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ICC chief executive on cricket charges

news.bbc.co.uk - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended the three Pakistan players accused of being part of a betting scam. More... (UK)

DCAL cuts 'will mean job losses'

news.bbc.co.uk - A senior civil servant at the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure says that job losses are inevitable because of the cuts it has to make More... (UK)

Pakistan trio hit by ICC charges

news.bbc.co.uk - The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption - Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir - have been charged, and provisionally suspensed, by the International Cricket Council. More... (UK)

Pakistan trio charged by the ICC

news.bbc.co.uk - The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption are charged with various offences by world cricket's governing body, the ICC. More... (UK)

Error 'not cause of Donagh move'

news.bbc.co.uk - The Justice Minister denies that a clerical error made in a special treatment order led to James and Owen Roe McDermott returning to Donagh. More... (UK)

Birth paramedic 'refused to help'

news.bbc.co.uk - An ambulance paramedic put the life of a baby at risk by refusing to take the mother to hospital because they were on a break, a tribunal hears. More... (UK)

The mint with a whole lot of miles

news.bbc.co.uk - 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. More... (UK)

Meet The Author: Sir Terry Pratchett

news.bbc.co.uk - In the latest in the BBC News Meet The Author interviews, Sir Terry Pratchett discusses I Shall Wear Midnight, the latest in his best-selling Discworld series. More... (UK)

RBS move to boost Scottish jobs

news.bbc.co.uk - 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. More... (UK)

Boy hit by boat dies in hospital

news.bbc.co.uk - A six-year-old boy who was struck by a speedboat at Cranfield beach in County Down dies in hospital. More... (UK)

Man 'strangled wife and hid body'

news.bbc.co.uk - A cheating husband murdered his wife after she found out about his infidelity, a court heard. More... (UK)

Hatton fighting career is 'done'

news.bbc.co.uk - Former light-welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton says he is unlikely to fight again. More... (UK)

Clue to egg flaws in older women

news.bbc.co.uk - British scientists say they are closer to knowing why older women trying to fall pregnant are more likely to produce abnormal eggs. More... (UK)

Brown focus on schools and Africa

news.bbc.co.uk - Gordon Brown is to devote time to unpaid education and internet projects, his spokesman says. More... (UK)

Gillan accepts electoral findings

news.bbc.co.uk - The Welsh Secretary says she may accept changes to referendum question after watchdog report. More... (UK)

Error made in abuse brothers case

news.bbc.co.uk - The return to a County Fermanagh village of two brothers who abused children was due to clerical error rather than a legal loophole, Justice Department officials have said. More... (UK)

Surgery rules Onions out of Ashes

news.bbc.co.uk - England and Durham pace bowler Graham Onions to miss the Ashes series against Australia this winter because of a back operation. More... (UK)

Man jailed for murdering partner

news.bbc.co.uk - A man is jailed for life for killing his girlfriend, who was found dead in the bath at her south Manchester home. More... (UK)

'Cricketers have been set up'

news.bbc.co.uk - Pakistan's High Commissioner in London has insisted that the three players suspected of involvement in a betting scam are innocent. More... (UK)

Ex-officer jailed for child abuse

news.bbc.co.uk - A retired police officer found guilty of sexually abusing two boys while he worked for the force is jailed for seven years. More... (UK)

Pakistan cricketers 'were set up'

news.bbc.co.uk - The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption may have been set up, according to the country's high commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan. More... (UK)

Pakistan scandal takes new twist

news.bbc.co.uk - The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption - Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir - may have been set up, according to the country's high commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan. More... (UK)

Some of the strangest finds in luggage are revealed

news.bbc.co.uk - UK Border Agency publishes a list of its weirdest finds following the discovery of a briefcase full of dead pigeons at Gatwick Airport. More... (UK)

Plans for more £5 notes in ATMs

news.bbc.co.uk - All banks and building societies have put in place plans to begin dispensing £5 notes from the cash machines, a report reveals. More... (UK)

Tube strikes on as talks collapse

news.bbc.co.uk - Thousands of Tube workers will strike next week as talks between London Underground bosses and two unions break down. More... (UK)

'In the dark'

news.bbc.co.uk - The hidden world of special advisers More... (UK)

Shopkeeper 'killed by robbers'

news.bbc.co.uk - A Huddersfield shopkeeper was beaten to death in his store as he tried to protect his "hard-earned money", a court hears. More... (UK)

Families return after gas alert

news.bbc.co.uk - Families who had to leave their homes following a gas alert in east Belfast are now being allowed back. More... (UK)

Talks to avert Tube strike fail

news.bbc.co.uk - Talks between Tube bosses and two unions to avert a series of strikes break down. More... (UK)

Blair memoirs 'break sale record'

news.bbc.co.uk - Tony Blair's memoirs, based on his time as the prime minister, break sales records, booksellers say. More... (UK)

Carson out of England qualifier

news.bbc.co.uk - Goalkeeper Scott Carson is released from the England squad to face Bulgaria in the Euro 2012 qualifier on Friday because of a family bereavement. More... (UK)

Rangers' plan to stop riot re-run

news.bbc.co.uk - Rangers fans will go into a "holding zone" ahead of their team's Champions League match in Manchester, to prevent a re-run of the 2008 riots. More... (UK)

Policing Ardoyne riots cost £1.1m

news.bbc.co.uk - The PSNI chief constable has revealed that dealing with four days of rioting in Ardoyne in July cost the police just over £1m. More... (UK)

Cliff death man had lost wallet

news.bbc.co.uk - A teenage rugby player who fell to his death from cliffs in Newquay was looking for his wallet after a pub crawl, an inquest hears. More... (UK)

Man 'beaten to death' in own shop

news.bbc.co.uk - A Huddersfield shopkeeper was beaten to death in his own store as he tried to protect his "hard-earned money", a court hears. More... (UK)

Back..but not for long as Madeley rescues show

news.bbc.co.uk - Ex-This Morning host Richard Madeley presents the first five minutes of the show while Eamonn Holmes is stuck in traffic. More... (UK)

Suicide after killing ex-partner

news.bbc.co.uk - A nurse found dead at her Bridgend home was unlawfully killed by her former partner, a coroner rules. More... (UK)

Houses evacuated after gas alert

news.bbc.co.uk - A number of homes are evacuated following a gas alert in east Belfast. More... (UK)

'The Stig'

news.bbc.co.uk - Profile of man who has won the right to say he is Top Gear driver More... (UK)

Man beat wife and girl to death

news.bbc.co.uk - The wife and daughter of a man who was later found hanged had been unlawfully killed, a coroner rules. More... (UK)

Man beat wife and daughter to death

news.bbc.co.uk - The wife and daughter of a man who was later found hanged had been unlawfully killed, a coroner rules. More... (UK)

Fiscal report on dog attack owner

news.bbc.co.uk - The owner of an Akita dog which attacked a girl in Kilmarnock is reported to the procurator fiscal. More... (UK)

House prices

news.bbc.co.uk - How does stagnant summer market affect you? More... (UK)

Stop or go?

news.bbc.co.uk - Is now a good time to buy a property? More... (UK)

More Pakistan Flood aid pledged

news.bbc.co.uk - An extra £300,000 of emergency funding has been pledged for Pakistan, by the Scottish government. More... (UK)

Hanged florist killed his family

news.bbc.co.uk - A man whose wife and daughter were found dead before he was found hanged were unlawfully killed, an inquest hears. More... (UK)

Footballer gets affray sentence

news.bbc.co.uk - A West Bromwich Albion footballer has been given a suspended jail sentence after admitting affray in a nightclub. More... (UK)

Priest jailed for abusing sisters

news.bbc.co.uk - A Catholic priest convicted of sexually abusing three young sisters is jailed for four years. More... (UK)

Board supports chairman decision

news.bbc.co.uk - Policing board members support the decision of its chairman not to resume his role until an investigation is completed into the sale of land in Belfast. More... (UK)

Metres from connecting counties

news.bbc.co.uk - Cavers are just metres away from connecting Cumbria, Lancashire and Yorkshire through underground tunnels. More... (UK)

Pair held over 'honour killing'

news.bbc.co.uk - A man and woman are arrested on suspicion of murdering a so-called honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed, police confirm. More... (UK)

RBS to cut a further 3,500 jobs

news.bbc.co.uk - Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to cut 3,500 jobs from its technical and back office division. More... (UK)

Powers vote question 'confusing'

news.bbc.co.uk - The wording of the proposed question for next year's referendum on further assembly powers should be completely redrafted, says the election watchdog. More... (UK)

New start at child abuse nursery

news.bbc.co.uk - A new pre-school facility opens on the site where Plymouth nursery worker Vanessa George sexually abused young children and took photos of them. More... (UK)

Bloomin' lovely: Tree flowers after 23 years

news.bbc.co.uk - A rare Chinese tree flowers for the first time in 23 years at Kew's country estate in West Sussex. More... (UK)

7 questions on breakfast TV

news.bbc.co.uk - It's goodbye to GMTV on Friday, after 17 years on ITV. How well do you remember it and all the other morning shows? More... (UK)

Breakfast TV quiz

news.bbc.co.uk - Seven questions on Roland, Lizzie and morning sofas More... (UK)

CCTV image could be missing woman

news.bbc.co.uk - Police are appealing for help identifying CCTV footage they believe might be of a missing Edinburgh woman. More... (UK)

Labour defends leader vote rules

news.bbc.co.uk - Labour defends its leadership election rules amid evidence some people can cast multiple votes. More... (UK)

Weir, Miller, Hutton set to start

news.bbc.co.uk - David Weir, Kenny Miller and Alan Hutton all look certain to start for Scotland in Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier in Lithuania. More... (UK)

Hague 'had enough' of allegations

news.bbc.co.uk - Foreign Secretary William Hague has told reporters why he issued a statement rejecting rumours of an improper relationship with one of his special advisers, Christopher Myers, who has since resigned from his job. More... (UK)

Search continues for missing boy

news.bbc.co.uk - Police in Lincolnshire continue their search for a missing foster couple and four-year-old boy they were looking after. More... (UK)

Majority 'agree with arts change'

news.bbc.co.uk - Two-thirds of people agree with the government stance on cutting arts funding and relying more on private cash, a survey suggests. More... (UK)

Arrests in assisted suicide probe

news.bbc.co.uk - A man and woman are arrested on suspicion of helping a disabled man from South Tyneside take his own life, police say. More... (UK)

PM backs Hague over aide rumours

news.bbc.co.uk - David Cameron supports William Hague "100%" following speculation about the foreign secretary's private life, the PM's spokeswoman says. More... (UK)

'Spot-fix three' will miss rest of tour

news.bbc.co.uk - Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed confirms that the three players at the centre of the 'spot-fixing' allegations will not play in the upcoming Twenty20 & ODI series' against England. More... (UK)

Just a prop

news.bbc.co.uk - Does a Tony Blair-style drink habit do you any harm? More... (UK)

Greenpeace rig activists arrested

news.bbc.co.uk - Four Greenpeace activists are arrested after giving up their occupation of a Scottish company's drilling rig off Greenland. More... (UK)

PM backs Hague over speculation

news.bbc.co.uk - David Cameron supports William Hague 100% following speculation about the foreign secretary's private life, says the PM's spokeswoman. More... (UK)

Ministers propose 45p drink price

news.bbc.co.uk - The Scottish government says drinkers should spend a minimum of 45p for every unit of alcohol they buy. More... (UK)

Alcohol to be sold at 45p minimum

news.bbc.co.uk - The Scottish government says drinkers should spend a minimum of 45p for every unit of alcohol they buy. More... (UK)

Pakistan trio out of England tour

news.bbc.co.uk - The three Pakistan cricketers accused of spot-fixing claims will not play against England in the upcoming one-day internationals and Twenty20 games. More... (UK)

Woman rescued after cliff plunge

news.bbc.co.uk - A woman is airlifted to hospital after falling 50ft down a cliff on the Scottish Borders coast and breaking her leg. More... (UK)

United defend season ticket sales

news.bbc.co.uk - Manchester United chief executive David Gill defends the club's failure to reach their season ticket sales target. More... (UK)

Creation was Godless says Hawking

news.bbc.co.uk - There is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe, Professor Stephen Hawking concludes in a new book. More... (UK)

Century-old bones found in garden

news.bbc.co.uk - The remains of a body thought to be more than 100 years old is found by builders in a garden in Oxfordshire. More... (UK)

Lake victim 'turned life around'

news.bbc.co.uk - The grandfather of one of two teenagers who died when a car plunged into a lake says his grandson had just landed a job and turned his life around. More... (UK)

Rare Roman lantern found in field

news.bbc.co.uk - A metal detecting enthusiast finds what is believed to be the only intact Roman lantern made out of bronze ever discovered in Britain. More... (UK)

Unique brass Roman lantern found in field

news.bbc.co.uk - A metal detecting enthusiast finds what is believed to be the only intact Roman lantern made out of bronze ever discovered in Britain. More... (UK)

One in nine schools 'half empty'

news.bbc.co.uk - Figures obtained by the BBC suggest that in one in nine Scottish primary schools at least 60% of places are unfilled. More... (UK)

JCB-sponsored £22m academy opens

news.bbc.co.uk - A £22m JCB-sponsored academy school, specialising in business and engineering diplomas, opens in Staffordshire. More... (UK)

Talks bid to avert Tube strikes

news.bbc.co.uk - Tube bosses will hold talks with two unions at the conciliation service Acas later to avert strikes over 800 jobs. More... (UK)

Girl in hospital after dog attack

news.bbc.co.uk - A 10-year-old girl is treated in hospital after being bitten in the face by a dog in Kilmarnock. More... (UK)

House prices fall again in August

news.bbc.co.uk - House prices fell for the second month in a row in August, according to the Nationwide building society. More... (UK)

Homes at 'eyesore' estate on show

news.bbc.co.uk - Images are unveiled of the new homes which will replace derelict flats on an "eyesore" housing estate ranked the ugliest in Wales. More... (UK)

Decision due on voting question

news.bbc.co.uk - The Electoral Commission is to give its verdict on the proposed question for the referendum on further powers for the Welsh assembly. More... (UK)

RVH does badly in hip break study

news.bbc.co.uk - The Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast and Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry score badly in a nationwide survey on treatment of hip fractures. More... (UK)

Gilligan to seek board's support

news.bbc.co.uk - NI Policing Board chairman Barry Gilligan is to seek its members support to remain in post. More... (UK)

Long, slow goodbye

news.bbc.co.uk - Husband speaks of the woman he lost over many years to dementia More... (UK)

US Open day three as it happened

news.bbc.co.uk - Andy Roddick is beaten in the night session on day three of the US Open after Andy Murray's earlier win over Lukas Lacko, but defeat for Elena Baltacha. More... (UK)

Cavers dig for three county dream

news.bbc.co.uk - 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. More... (UK)

Police complaint numbers revealed

news.bbc.co.uk - At least 2,000 police officers were subject to three or more complaints by members of the public in the last year, figures obtained by the BBC show. More... (UK)

Girl is treated after dog attack

news.bbc.co.uk - A 10-year-old girl is hospitalised after being bitten by a dog in Kilmarnock. More... (UK)

Fears over red crayfish 'invader'

news.bbc.co.uk - Sightings of a new invasive species of crayfish prompt concerns by ecologists over its potential spread in the UK. More... (UK)

Rough justice

news.bbc.co.uk - Are extradition laws too draconian? More... (UK)

Prison 'difficult to run safely'

news.bbc.co.uk - Holloway Prison is "extremely difficult to run safely", with about 60% of inmates feeling unsafe at some point, inspectors say. More... (UK)

Cosmetic surgery women 'not vain'

news.bbc.co.uk - Many women having cosmetic surgery believe that it is other people having work done who are motivated by vanity, it is claimed. More... (UK)

Minimum alcohol price to be named

news.bbc.co.uk - The Scottish government is to confirm for the first time its proposed minimum price per unit of alcohol. More... (UK)

School meals 'help fussy eaters'

news.bbc.co.uk - School lunches can tempt fussy eaters to try new foods, a survey carried out in England for the School Food Trust suggests. More... (UK)

Ellen's new course

news.bbc.co.uk - Sailor Ellen MacArthur bids to promote sustainabilty More... (UK)