Ministers are to set out options for "radical reform" of the benefits system and moving people from welfare into work.[click for more]
Strikes and ash extend BA losses
BA reveals a steep quarterly loss of £164m after being hit by cabin crew strikes and disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud.[click for more]
MoD 'to pay for Trident renewal'
The chancellor says the MoD, not the Treasury, will have to pay £20bn to renew the nuclear deterrent, putting extra pressure on the defence budget.[click for more]
Expenses four in appeals defeat
Three ex-Labour MPs and an ex-Tory peer lose appeals over a ruling that they are not protected from prosecution by parliamentary privilege over expenses fraud allegations. [click for more]
UK author's Singapore trial delayed
The Singapore trial of UK author Alan Shadrake - for defamation and contempt of court over a book on the death penalty - opens and is adjourned.[click for more]
Lockerbie inquiry 'may visit UK'
The US senator who will chair a congressional inquiry into the Lockerbie bomber release says he may send investigators to the UK. [click for more]
Scarlett case 'may help tourists'
The mother of teenager Scarlett Keeling says she hopes the trial into her death in Goa will improve the region for tourists.[click for more]
Public to veto council tax rises
The public will be able to veto their council tax bills in England if charges are above an agreed limit, ministers will announce.[click for more]
Iraq intelligence 'insubstantial'
The intelligence on Iraq`s weapons threat was not "very substantial", former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott says.[click for more]
Arrest made over T in Park rape
A 28-year-old man is arrested in connection with an alleged abduction and rape at the T in the Park music festival.[click for more]
London saddles up for bike scheme
A bike hire scheme designed to encourage thousands more cycle journeys in central London begins.[click for more]
Maths fears over A-level reforms
Plans to reform A-levels could put students off maths and lead to university department closures, an academic body warns.[click for more]
Fugitive tycoon Nadir seeks bail
Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial.[click for more]
Maze site set to be redeveloped
An agreement on the future of the Maze Prison site is reached by the NI first and deputy first ministers, Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness.[click for more]
Million-pound car clamped outside Harrods
A luxury car worth £1.2m is clamped outside Harrods in central London after being illegally parked.[click for more]
British beer sales 'boosted by World Cup'
Good weather and football`s World Cup is thought to have given a boost to beer sales in the UK, industry figures suggest.[click for more]
Victim's remains taken to Dublin
Human remains found during a search for one of the disappeared in County Monaghan are taken to Dublin for post mortem examination. [click for more]
PSNI to show riot suspect images
The police are due to release images of 14 people they want to speak to in connection with rioting in north Belfast.[click for more]
Family funeral tribute to soldier
The family of a soldier killed in Afghanistan pay tribute ahead of his funeral, calling him "brave, courageous and loyal".[click for more]
Boys and teenager saved from sea
Two 12-year-old boys who were swept out to sea and an 18-year-old who tried to rescue them are pulled to safety.[click for more]