Three men are found guilty of a massive terrorism conspiracy to murder involving home-made bombs.

The chief executive of the Nationwide Building Society predicts house prices could fall by up to 25% from their peak.

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.

Russia will withdraw its forces from undisputed Georgian land within a month, French President Nicolas Sarkozy says.

The TUC backs demands for a nationwide campaign over public sector pay saying a 2% increase is "unfair and unjust".

Financial markets rally as the US government takes over troubled mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

Gordon Brown insists Britain can come through the economic downturn as he chairs the cabinet meeting in Birmingham.

Giant waves and torrential rain from Hurricane Ike are battering Cuba but the storm has now weakened to a Category Two.

The former partner of Shannon Matthews' mother says indecent images of children found on his computer were not his.

A new study provides the first evidence that consolation in primates, such as hugging and stroking, can reduce stress levels after a fight.

An incredibly rare frog is filmed for what is thought to be the first time, writes BBC reporter Rebecca Morelle.

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.

Rio Ferdinand will travel to Croatia after coming through Monday morning's training session.

McLaren intend to appeal against the penalty that resulted in Lewis Hamilton being demoted from first to third in the Belgian Grand Prix.

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A man who escaped from a secure private hospital near Bristol admits raping a schoolgirl hours after he disappeared.

A total of 281 children under the age of 16 contracted a sexually transmitted infection last year, new figures reveal.

Criticism mounts after a killer escaped from a secure private hospital to rape a 14-year-old girl.

A £40m debt owed by absent parents for child support in Northern Ireland will have to be written off, the BBC has learned.

South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki arrives in Zimbabwe to revive deadlocked talks.

The US presidential rivals step up their campaigns, as an opinion poll puts John McCain ahead of Barack Obama.

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.

Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp does better than expected in legislative elections, and retains key powers of veto, say reports.

The Church of Scientology in France is to be tried in court for "organised fraud", according to legal sources.

US forces in Afghanistan are to review an inquiry into an air raid as video evidence suggests scores of civilians were killed.

The London Stock Exchange ends the day ahead after technical problems interrupt the system for most of the day.

The "mess" in the public finances means the Tories must review their economic plans, George Osborne says.

It may be possible to replace twice a day jabs for diabetes with a shot given just once a week, research suggests.

England's college funding body steps into the row over maintenance allowances.

China will launch its third manned space mission in late September, state-run news agency Xinhua reports.