Head of City regulator steps down
Hector Sants, chief executive of the Financial Services Authority, announces he is to step down as head of the City regulator.

BBC reveals total performer pay
The BBC reveals the total amount paid to its performers who broadcast on radio and television.

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Ice 'probable cause' of BA crash
The fault which caused a plane to crash land at Heathrow Airport in January 2008 was "unrecognised", a report says.

Student terror conviction quashed
A man branded a "wannabe suicide bomber" will not face a retrial on terrorism charges after a conviction is quashed.

Gascoigne held in second incident
Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne is quizzed by police for the second time in two days after a disturbance at a hotel.

Fertile forties pregnancy warning
Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that fertility inevitably wanes at a certain age.

Brown faces vote reform rebellion
Gordon Brown is facing a backbench rebellion over plans for a referendum on changing Britain's voting system.

Woman's skeleton found by workmen
Police investigate the death of a woman whose skeleton was found wrapped in carpet at a Manchester building site.

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Letters go luminous as glow in the dark stamp issued
Jersey Post issues a "glow in the dark" stamp as part of the firm's new stamp issues.