More than 10,000 vehicles stuck in new China jam
More than 10,000 vehicles are stuck in a 120km 75-mile traffic jam on China's Beijing to Tibet motorway. |
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Clue to egg flaws in older women
British scientists say they are closer to knowing why older women trying to fall pregnant are more likely to produce abnormal eggs. |
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Children to face 80 litter fines
Children as young as 10 face being fined 80 for dropping litter in Oxford after the proposal is approved. |
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German banker 'should be fired'
The German central bank calls on the country's president to dismiss one of its board members over comments he made about immigration and Jews. |
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Brown focus on schools and Africa
Gordon Brown is to devote time to unpaid education and internet projects, his spokesman says. |
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Poo power
How Peru is converting bird droppings into energy |
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Curbishley linked with Villa job
Alan Curbishley is among those to be interviewed for the vacant manager's post at Aston Villa, BBC Sport understands. |
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Ants protect trees from elephants
A species of acacia tree found in Eastern Africa seems to be protected from elephant damage - by the ants that live on it. |
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US accuses 11 of honey smuggling
US authorities indict 11 German and Chinese executives for conspiring to illegally import $40m worth of honey from China. |
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How does Samsung's Galaxy Tab compare
Tablet computers to rival Apple's iPad are creating a stir as one of Europe's largest technology shows, the IFA, gets under way in Berlin. |
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Error made in abuse brothers case
The return to a County Fermanagh village of two brothers who abused children was due to clerical error rather than a legal loophole, Justice Department officials have said. |
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Call for Magna Carta bank holiday
Runnymede council calls for an extra bank holiday to mark the sealing of the Magna Carta in Surrey in June 1215. |
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Singer Sami urges Pakistan relief
British singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf, billed as "Islam's biggest rock star", is donating profits from his latest single to help flood victims in Pakistan. |
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'Lifeline service'
BBC Burmese marks 70 years of broadcasting |
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Surgery rules Onions out of Ashes
England and Durham pace bowler Graham Onions to miss the Ashes series against Australia this winter because of a back operation. |
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Explosion on Gulf of Mexico rig
An explosion has torn through an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the oil rig blast in April that caused a huge oil spill. |
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New Orleans not editable
This should not be editable coz its withdrawn |
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v3 Story not for editing
This story should not be editable |
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Some of the strangest finds in luggage are revealed
UK Border Agency publishes a list of its weirdest finds following the discovery of a briefcase full of dead pigeons at Gatwick Airport. |
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Bob Dylan art debuts in Denmark
Some of musician Bob Dylan's artwork, never seen before by the public, is to be displayed at Denmark's National Gallery. |
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