
A key witness at the commission set up to examine the last years of Sri Lanka's civil war complains his words were not properly translated.
Two women who were arrested after trying to take a dead relative on to a plane at Liverpool John Lennon Airport will not face charges.
Veteran broadcaster Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2's Dawn Patrol show - 34 years after joining the station
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians are doomed to fail, in the first regional reaction to the talks.
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.
Jermain Defoe scores a hat-trick as England get their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign off to a winning start against Bulgaria at Wembley.
In an attempt to reach people who do not normally go to the cinema, Shetland film festival is targeting their pets.
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island, causing widespread minor damage and power cuts.
Lee McCulloch and Steven Naismith are among six Rangers players in the Scotland team to face Lithuania on Friday.
A team of divers say they have found the world's oldest drinkable beer in a shipwreck off the coast of Finland.
President Barack Obama's daughter, Malia, is now 12 years old and 5ft 9in (1.75m). But what's it like to be a young girl who's taller than the rest?
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has struck New Zealand's South Island, the US Geological Survey says.
Senior Labour politicians urge fresh inquiries into phone hacking claims surrounding the News of the World newspaper.
Lord Prescott says he is prepared to take legal action to find out whether News of The World journalists hacked into his phone messages.
Researchers begin a three-year study to uncover the secrets of St Kilda's super-sized field mice.
Usain Bolt tells the BBC's Leon Mann how he's coping with the intense media attention prompted by his book launch.
Ultrafine measurements of atmospheric gases could help scientists track down the last sources of CFCs thought to be slowing the recovery of the ozone layer.
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.
A blast has killed at least five people at a rally organised by Shia Muslim students in Pakistan's south-western city of Quetta.
A group that campaigns against conceptual art claims 15 works by the artist Damien Hirst were inspired by other artists.
A bomb kills at least 22 people at a Shia Muslim-organised rally in Pakistan's south-western city of Quetta.
The police and army are patrolling the streets of the Mozambique capital Maputo after two days of riots over rising food prices.
A pathologist at the centre of a row over the death of a man during the G20 protests is suspended from the medical register for three months.
Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir is remanded on bail at the Old Bailey at his first court appearance on fraud and theft charges.
Defence Secretary Liam Fox rules out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation.
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.
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.
Edinburgh Fringe officials defend their decision to count customers of free shows in their box office returns.
Researchers begin a study of the "super-sized" mice found on a tiny Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides.
A large amount of suspected counterfeit car parts, as well as cash, are seized by police in Cullaville, south Armagh.
At least four people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed in a new outbreak of wildfires in Russia.

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