The MoD is facing further pressure on its budget after the chancellor says it will have to pay for new nuclear submarines, and not the Treasury as before.

BA reveals a steep quarterly loss of £164m after being hit by cabin crew strikes and disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud.

Merging all tax credits and benefits into a single payment is one option being considered by Iain Duncan Smith in a "radical" welfare shake-up.

Three ex Labour MPs and an ex-Tory peer lose appeals over a ruling that they are not protected from prosecution over expenses fraud allegations.

Syria's president heads to Lebanon after years of tension between the two countries, in a visit with the Saudi king to try to avert a looming political crisis.

Over 300 people are killed and nearly 400,000 displaced by floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in northern Pakistan.

Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows.

Former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott is giving evidence to the Iraq inquiry.

Comedienne and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres is leaving American Idol after one season on the judging panel.

A bike hire scheme designed to encourage thousands more cycle journeys in central London begins.

Researchers identify rocks that they say could contain the fossilised remains of life on early Mars.

A luxury car worth £1.2m is clamped outside Harrods in central London after being illegally parked.

The first session of Friday's practice is about to get under way for the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Triple jumper Phillips Idowu wins Great Britain's second gold of the European Championships as Martyn Bernard takes high jump bronze.

Eoin Morgan says he feels deeply proud after scoring a first Test century against Pakistan and pays tribute to team-mate Paul Collingwood.

David Ngog's double strike eases an inexperienced Liverpool side to victory over Rabotnicki in their Europa League third qualifying round first leg.

World champion Jessica Ennis tells BBC Sport how a virus disrupted her preparations on her assault for European heptathlon gold.

Police make an arrest in connection with the murder of a man who was shot in an apparently random attack in west London.

The mother of teenager Scarlett Keeling says she hopes the trial into her death in Goa will improve the region for tourists.

The US senator who will chair a congressional inquiry into the Lockerbie bomber release says he may send investigators to the UK.

A 28-year-old man is arrested in connection with an alleged abduction and rape at the T in the Park music festival.

Human remains found during a search for one of the disappeared in County Monaghan are taken to Dublin for post mortem examination.

The police are due to release images of 14 people they want to speak to in connection with rioting in north Belfast.

The family of a soldier killed in Afghanistan pay tribute ahead of his funeral, calling him "brave, courageous and loyal".

Two 12-year-old boys who were swept out to sea and an 18-year-old who tried to rescue them are pulled to safety.

About 140 people are feared dead as a boat capsizes on a river in the western Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

President Bashir's NCP says the referendum on south Sudan's secession cannot happen until the internal border is decided.

A consortium headed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing agrees to buy the UK networks of French power group EDF for £5.8bn ($9.1bn).

North Korea enters third round of talks with the US-led United Nations Command, days after a US military exercise.

Prosecutors say a Frenchwoman has admitted killing eight newborn babies after remains are found in a northern village but says her husband knew nothing.

Serbia seeks support for UN resolution opposing unilateral secession in territorial disputes such as that involving Kosovo.

Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, who was on hunger strike for more than 130 days, is released from hospital.

The Mexican government says security forces have killed leading drug trafficker Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel.

The Arab League backs direct Palestinian peace talks with the Israelis, but leaves the timing to the Palestinians, officials say.

At least 16 people, including several security force members, are killed in shootings and explosions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say.

A gang armed with firebombs attacks a private TV and radio station in Colombo, linked to former opposition presidential candidate, Sarath Fonseka.