Sailor safe after two-hour ordeal - (19/07/2010 09:57:39)

A woman from Hampshire who was in the sea for two hours without a life jacket after falling off a yacht off Cornwall describes her "terrifying" ordeal.

Swiss bank to lift lid on Kafka papers - (19/07/2010 09:53:58)

Safe deposit boxes believed to contain manuscripts and drawings by the late author Franz Kafka are due to be opened at a bank in Zurich.

Academies Bill 'not being rushed' - (19/07/2010 09:50:24)

Education Secretary Michael Gove hits back over criticism that the government is rushing through legislation on academies.

Teenager tied up by shop robbers - (19/07/2010 09:49:16)

A teenage filling station worker is tied up by two armed robbers carrying a handgun and baseball bat in Toome.

The chosen one? - (19/07/2010 09:27:35)

Can Mandla Mandela step into his grandfather's shoes?

Wiggins fumes at 'mediocre' form - (19/07/2010 09:22:58)

Bradley Wiggins labels his form in the Tour de France as "constantly mediocre" after falling to 18th place overall with six race days to go.

Dream opening for Inception movie - (19/07/2010 09:18:19)

Christopher Nolan's Inception tops the North American box office taking $60.4m (£39.5m), according to studio estimates.

Sidney clinches snail world title - (19/07/2010 09:16:30)

Sidney the snail hits a top speed of 0.003mph to take the world championship defeating all-comers in Norfolk.

Eurotunnel traffic rises sharply - (19/07/2010 09:11:24)

Eurotunnel, which manages the Channel Tunnel, reported rising revenues as more people and freight passed through its tunnel.

Zsa Zsa Gabor to have hip surgery - (19/07/2010 08:35:32)

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor will have hip replacement surgery on Monday after she broke several bones when she fell out of bed, her publicist says.