Boss says Toyota 'grew too fast'

The boss of Toyota admits the firm's rapid expansion may have led to safety issues which saw 8.5 million vehicles recalled.

Darling 'hit by forces of hell'

The chancellor says No 10 and the Tories unleashed "the forces of hell" when he predicted the worst recession for 60 years.

Singer Cheryl Cole reveals separation

Pop star Cheryl Cole is separating from her husband, the England footballer Ashley Cole, her spokesman says.

Livni hails Dubai Hamas killing

Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni applauds the controversial killing of a Hamas commander in Dubai by suspected Israeli agents.

UK plane-spotters 'admit offence'

Two UK plane-spotters admit illegally monitoring aircraft in India, the MP fighting for their return home says.

Pakistan blast kills Welsh woman

A woman from south Wales is among several people killed by a suicide bomb blast in north-west Pakistan.

Commons backs sex education move

MPs back a government move to allow sex education to be taught in England in a way that "reflects" a school's "religious character".

Murder victim 'kept as slave'

A "vulnerable" man was kept as a slave and tortured for his benefit money before his headless body was dumped in a Bedfordshire lake, a court hears.

'Miracle' that NI bomb did not kill

Police say it is a sheer miracle that no-one was killed or injured in a car bomb explosion at Newry courthouse on Monday night.

New US-free Americas bloc planned

Latin American and Caribbean nations agree to a new regional body without the US and Canada, Mexico's president says.

Brown pledges parents school vote

Labour is to promise parents a vote on whether struggling schools should be run by a different organisation.

Making the grade - Abbey Road studios is listed

London's Abbey Road studios, where bands including The Beatles and Pink Floyd recorded their albums, has been given listed building status.