David Cameron's official spokesman signals a "pro-cat faction" in the building may force a rethink over plans to get a cat to tackle the rat recently spotted outside Number 10.

A 7/7 survivor tells the inquests her friend persuaded her to get on the doomed Number 30 bus, only to be killed minutes later in the blast.

Tony Blair was warned by the country's top civil servant that he was getting into a "dangerous position" over Iraq in mid- 2002, the Chilcot inquiry hears.

A British soldier is killed in a blast in Afghanistan - the 350th UK military death since 2001.

A 15-year-old boy was killed in a "merciless" knife attack, planned on Facebook, during rush hour at Victoria station, a court is told.

The Christian owners of a Cornwall hotel who unlawfully refused a double room to a gay couple lodge an appeal.

Former captain Andrew Flintoff tells BBC Sport that England need to settle on their ideal team as soon as possible to maximise their World Cup chances.

Arsenal host Ipswich in the second leg of their Carling Cup semi-final, Blackpool-Man Utd and Wigan-Aston Villa meet in the Premier League, and a host of lower league ties make up a busy night of football.