SNP leader Alex Salmond will use his conference address to say that Scotland needs independence to shake off the "austerity agenda" of the UK government.

Performance poet Benjamin Zephaniah says black and Asian pupils are turned off by history because they are only told "half the story" in British schools.

Two Star Trek fans have tied the knot in a Klingon ceremony at the first official Star Trek convention in the UK for ten years.

The grandfather of a Sheffield toddler, who went missing on a Greek island 21 years ago, joins the new police search.

A day of national mourning is held in Lebanon amid protests over a massive car bombing that killed the domestic intelligence chief and two others.

Wayne Rooney goes from villain to hero as Manchester United dig deep to beat a dogged Stoke at Old Trafford.

Energy regulator Ofgem unveils proposals to force suppliers to tell customers about the cheapest gas and electricity tariffs they have on offer.

Sportsday rounds up the big sporting stories of the day on the BBC news channel. (UK only).