Cameron urges focus at G8 summit

The prime minister calls for international summits to be more than "talking shops" as he arrives in Canada for the G8 meeting.

Major US financial reform agreed

The US Congress all but finalises the biggest reform of US financial regulation since the Great Depression.

Man guilty of £40m jewellers raid

A man is convicted of taking part in the UK's biggest jewellery robbery in which £40m of gems were stolen from a Mayfair store.

BP shares down on funding concern

Shares in BP fall a further 7% amid speculation that the company may have to seek extra funds to pay for its oil spill costs.

Prince barracks input 'unwelcome'

The Prince of Wales is criticised by a High Court judge for intervening in a planned £1bn complex for Chelsea Barracks.

Stalin hometown statue taken down

Under cover of darkness, Georgia takes down a statue of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin from the central square of his hometown.

Would-be academy list published

The Department for Education publishes a list of schools interested in becoming academies.

Apple advises on holding iPhone

Apple has issued advice to iPhone 4 owners about how to hold their handset to avoid losing signal strength.

Sex domain gets official approval

The overseer of the internet's addressing system has backed the creation of a .xxx domain for explicit material.

Dramatist Alan Plater dies at 75

Writer Alan Plater, whose work includes Z Cars and Last of The Blonde Bombshells, dies aged 75, his agent announces.

Racing boss 'dies at sex club'

Two women are arrested in Belgium after a British motor racing boss is found dead at a sadomasochistic sex club.

Meet Oscar, the ground-breaking puss in bionic boots

A cat that had its back feet severed by a combine harvester has been fitted with prosthetic feet in a pioneering operation.