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- 1. Spending cuts 'to hit north hard'
- Industrial areas in the North East and Midlands are least resilient to economic shocks, BBC-commissioned research suggests.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11141264
- 2. Defence firm BAE cuts 1,000 jobs
- BAE Systems announces it is to axe almost 1,000 jobs across the UK, with 740 to go from five sites in England.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-humber-11244219
- 3. MPs back new phone hacking probe
- MPs back calls for a fresh parliamentary investigation into allegations of phone hacking by journalists at the News of the World.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11230186
- 4. Toshack stands down as Wales boss
- John Toshack stands down as Wales manager after a six-year reign with immediate effect by "mutual consent".
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/8970745.stm
- 5. No 10 condemns Koran burning plan
- Downing Street joins a chorus of international condemnation over a small US church's plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11245480
- 6. MPs get first vote on Afghanistan
- The Commons is to vote for the first time on whether UK troops should remain in Afghanistan - almost nine years after the war started.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11248603
- 7. UK interest rates remain at 0.5%
- The Bank of England keeps UK interest rates on hold at a record low of 0.5% for the 18th consecutive month.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11242526
- 8. One trapped as aircraft crashes
- One person is trapped in the wreckage of a light aircraft that crashed in a garden in Hampshire.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11250514
- 9. Cameron tribute to 'amazing dad'
- David Cameron and his family pay tribute to their late father, describing him as a "amazing man" who had "touched a lot of lives".
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11243347
- 10. Second death linked to Legionnaires'
- Health officials are investigating a second death which is being linked to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in south Wales.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11245110
- 11. British hostage freed in Pakistan
- A British journalist held captive by militants in north-west Pakistan since March is released.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11242877
- 12. Door ajar on private universities
- The Universities Minister suggests an increased role for private universities as he signals graduates will have to pay more for their degrees.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11240067
- 13. Trains sent on collision course
- A Tube train was sent into the path of another train during Wednesday morning's rush hour, it emerges.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-london-11242084
- 14. Taxi driver picks up pipe bomb
- A Strabane taxi driver picks up a pipe bomb and takes it to waste ground.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-11242758
- 15. World's most expensive book back on sale
- A book that sold for a record-breaking price of $8.8m (£5.7m) a decade ago is to go back under the hammer at Sotheby's.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11242275
- 16. Could music on prescription be the cure?
- Patients could be prescribed music tailored to their needs as a result of new university research.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-11233452
- 17. McGuinness 'forgot deathbed talk'
- Martin McGuinness says he forgot a deathbed conversation he had with the priest suspected of being involved in the 1972 Claudy bombing.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-11241603
- 18. IFA block Italy game ticket sales
- The Irish Football Association (IFA) asks a number of websites to stop selling tickets for the game between Northern Ireland and Italy next month.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-11248542
- 19. Bodies of seven dogs discovered
- The RSPCA appeals for information after the bodies of seven dead dogs are found at stables, including one who was probably buried alive.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11249854
- 20. New job will tackle trafficking
- An anti-human trafficking coordinator is to be appointed in Wales for the first time to tackle the problem.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-11243836
- 21. Parties unite over carriers fears
- Scottish ministers and opposition politicians join forces in a bid to ensure the future of two Royal Navy aircraft carriers.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11245831
- 22. Boundary move 'gives Tories hope'
- Boundary changes for the next Scottish Parliament elections suggest a possible boost to the Conservatives, according to experts.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11229792
- 23. Two killed by lorry on motorway
- A lorry kills two men as they walk along the M6 close to Sandbach in Cheshire.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-manchester-11245262
- 24. Ex-wife 'shot over assets fears'
- A north London businessman who feared his ex-wife would "take everything" shot her in the head, a court hears.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-london-11247635
- 25. Riaz to face police questioning
- Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz will be questioned by Scotland Yard on 14 September in relation to allegations of corruption.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8984817.stm
- 26. Defoe out for at least six weeks
- Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe is ruled out for at least six weeks because of an ankle injury.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/8984574.stm
- 27. Southampton withdraw Adkins offer
- Southampton withdraw their offer to Scunthorpe boss Nigel Adkins to become their new manager, according to Iron chairman Steve Wharton.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8983286.stm
- 28. Is it bad taste to have a 'shortest man' record?
- The world has a new shortest man - a 27in-tall person from Colombia. but is the title itself in poor taste?
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11228268
- 29. Did the Blitz really unify Britain?
- Seventy years ago Britain endured eight months of nightly German bombing. Does this tale of national unity tell the whole story?
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11213968
- 30. Beware the 'don't know' brigade
- In his regular column, Michael Blastland looks at why the people ignored by surveys could be those with the strongest opinions.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11206057
- 31. Clegg seeks to calm cuts anxiety
- Nick Clegg has sought to calm fears over the impact of spending cuts, insisting they will be spread over four years not implemented immediately.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11241648
- 32. Chote set to head Budget office
- Economist and former journalist Robert Chote is to become the new head of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11246225
- 33. Euro MPs condemn France over Roma
- Euro MPs call on France to suspend its deportations of Roma (Gypsies), as Paris seeks co-operation from Romania.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11243923
- 34. Live: UK armed forces debate
- MPs are debating a motion tabled by the Backbench Business Committee on the continued deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8167000/8167404.stm
- 35. Why do interest rates matter?
- The BBC's Declan Curry looks at why interest rates matter
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11238317
- 36. Woman bitten by fox while asleep
- Since the story of a fox badly biting twin baby girls three months ago, there has been an increase in reports of foxes entering homes and attacking people.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11249182
- 37. The pitfalls of trampolining on TV
- Kate Silverton sees the pitfalls of trampolining on TV
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11245392
- 38. Spending cuts 'to hit north harder'
- Industrial areas in the North East and Midlands are least resilient to economic shocks, BBC-commissioned research suggests.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11248752
- 39. Fat orang-utan goes on a diet
- An overweight orang-utan, who was Britain's fattest primate, has been put on a strict new diet.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11238258
- 40. Merlin series takes 'darker tone'
- Newsbeat visits the cast of Merlin on location in a soggy Puzzlewood and speaks to the actors who play Merlin and Morgana.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/newsbeat/11239107
- 41. HMRC 'at melting point'
- Serving tax officer: "HMRC has not been fit for purpose for a very long time. It's now at melting point"
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_8982000/8982769.stm
- 42. How are cuts affecting rural areas?
- What impact are the spending cuts having in North Yorkshire?
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11241228
- 43. Critical mass
- How does the Catholic church endorse Britain’s only gay Mass?
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11218791
- 44. Good grammar
- One man's crusade to put a full stop to linguistic abuse
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/today/hi/today/newsid_8983000/8983697.stm
- 45. Plotting charge
- Briton held in Bahrain for allegedly campaigning against its rulers
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11227914
- 46. Off the dial
- What happened to Mercury, as in Mercury music prize?
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11212656
- 47. Modelling the future
- What will London's skyline look like in 2030?
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-london-11231304
- 48. Newspaper review
- Papers express sympathy for PM David Cameron
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-11240138

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