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Public to veto council tax rises
The public will be able to veto council tax rises in England if charges are above an agreed limit in a "radical extension of direct democrary", Communities Secretary Eric Pickles will announce.

Review of 'happy-slap' sentence
The Attorney General is to review the sentences given to two teenage members of a "happy slapping" gang who fatally injured a man.

Man cleared of murder three times
A Cheshire businessman accused of killing a man has charges against him dropped - the third time he has been cleared of murder.

Vicar guilty of sham wedding scam
A vicar is found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages over four years as part of an illegal immigration scheme.

Child heart op ban 'should stay'
Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.

Man recorded children undressing
A Sussex teaching assistant is jailed for secretly filming schoolchildren as young as five as they changed for sports lessons.

Police cleared over CS spray use
An independent inquiry into the Essex police officers who arrested a man using CS spray has concluded the arrest was lawful.

Footballer released from prison
Former Wigan Athletic footballer Marlon King is looking for a new club to join after being released from jail.

Warburtons bakery closed by fire
Firefighters are damping down a blaze that has forced the temporary closure of Warburtons' bakery in Bolton.

£1.2m car clamped outside Harrods
A luxury car worth £1.2m is clamped outside Harrods in central London after being illegally parked.

London saddles up for bike scheme
A bike hire scheme designed to encourage thousands more cycle journeys in central London is being launched later.

Ninety-year-old man heads family swimming team
Three generations of the same family - including a 90-year-old grandfather - will take part in the FINA World Masters Swimming Championships.

Urinating taxi drivers caught on camera
Fed-up residents in Slough claim some taxi drivers are ruining their "quality of life" by urinating outside their homes.

Morgan stars as England dominate
Eoin Morgan makes a superb maiden Test century as England reach an imposing 331-4 after day one of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.

Idowu wins Euro triple jump gold
Triple jumper Phillips Idowu wins Great Britain's second gold of the European Championships as Martyn Bernard takes high jump bronze.

Hughes confirmed as Fulham boss
Fulham confirm the appointment of Mark Hughes as their new manager, replacing Roy Hodgson.

Man dies in parasailing accident
The widow of an Essex man killed parasailing in Turkey has called for better safety at foreign resorts.

Churchill's false teeth auctioned
A partial set of false teeth made for Winston Churchill is auctioned in Norfolk.

Vicar guilty of sham wedding scam
While Rev Alex Brown conducted the sham weddings, it was Vladymyr Buchak who found the couples, Lewes Crown Court heard.

Royals visit injured servicemen
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visited Birmingham's new Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine.

Search called off at Tobin home
Police call off their search of a Brighton property where serial killer Peter Tobin once lived after it revealed no evidence of any crime.

Widower tribute to pregnant wife
A car driver has been jailed for two years after he lost control of his car and killed a Cumbrian woman and her unborn child.

Man gets job after placard plea
A man has landed a job after standing by a roundabout holding a placard pleading for work in Stoke-on-Trent.

Crowds thrilled by Vulcan display
A display by a Vulcan bomber thrilled thousands of spectators at the annual RNAS Culdrose Air Day.

Vicar 'mystery'
Why did a clergyman conduct 360 sham marriage ceremonies?

'Miracle' drug
Father finds sick daughter's cure on internet

Mother's grief
Living with the effects of the Oxford heart surgery deaths.

On your bike
How does London's self-service cycle hire scheme work?

Odd auctions
X-rays, teeth and cat's ashes under the hammer

Torn apart
Mother's heartbreak over her abducted child

Rubberised milk
Why Britain wants to forget its shameful cheese habits