UK 'must tackle extremism threat'
British society is facing challenges that threaten its record on uniting ethnic groups, a minister is to warn.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5280230.stm Thu, 24 Aug 2006 07:03:22 GMT Politics

Three girls stabbed in bus attack
Police search for a man who stabbed and seriously injured three teenage girls as they got off a bus in Dorset.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/5280336.stm Thu, 24 Aug 2006 07:16:42 GMT Dorset

Students await their GCSE results
Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are due to receive their GCSE results.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/5278774.stm Wed, 23 Aug 2006 23:00:54 GMT Education

Two 'terror plot' suspects freed
Two people are released without charge after being questioned over an alleged plot to blow up jets.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5276878.stm Thu, 24 Aug 2006 04:26:48 GMT UK

Police apologise to victim's family
Police apologise to the family of a young father shot dead after confronting a gang of youths near his London home.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5280690.stm Thu, 24 Aug 2006 04:46:14 GMT London

Pair quizzed over family deaths
Two people are arrested by police investigating the murder of a woman and her three children.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/5277364.stm Thu, 24 Aug 2006 03:23:10 GMT Manchester

Oil workers released in Nigeria
Six foreign oil workers kidnapped 10 days ago from a Nigerian nightclub have been freed, officials say.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5280530.stm Thu, 24 Aug 2006 00:20:28 GMT Africa

Watchdog probes iSoft accounts
UK financial watchdog, the FSA, is investigating the accounts of troubled software group iSoft, the firm says.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5280756.stm Thu, 24 Aug 2006 06:36:57 GMT Business

'New fathers' stick to tradition
A new study finds that modern men are reluctant to break with tradition when it comes to mixing work and parenthood.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5280838.stm Thu, 24 Aug 2006 07:26:11 GMT UK

Keane set to be Sunderland boss
Sunderland are expected to unveil Roy Keane as their new manager, BBC Radio Five Live understands.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/5280226.stm Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:25:46 GMT Sunderland

Football: Chelsea lose thriller
Mark Viduka's stoppage-time goal gives Middlesbrough a shock win over Premiership champions Chelsea.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/5266168.stm Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:53:57 GMT Eng Prem

Cricket: One-dayers go ahead
Pakistan's one-day series in England will take place as planned after captain Inzamam-ul-Haq's disciplinary hearing is postponed.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/5277184.stm Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:20:48 GMT England

Man claims royal parentage
A man from Jersey is going to court in an attempt to prove he is the late Princess Margaret's illegitimate son.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/jersey/5280732.stm Thu, 24 Aug 2006 06:07:08 GMT Jersey

Northern Foods to shed 690 jobs
Northern Foods says it is planning to close its Trafford Park Bakery in Manchester with the loss of 690 jobs.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5280762.stm Thu, 24 Aug 2006 07:19:22 GMT Business

Bereaved advise on inquest plans
A panel of 12 relatives with recent experience of the inquest system will advise MPs on planned reforms.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5280584.stm Thu, 24 Aug 2006 01:18:28 GMT UK

NHS 'needs new cancer care plan'
The NHS needs an updated plan to set out how cancer services should be delivered, a think-tank says.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5277810.stm Wed, 23 Aug 2006 23:42:55 GMT Health

Key ruling on terror suspect due
An important ruling on whether a terror suspect can be deported to Algeria is set to be announced.
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Robson recovering after operation
Sir Bobby Robson is recovering in hospital after undergoing an operation to remove a small tumour on his brain.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/5268244.stm Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:23:50 GMT Football

120 jobs go as HP factory closes
The owners of Birmingham's HP Sauce factory confirm the site will definitely close, with the loss of 120 jobs.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/5279896.stm Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:44:39 GMT West Midlands

Lottery results: Are you a winner?
One lucky winner scoops the £2.6m Lotto jackpot in Wednesday's draw.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5280366.stm Wed, 23 Aug 2006 23:18:22 GMT UK

Blue lights, dark city
Violent drunks, time-wasters and drivers that won't clear the way... everyday life for an ambulance crew, revealed in the blog that's become a book.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5264204.stm Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:40:25 GMT Magazine

War and peace
Does it matter that iconic images of victory might have been staged?
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5277862.stm Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:12:39 GMT Magazine

Midweek quiz
It's forecast that a leader will leave Number 10 next month. Test yourself on predictions.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/5275636.stm Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:03:01 GMT Magazine

Killers of a father are 'vermin'
The murder of a young father from east London is reported in several of Thursday's papers.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5280778.stm Thu, 24 Aug 2006 06:42:48 GMT UK

Three bodies recovered from sea
Three bodies are recovered in the search for a yacht and its three crew missing in the English Channel.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/5277532.stm Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:27:50 GMT Hampshire

'Heathrow baby' death natural
A post mortem test on a baby thought to have been abandoned at Heathrow Airport finds she died of natural causes.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/5279982.stm Wed, 23 Aug 2006 18:41:30 GMT London

Two men held over street killing
Two men are arrested in connection with the murder of a man in Bangor, County Down, the police say.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/5280322.stm Thu, 24 Aug 2006 07:17:05 GMT Northern Ireland

Sword attack over stolen car hunt
A man armed with a sword attacks two men who had been looking for a stolen car in west Belfast.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/5280216.stm Thu, 24 Aug 2006 06:15:37 GMT Northern Ireland

Probe launched into chemical leak
An investigation is under way into how a chemical which causes skin irritation leaked out of a tank at Grangemouth port.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/5280720.stm Thu, 24 Aug 2006 07:32:07 GMT Tayside and Central

Police appeal week after murder
Detectives investigating the murder of a man in Glasgow stop motorists and the public a week after his death.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/5279400.stm Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:10:06 GMT Glasgow and West

Drunk boat skipper hit oil jetty
A trawler skipper who crashed his vessel into a jetty in Milford Haven had been drinking, a report finds.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/5280154.stm Thu, 24 Aug 2006 05:57:09 GMT South West Wales

Languages worries in GCSE results
Concern grows over the take-up of modern foreign language as Wales' GCSE results are due.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/5279172.stm Thu, 24 Aug 2006 05:42:47 GMT Wales

'Most students' happy with course
Four fifths of UK university students are happy with their course, a survey suggests.
More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/5275952.stm Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:25:13 GMT Education