Welfare bill 'to be cut by £4bn' The government is planning to reduce the annual welfare bill by a further £4bn, Chancellor George Osborne tells the BBC.
Obama condemns Koran burning plan President Obama calls a small church's plan to burn the Koran a "recruitment bonanza" for al-Qaeda, while Interpol warns a violent response is likely.
MPs back new phone hacking probe MPs back calls for a fresh parliamentary investigation into phone hacking claims after criticism of News of the World journalists.
Defence firm BAE cuts 1,000 jobs BAE Systems announces it is to axe almost 1,000 jobs across the UK, with 740 to go from five sites in England.
Iran 'set to release a US hiker' Iran is set to release on Saturday one of three detained American hikers held since last July and accused of espionage, reports say.
Second death linked to Legionnaires' Health officials are investigating a second death which is being linked to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in south Wales.
Chote set to head Budget office Economist and former journalist Robert Chote is to become the new head of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
MPs get first vote on Afghanistan The Commons is to vote for the first time on whether UK troops should remain in Afghanistan - almost nine years after the war started.
Toshack departs as Wales manager John Toshack departs as Wales manager after a six-year reign with immediate effect by "mutual consent".
Riaz to face police questioning Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz will be questioned by Scotland Yard on 14 September in relation to allegations of corruption.
Walcott facing six-week absence Arsenal winger Theo Walcott will be out of action for up to six weeks after injuring his ankle playing for England
Live - County Championship Yorkshire defeat Nottinghamshire and Somerset beat Lancashire to turn the County Championship into a three-horse race.
Defoe out for at least six weeks Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe is ruled out for at least six weeks because of an ankle injury.
North East 'least resilient' area Industrial areas in the North East and Midlands are least resilient to economic shocks, BBC-commissioned research suggests.
Trains sent on collision course A Tube train was sent into the path of another train during Wednesday morning's rush hour, it emerges.
Parties unite over carriers fears Scottish ministers and opposition politicians join forces in a bid to ensure the future of two Royal Navy aircraft carriers.
Victim would not meet McGuinness The son of a man killed in the Claudy bombings in 1972 says he does not believe Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness has told the whole truth.
Coroner opposes closure of unit A decision to shut a pathology department will lead to a delay in post-mortems and the downgrading of a general hospital, claims a coroner.
Bodies of seven dogs discovered The RSPCA appeals for information after the bodies of seven dead dogs are found at stables, including one who was probably buried alive.
Car bomb rocks Mogadishu airport At least eight people are killed as a car bomb explodes at Somalia's main airport in Mogadishu, officials say.
US marines retake hijacked ship US Marines have boarded and seized a vessel hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, navy officials say.
China U-turn on enforced blackout Thousands of people in China are to have their electricity restored after the reversal of an order for enforced power cuts to meet energy-saving goals.
Japan-China boat spat escalates China warns Japan that their wider relationship will suffer if Tokyo mishandles a dispute about a Chinese fishing boat seized in disputed waters.
Russia suicide bomber murders 16 A suicide bomber has killed at least 16 people and wounded one hundred others at a market in Vladikavkaz in southern Russia, officials say.
Police search Sarkozy party's HQ French financial police search the headquarters of President Nicolas Sarkozy's party over the inquiry into the L'Oreal party funding scandal, reports say.
Mexico crime 'like an insurgency' US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Mexican drug violence is looking increasingly like an insurgency, a comment strongly rejected by Mexico.
Castro doubts over Cuban system Cuba's Fidel Castro says the Cuban model no longer works in the latest excerpt from an interview with a US journalist.
Saudi website for fatwas closes The popular Islam Today website, run by the Saudi cleric Salman al-Awdah, has closed its section offering thousands of Islamic religious rulings.
Indian caste census due in 2011 India's first caste-based census since 1931 will take place next year, the cabinet announces.
Taliban chief says victory close Taliban leader Mullah Omar says his fighters are on the verge of victory in Afghanistan and the Nato-led campaign has been "a complete failure".
US exports near to two-year high The US trade gap in July narrowed thanks to increased exports of large US-made items such as aircraft.
Rig firms hit back at BP report Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
UK interest rates remain at 0.5% The Bank of England keeps UK interest rates on hold at a record low of 0.5% for the 18th consecutive month.
Global economy slowing, says OECD The global economic recovery is slowing faster than forecast, but a return to recession is unlikely, an economic group says.
Bmibaby luggage gauges too small Budget airline Bmibaby has been charging customers to put bags in the hold when they are small enough for the cabin, the BBC learns.
Clegg seeks to calm cuts anxiety Nick Clegg has sought to calm fears over the impact of spending cuts, insisting they will be spread over four years not implemented immediately.
Cameron tribute to 'amazing dad' David Cameron and his family pay tribute to their late father, saying he had "touched a lot of lives".
Ed Miliband tops August donations Leadership hopeful Ed Miliband raised the most money of any of the Labour contenders during August, Electoral Commission figures show.
Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's' High doses of B vitamins may slow the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, a study says.
Hospital boss summoned to inquest The chief executive of an NHS trust appears at an inquest into an elderly patient's death after she was summoned by the coroner.
NHS IT costs to be cut by £700m The government has announced £700m of savings in the national IT programme for the NHS in England, cutting the overall cost to £11.4bn.
Door ajar on private universities The Universities Minister suggests an increased role for private universities as he signals graduates will have to pay more for their degrees.
Gove to change vocational courses Education Secretary Michael Gove announces a review of vocational education in England, which he says "lost its way" under Labour.
University research focus 'wrong' Science Minister David Willetts says the research-teaching balance in universities has 'gone wrong', after defending cuts to science research.
Apple lays App Store rules bare Apple says that it will publish the guidelines it uses to determine which programs it sells in its App Store to appease critical developers.
Google unveils 'instant' searches Google speeds up its internet search engine by launching a new product called Instant that displays results as soon as users type in queries.
Smartphone chip battle heats up Intel is to launch its first chip with built-in graphics, while established phone chipmaker ARM releases a fast new chip.
New evidence for rare black hole Researchers say they may have found further evidence for the existence of an unusual type of black hole.
Fungus threatening film history A fungus that 'eats' cine film threatens to irreversibly damage important film archive and record of British social history.
Explosive end for EastEnders star An explosive EastEnders storyline which could see the end of Peggy Mitchell, played by Barbara Windsor, begins on Thursday.
Most expensive book up for sale A rare copy of John James Audubon's Birds of America, billed as the world's most expensive book, is to go on sale at Sotheby's.
Tinie Tempah leads way for Mobos Rapper Tinie Tempah leads the way in the nominations for this year's Mobo Awards in Liverpool with four nods.
Did the Blitz really unify Britain? Seventy years ago Britain endured eight months of nightly German bombing. Does this tale of national unity tell the whole story?
Live: Member's debate Conservative MSP Gavin Brown leads a member's debate on drop off charges at Edinburgh Airport.
Living under fire in a US Army outpost Captain Henry Hansen of the US Army's 101st Airborne shows Quentin Sommerville around their combat outpost near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan.
Media barons "have no predators" The Labour MP for West Bromwich, Tom Watson, used the Commons debate on phone hacking to accuse fellow members of cowardice in the face of Britain's tabloid newspapers.
Colorado fire destroys homes A forest fire in the US state of Colorado has destroyed at least 136 homes, according to officials.
Merlin series takes 'darker tone' Newsbeat visits the cast of Merlin on location in a soggy Puzzlewood and speaks to the actors who play Merlin and Morgana.
Lion lunges at Las Vegas trainer A lion lunged at a trainer as stunned onlookers watched in horror, at Las Vegas's MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.
