Delays hit pupils' test results
More than a million 11 and 14-year-olds in England will get their Sats results late this year because of administrative chaos.

Robbery clue to student murders
The death of two French students, who suffered more than 240 stab wounds, could be linked to a robbery, police reveal.

Badger cull proposals 'rejected'
The government has decided against a cull of badgers in England to control TB in cattle, the BBC understands.

Teenager dies after knife attack
A 16-year-old youth stabbed in a street attack in south London has died of his injuries in hospital, police say.

BBC journalist Wheeler dies at 85
Sir Charles Wheeler, the BBC's longest-serving foreign correspondent, dies from lung cancer aged 85.

Ben murder accused are remanded
Three men appear in court charged with the murder of 16-year-old Ben Kinsella.

Top spy seriously ill in hospital
Britain's top spy, Alex Allan, the chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, is unconscious and seriously ill in hospital.

Freed Betancourt heads to France
French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt is due in Paris, two days after her dramatic release from captivity under Farc rebels.

Emmerdale actor Hornby dies at 63
Actor Clive Hornby, who played Jack Sugden in ITV1 soap Emmerdale for 28 years, has died at the age of 63.

US 'pregnant man' gives birth to baby girl
An American man who was born female but underwent gender reassignment gives birth, US media report.

Tracy Emin's stolen bronze sparrow returned to Liverpool
A small bronze sparrow which was part of a Tracey Emin sculpture which had gone missing from its home in Liverpool is returned.

Live - Federer v Safin
Roger Federer takes on Marat Safin in the first men's semi-final at Wimbledon.

British GP will move to Donington
The British Grand Prix is to move from Silverstone to Donington Park from 2010, it has been announced.

No action over NZ rugby sex claim
A woman involved in an alleged sexual assault by four England rugby players in New Zealand will not be making a formal complaint to police.

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Obituary
A look back at the life of journalist Sir Charles Wheeler

A matter of truth
Tower 7 and the evolution of a conspiracy theory

In pictures
The fires raging in northern and central California

7 days quiz
Can you tell who this waxwork is meant to be?

Four-way split
Why the UK now has different NHS systems

All-rounder
Farewell to the inventor of the mini-roundabout

Lab returns organs to wrong body
A man's funeral is delayed for five weeks after pathology staff misplace his organs in another person's body.

Man jailed for killing baby girl
An RAF technician who shook his eight-month-old daughter to death at their home in Moray is jailed.

Two escape light aircraft crash
A pilot and his passenger escape injury after their light aircraft crash lands and catches fire in a village near Newport.

Man denying crash death charges
A man appears in court charged with causing death by dangerous driving over a crash on the outskirts of west Belfast.

Opposition 'must accept Mugabe'
Crowds greet Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe as he returns from a summit where he defended his re-election.

Fires lead to California exodus
Thousands of people are told to leave their homes as wildfires burn in large areas of the US state of California.

Hamas suspends talks over Shalit
Hamas suspends talks over a prisoner exchange deal due to involve the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.

Direct China-Taiwan flights begin
The first regular direct flight from China to Taiwan in nearly six decades lands in Taipei, in a new sign of improving ties.

Dozens hurt in Belarus bomb blast
Fifty people are injured in the Belarussian capital in a bomb explosion at a concert attended by President Lukashenko.

India left gives nuclear deadline
Communist allies of India's government give it a Monday deadline over the controversial US nuclear deal.

UK investors rescue B&B cash call
Bradford & Bingley confirms that its plan to raise £400m has been rescued by a group of UK investors.

Tories attack Brown on expenses
Gordon Brown is accused of failing to show leadership on reforming expenses, as No 10 deny he 'ducked' a key vote.

'Deadliest' malaria rising in UK
More cases of the most dangerous type of malaria are being brought back to the UK from trips, official figures show.

Call for better 'global literacy'
Many children in England are being denied a schooling in global events, a survey for an educational charity says.

Smallest planet shrinks in size
The smallest planet in the Solar System has become even smaller, studies by the Messenger spacecraft show.

'No truth' in Friends film rumour
There are no plans for a big-screen version of hit US sitcom Friends, film studio Warner Bros tells the BBC.

Google 'faces Street View block'
Google's plans to launch a mapping tool in the UK could be referred to the Information Commissioner.