New Orleans faces toxic dangers
New Orleans residents are warned their city is "not safe" and could be toxic and squalid for months or years.

BBC reveals British migration map
Immigration has contributed half the UK's population growth in 10 years, research revealed by the BBC shows.

Antony and the Johnsons take prize
Soulful band Antony and the Johnsons win this year's Mercury Music Prize for their album I Am A Bird Now.

Further fuel protests threatened
Organisers of the 2000 fuel protest, which caused severe disruption, say they will act again if fuel tax is not cut.

'Flat tax' urged by Tory Osborne
Shadow chancellor George Osborne is set to make the case for a "flat tax" where is there only one tax rate.

Saddam 'has confessed'
Saddam Hussein admits committing crimes while in power and deserves to die, Iraqi President Talabani says.

Tribute paid to train leap family
The husband of a woman who leapt to her death in front of a train with their two children pays tribute to his family.

Blair in key talks with Indian PM
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair begins talks with Indian PM Manmohan Singh on the second leg of his Asia trip.

Martian volcanoes 'may be active'
Volcanic cones discovered at the North Pole of Mars suggest the planet could still be geologically active, scientists say.

Fears growing for missing Britons
Concern is mounting for the safety of 96 Britons who are still missing in the area hit by Hurricane Katrina.

One mother's desperate mission
Barb Schroeder speaks to the BBC News website's Richard Allen Greene about her mission to find her son Jake after they lost contact during Hurricane Katrina.

Website reunites lost children
Children separated from families after Hurricane Katrina are being helped by an official missing persons website.

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Football: Beckham hits back
England captain David Beckham hits back at Terry Butcher and Alan Hansen after criticism of his recent form.

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Tennis: Federer into last eight
A lacklustre Roger Federer defeats Nicolas Kiefer to reach the quarter-finals at the US Open.

Genocide arrest of Rwanda general
A Rwandan army general is arrested on the orders of a local gacaca court for suspected genocide crimes.

Typhoon Nabi causes nine deaths
Typhoon Nabi loses power as it blows north, leaving nine dead and about 90 injured in southern Japan.

Judges say farewell to Rehnquist
Supreme Court colleagues of US Chief Justice William Rehnquist pay their last respects at the court building.

Putin rejects third Kremlin term
Russia's President Vladimir Putin denies any plans to change the constitution to secure a third term.

Gaza security official shot dead
Former Palestinian security chief Moussa Arafat is shot dead in Gaza, after gunmen storm his home.

Pakistan police in new rape case
A police officer is arrested in Rawalpindi in the second case in a week in which police are accused of rape.

Divers find missing girl's body
The body of missing teenager Sirena Grant has been found in the River Thames.

Police appeal for calm over riots
Children as young as five were involved in "recreational rioting" in north Belfast, a senior police officer says.

By-election campaigns under way
The Scottish National Party and the Conservatives launch their campaigns for the Livingston by-election.

Driver fined over toddler's death
A man is found guilty of careless driving after the death of a toddler who was killed at Gatwick Airport.

Katrina 'set to slow US economy'
US economic growth may dip by O.5% because of Hurricane Katrina's damage, Treasury Secretary John Snow says.

Tory rule change plan challenged
Campaigners for ensuring grass roots Tories choose their new leader voice confidence.

GP advance bookings 'a problem'
Nearly a third of patients are unable to book appointments more than two days in advance, a survey reveals.

One-year warning for weak schools
Failing schools in England could face a one-year deadline to improve or be closed.

Tall grasses set to power Europe
The latest studies suggest the burning of "energy crops" could help offset the impact of global warming.

Sony's PSP breaks sales records
The Sony PlayStation Portable becomes the fastest-selling games console in the UK, figures show.

BBC criticises Humphrys' speech
BBC presenter John Humphrys is censured over an after-dinner speech in which he criticised politicians.

How has Katrina changed the US?
Over a week after one of the worst disasters to hit the US, authorities are struggling to help the refugees. What lessons can be learnt?