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• Obama pleads for Koran row calm : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:17:30 GMT
  President Obama makes a plea for religious tolerance, as a church threatening to burn the Koran demands contact with a New York imam.
• MPs 'held back' on phone inquiry : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:26:30 GMT
  MPs held back in an inquiry into phone-hacking allegations for fear that their own private lives could be targeted, a former MP claims.
• Wayne Rooney requesting privacy : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:39:40 GMT
  Wayne Rooney and his wife Coleen ask the media to respect their privacy while they discuss newspaper allegations about the footballer.
• 40,000 police jobs 'threatened' : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:32:39 GMT
  As many as 40,000 front-line police jobs may be at risk across England and Wales if funding cuts of 25% go ahead, the Police Federation says.
• Royal Mail sell-off is confirmed : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:15:51 GMT
  The government confirms it is to press ahead with a complete sale of Royal Mail, following an updated review of the postal service.
• Church abuse detailed in Belgium : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:09:55 GMT
  Harrowing details of alleged sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergy in Belgium are released by an official Church investigator.
• Connaught sale saves 2,500 jobs : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:31:31 GMT
  About 2,500 jobs are saved after administrators KPMG agree to sell most of Connaught's failed social housing group.
• Jones wants to be first minister : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:58:24 GMT
  Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones tells his party conference that after next year's assembly elections he wants to be first minister of Wales.
• Garden burial murder son jailed : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:05:54 GMT
  A man is jailed for at least 16 years for murdering his father and burying his remains in concrete in a garden in Buckinghamshire.
• Several die in California blast : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:55:55 GMT
  At least four people have been killed in an explosion which tore through a town near San Francisco, officials say.
• Investors bet on prisoner rehab : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:41:46 GMT
  A "payment-by-results" project to cut reoffending is officially launched, with investors getting a return only if reoffending drops.
• C4 bids farewell to Big Brother : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:29:03 GMT
  Former air steward Brian Dowling is the bookies' favourite to win Ultimate Big Brother as the Channel 4 reality show comes to an end.
• Naturist gardener gives council a dressing down : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:34:29 GMT
  A naturist claims a council has breached his human rights after it approved plans for houses overlooking his garden in a West Yorkshire village.
• Revealed: The 'knicker spy' who sang for Hitler : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:17:59 GMT
  A photograph of a little-known World War II spy who sang for Adolf Hitler while concealing secret documents in her knickers is to be sold at auction.
• England defeat spirited Pakistan : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:38:32 GMT
  England compound Pakistan's off-field problems with a deserved 24-run win to take a 1-0 lead in the five-game one-day series.
• Vettel heads Ferrari duo at Monza : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:41:27 GMT
  Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel steals Ferrari's thunder to set the pace in practice at the Italian Grand Prix.
• Ferguson brushes off Rooney talk : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:06:01 GMT
  Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson refuses to discuss Wayne Rooney's off-field problems or the hostile reception he might face at Everton on Saturday.
• Live text - Wozniacki v Zvonareva : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:29:36 GMT
  Caroline Wozniacki meets Vera Zvonareva before Venus Williams faces Kim Clijsters on women's semi-finals day at the US Open.
• Pakistan trio set to return home : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:28:18 GMT
  The three Pakistan cricketers questioned by police over alleged spot fixing are to fly home.
• Three jailed over 'filmed' rape : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:30:14 GMT
  Three men are jailed for a sex attack on a woman which only came to light when the victim saw footage of it on a mobile phone.
• Benefits shame for lifeboat hero : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:59:23 GMT
  A lifeboat crew member who won a bravery award for a daring rescue was claiming disability benefit at the same time, a court is told.
• Man arrested over 'grenade siege' : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:26:14 GMT
  A 22-year-old man is arrested after an eight-hour police siege at a flat in the west end of Glasgow.
• Fire union warning over job cuts : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:54:12 GMT
  The Fire Brigades Union warns any further cuts to frontline provision would be dangerous for the public and crews.
• Murderer appeals guilty verdict : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:03:44 GMT
  A man convicted of battering and strangling a vulnerable young woman in County Antrim is to appeal the guilty verdict.
• Bomb suspect priest 'flamboyant' : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:11:30 GMT
  Denis Bradley says he met Father James Chesney but at the time was not aware the priest was suspected of involvement in the Claudy bombings.
• Cases of Legionnaires' rise to 17 : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:06:50 GMT
  Three more cases of Legionnaires' disease are identified as health officials close a cooling tower in Merthyr Tydfil until it is cleaned and disinfected.
• Concern over police jobs threat : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:28:04 GMT
  Police forces in Wales are warning of tough times ahead amid fears over job cuts in front-line roles.
• Guinea poll head guilty of fraud : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:43:26 GMT
  The head of Guinea's election commission and another senior official are sentenced to a year in prison for fraud during June's first round presidential vote.
• Air Zimbabwe strikers 'face sack' : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:57:53 GMT
  Air Zimbabwe has warned striking pilots that they could lose their jobs unless they return to work, according to state media.
• Japan uncovers centenarian 'scam' : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:53:58 GMT
  More than 230,000 elderly people in Japan who are listed as being aged 100 or over are unaccounted for, officials said following a nationwide inquiry.
• Japan extends captain's detention : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:27:04 GMT
  Hours after China demands the release of a Chinese boat captain detained in Japan, a Japanese court rules he can be held for a further 10 days.
• Man held after Danish hotel blast : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:07:48 GMT
  Danish police hold a man injured by a small blast at a Copenhagen hotel amid reports he was a would-be suicide bomber.
• Merkel ally quits in WWII furore : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:47:54 GMT
  An ally of Germany's Chancellor Merkel will quit a top party post after suggesting Poland may carry as much blame as Hitler for triggering World War II.
• Castro quote 'was misinterpreted' : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:47:41 GMT
  Fidel Castro says he was misinterpreted when he was quoted by a US reporter as saying that the Cuban economic model no longer worked.
• Obama contradicts Mexico claims : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:54:51 GMT
  US President Barack Obama contradicts claims made by his secretary of state that Mexico is dealing with a "drugs insurgency".
• Iran denies 'secret atomic plant' : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:39:02 GMT
  Iran rejects claims by dissident groups that it has almost completed a secret uranium-enrichment facility near Tehran.
• Exchange of fire near Gaza border : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:58:51 GMT
  A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip explodes in Israel, hours after Israeli air raids against Hamas targets in the Palestinian territory.
• Manipur police on murder charges : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:30:33 GMT
  A court in India's Manipur state issues warrants for the arrest of nine policemen charged with killing an unarmed man.
• Delhi flood fears as river swells : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:25:52 GMT
  Thousands of people are evacuated from low-lying areas near the Yamuna river in the Indian capital, Delhi.
• US jobs recovery 'painfully slow' : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:55:48 GMT
  US President Barack Obama has said that progress in pulling the American economy out of recession has been "painfully slow".
• US officials try to stop spy book : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:26:57 GMT
  The US Department of Defense is trying to stop the distribution of a book by a former intelligence officer.
• Microsoft executive to lead Nokia : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:42:43 GMT
  Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia appoints Microsoft business manager Stephen Elop as its new head after a profits slump.
• Deutsche 'set to raise 9bn euros' : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:54:16 GMT
  Shares in Germany's Deutsche Bank fall sharply after reports that it is planning to raise 9bn euros to shore up its finances.
• Broadband switch 'too difficult' : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:26:12 GMT
  Telecoms watchdog Ofcom aims to address the fact that switching broadband providers is viewed as "too much hassle".
• Minister defends using detectives : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:18:17 GMT
  A justice minister says he paid private detectives to investigate his colleagues because he was upset about "malicious" newspaper stories.
• Boris Johnson to seek re-election : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:28:43 GMT
  Mayor of London Boris Johnson announces he will stand for re-election in 2012.
• Green leader woos Lib Dem rebels : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:53:38 GMT
  Green Party leader Caroline Lucas appeals to Lib Dem supporters disillusioned with the coalition's policies to join her party.
• Stem cell medic misconduct ruling : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:53:00 GMT
  A doctor who offered controversial stem cell treatments to multiple sclerosis patients faces being struck off by the General Medical Council.
• Plea to save MS respite centres : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:38:34 GMT
  Volunteers are calling on the MS Society not to abandon four respite care centres in York, Surrey, Warwickshire and East Lothian
• Stress hormone heart death link : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:39:04 GMT
  High levels of the stress hormone cortisol are closely linked to death from cardiovascular disease, a Dutch study has found.
• Academies 'may be risky strategy' : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:19:54 GMT
  The government spending watchdog warns the expansion of the academies programme could risk being poor value for money.
• Push for choice on special needs : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:28:14 GMT
  The children's minister says parents should have more choice over special educational needs provision in England, as she seeks input for a Green Paper.
• Call to merge education services : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:15:58 GMT
  Education authorities are facing a call to merge so classrooms may be spared the worst of the cuts in public spending.
• Boxing game to aid health fight : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:08:17 GMT
  A boxing game is spearheading attempts to get middle-aged men in Teesside to get more regular exercise.
• Sex movie worm spreads worldwide : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:13:41 GMT
  A malicious program that falsely promises free access to sex movies is racking up victims around the world, warn security firms.
• Apple lays App Store rules bare : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:06:28 GMT
  Apple says that it will publish the guidelines it uses to determine which programs it sells in its App Store to appease critical developers.
• Freshwater turtles 'in decline' : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:51:36 GMT
  More than a third of freshwater turtle species are now threatened with extinction, Conservation International says.
• Ancient Greeks saw Halley's comet : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:35:40 GMT
  A celestial event seen by the ancient Greeks may be the earliest sighting of Halley's comet, new evidence suggests.
• Scan to 'track brain development' : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:33:51 GMT
  Scientists say they can quickly and accurately map a child's brain development using an MRI machine and a maths programme.
• Hirst joins arts funding campaign : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:24:37 GMT
  Leading artists including Tracey Emin, David Hockney and Damien Hirst join a campaign against proposed government cuts to arts funding.
• Cyrus Cylinder is loaned to Iran : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:00:26 GMT
  The British Museum settles a dispute with Iran's national museum over the loan of ancient Persian treasure the Cyrus Cylinder.
• Record deal for Smith's daughter : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:43:16 GMT
  Will Smith's daughter, Willow, nine, signs a record deal with rapper Jay-Z's label Roc Nation and releases debut single Whip My Hair.
• Why Saturday morning TV changed : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:44:33 GMT
  The three-hour television marathons of pop, guests, phone-ins and chaos that used to usher in the weekend.
• What became of Mercury Communications? : Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:11:51 GMT
  Its name lives on in the form of a prestigious music prize but whatever happened to Mercury Communications?
• Britain's only gay Mass : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:40:58 GMT
  Some gay people will protest at the Pope's UK visit next week - but one London Catholic church is hosting a "gay Mass".
• Committee to examine MP phone-hacking claims : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:30:51 GMT
  MPs have decided to hold a new inquiry into allegations that some of their phones were hacked by journalists at the News of the World.
• Mudslide engulfs Italian village : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:43:14 GMT
  In Italy the town of Antrani on the Amalfi coast has been hit by flash flooding and mudslides.
• The world's first Klingon opera : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:53:18 GMT
  The first ever Klingon opera is underway in The Hague
• Cyclist's long hunt for missing son : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:19:32 GMT
  An Australian man who cycled round Europe for three months looking for his missing son is to be reunited with him after two-and-a-half years.
• Injured marine's epic US run : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:05:13 GMT
  Royal Marine Mark Ormrod is a triple amputee who is setting out to run 3,500 miles across the US.
• Bomb scare toy pony blown up : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:48:03 GMT
  A child's toy sparked a bomb scare in Orlando after it was left unattended in a cul-de-sac.
• Blaze engulfs San Francisco homes : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:44:01 GMT
  Dozens of homes have been set ablaze near San Francisco International Airport, after a reported explosion.
• US marines rescue ship from pirates : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:15:18 GMT
  US Marines have boarded and seized a vessel hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, navy officials say.
• Ben Brown boogies - it's Odd Box : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:42:36 GMT
  Presenters dancing, lessons in how to fall over and the man who drives a dining room table. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.
• Seeing into space : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:13:08 GMT
  Stunning images captured by earthbound astronomers
• What's 27x43? : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:51:22 GMT
  How 'the grid method' has replaced long multiplication
• 7 days quiz : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:01:59 GMT
  Can you spot the original Peggy Mitchell from our line-up?
• The family Smith : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:39:59 GMT
  The achievements of Will Smith and his talented brood
• Rally for peace : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:26:10 GMT
  The tennis players with a message at US Open
• Party time : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:18:09 GMT
  Greens celebrate first MP but will their success continue?
• Going the distance : Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:01:34 GMT
  Drew Barrymore has become a Hollywood force