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- 1. Spending cuts 'to hit north harder'
- Industrial towns in the north east of England may be least able to cope with deep cuts in public spending, BBC-commissioned research suggests.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11141264
- 2. Obama condemns Koran burning plan
- US President Barack Obama says a small church's plans to burn the Koran are a "recruitment bonanza" for al-Qaeda.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11243711
- 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. 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
- 5. Second death linked to outbreak
- 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
- 6. 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
- 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. 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
- 9. Cameron tribute to 'amazing dad'
- David Cameron and his family pay tribute to their late father Ian, describing him as a man who had "touched a lot of lives".
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11243347
- 10. Planes nearly collide over London
- A business jet and a passenger plane carrying 232 people came close to a mid-air collision over London in 2009, a report reveals.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-london-11237496
- 11. 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
- 12. Explosive EastEnders plot could signal end of Peggy
- An explosive EastEnders storyline which could see the end of Peggy Mitchell, played by Barbara Windsor, begins on Thursday.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11241857
- 13. Kate Silverton and 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
- 14. Riaz to face police questioning
- Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz will be question 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
- 15. 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
- 16. Live - County Championship
- Nottinghamshire look to hold off the chasing pack of Somerset, Yorkshire and Lancashire, while Kent and Hampshire battle against relegation.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/8983407.stm
- 17. 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
- 18. Houllier named Aston Villa boss
- Former Liverpool and Lyon boss Gerard Houllier is named the new manager of Aston Villa.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/8969268.stm
- 19. 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
- 20. Met officer charged with assault
- A Metropolitan Police officer is charged with assaulting a prisoner in west London.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11246055
- 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. 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
- 24. 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
- 25. Assembly post tackles 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
- 26. Gillan agrees referendum question
- Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan says next year's referendum on further Welsh powers will use a revised question by the Electoral Commission.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-wales-politics-11247780
- 27. Car bomb rocks Mogadishu airport
- At least eight people are killed as a car bomb explodes at Somalia's main airport in Mogadishu, officials say.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-11246394
- 28. SA murder rate shows sharp fall
- The murder rate has fallen by 8.6% over the past year in South Africa, the latest statistics show.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-11243513
- 29. Police may have shot HK hostages
- Investigators in the Philippines say police may have accidentally shot some of the hostages on a bus hijacked last month.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11240812
- 30. Japan-China boat spat escalates
- China warns Japan that their wider relationship will suffer if Tokyo mishandles a dispute about a Chinese fishing boat seized in disputed waters.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-11241445
- 31. Big toll in Russian market bomb
- At least 15 people are killed and more than 60 wounded in a bomb attack in the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz, local officials say.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11242588
- 32. 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
- 33. Mexico crime 'like an insurgency'
- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Mexican drug violence is looking increasingly like an insurgency, a comment strongly rejected by Mexico.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11234058
- 34. Honduras massacre 'gang rivalry'
- A mass shooting in a shoe factory in Honduras is blamed on rival street gangs linked to Mexican drug cartels.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-latin-america-11240006
- 35. Iran opposition lawyer detained
- A prominent human rights lawyer in Iran, Nasrin Sotoudeh, is detained by the authorities on security charges.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11243683
- 36. Yemeni soldier killed in ambush
- Gunmen open fire on soldiers in southern Yemen, killing at least one and wounding others.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-11246612
- 37. Indian caste census due in 2011
- India's first caste-based census since 1931 will take place next year, the cabinet announces.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11241916
- 38. Taliban chief says victory close
- Taliban leader Mullah Omar says his fighters are on the verge of victory in Afghanistan and the Nato-led campaign has been "a complete failure".
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11239562
- 39. Rig firms hit back at BP report
- Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11239676
- 40. Obama defiant on tax cut stance
- President Obama defends his opposition to extending Bush-era tax cuts for wealthier people and criticises what he calls Republican obstruction.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11236302
- 41. Goldman Sachs fined £17.5m by FSA
- Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs is fined £17.5m by the UK's financial watchdog.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11238897
- 42. Record goods trade deficit for UK
- The UK's goods trade deficit widened to a record high in July after imports rose sharply and exports fell from the previous month.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11243860
- 43. Income tax: Interest may be added
- HM Revenue & Customs says it is impossible to tell how many taxpayers may have to pay interest as a result of tax errors.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11244776
- 44. 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
- 45. 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
- 46. Ed Miliband tops August donations
- Leadership hopeful Ed Miliband raised the most money of any of the Labour contenders during August, Electoral Commission figures show.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11246194
- 47. Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's'
- High doses of B vitamins may slow the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, a study says.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11232356
- 48. NHS IT costs to be cut by £700m
- The government has announced £700m of savings in the national IT programme for the NHS in England, cutting the overall cost to £11.4bn.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-11243977
- 49. Vitamin 'may stop' spina bifida
- Scientists begin a study to determine if an everyday vitamin supplement could help prevent a common birth defect.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11230642
- 50. 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
- 51. Vocational courses to face review
- Education Secretary Michael Gove is to announce an independent review of vocational qualifications for students aged 14 to 19 in England.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11229469
- 52. University research focus 'wrong'
- Science Minister David Willetts says the research-teaching balance in universities has 'gone wrong', after defending cuts to science research.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11241871
- 53. Google unveils 'instant' searches
- Google speeds up its internet search engine by launching a new product called Instant that displays results as soon as users type in queries.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11239037
- 54. Smartphone chip battle heats up
- Intel is to launch its first chip with built-in graphics, while established phone chipmaker ARM releases a fast new chip.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11243108
- 55. Broadband speed gets laser boost
- A kind of "auto-tune for data" developed by a European team may help increase the capacities of long-haul fibre optic cables.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11229085
- 56. New evidence for rare black hole
- Researchers say they may have found further evidence for the existence of an unusual type of black hole.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11237507
- 57. Fungus threatening film history
- A fungus that 'eats' cine film threatens to irreversibly damage important film archive and record of British social history.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11202019
- 58. Heat pumps 'need tighter rules'
- Domestic heat pumps need to be subject to tighter regulations in order for them to deliver widespread energy savings, a report suggests.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11200063
- 59. Tinie Tempah leads way for Mobos
- Rapper Tinie Tempah leads the way in the nominations for this year's Mobo Awards in Liverpool with four nods.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11241067
- 60. Spears sued for sexual harassment
- A former bodyguard for Britney Spears files a sexual harassment lawsuit against the pop star.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11241877
- 61. Morgan to replace host Larry King
- Former newspaper editor and Britain's Got Talent judge Piers will replace US TV presenter Larry King on the US network CNN, it is announced.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11234671
- 62. What became of Mercury Communications?
- Its name lives on in the form of a prestigious music prize but whatever happened to Mercury Communications?
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11212656
- 63. 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
- 64. 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
- 65. Live: Themed question time
- MSPs question Scottish government ministers during themed question time.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/scotland/newsid_8167000/8167433.stm
- 66. Google revamps search system
- Google revamps search system with launch of 'Instant'
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-11239103
- 67. On foot patrol to deter the Taliban
- Quentin Sommerville goes on foot patrol with some of the men of the US Army's 101st Airborne division near the village of Zerok in Afghanistan.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11245452
- 68. Media barons "have no predators"
- The Labour MP for West Bromwich, Tom Watson, used the Commons debate on phone hacking to accuse fellow members of cowardice in the face of Britain's tabloid newspapers.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11242823
- 69. Meet the Strictly Stars
- Meet the Strictly Come Dancing Stars of 2010.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11244800
- 70. Colorado fire destroys homes
- A forest fire in the US state of Colorado has destroyed at least 136 homes, according to officials.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11240691
- 71. 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
- 72. Lion lunges at Las Vegas trainer
- A lion lunged at a trainer as stunned onlookers watched in horror, at Las Vegas's MGM Grand Hotel and Casino.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11236560
- 73. Plus size debut at NY Fashion Week
- For the first time at New York Fashion Week there will be a runway show featuring plus size models.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11239764
- 74. Armed forces in Afghanistan debate
- Live coverage from the House of Commons.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8167000/8167404.stm
- 75. Vulnerable to public sector cuts?
- Find out how resilient areas of England might be
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11233799
- 76. 'Real women'
- Plus-size models make New York Fashion Week debut
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-11240617
- 77. 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
- 78. Talking pictures
- Inspirational portraits of some of Wales' best-loved stars
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11210558
- 79. Dino clue
- Palaeontologists discover what may be the earliest evidence of feathers
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-11221459
- 80. Altered image
- Pictures reveal new side to life in trend-setting Soweto
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-11031389

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