Pakistani intelligence officials cancel a visit to Britain in protest at comments made by David Cameron about Pakistan's alleged links to terror.

31/7/2010 11:23:10 AM

British forces are said to be consolidating their hold on ground seized in a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan.

31/7/2010 2:34:21 PM

Soham killer Ian Huntley is to sue the Prison Service for compensation after his throat was slashed in an attack by a fellow inmate.

31/7/2010 3:47:33 PM

The worst monsoon floods in living memory kill at least 800 people and affect one million in north-west Pakistan, a local official says.

31/7/2010 3:15:25 PM

Germany holds an emotional memorial service for the 21 people killed in a stampede at the Love Parade dance festival in the western city of Duisburg last weekend.

31/7/2010 12:11:11 PM

A report into Australia's worst bushfires, in 2009, recommends sweeping changes to the way the government responds to natural disasters.

31/7/2010 5:26:43 AM

Two men from north Wales are being questioned at a central London police station over possible explosives offences.

31/7/2010 9:45:03 AM

Counties appear set to be dropped from postal addresses in future years after complaints about out-of-date names.

31/7/2010 9:07:44 AM

One year to the day since the death of former England boss Sir Bobby Robson, a ceremony takes place at Newcastle ground, St James's Park.

31/7/2010 12:37:09 PM

Four rowers are only 20 nautical miles away from smashing a 114-year-old transatlantic record as they approach Bishop's Rock off the Isles of Scilly.

31/7/2010 11:42:04 AM

The fossil of a whale is at the centre of a bizarre customs wrangle at Cairo airport, the BBC's Jon Leyne reports.

30/7/2010 8:53:41 PM

Police are searching for a 6ft (1.8m) long snake which escaped through a bathroom window at a house in Essex.

31/7/2010 10:51:42 AM

Red Bull dominate qualifying for the Hungarian GP, with Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber on the front row ahead of the Ferraris.

31/7/2010 2:10:39 PM

England slip to 120-6 at tea on day three of the first Test at Trent Bridge, a lead of 292 over Pakistan.

31/7/2010 10:28:18 AM

Great Britain's Jessica Ennis admits she faces a tough battle in the last two events if she is to add European heptathlon gold to her world title.

31/7/2010 12:33:08 PM

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp criticises the timing of forthcoming international friendlies as the start of the new season approaches.

31/7/2010 3:41:47 PM

Britain's Andy Murray beats Alejandro Falla at the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles, but the top seed has plenty to work on ahead of his semi-final.

31/7/2010 7:30:44 AM

Spanish police are hunting for a Liverpool man who is suspected of shooting a father-of-two dead in a crowded bar in the Costa del Sol.

31/7/2010 3:42:01 PM

A man attempted to abduct a 12-year-old girl at knifepoint as she was walking along a street in Essex.

31/7/2010 3:09:37 PM

The Scottish government says the argument for Scotland gaining more financial powers has to be won in order to grow the economy.

31/7/2010 11:45:22 AM

A funeral service is held for a toddler who drowned after falling into a garden pond in Edinburgh earlier this month.

31/7/2010 1:18:18 PM

A 27-year-old woman has died in hospital following a car crash in Cookstown, County Tyrone.

31/7/2010 1:13:43 PM

Two 17-year-olds appear at Londonderry Magistrates Court jointly charged with attempted murder.

31/7/2010 11:07:00 AM

A former heritage minister claims members of the S4C authority may have plotted to oust the TV channel's former chief executive.

31/7/2010 2:49:45 PM

Residents of a village from where a nine-year-old girl from south Wales has died in a rafting accident in Turkey have spoken of their shock and sadness.

31/7/2010 8:18:46 AM

Three Kenyans are charged with the murders of 76 people killed when bombs exploded as they watched the World Cup on TV in Kampala, Uganda.

30/7/2010 5:13:11 PM

A UN panel adds the Florida Everglades and Madagascar's tropical rainforest to a list of world heritage sites at risk.

31/7/2010 5:00:11 AM

At least 15 people die at a mine in northern China, as a suspected explosives store blows up.

31/7/2010 3:48:01 AM

Search teams in north-east China are still searching for thousands of barrels of toxic chemicals washed into a major river by flooding.

30/7/2010 12:30:04 PM

Almost 240,000 people have been mobilised across Russia to tackle wildfires that have killed at least 30 people, officials say.

31/7/2010 3:33:10 PM

Greece will use military vehicles to restore fuel supplies cut by a lorry drivers' strike, the government says.

30/7/2010 7:39:58 PM

Colombia's Farc rebel group issues a call for dialogue with the new government after Juan Manuel Santos's election as president.

30/7/2010 10:05:26 PM

A gay couple become the first to marry in Argentina under a new law allowing same-sex unions.

30/7/2010 6:55:40 PM

Syria's president and the Saudi king call on Lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence amid mounting political tensions in the country.

30/7/2010 8:39:20 PM

A Hamas militant is killed and several people hurt in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit the Israeli city of Ashkelon.

31/7/2010 12:37:40 PM

Investigators scouring the wreckage of Pakistan's worst-ever air disaster have found the plane's flight data recorder, officials say.

31/7/2010 11:48:28 AM

Five Taliban are removed from a sanctions list by the UN Security Council, a move sought by Kabul to ease rapprochement with insurgents.

30/7/2010 10:33:56 PM

US economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department says.

30/7/2010 3:48:09 PM

The founder of Wikileaks rejects US claims he has blood on his hands after releasing leaked documents on the Afghan war.

31/7/2010 12:04:47 AM

Many more people will face having to pay back some of the money paid to them as tax credits because of Budget changes, experts say.

31/7/2010 1:39:55 PM

Many young people working free as interns may legally be entitled to pay, a report says.

31/7/2010 12:00:34 AM

BA reveals a steep quarterly loss of £164m after being hit by cabin crew strikes and disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud.

30/7/2010 12:22:45 PM

The intelligence on Iraq's weapons threat was "not very substantial", former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott says.

30/7/2010 12:27:43 PM

Merging all tax credits and benefits into a single payment is one option being considered by Iain Duncan Smith in a "radical" welfare shake-up.

30/7/2010 3:17:53 PM

Three ex-Labour MPs and an ex-Tory peer lose appeals over a ruling that they are not protected by parliamentary privilege from prosecution over expenses fraud allegations.

30/7/2010 11:12:42 AM

A lack of specialist medics to care for rape victims could be hampering conviction rates, doctors believe.

31/7/2010 1:03:26 AM

Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows.

29/7/2010 11:59:08 PM

The right of women to choose whether they have home births is being questioned by a leading medical journal.

30/7/2010 12:54:54 AM

The Education Secretary insists there no is rush for schools in England to become academies, after criticism over the number of schools coming forward.

30/7/2010 2:40:02 PM

Plans to reform A-levels could put students off maths and lead to university department closures, an academic body warns.

30/7/2010 2:20:44 AM

More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show.

29/7/2010 12:29:07 PM

Owners of mobile phones are being asked to test the security of their network to see if enough is being done to stop eavesdropping.

30/7/2010 9:31:48 AM

Newsbeat's had an exclusive look at new training being given to UK soldiers at the Royal School of Artillery in Wiltshire.

30/7/2010 7:37:19 AM

Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users.

29/7/2010 12:40:36 PM

The largest wildlife census of its kind conducted in Chernobyl reveals evidence of mammals declining in the exclusion zone.

30/7/2010 4:00:31 PM

Land in the north of Chile is "ready" for another major earthquake, say researchers, adding that authorities did not act on previous warnings.

30/7/2010 6:39:19 PM

The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.

30/7/2010 7:07:23 PM

Sports presenter Clare Balding makes an official complaint to the Press Complaints Commission over an article which mocked her sexuality.

30/7/2010 6:10:49 PM

Comedienne and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres is leaving American Idol after one season on the judging panel.

30/7/2010 9:13:38 AM

Ben Shephard bids farewell to GMTV after 10 years telling viewers: "I'm going to miss all of you, every single one of you."

30/7/2010 11:29:54 AM

The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions - plus the Weekly Bonus Question.

30/7/2010 10:20:50 AM

They frequently end in disaster and can be anything but relaxing. Why do we persist with the ordeal of family holidays?

30/7/2010 11:31:17 AM

Tug of war, croquet and cricket have all featured at the Olympics. See what else has been in and out over the years.

30/7/2010 12:27:00 PM

A report into the bushfires that tore across Victoria, Australia, in early 2009 has called for sweeping changes to the way the authorities respond to natural disasters.

31/7/2010 7:03:39 AM

Jonathan Sumption, one of Britain's top barristers, talks to Matt Stadlen about whether judges have too much power, why history matters, the secret to a good cross-examination and why he applauds inequality.

31/7/2010 5:44:45 AM

A bank manager from Sale, Greater Manchester, is hoping to become the first blind person to drive a car at more than 200mph.

31/7/2010 7:54:29 AM

Punting would normally be seen as a tranquil way to pass a summer day on the river, but race punting is an altogether different affair.

31/7/2010 9:17:14 AM

Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former US president Bill Clinton, is to marry long-term boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky at a private ceremony.

31/7/2010 7:21:03 AM

The first gay weddings have taken place in Argentina after the implementation of a law approved by parliament earlier this month.

31/7/2010 5:40:59 AM

A hailstone weighing almost a kilo that fell in the state of South Dakota has been confirmed as the largest ever recovered in the USA.

31/7/2010 2:10:21 PM

Urban sounds may dominate the music charts but there is still a buoyant market for live rock events.

31/7/2010 9:04:01 AM

Emotional memorial for Love Parade victims

31/7/2010 2:47:54 PM

Why Chelsea Clinton continues to fascinate

31/7/2010 2:09:06 AM

Striking pictures from around the world this week

30/7/2010 3:36:16 PM

The sisters who had surgery to combat family cancer threat

31/7/2010 1:02:35 AM

Polish town's struggle to emerge from shadow of Nazi horror

31/7/2010 11:24:39 AM

How did cast of Jersey Shore rile Italian-Americans?

30/7/2010 5:21:07 PM

Why so few people get under the skin of Afghanistan

31/7/2010 7:42:22 AM