McCain Picks Surprise Running Mate

Politics
Senator John McCain the Republican candidate for the presidential race has picked a surprise running mate in Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin. More

Sarah Palin is the surprise running mate for Senator John McCain but who is she? More

Three men charges with terror offences following a threat to assassinate Prime Minister Gordon Brown have been remanded in custody. More

News
Tropical Storm Gustav has battered Jamaica and is forecast to hit the US in the coming days prompting evacuation plans in New Orleans. More

An airline in Canada is removing lifevests from all of its planes to cut weight and so reduce fuel costs. More

Have a great weekend and stay safe wherever you are.

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EU Leaders Consider Russia Sanctions Over Georgia

Politics
EU leaders are considering sanctions against Russia over the Georgia crisis. More

Barack Obama is set to make his keynote speech at the Democratic convention a day after being chosen as their candidate for the White House. More

Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has accused the US of orchestrating the conflict in Georgia. More

News
Jamaica is braced for Tropical Storm Gustav as it strengthened towards hurricane force. It is expected to head towards the US, prompting evacuation preparations in New Orleans. More

A man who chose a telephone banking password that was pants was not amused to find it changed. More

Democrats Turn To Foreign Policy

Politics
The focus at the Democratic convention in Denver, Colorado is to foreign policy with keynote speeches from Joe Biden and Bill Clinton. More

A scheme described by the UK Police Federation as ''half baked'' is leading to a misunderstanding among the widespread population. More

The UK electoral system is stuck in the 19th Century and under ''severe strain'' according to a study. More

News
A computer bug has caused widespread disruption across the US to some three dozen airports. More

Entertainment
Sir Paul McCartney is to finally perform in Tel Aviv 43 years after being banned. More

Obama Praised As ''New Hope'' By Democratic Convention

Politics
The Democrats have launched their national convention in Denver Colorado with ringing endorsements of White House hopeful Barack Obama. More

Michelle Obama gave her husband a rousing send-off on his presidential campaign. More

Hilary Clinton is to take to the Denver stage to call for Democratic unity. More

News
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has met Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert ahead of three-way talks aimed at Mid-East peace agreement. More

Technology
If you thought shopping on the internet was a problem there is a way to beat the hackers according to US researchers. More

British Athletes To Gain Honours

News
Gordon Brown has said that the honours system will recognise the achievements of Britain's successful Olympic team. More

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has told the BBC that he is ''absolutely determined'' the 2012 Olympics will cost less than the current £9.3bn budget. More

Politics
Thousands of Democrats are arriving in Denver Colorado to nominate Barack Obama as the party's candidate for Novembers presidential election. More

Technology
With the ever-present fear of the meltdown of the internet there are some who see no reason to worry. More

Olympics
As the Olympic athletes return to their home countries we look back at the two weeks of the best show on earth. More

More Freedoms In China - Brown

Politics
Gordon Brown has urged China to continue with greater press freedoms after the Olympic Games. More

Presidential hopeful, Barack Obama, is expected to reveal his choice of vice-presidential running mate within hours. More

News
Russia will keep posts in Georgia with troops numbering more than 2,000. More

An eight year old dog has touched the hearts of Argentinians after saving an abandoned baby. More

Olympics
Follow all the news in the final weekend from Beijing 2008. More

Have a great weekend. See you Monday!

Brown In Surprise Visit To Helmand Troops

Politics
Gordon Brown has made a surprise visit to British troops based in Helmand Province Afghanistan. More

News
Spain is grieving for the 153 victims of Madrid's plane crash, as experts look into the possible causes. More

Switching nationality to compete in the Olympic Games has become quite noticeable but even more so at Beijing. More

Technology
Microsoft are planning a ''privacy mode'' for the next release of its Internet Explorer (IE) web browser. More

Olympics
All the news from day thirteen of Beijing 2008. More

Government Plans For 2012 Private Sponsors

Politics
With the governments announcement that it has no more money to back the London 2012 Olympic Games it has also stepped up plans the drive for private sponsors. More

London mayor Boris Johnson has clarified his comments on ''broken society'' and ''piffle.'' More

Downing Street has been accused of wasting taxpayers money after making a jokey video in response to an online petition for Top Gear presenter, Jeremy Clarkson, to be made prime minister. More

Entertainment
The wait is finally over for fans of the original TV show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Laurence Fishburne is drafted in to replace William Petersen (Gil Grissom) as a forensic scientist. More

Olympics
To find out who has two world records at 100 and 200 hundred metres and follow all the news from day twelve of Beijing 2008. More

London 2012, No More Money - UK Government

News
With one of the best Olympic Games medal tally ever and with more expected the government have said there is no more money for London 2012. More

Manchester Airport in the UK are trialling new facial recognition scanners as part of government efforts to improve security and reduce passenger congestion. More

Politics
Nato foreign ministers have cooled their relationship with Russia and have urged them to leave Georgia. More

Entertainment
The TV cult classic The Banana Splits is to make a return to our TV screens with a modern makeover. More

Olympics
Follow all the news from day eleven in Beijing 2008. More

Tropical Storm Heads For Florida

News
Tropical Storm Fay has struck Cuba after leaving a trail of devastation in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. More

A young jihadi and the arrests across three continents. More

US rescue crews have airlifted some 170 people to safety after a dam burst following days of heavy rain. More

Business
A US prayer group is calaiming credit for the falling price of fuel in the US. More

Olympics
Follow all the news of day ten from Beijing 2008. More

Tory Leader To Visit Georgia

Politics
Conservative leader David Cameron will fly out to Georgia for talks with political leaders on Saturday. More

Anti-monarchy campaigners are hoping to force a legal challenge to an oath of loyalty MPs swear to the Queen. More

President Bush has accused Russia of ''bullying and intimidation'' in its military action against Georgia. More

Business
Who is the mystery Russian billionaire who has just snapped up a luxury pad worth 500m euros? More

Olympics
Follow all the action from day seven and through the weekend from Beijing 2008. More

Have a great weekend. See you Monday!

BA And American Airlines Seal Alliance

Business
British Airways has announced an alliance with American Airlines that will allow the two airlines to fix fares, routes and schedules together. More

News
A virtual war is being raged by hackers of Russia and Georgia echoing that fought by soldiers and tanks. More

US minorites are soon to become the majority in projections by the US Census Bureau. More

Beijing authorities have set aside three parks during the Olympics to allow people to demonstrate. But those who apply for permission find themselves arrested. More

Olympics
Follow the news from day six of Beijing 2008. More

No Going Back Russia Warned

Politics
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has warned Russia against hankering after a Soviet past. More

Plans to give local councils the power to monitor email and internet traffic have been branded a ''snoopers' charter''. More

News
President George Bush has said the US will use military aircraft and naval forces to deliver aid to Georgia following its conflict with Russia. More

Officials guarding the vast and mostly unmanned border between the United States and Canada are growing increasingly concerned. Why? More

Olympics
Follow all the news from day five of Beijing 2008. More

Brown Urges Georgia Talks

Politics
Gordon Brown has called for a lasting ceasefire in Georgia and immediate talks. More

Technology
Conmen who use the net to hype stocks are being targeted by software that can spot fraudulent trading patterns. More

News
Arrests of Britons in Spain have risen by 32%. More

A missing garden gnome has returned to his owner complete with photo album of his travels. More

Olympics
Keep up to date with all the news from day four. More

''No Justification'' For Russian Intervention

Politics
The impending conflict over the disputed territory of South Ossetia ''threatens the stability of the entire region and risks a humanitarian catastrophe.'' More

The government have played down reports it may give £150 towards fuel bills after an official was overheard discussing option on a train. More

A cross-party committee of MPs and peers have urged the government to adopt a Bill of Rights for the UK. More

Entertainment
New laws could be brought in to prevent scenes similar to those of paparazzi frenzy in Los Angeles. More

Olympics
Follow all the Olympic action from Beijing. More

Spectacular Opening For Beijing Olympics

News
In one of the best Opening Ceremonies ever Beijing welcomed the world to the 29th Olympiad. More

A tropical storm which formed off the west coast of Mexico has gained strength and become a hurricane. More

At least 13 people have been killed in the US state of Texas after a bus carrying Vietnamese church group crashed. More

Reported Thursday, nine people are missing, feared dead, after a helicopter carrying firefighters to a forest fire crashed in Northern California. More

The BBC are looking for those who wish to join a voters' panel in the run up to November's presidential election. More

Have a great weekend. See you Monday!

Stamp Duty Measures Not Ruled Out

Politics
Alastair Darling has failed to rule out stamp duty changes to free up the housing market as the Treasury say suggestions to delay the payments are ''simply wrong.'' More

The race for the White House has turned negative despite promises of high-minded campaigns rather than personalities. More

News
How Islamic scholars are turning against Al-Qaeda's methods instead of supporting them. More

The widow of a US anthrax victim has spoken out over the affair. More

Technology
The recently found flaw in the internet's addressing system is worse that first feared. More

Tories Urge Chancellor To Axe Stamp Duty

Politics
The Tories have urged Alastair Darling to end ''damaging uncertainty'' and axe stamp duty. More

David Cameron is ready to be the next prime minister says William Hague. More

News
Buckingham Palace has denied claims that the Duke of Edinburgh has prostate cancer. More

Technology
In the light of the biggest ever identity theft case prosecuted in America just how secure are your card details? More

Entertainment
Socialite Paris Hilton has hit back in a web advert in response to a jibe by presidential hopeful John McCain. More

Are The Government To Axe Stamp Duty?

Politics
The government may be ready to temporarily axe stamp duty to help the housing market but Alastair Darling has refused to rule out any changes. More

The former deputy prime minister, John Prescott, has weighed in to offer support to the prime minister for a second time, but with an unfortunate metaphor. More

London Mayor Boris Johnson has discovered during the making of a popular BBC TV programme that he is distantly related to the British Royal Family. More

News
The Chinese authorities have declared the athletes and spectators of the Beijing Olympics to be safe despite recent attacks. More

Entertainment
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman is in ''good spirits'' after being injured in a serious car accident near his Mississippi home. More

Car Tax Proposals Not Enough?

Politics
Government plans to increase car tax on ''gas-guzzling'' vehicles should be bolder, MPs have said. More

Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has unveiled a new TV advert in which he accuses rival John McCain of being in the sway of big oil firms. More

News
Sixteen Chinese policemen have been killed in an attack on a border post in the western region of Xinjiang. More

A Louisiana offshore oil port has been forced to close with workers leaving oil platforms as Tropical Storm Edouard moves over the Gulf of Mexico. More

In the 21st Century it's hard to believe anyone can think that the earth is flat but, apparently there are still people who believe exactly that. More

Ministers 'Consider' Windfall Tax

Politics
The government is considering imposing a windfall tax on energy companies amid public anger at record increases in fuel costs. More

Airlines which fail to get at least 95% of passengers through check-in within 15 minutes should be fined, the Liberal Democrats have said. More

Two candidates, two generations. Senator John McCain battles against age bias to claim the White House. More

News
A top US scientist suspected of anthrax attacks in 2001 has apparently killed himself. More

Entertainment
The director of a film about a Frenchman who wire-walked between the Twin Towers in 1974 explains why 9/11 plays no part in his documentary. More

Have a great weekend. See you Monday!

MPs Urge Brown To Sack Miliband

Politics
Two Labour backbenchers have called for David Miliband to be sacked. More

White House hopeful Barack Obama has hit back over a TV ad which questions his readiness to lead the US. More

News
Prince William is to spend time with special forces in the next stage of his army career. More

Numerous people were hurt including children when an open-top bus overturned and two cars crashed in Dorset. More

A Kent car dealer was shocked to find the person who had run him over was seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher. More

Miliband Denies Leadership Bid

Politics
Foreign Secretary David Miliband has denied he is mounting a leadership bid despite writing about the party's future with no mention of Gordon Brown. More

News
A Briton accused of hacking into top secret military computers has lost a Law Lords appeal against being extradited to the US for trial. More

Journalists covering the Olympic Games in Beijing will not have uncontrolled access to the internet, Chinese and Olympic officials say. More

A large chunk of Arctic ice shelf has broken free of the northern Canadian coast, scientists say. More

Entertainment
David Duchovny talks about X-Files: I Want To Believe and the possibility of more. More

BA And Iberia In Merger Talks

Business
British Airways and Spain's national airline Iberia are in talks to merge. More

With the American housing market in its worst crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s, President Bush is expected to act to slow the slide. More

News
President Bush has approved the death sentence of a US Army soldier who was convicted of rape and murder. More

Police are investigating reports that human remains have been found on Saddleworth Moor on the border of West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. More

Entertainment
Sir Salman Rushdie says he may write a book about the fatwa imposed on him 20 years ago. More

Labour MP Says Brown Should Resign

Politics
Gordon Prentice Labour MP for Pendle has urged Gordon Brown to resign. More

Barack Obama's first meeting in London was with former prime minister Tony Blair. More

Business
Rises in gas and electricity prices in the near future will have serious consequences for millions of households an MPs committee has said. More

Technology
Former workers of Google have launched a rival search engine. More

Entertainment
Editor of BBC flagship programme resigns to join Google. More

Is This The End For Gordon Brown?

Politics
The Scottish National Party pull off a stunning by-election win to take Glasgow East one of Labour's safest seats. More

The general secretary of one of Britain's biggest trade unions has called for Gordon Brown to face a leadership challenge this autumn. More

Business
The number of US home foreclosures more than doubled between April and June from the previous year. More

Technology
Security experts are warning of attack code that are starting to circulate online. More

Entertainment
The X-Files: I Want To Believe has its premiere in Hollywood. More

Have a great weekend. See you Monday!

Formal Border Checks Proposed For UK And Eire

Politics
Britain and the Republic of Ireland are to have the first formal border checks in almost 80 years it has been proposed. More

Barack Obama is in Berlin for a keynote speech on how he sees relations between America and Europe. More

President George W Bush has explained the credit crunch savaging US financial markets by saying ''Wall Street got drunk''. More

News
The last American combat brigades brought in last year for the US troop ''surge'' have now left Iraq. More

Sport
Athletes from Iraq have been banned from taking part in the Beijing Olympics. More

Government To Tackle Forced Marriage

Politics
The government are tackling the issue of forced marriages by changing the rules for people bringing in foreign spouses. More

Presidential hopeful Barack Obama continues his world tour in Jordan. More

News
Hurricane Dolly was due to hit the Mexico-Texas coast Wednesday with 100mph winds. It is due to make landfall at around midday (1700 GMT). More

The Conservatives are vowing to create 100,000 apprenticeship places and David Cameron says his party would offer small and medium businesses in England £2,000 for every person who completed. More

Sport
Spain's Carlos Sastre took the yellow jersey after taking the stage win into L'Alpe-d'Huez in the famous Tour de France. More

Israelis Hit By New Digger Attack

News
A Palestinian man in a mechanical digger has rammed traffic in west Jerusalem. More

People applying for sensitive airport jobs will from the end of the year face foreign criminal record checks. More

Politics
People will be able to petition MPs online under new government plans. More

Business
UK drivers are set to benefit as a number of national supermarket chains announce plans to cut the price of fuel. More

Entertainment
Comedian Jay Leno is to leave The Tonight Show next may NBC have announced. More

Illegal Worker At Border Agency

Politics
An illegal worker has been working at The UK Border Agency which is tasked with tracking down illegal immigrants. More

The unemployed will be forced to work for their benefits as part of welfare reforms unveiled by Work and Pensions secretary James Purnell. More

News
How reputedly the wettest place on earth is becoming drier. More

Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has met the Iraqi prime minister on his first visit to Baghdad as part of a major foreign tour. More

A wartime massacre in the French village of Maille is going to be examined by a German prosecutor. More

Government Fiscal Rules Unchanged For Now

Politics
Chancellor Alastair Darling says he has made no decision yet on relaxing government rules on borrowing. More

Sport
British pro-cyclist Mark Cavendish claimed his fourth stage win in the Tour de France today to become the first Briton to win four stages in a single Tour. More

News
The Ministry of Defence has admitted more than 650 laptops have been stolen, more than previously admitted. More

The islands hoping to become a tax haven. More

Entertainment
Actor Billy Crystal says he is ''honoured'' to join the 9/11 memorial fund as director. More

Have a great weekend. See you Monday!

UK Ratifies EU's Lisbon Treaty

Politics
The UK has ratified the EU's Lisbon Treaty despite doubts that it will come into force. More

The government has announced that it will double the compensation offered to the UK's most gravely injured troops. More

Security minister Lord West has said that no decision has been made on the proposed phone call and email database. More

News
Four people found guilty of involvement in the Madrid train bombings in 2004 have had their convictions overturned by Spain's Supreme Court. More

Americans live shorter lives than citizens of almost every other developed nation, according to a report from several US charities. More

Brown Defends 2p Fuel Decision

Politics
Gordon Brown has defended his decision to postpone the planned 2p rise in fuel duty after David Cameron suggested it was timed to coincide with next weeks by-election. More

All most one-fifth of MPs have suffered mental health problems at some time. More

Business
A ''rent first, by later'' scheme is heading a series of measures put forward by the government to breath new life into the housing market. More

News
A soldier who deserted from the US army has been deported back to the US from Canada where he was seeking refugee status. More

Entertainment
Actor William Petersen star of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Grissom is to leave the series. More

Proposed Call Database ''Step Too Far...''

Politics
Ministers have been warned that the proposed phone call and email database is a ''step too far for the British way of life''. More

David Cameron has called for US-style protection for firms at risk of going bust. More

News
US presidential candidate Barack Obama has said his main priority as US president will be to end the US involvement in Iraq. More

Ex-Gurkhas who claim they have been racially discriminated against by the UK government have won the right to go to the High Court. More

The south-western states suffering the eighth consecutive year of drought. More

Knife Crime Crackdown On 'Problem Families'

Politics
Gordon Brown is to target ''problem families'' in the crackdown on knife crime. More

Justice Secretary Jack Straw has set out plans to reform the House of Lords. More

News
In times of war it is difficult to distinguish between friend or foe and cases of friendly fire are commonplace. More

Business
Despite spiralling fuel prices defence and aerospace companies are flocking to the Farnborough Air Show in Hampshire. More

Entertainment
Hollywood star Patrick Stewart who plays Professor Xavier in the X-Men films is to become a real-life professor. More

Davis Attacked By Labour On By-Election

Politics
Labour have launched an attack on by-election winner David Davis. More

Councils have said they are ''more than happy'' not to sell voters' data after a report slams the practice. More

News
The Archbishop of York has called on the prime minister to allow failed Zimbabwean asylum seekers the right to work. More

The fiancee of a 21 July bomb plotter has been jailed for helping him to escape dressed in her mother's burka. More

Business
The storm over M&S 'tax on bigger bras'. More

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Road Tax Increase Will Hit 9.4m

Politics
Plans aimed to tackle so-called ''gas-guzzlers'' will lead to an estimated 9.4 million motorists having to pay more road tax the government admitted. More

After announcing plans to make MEPs' expenses more transparent a Conservative MEP called David Cameron's attempt ''half baked''. More

A Parliamentary committee has said that Select committees should be created to enable MPs to check the work of Regional Development Agencies. More

Technology
Almost half the online population is at risk because users have not installed updates to their browsers, a study says. More

Entertainment
Robert Downey Jr is tipped to play detective Sherlock Holmes. More

Cameron Launches MEP Crackdown

Politics
Conservative leader David Cameron has launched a new crackdown on his MEPs' expenses. More

Gordon Brown has said of the G8 countries 'revulsion' at the Zimbabwe crisis and urged countries to support an arms embargo. More

George Osbourne shadow chancellor has said that a Conservative government would encourage schemes under which people would be paid to recycle. More

News
Investigators from the Simon Wiesenthal Centre feel they are the nearing the end of a hunt spanning half a century. More

Entertainment
George Sampson the winner of ITV show Britain's Got Talent has signed up to make his West End debut in a hip-hop musical. More

Ex-MI5 Chief Attacks 42 Days

Politics
The former head of MI5 has dismissed government plans to extend the time terror suspects can be detained. More

A new law to give judges the power to allow anonymous evidence in court cases is ''too broad'' say barristers. More

A committee of peers has warned that the government is not doing enough to protect people from internet crime. More

Former Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer has joined a US law firm a year after leaving the cabinet. More

News
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has signed a deal to base part of Washington's missile defence system in the Czech Republic. More

London Remembers 7/7

News
Hundreds of people crowded into King's Cross station to remember the 52 people killed in the 7/7 bombings. More

Nursery staff are being told to look for racist behaviour among toddlers. More

Technology
Europeans suspected of putting movies and music on file-sharing networks could be thrown off the web under proposals before Brussels. More

Web pioneer Sir Tim Berners-Lee says governments, scientists and businesses should do more to ensure the web stays open for all. More

Sport
Rafael Nadal who won an epic five-set match against Roger Federer to become Wimbledon champion will rest because of injury. More

Watchdog To Review MPs' Expenses

Politics
The committee on standards in public life is considering its own enquiry into MPs' expenses. More

News
Britain's top spy is unconscious and seriously ill in hospital. More

Conspiracy theorists say that on 9/11 not two but three towers collapsed. More

As America celebrates Independence Day thousands of Californians have been told to leave their homes as the wildfires spread. More

Entertainment
David ''The Hoff'' Hasselhoff has set up his own networking site. More

Have a great weekend and stay safe. See you Monday!

MPs Vote Against Inflation-Busting Pay Rises

Politics
MPs have fallen into line with Gordon Brown by voting against above-inflation pay rises. More

Emergency legislation to protect the identity of witnesses has been unveiled by Justice Secretary Jack Straw. More

Gordon Brown today hinted that his government will look again at the forthcoming 2p rise in fuel duty. More

Technology
A US court has ruled that Google must divulge the viewing habits of all users who have viewed videos on YouTube. More

Entertainment
Kylie Minogue attended a ceremony at Buckingham Palace today to be formally appointed OBE. More

Angry Truckers Protest In London

News
Hundreds of truckers arrived in London to protest at fuel duty and to seek action by the government. More

A Palestinian man drove a bulldozer into several cars and a bus before being shot dead in Jerusalem. More

Politics
MP's are preparing to vote on car tax proposals said to hit the poorest harder. More

Business
Britain's biggest union, Unite, is merging with United Steelworkers Union (USW) to create a new ''global'' union. More

Entertainment
BBC TV show Top Gear has been rapped after viewers complained about ''highly irresponsible'' footage. More

New Blow To EU Treaty From Poland

Politics
Poland's President Lech Kaczynski says he will not sign the EU's reform treaty even though the Polish parliament has ratified it. More

Ministers face a new fight over the 10p income tax band. More

News
Robert Mugabe has told the western world to 'go hang' in response to criticism over the presidential election. More

Plans for a Ground Zero rebuild have been scrapped. More

Technology
An experiment to surf the net for a month unprotected left inboxes full of spam. More

Kenya Urges AU To Act On Mugabe

Politics
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has urged the African Union to suspend Robert Mugabe until he allows free and fair elections. More

News
Fire-fighters in Northern California are struggling to contain wildfires that have been burning for more than a week. More

Business
A French court has fined eBay for allowing online auctions of fake LVMH goods. More

A Chinese businessman has won the right to have lunch with Warren Buffett after bidding $2.1m (£1m) with the proceeds going to charity. More

Technology
New guidelines for how internet service providers (ISP's) should combat spam have been published. More

Tories Win By-Election To Compound PM Misery

Politics
Conservative leader David Cameron hailed an ''excellent result'' in the Henley by-election as they increased their majority and beat Labour into fifth. More

David Davis the former Conservative shadow cabinet member launched his campaign in his forthcoming by-election by saying that the voters terrify Brown. More

Gordon Brown marks his first year in office as PM and says it's business as usual. More

News
The Duchess of Cornwall visited Blackpool today to attend a celebration of the UK's armed forces on National Veterans Day. More

Business
The story of the activist shareholding nun from Texas. More

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Positive Discrimination Pushed By Harman

Politics
Equality minister Harriet Harman has set out plans for positive discrimination in the work place in favour of women and ethnic minority job candidates. More

In the wake of the law lords' ruling last week concerning anonymous witnesses and the defendants need to know who was testifying against them; Jack Straw Justice Minister has revealed to MP's a new drafting of 'emergency' witness law. More

Business
Five airlines have agreed to pay fines totalling $504m (£253m) after an investigation by the US Justice Department. More

Entertainment
Will Smith has given his backing to Obama and tells why. More

Technology
A change in the way people navigate the internet has been given the green light after the net's regulator Icann voted unanimously to relax the strict rules governing the so-called ''top level'' domains. More

Mugabe Stripped Of Honorary Knighthood

Politics
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been stripped of his honorary Knighthood by the Queen. More

News
The countries top Asian police officer is preparing a legal case against the Metropolitan Police. More

Nelson Mandela this week meets the Queen as part of a UK visit marking his 90th birthday. More

Entertainment
Sacha Baron Cohen better known as Ali G has been invited to join the prestigious Oscar panel. More

Paddington Bear fans celebrate the popular character's 50th anniversary with a party. More

New Chairman For HMRC

Business
Private equity executive Mike Clasper joins HMRC as the new Chairman. Mr Clasper is former Chief Executive of BAA. More

US carrier United Airlines sheds 950 pilots as spiralling fuel costs and weak consumer spending hit earnings. More

News
Sir Alan Sugar boss of Amstrad has according to recent newspaper reports been considered by Labour party insiders as a possible candidate for London mayor. More

Politics
The government are considering a new police border force it has been revealed. More

Entertainment
Comedian Patrick Kielty has escaped a driving ban despite being caught driving at over 100mph. More

The World United Against Mugabe

Politics
As the Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai announces he will no longer fight for the presidency the world meets in New York to discuss the developments there. More

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg puts his view that Britain should be prepared to intervene to prevent ''malicious negligence'' by foreign states on their people. More

Technology
The net could face its biggest shake-up in decades if plans to open up the address system are passed. More

Business
How Brits in Spain are faring with a strong Euro and the cost of inflation. More

Politics
Which British politician is happy to be compared to a Chihuahua? More

UK To Hold on EU Ratification Until Court Result

Politics
Gordon Brown has said Britain will not ratify the EU Treaty until the High Court rules on a case to force a British referendum. More

The Conservatives are threatening legal action over a Lib Dem leaflet in the Henley by-election. More

The police have abandoned a court action against the government to back date a pay award to last September. More

Business
June 27 will be just like any other day for most but not for Microsoft's Bill Gates. It's the day he steps down as Executive Chairman. More

Entertainment
The latest recipients of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame have been announced. More

Have a great weekend, see you Monday!

When No Means Not Yet?

Politics
EU leaders are refusing to set a deadline on the stalled Lisbon Treaty. More

Its the clash of the Mayors as both London Mayor Boris Johnson and his predecessor argue over Olympics cost. More

News
Sweden's parliament has passed what is described as Europe's most far reaching eavesdropping plan. More

Business
The FBI have arrested 406 as part of a crack down on mortgage fraud. More

Final preparations are underway for the first round-Britain powerboat race in 24 years. More

'Davis Should Fund By-Election' - Burnham

Politics
Culture Secretary Andy Burnham has said that David Davis should foot the £80,000 bill for the by-election he forced by resigning as an MP. More

Labour have confirmed that they will not contest the by-election forced by the ex-shadow home secretary David Davis. More

Business
Fuel tanker drivers have called off their campaign of industrial action after being awarded 14% over two years. More

News
Prince Harry was amongst 200 servicemen gathered in Edinburgh to remember comrades killed during deployment in Afghanistan. More

Technology
Experts warn we could face destruction of the internet. More

Lost Secret Files On Ministers PC

Politics
A computer in the office of communities secretary and Salford MP Hazel Blears has been stolen. The PC contained constituency and government information. More

Conservative chairman Caroline Spelman is to be investigated by Parliament's standards watchdog over her use of expenses to pay her nanny. More

All government ministers have given up their 2008 pay rise it has been announced by Downing Street. More

Education
An academic from a world-famous university has told the BBC that degrees are being awarded to students with little or no English language skills. More

Entertainment
Oscar winner Stan Winston creator of special effects for movies such as Aliens, Jurassic Park and Terminator has died aged 62. More

President Bush Warns Iran

Politics
Gordon Brown and President GW Bush have warned Iran to accept their ''offers of friendship'' or face sanctions. More

President GW Bush visited Northern Ireland and spoke of the progress and reconciliation achieved. More

News
A UK hacker fighting deportation to the US has his case heard in the House of Lords. More

Business
California takes the lead in America with the hydrogen car. More

Entertainment
Have you ever wished to ask William Shatner a question? A selection of the best questions will be put to him later in the week. More

Fuel Tanker Drivers Plan Second Strike

Business
As the effects of their first begins to bite tanker drivers have made the necessary legal steps to hold another four day strike from next Friday. More

Politics
Ex-Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie has said he will stand in the by-election on a national security platform against David Davis if Labour does not. More

David Davis has said his surprise resignation is not a ''moment of madness''. More

The UK government are to press ahead with the Lisbon Treaty ratification despite the Irish voters saying no. More

Entertainment
Lee McQueen is The Apprentice and Sir Alan Sugar looks back at this series and the candidates. More

Shadow Home Secretary Resigns as MP

Politics
David Davis the Shadow Home Secretary has resigned as an MP and is to fight the by-election in his constituency on the 42 day terror detention limit. More

After many months of arm-twisting and phone calls Gordon Brown has got his way with the 42 day terror detention limit. More

News
Police are investigating the ''serious'' security breach as an unnamed cabinet official lost top-secret terror files on a train. More

Business
Talks aimed to prevent a fuel tanker driver strike have failed and the walkout planned for 6.00am Friday morning looks likely. More

Entertainment
A record 10 million tune in to see Lee McQueen hear the words, ''You're hired'' on The Apprentice final screened last night. More

Last Ditch Talks To Avert Tanker Strike

Business
Talks aimed to avert a planned strike by fuel tanker drivers are continuing. More

News
Two lorry drivers have been killed as fuel strikes continue in Spain and Portugal. More

The new cities rising from the desert in Saudi Arabia. More

Politics
With the battle for the White House about to begin who are the two main candidates? More

Entertainment
Tonight is this seasons final of The Apprentice with Sir Alan Sugar deciding who it will be. This year is unusual that four candidates remain to fight it out to hear the immortal words, ''You're hired''. More

Terror Vote Too Close To Call

Politics
The forthcoming vote on the extension of terror detention to 42 days is looking ''very, very tight'', says Home Office minister Tony McNulty. Foreign Secretary David Miliband has been recalled from a visit to Israel to attend the vote. More

Business
Drivers have been urged by the government against panic-buying of fuel prior to a strike by fuel tanker drivers. More

News
A member of the Indiana National Guard who sent on R&R by his commanding officer whilst in Iraq went AWOL and is now awaiting deportation to the US from Canada as a deserter. More

BBC investigation uncovers Iraq missing billions. More

Just why did dolphins beach themselves en-masse on the Cornish coast? More

Union Looks To Cut MP Funding

Politics
The GMB union is set to cut its funding of Labour party MP's to a third says general secretary Paul Kenny. More

Conservative Party chairman Caroline Spelman is to meet the parliamentary standards commissioner to discuss allegations of misuse of expenses. More

Millionaire Stuart Wheeler takes the UK government to the High Court over the decision not to hold a referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty. More

News
The government has backed plans for congestion charging in Manchester. More

Spanish hauliers go on strike over fuel prices. More

Obama And Clinton In Surprise Talks

Politics
As Barack Obama seemingly clinches the Democratic nomination for the presidential run-off in November he managed to slip away for a private meeting with Hillary Clinton. More

The US is marking 40 years since the assassination of Robert F Kennedy. More

Business
The US unemployment rate rose at its fastest pace in more than two decades in May, stirring fears of a US recession. More

News
When claiming human rights is taken too far. More

The skydiving Archbishop raising money for charity. More

Bikers Cause Chaos In Fuel Protest

News
A convoy of hundreds of bikers departed from Birch Services on the M60 near to Middleton in the north of England this morning to protest over the cost of fuel. They were joined by a number of trucks, cars and an ice cream van. More

Diplomats from the US and UK have been detained in Zimbabwe. More

Technology
The creator of the web has said consumers need to be protected against systems which can track their activity on the net. More

Business
It's week eleven and the last remaining candidates face a grilling for a place in the final of The Apprentice next week. But how would you fair in the interviews? More

How French entrepreneurs are coping with red tape. More

Obama Reaches Nomination Threshold

Politics
On passing the threshold required to claim the Democratic presidential nomination, Barack Obama makes his first foreign policy speech. More

News
European fisherman have continued their protests on the price of fuel by demonstrating at the EU headquarters in Brussels. More

Business
United Airlines is to ground around 100 aircraft and cut many jobs in addition to those already announced. More

If you are looking to buy-to-let and require borrowing from a lender all is not lost, but it will cost you. More

Environment
One of Britain's largest Puffin colonies is losing visiting birds because of a food shortage. More

Clinton To Fight On

Politics
Democratic contender, Hillary Clinton, will fight on and continue her battle for the presidential nomination. More

Sport
Max Mosley has won a vote of confidence to stay in his job as President of the FIA. More

Business
New Yorkers tell of their lives in the credit crunch. More

Environment
The wildlife and their habitat in danger. More

Entertainment
Days after his winning Britain's Got Talent George Sampson talks about going back to school and his future. More

Britain Has Got Talent!

Entertainment
George Sampson from Warrington in Cheshire won the final of Britain's Got Talent. Our favourite Kate & Gin showed their hardwork and expertise with an amazing act. Well done! More

Simon Cowell's show Britain's Got Talent (ITV) beat I'd Do Anything (BBC) in the saturday night ratings when an average of 13.1 million watched George Sampson voted the winner by the public. More

Politics
British PM, Gordon Brown, does not have the ability to win people over like his predecessor Tony Blair, according to Labour's former fund-raiser Lord Levy. More

Former Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, has hailed David Miliband, Foreign Secretary, as ''brilliant'' and a future leader. More

Business
Boss of International Air Transport Association (IATA), Giovanni Bisignani, has said service levels at Heathrow Airport in London are a ''national embarrassment''. More

Blair Launches Faith Foundation

Politics
Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, today launched a faith foundation to tackle global poverty and bring the worlds religions together. More

News
A tower crane collapsed this morning in New York causing major disruption during morning rush hour. More

Politics
Next time you answer the telephone you could be talking to Gordon Brown. More

Ten of the best from the Blair era memoirs. More

Entertainment
America's Got Talent judge, Piers Morgan, has signed a deal with ITV in the UK. More

Public Reaction To Rising Fuel Prices

News
European's have been showing their displeasure at the rising fuel prices with strikes and blockades. More

The medical charity helping America's poor. More

Politics
Former presidential aide, Scott McClellan, defends his comments on Iraq. More

The seat of Henley on Thames vacated by newly elected Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, will not be contested by his father. More

Entertainment
Yes it's true, Michael has this week finally heard those immortal words from Sir Alan, ''You're fired!'' More

London Mayor And His Policy

Politics
London Mayor, Boris Johnson, looks to a change of direction for mayoral policy. More

News
Ex-aide to President GW Bush, Scott McClellan, criticises him over the Iraq war. More

How car makers clash over Bond loyalty. More

BA's T5 schedule delayed until October. More

Entertainment
Oscar winner, Sydney Pollack, has died of cancer aged 73. More

Crewe And Nantwich Win For Tories

Politics
Edward Timpson wins for the Conservatives in the Crewe and Nantwich by-election. Does this mean the Conservatives are the government in waiting? More

British Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, visits California during his tour of the US. More

News
How different life is for one family of Iraqi refugees now living in the US. More

California and the new gold rush. More

The tunnel that brought New York and London together. More

Internet Key For Obama Race

Technology
How the internet is helping the Democrat contenders race. More

News
Ex-premiers' service is recognised with honorary doctorates. More

Entertainment
Manchester United were winners for ITV as the penalty shoot-out was the most watched TV moment so far in 2008. More

Environment
A new study shows that the world's ocean-going sharks are swimming closer to extinction. More

News
How a talking parrot found his way home. More

Home Secretary 'Betrayed' Police Over Pay

News
The UK's Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, attended the annual Police Federation conference today and was told she had ''betrayed the police service'' by the Federation chairman, Jan Berry. More

Politics
Presidential hopeful, Barack Obama, says he is close to securing the Democratic nomination to run against John McCain in November. More

Business
Supporters of billionaire investor, Carl Icahn, have been buying up shares in Yahoo. More

Microsoft walks away from Yahoo after no agreement is reached. More

News
How one man with leukaemia hopes his efforts to help others will be his legacy. More

The British 'Bobby' Votes For Right To Strike

News
Police Officers in England and Wales have voted overwhelmingly to lobby the government for the right to strike. More

Ministers are said to be considering plans for a national database to store details of every phone call and email. More

President George W Bush has made a personal apology to the prime minister of Iraq, Nouri Maliki, over the shooting of a Koran by an American sniper. More

How British special forces are coping in Iraq. More

Technology
An inside view of the guardians of the internet. More

Armed Forces Day Backed

News
A government-backed study looking at improving public perception of the military has recommended an Armed Forces Day public holiday. More

Business
Microsoft mulls fresh Yahoo offer without full buyout. More

The UK's Road Haulage Association has called for longer and heavier trucks for some freight. More

News
How one internet criminal is learning his trade from experienced hackers. More

Technology
Are you breaking the law by using false usernames on networking sites? More

Entertainment
Indiana Jones could ride into a fifth movie according to Steven Spielberg. More

House Of Commons Lose Legal Fight

Politics
The House of Commons has lost a fight to block the publishing of expenses claims from MP's. More

If this is the end for presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, who will break the bad news? More

Republican presidential candidate John McCain has said if he was elected he would introduce an American style prime minister's questions with him subjected to regular grillings by both Houses of Congress. More

A new Torture Bill is being considered by Parliament having passed its first hurdle in the House of Lords. More

Environment
A drought in Spain has revealed an abandoned village in the mountains above Barcelona. More

Entertainment
American actors union SAG will begin contract talks with Hollywood studios by the end of May. More

No Gordon In Madame Tussauds

News
Madame Tussauds in London has said there will be no wax work of Prime Minister Gordon Brown after a public poll voted ''overwhelmingly'' against the move. More

Environment
How Benidorm is creating a new focus for tourism. More

The US lists the polar bear as an endangered species but won't change its policy on climate change. More

Business
The Princes Trust's business programme will reach its 25th anniversary on Thursday, and is marked by a conference presented by the Prince of Wales. More

Billionaire investor, Carl Icahn, has launched a battle to topple the board of Yahoo. More

CEO of BA, Willie Walsh, hopes that any more problems for the airline will not lead to his departure. More

President Bush Embarks On Middle East Tour

News
President George W Bush has embarked on a Middle East tour beginning in Israel to take part in the 60th celebrations. More

Politics
Hillary Clinton refuses to concede to fellow Democratic contender Barack Obama and looks to fight on. More

News
Happy birthday to Land Rover, it's 60 years old today. More

Business
We all send text messages and email but think how we could do the same with money. Soon it could just be as easy to pay bills or transfer money and say goodbye to the cheque. More

Moving to Spain has been the dream of many. Ex-pat Brits in southern Spain are having to make hard choices as they struggle to repay mortgages. More

Entertainment
A Doctor Who fan is embroiled in a row with the BBC as she publishes details of knitting patterns of the shows monsters on the internet. More

Rebel MP Attacked By Brown Ally

Politics
Frank Field the Labour MP who has given UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown a fight over the 10p tax fiasco has been accused of being a loner by Brown ally and Minister Ed Balls. More

With all the recent controversy over the EU referenda Irish voters prepare to have their say. More

In America, two aides to Republican presidential candidate John McCain have quit over ties to the Burmese government. More

Business
Who won the battle of the US media giants for Newsday? More

US companies show how you can be big in business and green. More

News
The Brazilian government announce an increase in illegal logging from the Amazonian jungle and how it is getting worse. More

BA Prepares To Move Long-Haul Flights To T5

News
BA prepares to move long-haul flights to Terminal 5 from June 5 it has confirmed. More

Politics
The newly-elected Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has recruited a former BBC man to be his director of communications. More

News
With all the problems in the US airline industry, can it sustain itself or is there trouble ahead? More

Millions of women in the US and UK been involved in or attended home parties of one sort or another. Now in the US the 'taser party' is becoming just as popular. More

Technology
Flagship BBC programme warns on internet safety. More

News
If you are planning a vacation to the UK, here's a few tips. More

Worker Blacklist Revealed

News
When applying for a new job employers could be able to access a new database to assess if you could be a risk. More

An airport vetting loophole has been discovered which could mean foreign workers not having their criminal past being discovered. More

Politics
Friday will see the meeting of the leader's of two great cities in Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, and Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York. More

News
Parents were shocked when they checked their answer machine to find sounds of a gun battle in Afghanistan. More

A young Cuban dissident receives a journalism award for her blog. More

Technology
Google denies brain drain rumours as a top executive leaves for a new job. More

Barack Steps Closer To Nomination

Politics
Hillary wins if only slightly in Indiana while Barack takes North Carolina. Does this mean that Barack will secure the Democrat nomination? More

News
James Whale the former host of the Talk Sport radio station has landed a new ''challenge''. More

New York cabbie, Mohamed Khalil, receives the performance of a lifetime in gratitude. More

Business
How one ex-gambler turned his love into a business. More

Entertainment
Super Size Me documentary maker, Morgan Spurlock, goes in search of Osama. More

Sport
Super Aguri withdraw from F1 due to lack of funding. More

The Next Mayor Of London Is...

Politics
After what seems an age the arguing and name calling ended with the declaration of the Mayoral contest in London. And it was the end of an era when Ken Livingstone, the eight year two-term incumbent, was defeated by challenger and current MP for Henley Boris Johnson. More

Who is Boris Johnson and why is he such a likeable character? More

Despite being trounced at the local council elections across the UK Jack Straw, Justice Secretary, says Labour can win a general election. More

Technology
Get the cake and the candles ready as Spam is 30 today. More

Entertainment
A special week of events has begun in Los Angeles to celebrate Brits being involved in the cultural and business life of the city. More

Tory MP Defects To UKIP

Politics
Former Tory MP Bob Spink has defected to the UK Independence Party (UKIP) to give them their first ever Member of Parliament (MP). More

Business
The British government are to review the economic regulation of the UK's airports system. More

Sport
Liverpool FC co-owner George Gillett has invited prospective buyers Dubai International Capital to the Champions League semi-final against Chelsea. More

News
Professor dies of anorexia. More

Next time you fill your wheelie bin for the garbage collectors you could get yourself a criminal record. More

Sport
British Formula 1 star, Lewis Hamilton, is looking for a win at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona to get his season back on track. More

Princes Visit Forces Rehabilitation Centre

News
Princes William and Harry have visited patients at a medical rehabilitation centre for the armed forces. More

Politics
The two main contenders for the Democratic ticket in the race for the White House have been trading insults. More

As we get close to the other race for office - Mayor of London - who are the candidates? More

Former British Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, has revealed details of his fight with the eating disorder bulimia. More

News
Falkland conflict veterans and the nurses that cared for them have gathered for a reunion at sea. More

Two friends have set off on an epic journey to Nepal on a London double-decker bus. More

Christianity Dealt A Blow By Politics

Politics
London Mayoral candidate, Alan Craig, believes Christianity has been dealt a blow by politics with a ''secular agenda''. More

Peter Robinson is set to become the new leader of the DUP and First Minister of Northern Ireland when Ian Paisley steps down in May. More

As British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, leaves for the US this week to meet with finance chiefs he insists that keeping the economy on track was his ''sole focus''. More

Barack Obama has continued to defend himself whilst John McCain has gone on the offensive. More

News
A train exhibition commemorating the thousands of children murdered by the Nazis has spent a second day in the German capital. More

Politics
Who's the blogger who looks set to take on Italian politics? More

MP's Expenses Claims Revealed

Politics
Details of six MP's expenses claims have been revealed by House of Commons speaker Michael Martin after a three-year Freedom of Information battle by the BBC. More

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has been accused by Morgan Tsvangirai, the main opposition leader, of preparing to go to war against his own people. More

News
Despite investigations of fatal shootings and alleged tax violations Blackwater has had its contract renewed, the State Department said Friday. More

Politics
According to Tax Returns the Clintons earned $109 million since leaving The White House. More

News
US Army chiefs are worried about the mental health of their soldiers as they are sent back on repeated tours of Iraq. More

More baggage problems cause delays at London Heathrow's T5. More

Whitehall Joins The Social Network Revolution

Politics
The British government are looking at ways to give their message directly to their voters. More

Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF party has given its backing to President Robert Mugabe for a run-off between him and the MDC's Morgan Tsvangirai in the presidential election. More

News
Crowds have gathered in Memphis, Tennesee to mark the 40 years since the death of civil rights leader Martin Luther King. More

Politics
President George W Bush visits his last NATO summit before he leaves office. More

Entertainment
Evan Davis the BBC's former Economics Editor has a new job, presenter of Radio 4's Today programme the long running current affairs show. More

Actor Daniel Craig who plays James Bond has said he will continue to play the role for the foreseeable future. More

Heathrow's T5 What Went Wrong?

News
The chaos that marred the opening of British Airways new £4.3bn T5 continued into a second day when flights were cancelled with the prospect of further cancellations over the weekend. More

Arab soldiers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been working secretly in Afghanistan alongside the Americans. Hearts and minds being their main focus they have been carrying out full-scale duties and having to fight out of Taleban ambushes. More

Amongst the new measures being brought in by new President Raul Castro is the relaxation of restrictions on mobile telephones. More

Next time you're considering flying off to foreign shores for medical treatment try Israel. They are now looking to gain from the long queues for treatment in other countries by showcasing their own medical expertise. More

Politics
Democratic contender John McCain has urged for America to have closer ties with other countries. More

News
Why did the BBC Radio 4 newsreader end up in a fit of giggles? More

The Race For London Mayor

Politics
As the race for London Mayor hots up what are the candidates saying? Plus, who has pulled out and why? More

Gordon Brown, the British Prime Minister, apparently got lost while attending the state banquet for Nicolas Sarkozy. More

News
The passportgate scandal rumbles on and it is revealed that other high-profile Americans have had their files accessed also. More

Cancelled flights and baggage problems have blighted the opening of Heathrow airports T5 of which British Airways have sole use. More

Business
How one British entrepreneur made his fortune. More

News
Details of BBC staff with accreditation to attend the Beijing Olympics have been stolen from an office in Television Centre. More

You're Not Welcome Darling

News
A campaign has begun to ban the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, from every pub in Britain. This has been inspired by a bar in Edinburgh. The campaigners were angered at the Edinburgh South West MP's increased duty on alcohol. More

Politics
French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, has begun a two-day state visit to Britain accompanied by his wife Carla Bruni. Their arrival at Windsor Castle was greeted with the pomp and ceremony of the occasion with the President going onto meet Gordon Brown later. More

Hillary Clinton's account of her arrival at Tuzla airport in Boznia was thrilling and vivid but does it differ from that of reality? More

News
The new Battle of Midway. More

The 'American Dream' is falling flat as many Brazilians decide to return home. More

An investigation is underway after a gun carried by a US pilot discharges as their plane comes into land. More

Would 'gorgeous' George Clooney be even more so if he had been called Ryan. More

Officials Access Candidates Records

Politics
As the fallout from Passportgate continues after officials from the State Department accessed the passport records of Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Find all you wanted to know about the saga. More

Tory MP, Theresa May, has summed-up British Prime Minister Gordon Browns leadership in a poem read to fellow MP's. More

News
The British government are considering a ban on the displaying of cigarettes in shops with the removal of dispensers from pubs and clubs to discourage youngsters from taking up smoking. More

The Olympic torch was lit in Athens, Greece today amid demonstrations from pro-Tibet groups apposed to China's involvement in Tibet. More

Sport
Kimi Raikonnen finished an impressive winner at the Malaysian Grand Prix Sunday while Briton, Lewis Hamilton, was satisfied to retain his lead in the F1 drivers' championship. More

What's In The Budget Darling?

Politics
The UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alastair Darling, has delivered his first Budget speech and announced big increases in duty on alcohol and high-polluting cars in what is seen as a 'green' Budget. More

News
Tributes have been paid to the 'copper's copper' from colleagues and politicans on the death of Michael Todd, Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police. More

Should the United Kingdom 'pledge allegiance' as do the United States, and, if so, what form should it take? There is debate at the moment within the UK and backed by the former Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, that children should on reaching sixteen swear an oath. More

Politics
Scandal-hit New York Governor, Eliot Spitzer, resigns after being linked to a prostitution ring. More

With the race for the Democratic nomination looking increasingly like going to the wire at their party's convention in Denver in August. Who will claim the nomination? More

News
Could you design an airport? If so, what makes a great airport for you? More

John McCain Secures Republican Nomination

Politics
John McCain has secured his parties nomination for the presidential race but who will he face? Senator Clinton won the Texas and Ohio contests to keep her campaign alive to be neck and neck with Barack Obama but where to next? More

News
An explosive device has caused minor damage to a military recruiting office in New York. More

Paul Burrell, Princess Diana's former butler, has refused to return to the inquest to answer alleged perjury claims. More

Coastguard staff in the UK have held their first ever strike in a pay dispute. Almost half of Britain's 19 rescue centres are said to be affected by the walkout from 07.00 GMT this morning. It is thought that no staff involved in emergencies will take part. More

Closure is threatening Jodrell Bank the world famous Cheshire observatory because of funding cuts. More