The annual Perseid meteors are set to put on a spectacular show this weekend, with as many as 100 per hour being visible in the night sky.

US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will announce his running mate for the November election with Paul Ryan tipped as his choice.

A Southampton pub at the centre of a copyright dispute with a US film lawyer over its name The Hobbit holds a fundraising party.

At least 39 people die when a crowded bus crashes into a gorge in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

Ed McKeever wins the men's 200m kayak sprint, adding a 26th gold to Great Britain's medal tally at the London Olympics.

The government drops plans to ease planning restrictions on security shutters for shops, which had been proposed in the wake of last year's riots.

Competitive team sports will be made compulsory for all primary school children in England, David Cameron is to announce.

Political leaders join mourners at the funerals of six victims of last Sunday's shooting at a Sikh temple in the US state of Wisconsin.