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Three men who were being questioned about an alleged threat to kill Gordon Brown have been charged with terror offences.
EU considers sanctions on Russia
EU leaders are considering imposing sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Georgia, the French foreign minister says.
Parties given £10.7m in donations
Political parties received £10.7m in donations between April and June - up from £8.1m during the previous three months.
Hutton warns over energy policy
John Hutton appears to warn against a windfall tax, saying the "right framework" is needed to attract future energy investment.
Database of children is delayed
A database of every child in England due to be piloted in October has been delayed for the second time.
Proposal for eco-town abandoned
Proposals for an 8,000-home eco-town in Cambridgeshire are scuppered.
Social factors key to ill health
Social factors - rather than genetics - are to blame for huge variations in ill health and life expectancy around the world, a report concludes.
Met's knife crime policy attacked
Police use of stop and search could make gangs stronger and knife crime worse, the BBC hears.
Livingstone to be Chavez adviser
Former London mayor Ken Livingstone is to work as a consultant for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Churchill urged to keep wartime secret agency going in peacetime
Newly released files show that Winston Churchill was urged to keep Britain's Special Operations Executive going in peacetime.
The blame game
Are voters getting increasingly grumpy with Labour?
Fresh start
Brian Taylor blogs on the new Scots Lib Dem leader
Cold snap
Why fears of a new Cold War focus on Ukraine
Convention diary
Family theme - Michelle Obama hits some good notes
Beijing bounce
Can the other Team GB win gold thanks to Olympics fever
Doing the sums
Could a windfall tax on fuel firms work in practice?
NHS set for large budget surplus
The NHS in England is heading for an estimated surplus of £1.75bn in the current financial year, official estimates predict.
Miliband warns over Russia crisis
David Miliband says Russia's invasion of Georgia marks the end of "the relative... calm" in Europe since the Soviet Union's collapse.
Civilian policing 'is half-baked'
A scheme giving "policing" powers to 1,400 civilians in England and Wales is branded "half-baked" by the Police Federation.
Call for housing market 'rescue'
A mortgage rescue scheme and councils buying unused land feature in a Liberal Democrat plan to revive the housing market.
Tories warn of obesity 'excuses'
People should not be offered "excuses" for being overweight, shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley says.
UK urges tough response to Russia
The UK foreign secretary calls for "hard-headed engagement" with Russia in response to its actions in Georgia.
Stand up to Russia, says Cameron
Conservative leader David Cameron says the world must not "look away" from Russia's behaviour in Georgia.
Health board lost patients' data
A health board tightens its security after the loss of "non-identifiable" patient data on two memory sticks.
UK election laws 'under strain'
The UK's electoral system is stuck in the 19th Century and is under "severe strain", says a watchdog's report.
Scott plays down referendum issue
Scotland's new Lib Dem leader has played down talk of his party supporting a multi-option referendum on independence.
UK makes Atlantic sea bed claim
Britain is to formally present its case to the UN to extend its territorial rights around Ascension Island.
Scots election supremo 'needed'
The Electoral Commission says a board should be set up, under the leadership of a chief returning officer, to run all elections in Scotland.
Anti-knife fight goes to New York
The sister of teenage stab victim Ben Kinsella is to travel to New York to see how knife crime is tackled there.
Fifth arrest over PM death threat
Detectives investigating an alleged threat to kill the prime minister arrest a 29-year-old man in Derby.
MPs call for energy windfall tax
Gordon Brown faces pressure from Labour MPs for a windfall tax on energy firms who have recorded huge profits.
Scott is Lib Dem Scotland leader
The Scottish Liberal Democrats elect Shetland MSP Tavish Scott as their new leader north of the border.
Tories pick by-election candidate
The Conservatives announce their candidate for the forthcoming Westminster by-election in Fife.
Brian Taylor's political blog
Dummy puff/betsan blog
Stormont must meet warns Robinson
DUP leader Peter Robinson warns of 'serious consequences' if the next Stormont Executive meeting does not go ahead.
Mark Devenport's political blog
Dummy puff/betsan blog
'Positive' key classroom results
School assessments show improvements but still a gap between girls and boys in Wales.
Betsan Powys' political blog
Dummy puff/betsan blog
Who's who: Cabinet
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