Tighter alcohol controls rejected - (14/09/2006 16:38:56)

Calls to tighten alcohol controls to combat a rise in consumption by young people are rejected by ministers.

Women authors on Booker shortlist - (14/09/2006 15:51:34)

Sarah Waters and Kate Grenville are among the six writers shortlisted for this year's Man Booker Prize.

Langham in court over charges - (14/09/2006 15:45:33)

Comedian Chris Langham appears in court over nine child sex offences and 15 counts of making indecent images of children.

UK undergraduates 'may go abroad' - (14/09/2006 15:41:00)

UK students will go abroad for courses if universities do not improve, Education Secretary Alan Johnson warns,

London festival 'lacks resources' - (14/09/2006 15:31:19)

The London Film Festival is launched with a plea from its artistic director for more government funding.

Judge says Saddam 'not dictator' - (14/09/2006 15:16:05)

Saddam Hussein's trial judge says he was not a dictator, a day after being accused of pro-Saddam bias.

Fears for Polish workers in Italy - (14/09/2006 14:39:57)

Polish police join the hunt for more than 100 Polish migrants feared to have fallen prey to criminal gangs in southern Italy.

Pensioner robbed at knife-point - (14/09/2006 14:25:15)

The daughter of an 83-year-old man robbed at knife-point near Dungiven says she is disgusted by the attack.

Brewers defend music sponsorship - (14/09/2006 14:05:10)

The drinks industry reacts angrily to a call for the government to ban brewers from sponsoring live music.

Bomb plot suspect starts evidence - (14/09/2006 13:53:29)

A terror suspect accused of a bomb plot learned about guerrilla warfare on a trip to Pakistan, he tells a jury.