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• Pension rallies hit French cities - More than one million protesters join rallies across France and a national strike causes major disruption, amid rising anger over pension reforms.
• Tube strike brings major delays - Millions of Londoners are attempting to travel home amid a major Tube strike affecting nearly all its lines.
• Police expected to quiz PM's aide - The Metropolitan Police are likely to discuss new phone-hacking allegations with Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson, its assistant commissioner says.
• Cell assault sergeant is jailed - A police officer who was caught on CCTV injuring a woman by throwing her into a cell is jailed for six months.
• Blitz commemorated at St Paul's - Pilots, firefighters, nurses and ambulance workers gather 70 years after battling through eight months of bombing raids over Britain's industrial centres.
• 'Youngest' double murderer jailed - A girl thought to be Britain's youngest female double murderer is given a life sentence and told she will serve a minimum of 14 years.
• Diamond to be new Barclays chief - Bob Diamond is to become chief executive of Barclays, while HSBC chairman Stephen Green steps down to become a government trade minister.
• House group nears administration - Nearly 10,000 jobs are at risk as the property and environmental services giant Connaught faces collapse.
• Car bomb targets Pakistan police - At least 16 people are killed as a car bomb explodes near a police base in north-west Pakistan, in the second deadly attack on police in the region in as many days.
• Stars turn out for Mercury Prize - Nominated artists Paul Weller, Dizzee Rascal and The XX are arriving in London for this year's prestigious Mercury Music Prize.
• Most believe 'retirement is over' - Seven out of 10 people believe retirement as we know it will not be possible in the future, a BBC Newsnight poll finds.
• Tree house: Row breaks out over 35ft high leylandii - A dispute has broken out in a Plymouth street after a resident lets trees surrounding his property grow to 35ft.
• Crikey! Beano Club closes to new members - The club for dedicated fans of Dennis the Menace is to be replaced with a website in a bid to attract more members.
• Live - England v Pakistan - Pakistan are in deep trouble against England in the second Twenty20 international in Cardiff.
• Live - Euro 2012 qualifiers - England take on Switzerland and Scotland host Liechtenstein as qualifying for Euro 2012 continues on a busy night of international football.
• Live text - US Open day nine - Venus Williams and Kim Clijsters are in US Open quarter-final action, while Rafael Nadal also plays on day nine at Flushing Meadows.
• Woods named in US Ryder Cup team - Tiger Woods is selected in the United States Ryder Cup team for Celtic Manor, as one of four wildcards along with Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson and Rickie Fowler.
• Arsenal suffer Van Persie setback - Arsenal striker Robin van Persie will be sidelined with an ankle injury until at least mid-October.
• No helmet suspect killed in crash - A man suspected of being a motorbike thief who police refused to pursue because he was not wearing a helmet is killed riding a stolen bike.
• Golf course burnt body identified - A man whose body was set alight and dumped at a golf course is identified by police as a 37-year-old man from Brighton.
• Hit-and-run death teenager jailed - A 17-year-old is jailed for eight-and-a-half years after killing a father in a hit-and-run incident in Edinburgh.
• Huge growth at largest wind farm - A massive expansion is to take place at Europe's largest onshore wind farm in East Renfrewshire.
• Warning of 'prolonged recession' - The NI first minister, Peter Robinson, has warned that the expected cuts in public expenditure could be devastating for the local economy.
• Farms, roads flooded in Fermanagh - A number of properties have been flooded in County Fermanagh after the Colebrooke River burst its banks near Lisnaskea.
• Legionnaires' fear as woman dies - A 64-year-old woman has died of suspected Legionnaires' disease in south Wales.
• Pool fall badly injures tourist - A friend tells of a holidaymaker's serious accident at his hotel swimming pool in Majorca.
• Mozambique bread price climbdown - Mozambique says it will reverse the increase in the price of bread that sparked deadly riots last week.
• Arrests over Swaziland protests - Police in Swaziland arrest about 50 people ahead of protests against sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarchy, activists say.
• Gillard to stay as Australian PM - Julia Gillard is to remain as Australia's prime minister after winning the backing of two key independent MPs.
• China backs Burma's election plan - China urges international support for the Burmese general election planned for later this year, as Burma's leader begins a five-day visit to China.
• EU agrees new financial framework - European finance ministers agree a new framework for financial supervision, designed to help prevent future financial crises.
• EU's Barroso laments jobs crisis - The European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, highlights unemployment as a major challenge, in his first "state of the union" speech.
• Guatemala mudslide search halted - Teams in Guatemala have to halt the search for bodies following devasting mudslides which have killed at least 45 people.
• Mexico begins army shooting probe - Mexico's defence ministry launches an inquiry after a man and his teenage son are shot dead at a military checkpoint.
• Iran stands firm on stoning case - Foreign powers should stop interfering in the case of an Iranian woman who was sentenced to death by stoning, Iran's foreign ministry says.
• Gunmen kill Iraqi TV presenter - Prominent al-Iraqiya TV presenter Riad al-Saray is shot dead in Baghdad by unknown attackers.
• Kabul Bank investors' cash frozen - Afghanistan's central bank follows its promise to back Kabul Bank by freezing the assets of leading investors.
• UN in fresh Pakistan flood appeal - The UN makes a fresh appeal for Pakistan's flood victims as film star Angelina Jolie arrives in the country to highlight their plight.
• Petraeus warns over Koran burning - The US Afghan commander warns troops' lives will be at risk if a US church goes ahead with plans to burn the Koran, concerns echoed by the White House and Nato.
• American soldiers killed in Iraq - Two US soldiers are killed in northern Iraq, the first US military deaths since Washington last month declared an end to combat operations in the country.
• Tax error letters start to arrive - UK tax authorities are bracing themselves for a deluge of complaints and enquiries after sending out fresh tax calculations.
• Obama to back company tax breaks - President Obama is to call for company tax breaks in his bid to regain the initiative as mid-term elections loom.
• Ocado sees 30% rise in food sales - Online grocery retailer Ocado sees sales rose nearly 30% in the last quarter, but fails to prevent further share price falls.
• Cameron warns of challenges ahead - David Cameron returns to work following paternity leave telling his cabinet "this is the time the rubber hits the road".
• Warning on fixed term parliaments - The government's fixed-term parliaments bill could be vulnerable to legal challenge, the Commons' top official warns.
• Don't anoint leader, says Abbott - Diane Abbott warns against "anointing" Labour's next leader, saying the party must show it has "moved on" from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
• UK radiotherapy 'lagging behind' - Too few UK cancer patients are receiving state-of-the-art radiotherapy care, experts from Cancer Research UK say.
• ME 'virus link' found in children - ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, in children could be caused by a virus, scientists say.
• Gaps persist in cancer survival - Despite significant improvements in cancer survival rates across England, regional differences remain, national statistics show.
• UK slipping down graduate league - The UK is slipping behind international rivals in university places, according to figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
• Students 'put off by £7,000 fees' - A report suggests two-thirds of UK students would be put off university by fees of £7,000 a year.
• First 16 'free schools' revealed - The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove.
• TalkTalk rapped for malware trial - The UK's Information Commissioner has reprimanded ISP TalkTalk over recent unpublicised trials of its anti-malware system.
• PS3 update blocks hardware hack - Sony has released a "minor" update for its PlayStation 3 that closes a loophole that allowed users to run pirated software.
• Oracle hires HP's ex chief exec - Tech stars join forces as Oracle's Larry Ellison brings in former HP boss Mark Hurd to replace Charles Phillips.
• 'No climate link' to African wars - A study suggests climate change is not responsible for civil wars in Africa, challenging widely held assumptions.
• Video to assess Wave Hub impact - High definition (HD) video is being used to assess how wave energy devices will affect the ecology of coastal areas.
• Inbred bees 'facing extinction' - Some of the UK's rarest bumblebees are at risk of becoming extinct as a result of inbreeding, research suggests.
• Carey heads up Booker shortlist - Australian author Peter Carey, who has already won the Man Booker prize twice, has made the shortlist for this year's prize.
• Toy Story 3 overtakes Titanic - Animated film Toy Story 3 has become the second highest grossing film in the UK.
• One million tune in to Daybreak - More than one million people tune in to see the launch of ITV's new breakfast show Daybreak, but the BBC wins the ratings battle.
• The blackmarket in cutting agents - Street cocaine has long been diluted, but now the cutting agents themselves have spawned a black market.
• The 60s, but not as we know it - US drama Mad Men has won praise for its recreation of the 1960s, but it's not a classic depiction of the decade.
• Do our memories get better with age? - Our ability to recall events seems to sharpen as we get older, says Lisa Jardine, but can it be trusted to paint an accurate picture?
• Live: Superannuation Bill - MPs are debating a bill which proposes capping civil service redundancy payments at a maximum of one year's salary for compulsory redundancies and 15 months' salary for voluntary exits.
• Angelina Jolie visits Pakistan - Angelina Jolie has visited Nowshera in north-west Pakistan to highlight the plight of more than 20 million people affected by the country's worst ever floods.
• Blitz commemorated at St Paul's - Pilots, firefighters, nurses and ambulance workers who battled through the bombing raids of the Blitz came together at St Paul's Cathedral to commemorate the ordeal.
• Tube strike brings major delays - Millions of Londoners have been attempting to travel home amid a major Tube strike affecting nearly all its lines.
• 10m hedge incurs neighbours' wrath - Behind this tree in Plymouth is a semi-detached house - but the man who lives in it has refused to cut it back.
• Skyscraper climb using suction cups - A man has been arrested in San Francisco after climbing a skyscraper using suction cups.
• What to do if you get a tax letter - Nearly six million people who have paid the wrong amount of income tax will start to receive letters from the tax office on Tuesday, letting them know about the errors.
• Hurricane pilot remembers Blitz - Robert Hall chats to an ex-hurricane pilot who flew over London during the Blitz and a woman who's house was destroyed by German bombs.
• Inside UK's first Sikh temple school - Khalsa Primary school is the first Sikh school in the UK to be backed and partly funded by a Gurdwara, or Sikh temple.
• In pictures - The Blitz: Eight months of bombing began 70 years ago
• Music for dinner parties? - What the Mercury Prize tells us about British music
• How to fix Pakistan - Should Islamabad surrender some sovereignty to save the country?
• Booker shortlist - The six authors up for this year's literary prize
• Moral support - Families focus on keeping miners mentally strong