Ministers are to set out options for reforming the benefits system and moving people from welfare into work. more >>

Prosecutors say a Frenchwoman has admitted killing eight newborn babies after remains are found in a northern village but says her husband knew nothing. more >>

Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says. more >>

The US senator who is to chair a congressional inquiry into the Lockerbie bomber release says he may send investigators to the UK. more >>

David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism. more >>

People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government. more >>

Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial. more >>

A Sussex vicar is found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages over four years to bypass immigration law. more >>

About 140 people are feared dead as a boat capsizes on a river in the western Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. more >>

Firefighters are damping down a blaze that has forced the temporary closure of Warburtons' bakery in Bolton. more >>

The skeleton of a man previously thought to be Tokyo's oldest living male resident has been discovered in his family home. more >>

David Cameron rejects calls for the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond, part of the Crown Jewels for 150 years, to be returned to India. more >>

Amateur video captures footage of a mother bear saving her cub from a fishing net in Anchorage, Alaska. more >>

Triple jumper Phillips Idowu wins Great Britain's second gold of the European Championships as Martyn Bernard takes high jump bronze. more >>

Eoin Morgan makes a superb maiden Test century as England reach an imposing 331-4 after day one of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge. more >>

David Ngog's double strike eases an inexperienced Liverpool side to victory over Rabotnicki in their Europa League third qualifying round first leg. more >>

Fulham confirm the appointment of Mark Hughes as their new manager, replacing Roy Hodgson. more >>

Felipe Massa insists he is not playing second fiddle to Fernando Alonso, despite controversy surrounding the Ferrari drivers in last weekend's German Grand Prix. more >>

A Cheshire businessman accused of killing a man has charges against him dropped - the third time he has been cleared of murder. more >>

A Sussex teaching assistant is jailed for secretly filming schoolchildren as young as five as they changed for sports lessons. more >>

Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers. more >>

Convicted serial killer Peter Tobin is questioned by police in Edinburgh in connection with serious sexual crimes. more >>

An agreement on the future of the Maze Prison site is reached by the NI first and deputy first ministers, Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness. more >>

Human remains are found in County Monaghan by a group searching for one of the Disappeared, Charles Armstrong. more >>

Fundamental changes will be made in the way S4C is run after the sudden departure of chief executive Iona Jones, says the chair of the board which oversees it. more >>

Electronics giant Sharp says a "substantial" number of jobs will be created following a £30m expansion of its Wrexham factory. more >>

President Bashir's NCP says the referendum on south Sudan's secession cannot happen until the internal border is decided. more >>

The Zimbabwe Football Association suspends chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya over match-fixing allegations. more >>

Rescue teams in north-east China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media say. more >>

Officials investigate damage to a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, amid reports of a collision or an attack. more >>

Russian security forces at Moscow's Domodedovo airport arrest a man suspected of trying to hijack a plane. more >>

Greek police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens against a government order to end their strike. more >>

Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, who was on hunger strike for more than 130 days, is released from hospital. more >>

Paraguayan police shoot dead a reputed rebel leader as he resists arrest in the north of the country, officials say. more >>

The Arab League backs direct Palestinian peace talks with the Israelis, but leaves the timing to the Palestinians, officials say. more >>

At least 16 people, including several security force members, are killed in shootings and explosions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say. more >>

Floods triggered by monsoon rains kill at least 100 people in north-west Pakistan, and further downpours are forecast. more >>

Pakistanis are less afraid the country will be taken over by extremists and feel less threatened by the Taliban than last year, research suggests. more >>

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates calls in the FBI to help investigate the leaking of 90,000 classified papers related to the Afghan war. more >>

As many as 6,600 graves at Arlington National Cemetery were mislabelled or unmarked because of incompetence among managers, a US senator says. more >>

The UK's Partygaming and Austrian firm Bwin unveil plans to merge and create the world's largest online gaming business. more >>

Oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil see profits almost double in the week rival BP suffered record losses. more >>

Toyota is recalling almost 430,000 vehicles in the US and Japan amid concern over steering problems. more >>

The UK Independence Party wins its court battle against having to pay back all of a £367,697 "impermissible donation". more >>

Business Secretary Vince Cable will not address the TUC's annual congress after his invitation to speak was withdrawn. more >>

David Cameron reveals he told the Queen he was not "totally sure" what sort of government he was going to form as he became prime minister. more >>

The overhaul of the NHS may harm the public health drive, a health think tank is warning. more >>

GPs and other health professionals should tell people they are fat rather than obese, England's public health minister says. more >>

Doctors may soon be able to patch up damaged bones and joints anywhere in the body with a simple shot in the arm. more >>

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

There has been a dramatic fall in the number of pupils excluded from schools in England in the past year, official figures show. more >>

A couple who murdered a three-year-old boy in their care, inflicting more than 70 injuries on him, are jailed for life. more >>

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

No "significant" personal data was grabbed by Google when it snooped on wi-fi networks, says the UK data protection office. more >>

Online retailer Amazon launches its popular Kindle e-reader into the UK market for the first time, with a new look and more books. more >>

A Unesco panel votes to remove the Galapagos Islands from a "red list" of endangered heritage sites, drawing protests from a leading conservation group. more >>

The X Prize foundation, best known for launching the private spaceflight industry, launches a $1.4 million oil clean-up challenge. more >>

The amount of plankton in the oceans has declined markedly over the last century, with warming identified as a cause. more >>

Welsh rock band Bullet For My Valentine scoop two prizes at this year's Kerrang! Awards, including best British group for the third year running. more >>

Seven doctors who treated Michael Jackson in the years before his death will not face charges, US investigators say. more >>

Three time capsules are to be created on what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday, to be dedicated at a ceremony in the US. more >>

With thousands expected to flock to a major cheese fair, why are Britons taking this once-humble foodstuff so seriously? more >>

Professor Robert Winston on how creative block has tormented great artists and even those in the sciences. more >>

Mad Men's sassy secretary has been given government sanction for her body shape - but how realistic is it for women? more >>

With monsoons being heavier than normal, floods in north-west Pakistan have killed at least 100 people. more >>

A modern Bollywood adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma is set to hit the big screen. Anna Holligan went to meet its stars. more >>

A Spanish tourist remains missing after a Turkish tour boat was engulfed by flames while sailing in the Mediterranean. more >>

The publication of sensitive military documents on the Wikileaks website is "potentially severe and dangerous" for US troops and their partners in Afghanistan, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has said. more >>

The contenders for the Labour leadership have set out their personal circumstances, the reasons they went into politics and their secret vices. more >>

The BBC's Tim Franks tries to keep pace with Nader el Masri on the dusty roads of Gaza. more >>

Prime Minister David Cameron has defended his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism. more >>

A team of divers - known as Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners - are stepping up efforts to keep Britain's coastline clean and litter free. more >>

Was Dr Crippen innocent of his wife's murder? more >>

Happily married, don't want kids - why is it seen as odd? more >>

Profile of new head of British army, Gen Sir Peter Wall more >>

Madagascar hospitals hit as aid cut over army coup more >>

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