The UK economy grew by a revised 1.2% in the second quarter, its fastest pace in nine years, boosted by the construction sector.
27/08/2010 10:46 AM
The Taliban reveal the base from which they planned to shoot down the prime minister's helicopter during his visit to Afghanistan in June.
27/08/2010 12:16 PM
The widow of one of the 7/7 suicide bombers loses her High Court bid to overturn a decision refusing her legal aid ahead of the forthcoming inquest.
27/08/2010 11:48 AM
The Corus steel plant on Teesside, which was mothballed with the loss of 1,600 jobs, is close to being sold for £320m.
27/08/2010 09:40 AM
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki signs into law a new constitution, intended to end years of political and ethnic violence, at a huge ceremony.
27/08/2010 11:52 AM
Samantha Cameron and her baby daughter Florence are discharged from hospital in Cornwall.
27/08/2010 11:15 AM
The number of people in England undergoing surgery on the NHS to help them lose weight has increased ten-fold in less than a decade, figures show.
27/08/2010 04:30 AM
Two men teaching at separate schools in Solihull are arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children.
27/08/2010 12:26 PM
An assault charge against boy band star Lee Ryan is dropped at the request of his ex-partner Samantha Miller.
27/08/2010 11:07 AM
The executive producer of Top Gear launches an attack on publisher HarperCollins over a book that reveals the true identity of The Stig.
27/08/2010 09:09 AM
A scheme to generate renewable energy by simply pulling electric charge out of humid air sparks debate amongst scientists.
27/08/2010 06:02 AM
A young musician, Liu Wei, has won acclaim after appearing on "China's Got Talent" playing the piano with his feet.
27/08/2010 05:17 AM
