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Gordon Brown says he favours reducing troops in Iraq but refuses to set an "artificial timetable" as he visits Baghdad.

Iran fails to give an answer on a proposed deal for it to freeze its nuclear programme, the EU envoy says after talks in Geneva.

An investigation is under way after a patient at a hospital in Cheltenham is diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease.

House prices in the UK are likely to fall for another two years, the chairman of one of the world's most powerful banks warns.

US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama meets military officials and visits a US base during a trip to Afghanistan.

First minister Alex Salmond insists the SNP will win the Glasgow East by-election, despite a poll putting Labour in the lead.

An investigation begins as a Royal Marine is killed and another hurt when their vehicle overturns during training.

The founder of controversial religious movement the Moonies is hurt in a helicopter crash in South Korea, reports say.

More than two million UK travellers will head abroad during 18-21 July despite gloomy economic news, tourism operators predict.

An Australian woman is attacked by a kangaroo but saved by a pet dog who leapt to her aid, her son says.

The mayor of Aberystwyth, who featured in Monty Python's Life of Brian, wants the town's near-30 year ban on the film finally lifted.

Veteran Greg Norman leads the field by two strokes after three rounds of the Open at Royal Birkdale.

Ashwell Prince and AB de Villiers guide South Africa to 322-4, a lead of 119 over England, on day two of the second Test.

Lewis Hamilton will be on pole for Sunday's German Grand Prix as he seeks back-to-back victories.

What do you want the world to talk about?

Barack Obama's challenges on his international tour

Which games stood out at the E3 show in Los Angeles?

Why more men in the UK are having cosmetic surgery

London's dead tell tales from beyond the grave

The man who befriends people, then exposes them

Why alarm and ignorance of statistics = fear

Detectives hunting a violent serial attacker who preys on women and girls in Sussex investigate further crimes.

A girl and a man have died in a road accident on the A9 in the Scottish Highlands, police confirm.

Two men are airlifted to hospital after suffering injuries when a light aircraft crashes in a field.

More than 200 pigeons are killed in what police have described as a suspicious fire at a loft in County Down.

South Africa's Thabo Mbeki agrees to work with a group of diplomats in an effort to solve Zimbabwe's political crisis.

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner cancels tax rises on farm exports, after months of protests.

The main Sunni bloc in Iraq's parliament rejoins the Shia-led government, in a significant lift for PM Nouri Maliki.

The Pope apologises for the "evil" abuse of children by priests in Australia, as Catholic pilgrims gather for a papal vigil.

Spain says a study is nearly complete to determine whether an undersea tunnel can be built linking the country to Morocco.

At least nine soldiers die in Indian-administered Kashmir, in a bomb attack blamed on separatist militants.

Millions of households on pre-payment meters are paying 'unjust' charges, the Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks has said.

Chancellor Alistair Darling tells Cabinet colleagues not to expect more cash for the public sector.

Scientists have used human cells to grow new blood vessels in a mouse for the first time, a US journal reports.

The latest figures on delayed Sats tests for 14-year-olds shows that at least 29% of pupils still do not have all their marks.

A giant physics lab on the Swiss-French border is being cooled to a temperature lower than that of outer space.

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie leaves the French hospital where she gave birth to twins last week.

Trading Standards says hundreds of thousands of unsafe chargers for mobiles and games consoles could have come into the UK

Iran fails to give an answer on a proposed deal for it to freeze its nuclear programme, the EU envoy says after talks in Geneva.

US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama meets military officials and visits a US base during a trip to Afghanistan.

The founder of controversial religious movement the Moonies is hurt in a helicopter crash in South Korea, reports say.

The main Sunni bloc in Iraq's parliament rejoins the Shia-led government, in a significant lift for PM Nouri Maliki.

The Pope apologises for the "evil" abuse of children by priests in Australia, as Catholic pilgrims gather for a papal vigil.

At least nine soldiers die in Indian-administered Kashmir, in a bomb attack blamed on separatist militants.

Anti-terrorist police are called in after 28kg (61lb) of plastic explosive Semtex and detonators vanish from a site in France.

Phil Gramm quits as a top adviser to presidential hopeful John McCain after calling the US a "nation of whiners".

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner cancels tax rises on farm exports, after months of protests.

An Australian woman is attacked by a kangaroo but saved by a pet dog who leapt to her aid, her son says.

Greg Norman will take a two-shot lead over defending champion Padraig Harrington and KJ Choi into the final round of the Open at Birkdale.

Ashwell Prince and AB de Villiers guide South Africa to 322-4, a lead of 119 over England, on day two of the second Test.

Pakistan's strained relationship with the United States

Thieves cash in on Jamaica's scrap metal trade

Striking images from around the world this week

What progress in realising Nelson Mandela's vision?

Sri Lanka's shattered east struggles to rebuild

The family which lost five members in Kabul suicide blast

South Africa's Thabo Mbeki agrees to work with a group of diplomats in an effort to solve Zimbabwe's political crisis.

Spain says a study is nearly complete to determine whether an undersea tunnel can be built linking the country to Morocco.

Colombia's leader Alvaro Uribe decides not to call a referendum to determine if there should be a new presidential poll.

Former NBC Tonight show sidekick Ed McMahon sues a US hospital, claiming its doctors failed to diagnose his broken neck.

A powerful quake off the eastern coast of Japan sparks a tsunami warning for two prefectures, but no immediate reports of damage.

Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim tells the BBC he has an alibi to prove sodomy claims against him are false.

A giant physics lab on the Swiss-French border is being cooled to a temperature lower than that of outer space.

European regulators file new charges against chip maker Intel over alleged abuse of its dominant market position.

Gordon Brown says he favours reducing troops in Iraq but refuses to set an "artificial timetable" as he visits Baghdad.

Iraq and the US call for an agreement on a "general time horizon" for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.

A bus tumbles into a river in a mountainous region of Nepal, leaving at least 14 passengers dead and others missing.

A French aid organisation says two of its workers have been abducted in central Afghanistan.

Duncan Kennedy reports on efforts to find the corpses of Mexico's 'disappeared' in the 1970s and 80s.

Emma Jane Kirby speaks to the villagers of Maille where, in 1944, 124 people were killed by German soldiers.

What do you want the world to talk about?

Gordon Brown says he favours reducing troops in Iraq but refuses to set an "artificial timetable" as he visits Baghdad.

The Chancellor Alistair Darling has told Cabinet colleagues not to expect more cash for the public sector.

House prices in the UK are likely to fall for another two years, the chairman of one of the world's most powerful banks warns.

An investigation is under way after a patient at a hospital in Cheltenham is diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease.

An investigation begins as a Royal Marine is killed and another hurt when their vehicle overturns during training.

A pilot was forced to leave the controls to cut free a parachutist whose lines tangled in the plane undercarriage.

A 13-month-old boy has died from his injuries after a television apparently fell and landed on top of him.

A woman who lost her legs in the 7 July bombings embarks on a month-long walk from Leeds to London.

Nearly one in five UK 16 and 17-year-olds are not in employment, education or training, a study suggests.

An attempt to break a record for the number of woman photographed in a bikini takes place on Teesside.

The owners of a Lancashire garden centre install elaborate designer flower urinals.

Veteran Greg Norman leads the field by two strokes after three rounds of the Open at Royal Birkdale.

Ashwell Prince and AB de Villiers guide South Africa to 322-4, a lead of 119 over England, on day two of the second Test.

Craig Pickering and Tyrone Edgar are named in Great Britain's finalised Olympic squad for Beijing.

Lewis Hamilton will be on pole for Sunday's German Grand Prix as he seeks back-to-back victories.

It's recess, but can workaholic Brown take time off?

An exhibition celebrates 70 years of the famous comic

A special dye convicts a man of a string of robberies

London's dead tell tales from beyond the grave

One of a growing number who opt for cosmetic surgery

Why you shouldn't misuse the Red Cross emblem

Suspected immigrants from Afghanistan are found in a furniture lorry after they "thump" the walls of a trailer.

A girl and a man have died in a road accident on the A9 in the Scottish Highlands, police confirm.

Ministers are urged to do more to help UK hauliers compete against those based in continental Europe.

A former British Army Colonel receives a doctorate from Cambridge University at the age of 91.

More than two million UK travellers will head abroad during 18-21 July despite gloomy economic news, tourism operators predict.

A policeman cleared of wrongdoing after punching a woman while trying to arrest her dies in north Wales.

BBC wildlife expert Steve Backshall is recovering in hospital after breaking his back in a rock climbing accident.

A man appears in court charged with the murders of two men who were shot dead in west London six years ago.

Three people are being questioned about the death of a man who was stabbed to death in north London.

Alarming stories of a rise in knife crime + lack of confidence in understanding statistics = more fear for ourselves and our children, says Lisa Jardine.

Meet the man whose job it is to meet people, spend months befriending them and then betray them.

It's being billed as king of the superfruits - but what does baobab fruit taste like? Don't hold your breath?

UK newspapers spot some quirky signs that the credit crunch is finally starting to bite.

Detectives hunting a violent serial attacker who preys on women and girls in Sussex investigate further crimes.

Diversity advisers say they are in discussions with Kent Police to tackle issues raised by claims of racism.

More than 200 pigeons are killed in what police have described as a suspicious fire at a loft in County Down.

A lorry driver is remanded after appearing in court charged with possessing £1m of cannabis with intent to supply.

A 33-year-old man is arrested after police find 360 cannabis plants with an estimated street value of £145,000.

Thousands of people are spending the weekend on the banks of the Clyde at the annual Glasgow River Festival.

Two men are airlifted to hospital after suffering injuries when a light aircraft crashes in a field.

A couple say they had to wait overnight for police to call after reporting a break-in.

House prices in the UK are likely to fall for another two years, the chairman of one of the world's most powerful banks warns.

Millions of households on pre-payment meters are paying 'unjust' charges, the Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks has said.

The mortgage squeeze continues to tighten with a further drop in lending, says the Council of Mortgage Lenders.

The price of oil records its biggest weekly drop, slipping under $130 a barrel as US consumers use less gasoline.

Energy bills could rise by more than 60% within the next few years, the UK's biggest domestic energy supplier warns.

Trading Standards says hundreds of thousands of unsafe chargers for mobiles and games consoles could have come into the UK

Chancellor Alistair Darling tells Cabinet colleagues not to expect more cash for the public sector.

Ministers are urged to do more to help UK hauliers compete against those based in continental Europe.

Mattel triumphs in a copyright court case against the maker of the popular Bratz dolls, MGA Entertainment.

Why changing the fiscal rules could be perilous for the PM

Royal Albert Hall seeks wealthy partners

How long could the commodities bull market last?

A seven-year battle over trade may be near the end

British teenagers gear up for a globalised age

New laws may force foreign property owners out of Goa

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson says it will shed 2,000 jobs worldwide in order to cut costs.

Staff at London's Hard Rock Cafe are being paid less than half the national minimum wage, the BBC finds.

Public sector borrowing rose by more than expected last month, suggesting the slowing economy is hitting government coffers.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) rules that Chinese import tariffs on foreign car parts break the trade body's rules.

Environmental groups take Kenya's government to court over a sugar plantation.

Citigroup reports another big three-month loss, although it lost less than had been expected.

Barclays raises £4.5bn from investors to bolster its finances but ordinary shareholders are lukewarm on the plan.

IBM benefits from companies calling in its services division to help them cut costs.

Australian airline Qantas says it is shedding 1,500 of its 36,000 staff as it seeks to cope with soaring fuel costs.

Chip maker AMD reports its seventh quarterly loss in a row, days after strong profits from Intel.

Microsoft's quarterly earnings and predictions for the next three months are worse than expected, hitting the software firm's shares.

Google's quarterly profits rise by less than expected, raising concerns of a slowdown in the online advertising market.

UK shoppers spent 17 pence in every pound online in the first half of the year, claims a retail report.

US bank Merrill Lynch posts a $4.89bn (£2.49bn) loss due to heavy exposure to the sub-prime mortgage market.

Ministers are told to set up a compensation fund for Equitable Life policyholders and apologise for past regulatory failures.

Hundreds of mobile phone download sites are to be investigated after an EU-wide sweep of services.

Energy suppliers must be clearer about environmental projects which are partially funded by "green tariffs", says Ofgem.

The conviction rate in cases brought by the Serious Fraud Office rose in the past year from 61% to 68%.

Alistair Darling says no decision has been made on relaxing government 'fiscal rules' but they are kept under review.

The IMF says the global economy has weathered the impact of the credit crunch better than first feared.

Hundreds of angry Pakistani investors hold violent protests at plunging share prices.

Failure to agree on tropical fruit exports to the EU would put a global trade deal at risk, the European Commission warns.

Shareholders in beleaguered lender Bradford & Bingley back its fund-raising plan in a crunch week for UK banks.

Failed US mortgage lender IndyMac Bank is reportedly being investigated by US officials over suspected fraud.

The City stockbroking firm Winterflood Securities faces a fine of £4m by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for market abuse.

Gordon Brown says he favours reducing troops in Iraq but refuses to set an "artificial timetable" as he visits Baghdad.

Chancellor Alistair Darling tells Cabinet colleagues not to expect more cash for the public sector.

Over 100 USB memory sticks, some with secret data, have been lost or stolen from defence officials since 2004, it emerges.

Ministers are urged to do more to help UK hauliers compete against those based in continental Europe.

Ministers are considering plans to force long-term jobless to work for benefits, a leaked document says.

A charity is cleared of furthering Gordon Brown's "political aspirations" but warned over not being politically neutral enough.

Tycoon Stuart Wheeler loses his appeal to fight in the courts for a public referendum on the EU Lisbon Treaty

Public sector borrowing rose by more than expected last month, suggesting the slowing economy is hitting government coffers.

The British government is to fund a board of Islamic theologians in an attempt to sideline violent extremists.

Gordon Brown is reportedly planning a British bucket and spade holiday - in a break from his predecessor's lavish foreign breaks.

What impact will rewriting the fiscal rules have on us?

It's recess, but can workaholic Brown take time off?

Five reasons to be cheerful amid the gloom and doom

Why board may be a step too far in the battle of ideas

Why Nick Clegg changed tack on tax and spend

Your house could be part of our new look studio design

The prime minister should give more than a month's notice if he is calling a general election, says the Electoral Commission.

Fuel costs and pensioners' rights are on the Glasgow East by-election campaign agenda

More than 150 separate cases of data being lost across Welsh NHS trusts left patients details at risk, it is revealed.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg outlines plans to bring down the overall level of taxation - with cuts for lower earners.

The head of the Army, Gen Sir Richard Dannatt, welcomes moves by ministers to increase support for soldiers and their families.

The UK has officially ratified the controversial EU treaty - despite doubts over its future after the Irish "no" vote.

No decision has been taken on whether to gather details of all phone calls, e-mails and internet use, a security minister says.

MPs win their battle to exclude their addresses, travel plans and security bills from Freedom of Information laws.

Police-recorded crime in England and Wales fell 9% last year, but people still think it's going up, figures show.

Police are to be given greater freedom from red tape and targets under new government reforms.

The full list of nine candidates who will contest the Glasgow East by-election.

Ministers are told to set up a compensation fund for Equitable Life policyholders and apologise for past regulatory failures.

A report finds that MPs and staff are being exposed to dangerous asbestos in the Houses of Parliament.

A committee of MPs warns that the lack of certainty about what a degree is worth is "descending into farce".

Activists in the Niger Delta reject a UK plan to provide military training to deal with "blood oil".

Failure to agree on tropical fruit exports to the EU would put a global trade deal at risk, the European Commission warns.

The planned 2p fuel duty rise is postponed - but Gordon Brown denies the move is linked to next week's by-election.

The key points, expert reaction and your comments as Gordon Brown faces his last PM's questions before the summer.

First minister Alex Salmond insists the SNP will win the Glasgow East by-election, despite a poll putting Labour in the lead.

Dummy puff/betsan blog

Passport office staff in Northern Ireland become the latest public sector workers to vote for strike action over pay.

Dummy puff/betsan blog

Speculation over who will take over the role as Culture Minister begins after Rhodri Glyn Thomas quits over pub smoking issue.

Dummy puff/betsan blog

A guide to the key members of the Liberal Democrat front bench team.

Links to parties and other useful websites covering UK politics.

What is Parliament for and how does it work?

Full coverage of The Blair Years

Trading Standards says hundreds of thousands of unsafe chargers for mobiles and games consoles could have come into the UK

No decision has been taken on whether to gather details of all phone calls, e-mails and internet use, a security minister says.

A giant physics lab on the Swiss-French border is being cooled to a temperature lower than that of outer space.

Over 100 USB memory sticks, some with secret data, have been lost or stolen from defence officials since 2004, it emerges.

Gestural interfaces could spell the end for the humble computer mouse says analyst company Gartner.

Microsoft's quarterly earnings and predictions for the next three months are worse than expected, hitting the software firm's shares.

A Newsbeat investigation has uncovered a dating website specifically for teenagers which campaigners fear will become a "playground for paedophiles".

IBM benefits from companies calling in its services division to help them cut costs.

Google's quarterly profits rise by less than expected, raising concerns of a slowdown in the online advertising market.

Which games stood out at the E3 show in LA?

Hi-tech giant Intel marks 40 year milestone

The lost tapes of Dr Who composer Delia Derbyshire

Nintendo boss talks about what's next for the Wii

Film and game makers join forces for Prince Caspian

The digital tools fighting malaria in Rwanda

Ageing rock musicians are set to be paid for their recordings for the rest of their lives under a European Union plan.

Chip maker AMD reports its seventh quarterly loss in a row, days after strong profits from Intel.

The government unveils plans its hopes will help it become the first in the world to make its computer use "carbon neutral".

Nintendo unveils a highly-sensitive motion controller add-on for its Wii system at the E3 conference in Los Angeles.

Online auction site eBay is cautious about its future growth as it struggles against a weakening global economy.

Hundreds of mobile phone download sites are to be investigated after an EU-wide sweep of services.

Wall-climbing robots have been developed by scientists in America using the same principles behind electrostatics that make balloons stick to ceilings after being rubbed.

The hits and misses of his leadership of Microsoft

Behind the scenes at the Mozilla Foundation

How gamers may soon be able to race against top F1 drivers in real time from the comfort of their living room.

For millions of people worldwide Yahoo remains synonymous with the internet itself, but after Microsoft walked away from buying the firm what does the future hold?

Regular columnist Bill Thompson wonders about the punishment that should be meted out to copyright infringers.

Bill Thompson on the end of the Bill Gates era

Bill Thompson asks if the web changes how we think

Bill Thompson believes Virgin Media has decided it likes record companies more than its customers.

Internet law professor Michael Geist examines implications of new anti-counterfeiting agreement.

The humble mobile phone looks set to become a multimedia, multi-function monster as more features are crammed inside it.

Developers are being urged to unleash their creativity and make the mobile future a reality and bring the world to everyone's phone.

Google's director of mobile platforms explains his vision for Android, a new operating system for mobiles.

Students at a school in Tynemouth carry out a survey of mobile phone use as apart of the BBC's School Report project.

A look at the future computing technologies which will go beyond Moore's Law.

A look at some of the technologies that could allow the silicon industry to deliver faster, cheaper chips.

A look inside the surreal and ultra-clean world of the silicon manufacturing plant.

BBC News interviews Gordon Moore, the man whose "law" has driven the computer revolution.