Bank boards 'come under scrutiny'
The boards of UK banks and the role they played in the credit crisis are expected to come under scrutiny in a review due out later.

PM challenged in helicopter row
Gordon Brown's assertion that a lack of helicopters has not cost lives in Afghanistan is challenged by an influential MPs' committee.

Suspended teachers assumed guilty
The principle of innocent until proven guilty must be protected with regard to teachers in England, MPs say.

Swine flu calls to GPs 'jump 50%'
The number of people contacting their doctor over fears they have swine flu jumps 50% in the last week to 40,000 a week.

Eco town plan 'to be scaled down'
The government is expected to announce a scaled-down version of its grand plan to create up to 10 "eco towns".

'Collective failure' hit pensions
A "collective failure" by various public bodies led to a £90m overpayment of public sector pensions, a report concludes.

Industry drive to curb drinking
Britain's drinks industry is launching a £100m government-endorsed campaign to discourage excessive drinking among young adults.

Cities 'reliant on public jobs'
British cities are heavily dependent on public sector jobs and must prepare for "significant cutbacks" according to a report.

Review backs police budget votes
People should be balloted on whether they want to pay for extra security in their area, a police accountability review in England and Wales says.

Tomato-growing granny gets an Asbo warning friom the council
A grandmother is given an Asbo warning after complaints about tomato plants at the entrance to her council flat.

It will be Willoughby. Holly to be new host of This Morning
Former children's TV presenter Holly Willoughby is confirmed as the new co-host of ITV1's This Morning.

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Woods targeting 15th major title
Tiger Woods will start as firm favourite when the 138th Open Championship begins at Turnberry on Thursday.

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Cavendish equals record with win
Mark Cavendish produces a stunning sprint finish to win stage 11 of the Tour de France and equal Barry Hoban's British record of eight stage wins.

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Terry going nowhere, say Chelsea
Chelsea insist that captain John Terry will not be joining Manchester City this summer.

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Flintoff to quit Tests after Ashes
England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff announces he will retire from Test cricket at the end of the current Ashes series.

Neo-Nazi terror
What were white supremacist Neil Lewington's plans?

Ripped off
Rent rules that leave landlords out of pocket

Struggling with flu
The NHS Direct phone help line is under pressure

Low carbon plan
An ambitious new road map or yet another dead-end?

Sitting supreme
Sneak preview of the new highest court in Britain

£31,759
Are you on a big salary, but just don't know it?

Record rise in UK jobless total
UK unemployment rose by a record 281,000 to 2.38m in the three months to May, the Office for National Statistics says.

Neo-Nazi convicted of terror plan
A white supremacist is convicted at the Old Bailey of having explosives and planning a terrorism campaign.

Ten charged with murdering cadet
Police charge 10 people with the murder of a 16-year-old Army cadet who was stabbed in Liverpool.

Tories to cut disability red tape
Families of disabled children will be assessed by "crack teams" of medical experts under plans by the Tories to cut red tape.

UK 'backs Blair for EU president'
Tony Blair will be the UK's choice to be Europe's president if and when the new post is created, minister Baroness Kinnock says.

Backpacker recovering in hospital
A 19-year-old backpacker from north London who went missing in the Australian bush for 12 days recovers in hospital.

Prisoner abuse fears revealed
Fears that a lack of army interrogators could lead to prisoner abuse were raised a year before the Iraq invasion, an inquiry hears.

Man faces son murder charge
A London man is accused of the murder of his three-month-old son and assaulting the infant's twin sister.

Swithin's lore
Does rain today really mean a summer wash-out?

Latin quiz
7 questions on phrases used in everyday life

Bushtucker trial
Eat bugs and leaves to survive in the wild

Worry at couple's double suicide
The deaths of conductor Sir Edward Downes and his wife at an assisted suicide clinic draw sympathy and concern from the papers.

Star's mother 'dumped fan mail'
The mother of Britain's Got Talent star George Sampson appears in court accused of dumping 16 bags of her son's fan mail.

Harrods snub charity fundraiser with Mohican
A woman with a charity Mohican haircut is refused entry to Harrods because her appearance is "too extreme".

Youths throw stones at flashpoint
There has been sporadic violence in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast, with groups of rival youths throwing stones.

Two arrested over McDaid killing
Another man is arrested as part of the investigation into the murder of Kevin McDaid in Coleraine.

Report due on fatal factory blast
An independent report into an explosion at the Stockline plastics factory in Glasgow is due to be published.

New optimism for tourism business
A better than expected summer for business is predicted as a survey reveals increased confidence at many companies.

M4 and airport road plans dropped
A proposed £1bn six-lane M4 relief scheme and a link road to Cardiff Airport are scrapped as costs soar.

Hartson told cancer also in lungs
Former footballer John Hartson undergoes emergency surgery as doctors confirm testicular cancer has spread to his lungs.