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| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:39:36 GMT Diamond to be new Barclays chief |
| Bob Diamond is to become chief executive of Barclays, while HSBC chairman Stephen Green steps down to become a government trade minister. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:31:29 GMT Gillard to stay as Australian PM |
| Julia Gillard is to remain as Australia's prime minister after winning the backing of two key independent MPs. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:06:02 GMT Strike severely disrupts Tube |
| Some services resume on the London Underground following severe disruption on the first morning of a series of 24-hour strikes. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:44:11 GMT Blitz commemorated at St Paul's |
| Pilots, firefighters, nurses and ambulance workers gather 70 years after battling through eight months of bombing raids over Britain's industrial centres. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:32:40 GMT Carey heads up Booker shortlist |
| Australian author Peter Carey, who has already won the Man Booker prize twice, has made the shortlist for this year's prize. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:09:48 GMT UK slipping down graduate league |
| The UK is slipping behind international rivals in university places, according to figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:22:53 GMT Cameron warns of challenges ahead |
| David Cameron returns to work following paternity leave telling his cabinet "this is the time the rubber hits the road". |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:00:14 GMT France strikes over pension plans |
| France is braced for disruption as a strike over pension reform gets under way, with parliament also debating a ban on full face veils and a security bill. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:07:14 GMT Housing group 'near administration' |
| Connaught, the property services group that specialises in social housing, is on the brink of going into administration, the BBC learns. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:45:17 GMT Tax error letters start to arrive |
| UK tax authorities are bracing themselves for a deluge of complaints and enquiries after sending out fresh tax calculations. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:23:12 GMT Most believe 'retirement is over' |
| Seven out of 10 people believe retirement as we know it will not be possible in the future, a BBC Newsnight poll finds. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:46:31 GMT Tree house: Row breaks out over 35ft high leylandii |
| A dispute has broken out in a Plymouth street after a resident lets trees surrounding his property grow to 35ft. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:19:38 GMT Inbred bumblebees 'facing extinction' |
| Some of the UK's rarest bumblebees are at risk of becoming extinct as a result of inbreeding, research suggests. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:55:19 GMT Harrison to take on champion Haye |
| David Haye will make the second defence of his WBA heavyweight title against fellow Brit and Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:42:53 GMT 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. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:01:45 GMT Federer cruises into last eight |
| Roger Federer continues his smooth progress through the US Open draw with a straight-sets win over Jurgen Melzer in round four. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:00:08 GMT Live - County Championship |
| Nottinghamshire target the Championship title while relegation and promotion issues are at stake as the county season builds towards a climax. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:03:25 GMT Injured Kuyt out for four weeks |
| Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt will be out for four weeks after injuring his shoulder while on international duty with the Netherlands. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:35:21 GMT No helmet suspect killed in crash |
| A man suspected of being a motorbike thief who police refused to pursue because he was not wearing a helmet is killed riding a stolen bike. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:59:53 GMT Police plea to dead baby's mother |
| Detectives investigating the death of a newborn baby girl found dumped in a garden are still trying to trace the mother. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:23:17 GMT Hit-and-run death teenager jailed |
| A 17-year-old is jailed for eight-and-a-half years after killing a father in a hit-and-run incident in Edinburgh. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:50:19 GMT Scots crime falls to 32-year low |
| The number of crimes recorded in Scotland falls to its lowest level in three decades, according to the latest statistics. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:37:12 GMT Warning of 'prolonged recession' |
| The NI first minister, Peter Robinson, has warned that the expected cuts in public expenditure could be devastating for the local economy. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:05:29 GMT Priest to meet dissident families |
| A priest in Londonderry who challenged dissident republicans over their violence is to meet families who claim they are being harassed by the PSNI. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:32:25 GMT NHS in Wales faces £380m cutbacks |
| The Welsh NHS faces making £380m worth of cutbacks by April, with managers saying it is the biggest challenge they have faced in 20 years. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:02:12 GMT £90m village by-pass opens early |
| A £90m bypass, first suggested in the 1980s, is being opened two months ahead of schedule. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:58:22 GMT Nigeria city fears sect attacks |
| The army is conducting joint patrols with the police in Nigeria's northern city of Maiduguri after a wave of killings blamed on the Islamist sect, Boko Haram. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:17:30 GMT Arrests over Swaziland protests |
| Police in Swaziland arrest about 50 people ahead of protests against sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarchy, activists say. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:20:22 GMT Burma leader begins China visit |
| Burma's military leader, General Than Shwe, is starting a five-day visit to China to seek support for planned national elections later this year. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:48:38 GMT Christchurch hit by aftershocks |
| Violent aftershocks rattle the New Zealand city of Christchurch following the weekend's powerful earthquake that caused widespread damage. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:27:19 GMT EU's Barroso laments jobs crisis |
| The European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, highlights unemployment as a major challenge, in his first "state of the union" speech. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:40:47 GMT Greek PM reshuffles his cabinet |
| Greek PM George Papandreou reshuffles his cabinet but leaves the key post of finance minister unchanged as his government battles a debt crisis. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:24:35 GMT Guatemala mudslide search halted |
| Teams in Guatemala have to halt the search for bodies following devasting mudslides which have killed at least 45 people. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:29:17 GMT Mexico begins army shooting probe |
| Mexico's defence ministry launches an inquiry after a man and his teenage son are shot dead at a military checkpoint. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:38:49 GMT Iran stands firm on stoning case |
| Foreign powers should stop interfering in the case of an Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning, Iran's foreign ministry says. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:42:33 GMT Political void 'threatens Iraq' |
| Six months after Iraq's parliamentary elections, an Iraqi minister warns that the political deadlock is damaging the security situation in the country. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:14:35 GMT Kabul Bank investors' cash frozen |
| Afghanistan's central bank follows its promise to back Kabul Bank by freezing the assets of leading investors. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:43:40 GMT Petraeus warns over Koran burning |
| The US commander in Afghanistan warns troops' lives will be at risk if a Florida church goes ahead with its plan to throw copies of the Koran into a bonfire, but the pastor behind the stunt defends it. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:15:40 GMT Obama unveils $50bn building plan |
| President Barack Obama announces a $50bn infrastructure plan as part of efforts to jump-start the faltering US economy. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:30:31 GMT 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. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:09:42 GMT Ocado sees 30% rise in food sales |
| Online grocery retailer Ocado sees sales rose nearly 30% in the last quarter, but fails to prevent further share price falls. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:01:46 GMT Scam fear over electricity credit |
| Criminals have managed to clone prepayment meter keys in order to make money by offering discounted credit to customers. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:01:08 GMT School clothes boost retail sales |
| Retail sales rose in August, partly thanks to strong sales of children's clothing ahead of the new school year, figures suggest. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:13:11 GMT Don't anoint leader, says Abbott |
| Diane Abbott warns against "anointing" Labour's next leader saying the party had to show it had "moved on" from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:55:59 GMT AV referendum bill passes MP vote |
| Plans to change the way MPs are elected to Parliament survive their first Commons hurdle - despite criticism from Tory MPs. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:02:44 GMT Blair 'must fund own protection' |
| Tony Blair and other former prime ministers should pay towards their police protection, a Labour MP says. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:01:50 GMT UK radiotherapy 'lagging behind' |
| Too few UK cancer patients are receiving state-of-the-art radiotherapy care, experts from Cancer Research UK say. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:07:34 GMT ME 'virus link' found in children |
| ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, in children could be caused by a virus, scientists say. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:16:00 GMT Gaps persist in cancer survival |
| Despite significant improvements in cancer survival rates across England, regional differences remain, national statistics show. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:22:02 GMT First 16 'free schools' revealed |
| The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:14:02 GMT Former head jailed for sex abuse |
| A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:53:23 GMT Student migration 'unsustainable' |
| The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green says in his first major speech on immigration. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:13:58 GMT PS3 update blocks hardware hack |
| Sony has released a "minor" update for its PlayStation 3 that closes a loophole that allowed users to run pirated software. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:15:02 GMT UK mobile firms to merge networks |
| Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks as the firms merge their networks. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:31:16 GMT Pirate gamers face more sanctions |
| The developers behind the hotly anticipated Halo: Reach have taken another step aimed at cracking down on pirates. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:47:23 GMT 'No climate link' to African wars |
| A study suggests climate change is not responsible for civil wars in Africa, challenging widely held assumptions. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:18:12 GMT Red Planet 'may not be lifeless' |
| Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:08:39 GMT Insect brains to fight MRSA |
| Cockroach and locust brains are a rich source of antibiotics powerful enough to tackle MRSA, researchers say. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 10:36:02 GMT Rock anthems vanishing from chart |
| Sales of rock singles have dropped 18% in the UK this year, according to figures from the Official Charts Company. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:01:49 GMT Fry slams BBC 'culture of fear' |
| Stephen Fry criticises a culture of fear at the BBC which is creating "incredibly bland" programmes |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:07:56 GMT One million tune in to Daybreak |
| More than one million people tune in to see the launch of ITV's new breakfast show Daybreak, but the BBC wins the ratings battle. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:35:37 GMT The 60s, but not as we know it |
| US drama Mad Men has won praise for its recreation of the 1960s, but it's not a classic depiction of the decade. |
| Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:16:57 GMT Do our memories get better with age? |
| Our ability to recall events seems to sharpen as we get older, says Lisa Jardine, but can it be trusted to paint an accurate picture? |
| Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:10:21 GMT Eddie who? |
| Comic Eddie Kadi can command vast crowds at his live shows. Why has he attracted so little mainstream attention? |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:02:27 GMT 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. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:02:38 GMT What to do if you get a tax letter |
| Thousands of people will find out if they have been undercharged or are overpaid by the taxman. Up to six million people have been paying the wrong amount and the treasury says it cannot afford to write off the money. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:08:35 GMT Skyscraper climb using suction cups |
| A man has been arrested in San Francisco after climbing a skyscraper using suction cups. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:43:43 GMT Hurricane pilot remembers Blitz |
| Robert Hall chats to an ex-hurricane pilot who flew over London during the Blitz and a woman who's house was destroyed by German bombs. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:13:33 GMT 'The Blitz brought everybody together' |
| Alf Morris, who was 10 at the time of the Blitz, took BBC News back to the site of his former home in Bethnal Green to relive the events of the first night of Nazi Germany's assault on London. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:35:20 GMT Andrea Bocelli concerts to mark 9/11 |
| Andrea Bocelli is inviting survivors of the attacks on 11 September 2001 in New York to concerts on the Amalfi coast. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:24:48 GMT Inside UK's first Sikh temple school |
| Khalsa Primary school is the first Sikh school in the UK to be backed and partly funded by a Gurdwara, or Sikh temple. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:24:23 GMT Clear up begins in parts of Pakistan |
| The BBC's Orla Guerin has returned to the Pakistan town of Nowshera, which was one of the first areas to be hit by the rising waters. |
| Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:08:52 GMT Schoolboy: 'I found a pipe bomb' |
| The suspicious object was left in the playground of St Comgall's Primary School and picked up by an eight -year-old pupil. |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:22:54 GMT In pictures |
| The Blitz: Eight months of bombing began 70 years ago |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:25:46 GMT Music for dinner parties? |
| What the Mercury Prize tells us about British music |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:26:14 GMT How to fix Pakistan |
| Should Islamabad surrender some sovereignty to save the country? |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:46:49 GMT Moral support |
| Families focus on keeping miners mentally strong |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:56:41 GMT Tax letters |
| If a letter says you have paid the wrong amount of tax - what next? |
| Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:12 GMT Cutting it |
| Why is sunburn remedy being sold as cocaine? |
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