A man is charged with murdering a clergyman at his South Gloucestershire vicarage and a retired teacher in Worcestershire.

Northern Irish comedian Frank Carson, whose catch phrases included "It's a cracker", has died aged 85, surrounded by his family.

Tributes pour in for Sunday Times foreign correspondent Marie Colvin, who has been killed in Syria.

Labour leader Ed Miliband tells David Cameron he risks making NHS reform "his poll tax" - in noisy Commons clashes over the health bill.

Cherie Blair has started legal proceedings over phone hacking, her solicitor confirms.

The Royal Navy selects South Korean firm Daewoo for a £452m deal to build four new fuel tankers.

A former nightclub bouncer is jailed for a minimum of 35 years for murdering pregnant teenager Nikitta Grender two weeks before she was due to give birth.

Kennelling dogs suspected of being dangerous, cost at least £3.7m in 2010, according to figures given to BBC Newsnight.

Nine men involved in the UVF supergrass trial in Belfast are acquitted of the murder of UDA leader Tommy English.

A major exercise testing security and emergency services in the event of a terror attack during the Olympic and Paralympic Games is held in London.