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Three guilty of bomb conspiracy
Three men are found guilty of a massive terrorism conspiracy to murder involving home-made bombs.
08-09-2008
House prices 'to reduce by 25%'
The chief executive of the Nationwide Building Society predicts house prices could fall by up to 25% from their peak.
08-09-2008
Father tells of storm drain rescue
The father of a three-year-old sucked along a drain tells how his daughter was not breathing when he found her in a river.
08-09-2008
Russians 'agree Georgia deadline'
Russia will withdraw its forces from undisputed Georgian land within a month, French President Nicolas Sarkozy says.
08-09-2008
Unions vote for mass pay protests
The TUC backs demands for a nationwide campaign over public sector pay saying a 2% increase is "unfair and unjust".
08-09-2008
Mortgage bail-out rallies markets
Financial markets rally as the US government takes over troubled mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
08-09-2008
Britain will be stronger, says PM
Gordon Brown insists Britain can come through the economic downturn as he chairs the cabinet meeting in Birmingham.
08-09-2008
Cuba hammered by Hurricane Ike
Giant waves and torrential rain from Hurricane Ike are battering Cuba but the storm has now weakened to a Category Two.
08-09-2008
Meehan denies child porn charges
The former partner of Shannon Matthews' mother says indecent images of children found on his computer were not his.
08-09-2008
Hugging after a fight can reduce stress levels in chimps
A new study provides the first evidence that consolation in primates, such as hugging and stroking, can reduce stress levels after a fight.
08-09-2008
Rare frog filmed for what is thought to be the first time
An incredibly rare frog is filmed for what is thought to be the first time, writes BBC reporter Rebecca Morelle.
08-09-2008
Murray eyes historic Slam title
Andy Murray will try to become the first British man to win a Grand Slam singles title since 1936 when he faces Roger Federer in the US Open final on Monday.
08-09-2008
Ferdinand in reckoning for Zagreb
Rio Ferdinand will travel to Croatia after coming through Monday morning's training session.
08-09-2008
McLaren to fight Hamilton penalty
McLaren intend to appeal against the penalty that resulted in Lewis Hamilton being demoted from first to third in the Belgian Grand Prix.
08-09-2008
What do you want to talk about?
What do you want the world to talk about?
03-07-2008
End is nigh
Why are people so fond of predicting the world's end?
08-09-2008
Murray mania
Tennis fever grips Dunblane ahead of the US Open final
08-09-2008
Green stuff
Why has the price of broccoli dropped by so much?
08-09-2008
Pay row
TUC delegates meeting in Brighton have their say
08-09-2008
Now we are 10
As Google turns 10, it looks to its next decade
05-09-2008
Your pictures
Readers send in photos as heavy rain causes chaos
05-09-2008
Escaped killer raped schoolgirl
A man who escaped from a secure private hospital near Bristol admits raping a schoolgirl hours after he disappeared.
08-09-2008
'Dozens' of under-16s have STIs
A total of 281 children under the age of 16 contracted a sexually transmitted infection last year, new figures reveal.
08-09-2008
Family's fury over escaped rapist
Criticism mounts after a killer escaped from a secure private hospital to rape a 14-year-old girl.
08-09-2008
Absent parents' £40m child debt
A £40m debt owed by absent parents for child support in Northern Ireland will have to be written off, the BBC has learned.
08-09-2008
Mbeki bids to save Zimbabwe talks
South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki arrives in Zimbabwe to revive deadlocked talks.
08-09-2008
White House race enters high gear
The US presidential rivals step up their campaigns, as an opinion poll puts John McCain ahead of Barack Obama.
08-09-2008
Cairo rockslide death toll climbs
At least 51 people are known to have died and many more are missing in a rockslide at a shanty town in Egypt's capital, Cairo.
08-09-2008
Hong Kong democrats keep veto
Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp does better than expected in legislative elections, and retains key powers of veto, say reports.
08-09-2008
Scientology 'faces French trial'
The Church of Scientology in France is to be tried in court for "organised fraud", according to legal sources.
08-09-2008
US to review Afghan attack case
US forces in Afghanistan are to review an inquiry into an air raid as video evidence suggests scores of civilians were killed.
08-09-2008
Technical glitch hits LSE trades
The London Stock Exchange ends the day ahead after technical problems interrupt the system for most of the day.
08-09-2008
Tories to 'review economic plans'
The "mess" in the public finances means the Tories must review their economic plans, George Osborne says.
08-09-2008
Weekly diabetes jab hopes raised
It may be possible to replace twice a day jabs for diabetes with a shot given just once a week, research suggests.
08-09-2008
Help with college hardship money
England's college funding body steps into the row over maintenance allowances.
08-09-2008
China sets dates for space launch
China will launch its third manned space mission in late September, state-run news agency Xinhua reports.
07-09-2008