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02 Sep 10, 06:09:26

Bid for Middle East peace begins

The US Secretary of State tells the Israeli and Palestinian leaders they have the "opportunity to end this conflict" as direct peace talks begin.

02 Sep 10, 05:09:40
Explosion on Gulf of Mexico rig
An explosion rips through an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the blast in April that caused a huge oil spill.

02 Sep 10, 05:09:23
Pakistan scandal takes new twist
BBC Sport understands that police investigating alleged corruption involving three Pakistani cricketers believe that video evidence crucial to the case is authentic, despite fresh claims to the contrary.

02 Sep 10, 01:09:02
PM backs Hague over aide rumours
David Cameron supports William Hague "100%" following speculation about the foreign secretary's private life, the PM's spokeswoman says.

02 Sep 10, 01:09:44
Ministers propose 45p drink price
The Scottish government says drinkers should be charged a minimum of 45p for every unit of alcohol as part of efforts to cut consumption.

02 Sep 10, 02:09:13
Strike 'kills Afghan civilians'
Ten election campaign workers have been killed in an air strike by Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, Afghan officials say.

02 Sep 10, 12:09:47
RBS to cut a further 3,500 jobs
Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to cut 3,500 jobs from its technical and back office division.

02 Sep 10, 04:09:38
Burger King is sold for $3.26bn
Burger King is being sold to private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26bn (£2.1bn), it has been announced.

02 Sep 10, 02:09:01
Man beat wife and daughter to death
A florist beat his wife and daughter to death with a rubber mallet before hanging himself amid fears he would lose his biggest customer, an inquest hears.

02 Sep 10, 12:09:20
Pair held over 'honour killing'
The parents of so-called "honour killing" victim Shafilea Ahmed are arrested on suspicion of her murder, sources say.

02 Sep 10, 08:09:26
Creation was Godless says Hawking
There is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe, Professor Stephen Hawking concludes in a new book.

02 Sep 10, 12:09:11
Back... but not for long as Madeley rescues show
Ex-This Morning host Richard Madeley presents the first five minutes of the show while Eamonn Holmes is stuck in traffic.

02 Sep 10, 07:09:11
Rare bronze Roman lantern found in field
A metal detecting enthusiast finds what is believed to be the only intact Roman lantern made out of bronze ever discovered in Britain.

02 Sep 10, 02:09:14
Live text - US Open day four
Roger Federer gets going on day four at the US Open after Caroline Wozniacki's victory with Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic in action later.

02 Sep 10, 01:09:50
Carson out of England qualifier
Goalkeeper Scott Carson is released from the England squad to face Bulgaria in the Euro 2012 qualifier on Friday because of a family bereavement.

02 Sep 10, 05:09:18
Hatton fighting career is 'done'
Former light-welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton says he is unlikely to fight again.

02 Sep 10, 03:09:35
Surgery rules Onions out of Ashes
England and Durham pace bowler Graham Onions to miss the Ashes series against Australia this winter because of a back operation.

02 Sep 10, 04:09:02
Curbishley linked with Villa job
Alan Curbishley is among those to be interviewed for the vacant manager's post at Aston Villa, BBC Sport understands.

02 Sep 10, 06:09:44
Man 'strangled wife and hid body'
A cheating husband murdered his wife after she found out about his infidelity, a court heard.

02 Sep 10, 05:09:28
Tube strikes on as talks collapse
Thousands of Tube workers will strike next week as talks between London Underground bosses and two unions break down.

02 Sep 10, 05:09:12
RBS move to boost Scottish jobs
Royal Bank of Scotland says Scotland is likely to gain jobs as a result of major restructuring, despite news that 3,500 UK posts will be lost.

02 Sep 10, 11:09:28
More Pakistan flood aid pledged
An extra £300,000 of emergency funding is pledged by the Scottish government to help the relief effort in Pakistan.

02 Sep 10, 05:09:43
Boy hit by boat dies in hospital
A six-year-old boy who was struck by a speedboat at Cranfield beach in County Down dies in hospital.

02 Sep 10, 06:09:10
Error 'not cause of Donagh move'
The Justice Minister denies that a clerical error made in a special treatment order led to James and Owen Roe McDermott returning to Donagh.

02 Sep 10, 12:09:39
Suicide after killing ex-partner
A nurse found dead at her Bridgend home was unlawfully killed by her former partner, a coroner rules.

02 Sep 10, 04:09:53
Gillan accepts electoral findings
The Welsh Secretary says she is minded to accept changes to the referendum question after watchdog report.

02 Sep 10, 04:09:51
SA to resume Zimbabwe expulsions
South Africa is to start expelling Zimbabweans again, from 31 December, the government announces.

02 Sep 10, 03:09:22
DR Congo 'genocide' file delayed
The UN postpones the release of a draft report that accuses the Rwandan army of possible genocide in DR Congo till next month.

02 Sep 10, 08:09:09
Independent Wilkie backs Gillard
One of four key independent lawmakers endorses Australian PM Julia Gillard, leaving her just two seats short of the majority needed to form the next government.

02 Sep 10, 07:09:50
Typhoon hits South Korean capital
Three people die as Seoul is hit by its strongest typhoon in 15 years, while storms continue to cause heavy rain and landslides in China.

02 Sep 10, 01:09:19
EU critical of France over Roma
The European Commission criticises France over its expulsions of Roma (Gypsies) and requests more information about the crackdown.

02 Sep 10, 04:09:53
German banker 'should be fired'
The German central bank calls on the country's president to dismiss one of its board members over comments he made about immigration and Jews.

02 Sep 10, 11:09:09
Ecuador in migrant massacre row
Honduras accuses Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa of risking the life of a Honduran migrant who survived last month's Mexico massacre.

02 Sep 10, 04:09:31
Chile miners given first hot meal
Chilean miners trapped underground receive their first hot meal in 26 days, as Nasa experts arrive at the mine site.

01 Sep 10, 03:09:52
Obama hails US operation in Iraq
President Barack Obama hails the end of US combat operations in Iraq, saying the US has paid "a huge price" to "put Iraq's future in its people's hands".

01 Sep 10, 05:09:56
Netherlands frees Yemeni suspects
Two Yemenis arrested in Amsterdam on suspicion of planning a terror attack are released, prosecutors in the Netherlands say.

02 Sep 10, 07:09:53
Pakistan mourns as Lahore toll up
Three days of mourning begins in Pakistan after bomb attacks on a Shia Muslim procession in Lahore city kill 31 people.

02 Sep 10, 11:09:24
Afghan bank 'to avoid collapse'
The head of Afghanistan's Central Bank tells the BBC he will not allow the country's biggest commercial bank to collapse.

02 Sep 10, 03:09:18
US East Coast on hurricane alert
Areas along the US East Coast declare states of emergency as Hurricane Earl churns towards the region, forecast to brush land on Thursday night.

02 Sep 10, 05:09:21
'Lights out' help migratory birds
A growing number of New York sky-scrapers switch off their lights at night to help reduce the number of migratory birds hitting the buildings.

02 Sep 10, 08:09:18
House prices fall again in August
House prices fell for the second month in a row in August, according to the Nationwide building society.

02 Sep 10, 03:09:04
Four power firms face sales probe
Four of the "big six" UK energy suppliers are to be investigated amid concerns of mis-selling to customers, the regulator says.

02 Sep 10, 03:09:13
Dell pulls out of battle for 3Par
Dell withdraws its bid for 3Par after rival Hewlett-Packard raises its offer for the data storage company to $2.1bn.

02 Sep 10, 10:09:35
Labour defends leader vote rules
Labour defends its leadership election rules amid evidence some people can cast multiple votes.

02 Sep 10, 01:09:01
Blair memoirs 'break sale record'
Tony Blair's memoirs, based on his time as the prime minister, break sales records, booksellers say.

02 Sep 10, 04:09:47
Brown focus on schools and Africa
Gordon Brown is to devote time to unpaid education and internet projects, his spokesman says.

02 Sep 10, 04:09:30
Clue to egg flaws in older women
British scientists say they are closer to knowing why older women trying to fall pregnant are more likely to produce abnormal eggs.

01 Sep 10, 11:09:47
Elderly broken hip care concerns
One in five elderly people with broken hips do not get surgery quickly enough, a survey shows.

01 Sep 10, 11:09:57
Brain training may delay dementia
People who do puzzles and crosswords may stave off dementia longer but experience a more rapid decline once the disease sets in, a study suggests.

01 Sep 10, 11:09:47
School meals 'help fussy eaters'
School lunches can tempt fussy eaters to try new foods, a survey carried out in England for the School Food Trust suggests.

01 Sep 10, 11:09:20
Ellen MacArthur's global ambition
Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur has set herself a new challenge - creating an educational foundation to promote sustainability.

01 Sep 10, 05:09:40
Shoesmith given leave to appeal
Sharon Shoesmith is given leave to appeal over her sacking as the head of children's services at Haringey Council after the death of Baby Peter.

02 Sep 10, 03:09:44
Memristor revolution backed by HP
A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time.

02 Sep 10, 12:09:35
Global broadband divide revealed
The global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures.

02 Sep 10, 10:09:53
Samsung releases iPad competitor
Samsung has become the latest manufacturer to enter into the tablet computer market with its Galaxy Tab.

02 Sep 10, 12:09:06
Greatest free-kick 'was no fluke'
Physicists explain one of football's most spectacular free-kicks, showing that Roberto Carlos's 1997 "impossible goal" was not a fluke.

02 Sep 10, 04:09:46
Ants protect trees from elephants
A species of acacia tree found in Eastern Africa seems to be protected from elephant damage - by the ants that live on it.

02 Sep 10, 12:09:00
Weather clash caused snowy winter
The collision of two major weather events can explain unusually large snowfall in the US and Northern Europe, researchers say.

02 Sep 10, 10:09:59
Majority 'agree with arts change'
Two-thirds of people agree with the government stance on cutting arts funding and relying more on private cash, a survey suggests.

02 Sep 10, 01:09:46
Talent contestant denied tribunal
A former Britain's Got Talent hopeful who claimed she was discriminated against at an audition fails to get her case taken to an employment tribunal.

02 Sep 10, 03:09:37
Bob Dylan art debuts in Denmark
Some of musician Bob Dylan's artwork, never seen before by the public, is to be displayed at Denmark's National Gallery.

01 Sep 10, 11:09:16
Been and Gone
Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser reported - people of the past month.

31 Aug 10, 11:08:23
Why does PPE rule Britain?
It is the degree of choice among the Westminster elite, claiming six cabinet members and three Labour leadership contenders among its alumni. Why does Oxford's Politics, Philosophy and Economics course dominate public life?

31 Aug 10, 11:08:09
What has The Bill taught us about policing?
After 27 years, ITV's long-running police drama The Bill comes to an end tonight. But did we learn anything from it?

02 Sep 10, 06:09:43
The mint with a whole lot of food miles
A British discount store is buying in Polo mints from Indonesia even though the same mints are being manufactured just a mile up the road in York.

02 Sep 10, 04:09:05
How does Samsung's Galaxy Tab compare?
Tablet computers to rival Apple's iPad are creating a stir as one of Europe's largest technology shows, the IFA, gets under way in Berlin.

02 Sep 10, 10:09:44
Marriage proposal to Chile miner
The BBC's James Reynolds has been at the San Jose mine in Chile, where he spoke to the partner of one of the trapped miners.

02 Sep 10, 06:09:47
Rare pygmy hippo makes zoo debut
A rare male pygmy hippopotamus born in a Polish zoo two weeks ago has appeared in public for the first time.

02 Sep 10, 04:09:18
Cavers dig for three county dream
Cavers Tim Allen and Hugh St Lawrence give BBC News a glimpse of the cramped conditions as they try to connect three English counties by an underground network of tunnels.

02 Sep 10, 05:09:26
Making money from Peruvian bird poo
An island off Peru is making money from selling bird poo to use as organic fertiliser.

02 Sep 10, 08:09:17
My dad worked for the mafia
Jennifer Mascia gave World News America a first person account of her extraordinary childhood and her surprise at finding out about her father's mafia past.

01 Sep 10, 09:09:28
Cricketer's family reacts to scandal
What do Mohammad Amir's family and home-village make of his alleged involvement in a cricket betting scam?

02 Sep 10, 02:09:14
'In the dark'
The hidden world of special advisers

02 Sep 10, 12:09:28
'The Stig'
Profile of man who has won the right to say he is Top Gear driver

02 Sep 10, 10:09:23
Breakfast TV quiz
7 questions on Roland Rat, Mr Motivator and early mornings

02 Sep 10, 08:09:53
Hollywood moment
Town stars in adaptation of Jack Kerouac classic

02 Sep 10, 09:09:23
Just a prop
Does a Tony Blair-style drink habit do you any harm?

02 Sep 10, 11:09:02
Stop or go?
Is now a good time to buy a property?

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