Cameron's father dies in hospital
Prime Minister David Cameron's father Ian has died after suffering a stroke while on holiday, Downing Street confirms.

Higgins cleared of bribery claims
John Higgins is cleared of all bribery allegations but admits bringing snooker into disrepute, resulting in a £75,000 fine and a ban until November.

Murder charge changes supported
Calls for different degrees of murder charges have received the backing of the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, the BBC learns.

'Racism missed' at attack school
A school where a boy was attacked with a hammer failed to recognise a series of racist incidents prior to the assault, a serious case review finds.

Four admit animal lab hate plot
Four animal rights activists admit waging a hate campaign against people linked to a Cambridgeshire animal testing laboratory.

Damilola's killer Preddie freed
One of the men convicted of killing 10-year-old Damilola Taylor is released from prison.

UK's Afghanistan envoy steps down
The UK's most senior diplomat in Afghanistan has stepped down with immediate effect, the Foreign Office says.

Extradition laws to be reviewed
The government orders an independent review of the UK's extradition laws, which will examine if the US-UK treaty is "unbalanced".

Man guilty over van roll deaths
A driver is found guilty of causing death by careless driving after he left his handbrake off and his van rolled down a slope in London, killing two people.

Blair cancels second book event
Tony Blair pulls out of a second event related to his memoirs amid threats of disruption by an anti-Iraq war protest.

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