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• Brown holding bank crisis talks
  Gordon Brown is meeting Bank of England Governor Mervyn King to discuss plans to stabilise the banking system.
• Officer fears repeat of Menezes
  An innocent person could be killed by police again, a senior officer tells the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes.
• Mosley plans European Court bid
  Motorsport boss Max Mosley will take his breach of privacy case to the European Court, he tells the BBC.
• Cage fighters 'behind £53m raid'
  Two cage fighters masterminded the £53m robbery on a Securitas depot in Kent before fleeing to Morocco, a court hears.
• M40 killers 'waited for victim'
  The killers of a biker shot dead as he rode home from a festival had lain in wait until a target came by, a court hears.
• Scotland hit by rail staff strike
  Rail disruption hits Scottish commuters as signal workers walk out in the first of two 24-hour strikes.
• Mining village pit plan approved
  Controversial plans for an opencast mine in a former Northumberland pit village are given the go-ahead.
• Pedigree dog rules to be reviewed
  The Kennel Club says it will review the standards of every pedigree dog in Britain, following concerns about genetic disease.
• Tattoo clue led police to thief
  A car thief who had his name and birth date tattooed on his neck is caught after CCTV images helped police track him down.
• Express lane plan to combat 'pavement rage'
  An "express lane" for pedestrians travelling along Edinburgh's Princes Street quickly is mooted.
• UK couple take on a diplomatic double act in Africa
  A married couple who have become Britain's top diplomat in Zambia on a job-share basis say they are more effective than a single person.
• Big-money England match in doubt
  The $20m match between England and Sir Allen Stanford's Caribbean team is in doubt after a High Court ruling over sponsorship.
• Pompey draw AC Milan in Uefa Cup
  Portsmouth are drawn in the same Uefa Cup group as AC Milan, while Aston Villa, Tottenham and Manchester City will also face tough opposition.
• FA chief fears '£3bn' club debts
  FA chairman Lord Triesman says the current global credit crisis could pose a "terrible danger" to clubs contesting spiralling debts.
• Banking woes
  UK customers of bank Icesave voice their concerns
• Raffle anyone?
  Five unusual ways to sell a house in the credit crunch
• Nick Robinson
  Politicians under increasing pressure to act without delay
• Travellers' tales
  Commuters in Scotland struggle during strike
• Soldier's journey
  Can you go from firefights back to ordinary life?
• In pictures
  Chinese art is the focus of Saatchi Gallery exhibition
• Brown 'keen' to visit Glenrothes
  Gordon Brown has indicated he is "very keen" to join Labour's by-election campaign in Glenrothes, new Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy tells the BBC.
• Meat 'ups prostate cancer risk'
  Eating meat and dairy products may increase the risk of prostate cancer, research suggests.
• Brown critic 'ends hostilities'
  One of Gordon Brown's leading critics, backbench MP George Howarth, says his campaign for a Labour leadership contest is over.
• Bird cull ruling disappointment
  The RSPCA voices disappointment after the legality of new rules allowing chickens to be killed by slow suffocation is upheld.
• BBC 'fawns' in coverage of royals
  The BBC is guilty of "fawning" in its coverage of the Royal Family, claims Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman.
• Priest 'sorry' for gay comments
  A Church of England priest apologises for saying gay people should be tattooed with a health warning.
• BHS suffers 34% fall in profits
  Retailer BHS reports a fall in both annual profits and sales as High Street conditions continue to deteriorate.
• Philippines angry at Enfield show
  The Philippine embassy in London complains over a sketch featuring a Filipina maid in Harry Enfield's BBC show.
• The layman's finance crisis glossary
  Our guide to many of the business terms currently cropping up regularly in the headlines.
• In Her Majesty's very important service
  What would James Bond have done if prime minister? Creator Ian Fleming gave some clues in his own manifesto.
• In the beginning
  Unlocking the secrets of a 1,600-year-old Bible
• Market crash dominates headlines
  The front pages of the day's newspapers are dominated by the financial crisis devastating international markets.
• Boy's head 'kicked like football'
  A Leicester teenager's head was 'kicked like a football' as he lay in the street, his friend tells a court.
• Police accused of 'complacency'
  A jury accuses the police of "institutionalised complacency" after an officer is convicted of careless driving following a fatal crash.
• Murder inquiry after body found
  A 62-year-old widow who was found dead on Monday afternoon in her Armagh home was murdered, say police.
• O'Hagan murder accused gets bail
  The murder of Sunday World journalist Martin O'Hagan in 2001 was a "professional assassination," a court is told.
• Salmond makes interest rate call
  Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond calls for a substantial cut in interest rates to head off a possible recession.
• Man dies in city centre shooting
  A murder investigation is under way after a double shooting outside a Glasgow pub which left one man dead.
• Reserves raided to stop cutbacks
  The assembly government wants to take £200m from its reserves to stop cutbacks in key public services in Wales next year.
• Woman's 'threat to eat dead body'
  A murder trial hears a recording of a 999 call in which a woman threatens to eat a man she allegedly stabbed to death.