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Bid for world land-speed record
Two British men prepare to try and break the world land-speed record for a wind-powered vehicle.
Man questioned over police attack
A man is arrested in the Republic of Ireland by detectives investigating an attack on police officers in County Fermanagh.
Thousands strike in pay dispute
Council workers are staging a 24-hour walkout over pay, disrupting schools, bin collections and ferries in Scotland.
Khyra couple in court over murder
The mother and stepfather of a seven-year-old girl who allegedly starved to death appear in court charged with her murder.
Gay rights champion Leo Abse dies
The former Labour MP Leo Abse, who championed gay rights, dies aged 91.
Fan fury over festival 'rip-off'
Hundreds of music fans are angry and out of pocket after their tickets for the V Festival at the weekend failed to turn up.
PM's tribute to cancer campaigner
Gordon Brown leads tributes to a young man who has died from leukaemia after famously documenting his experiences in a blog.
Holidaymakers in flight bag chaos
Passengers on a flight to Crete are told to either fly without their bags or stay behind at Newcastle Airport.
BAA 'should sell' Scottish airport
The Competition Commission says BAA should sell one of Scotland's busiest airports, as well as two in the London area.
Crashed coach removed from site
A coach which careered down an embankment killing a man and injuring 71 people is removed from the crash site.
Dancing positivity
Young people use carnival to boost teenagers' image
Downing Street denies wasting money on Clarkson video 'joke'
Downing Street says a jokey video response to calls for Jeremy Clarkson to be PM is not a waste of taxpayers' money.
Flash flooding sparks call-outs
An elderly couple are rescued as heavy rain causes flooding in many parts of central and southern Scotland.
BAA 'should sell three airports'
The Competition Commission says BAA may have to sell three of its seven UK airports - two in London and one in Scotland.
Three-way split again on UK rates
Bank of England policymakers were again split three ways when they decided to hold interest rates at 5% earlier this month.
UK accused of Musharraf exit deal
One of Pakistan's most prominent pro-democracy leaders accuses a senior UK diplomat of undermining his country's rule of law.
Tories 'best' to tackle poverty
Shadow Chancellor George Osborne will use a speech to claim the Tories are the party best placed to tackle poverty.
Cannabis 'factory' found on fire
Cannabis plants have been found in a house outside Coleraine, County Londonderry, which was set on fire on Tuesday night.
Gaps in NHS diabetes care remain
Diabetes care is improving, but there is still a long way to go before the NHS is providing top quality services, a government report says.
Rail franchise runners announced
The four companies in the race to run rail services in the South East are announced.
Laws tighten on paedophile travel
Measures to tighten controls on the movements of paedophiles are announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.
Driver held in 4x4 safari crash
The driver of a 4x4 which crashed in Turkey killing a father and his eight-year-old daughter is detained by police.
Super-port contract to be signed
A contract to build a £1.5bn container port and business park in the Thames Gateway is due to be exchanged.
Goody back home for cancer tests
Reality TV star Jade Goody arrives back in the UK after being told she is suffering from cervical cancer.
'Heart attack' halts Glitter trip
Paedophile Gary Glitter's return to the UK is delayed as he said he was having a heart attack at Bangkok airport.
Chris Hoy blog
"Achieving the absolute maximum"
Watchdog slams council's service
'Numerous and severe failings' have been found in a council's housing benefit service after complaints were made.
Swell party
A solo ocean rower's life-saving dinner date
Shaw secures windsurfing bronze
Windsurfer Bryony Shaw breaks down in tears after clinching a bronze medal for Great Britain.
GB Olympic gold rush celebrated
The prowess of Britain's Olympic athletes is celebrated across many of the front pages.
'Old' stadium claims world record
Wrexham's Racecourse is officially recognised as the oldest football stadium in the world still hosting international games.
British duo take 10km swim medals
Keri-Anne Payne and Cassie Patten win silver and bronze in the 10km swim as Russian Larisa Ilchenko takes gold with a late surge.
Bites the dust
Another of Boris's team in London steps down
Back pain eased by good posture
Long-term back pain can be relieved by good posture and the Alexander technique, say researchers.
'Growing violence' at UK prison
An inspection of Frankland Prison in Durham raises concern about levels of violence.
Holiday's over
PM facing pressure on several fronts as he returns to work
Ohuruogu grabs gold for Britain
Christine Ohuruogu captures Olympic 400m gold for Great Britain with a late surge down the home straight.
Hidden crime
Why do people violently attack the disabled?
Terry appointed England captain
Fabio Capello appoints Chelsea defender John Terry as permanent England captain.
Putting percentages in context
Scary fact: vitamin E causes a "14% rise in mortality". Scarier fact: our risk of mortality is already 100%.
10 ways Britain changed over the weekend
Now we're a sporting success, everything is different. Even the bad weather isn't important.
A lot of hot air
Wind, rain, thunder - it's just an average British summer