MPs overwhelmingly back keeping UK troops in Afghanistan - the first time they have voted on the issue.
President Obama calls a small church's plan to burn the Koran a "recruitment bonanza" for al-Qaeda, while Interpol warns a violent response is likely.
The government is planning to reduce the annual welfare bill by a further £4bn, Chancellor George Osborne tells the BBC.
MPs back calls for a fresh parliamentary investigation into phone hacking claims after criticism of News of the World journalists.
Health officials are investigating a second death which is being linked to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in south Wales.
Iran is set to release on Saturday one of three detained American hikers held since last July and accused of espionage, reports say.
An invasive species of predatory shrimp has been found in the UK for the first time.
BAE Systems announces it is to axe almost 1,000 jobs across the UK, with 740 to go from five sites in England.
Economist and former journalist Robert Chote is to become the new head of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
Euro MPs call on France to suspend its deportations of Roma (Gypsies), as Paris seeks co-operation from Romania.
