Coroner raises rail safety fears - A coroner raises ongoing safety fears as an inquest jury blames a points failure for the Potters Bar train crash.
Huntley to sue over prison attack - Soham killer Ian Huntley is to sue the Prison Service for compensation after his throat was slashed in an attack by a fellow inmate.
UK soldiers push to clear Taliban - Hundreds of UK soldiers launch an operation to clear Taliban insurgents from a key stronghold in southern Afghanistan.
BP boss scaling back oil effort - The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.
Venables' identity must be secret - The new identity of Jon Venables must be kept secret because there is "compelling evidence" of a threat to his safety, a judge says.
Child, 3, drowned in garden pond - A toddler drowned after falling into a garden pond during a visit to a house in Edinburgh, it has emerged.
Immigrant worker limit criticised - Government plans to limit the number of skilled foreign workers allowed into the UK are criticised by the Lord Mayor of London.
Lebanon urged to resist violence - Syria's president and the Saudi king call on Lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence amid mounting political tensions in the country.
Addiction drugs 'aid weight loss' - A combination pill of two drugs used to treat addiction may help people lose weight, say US researchers.
Child heart op ban 'should stay' - Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.
Say fat not obese, says minister - GPs and other health professionals should tell people they are fat rather than obese, England's public health minister says.
Hip hope from stem cell technique - Doctors may soon be able to patch up damaged bones and joints anywhere in the body with a simple shot in the arm.
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