Criminals have managed to clone prepayment meter keys in order to make money by offering discounted credit to customers.
Retail sales rose in August, partly thanks to strong sales of children's clothing ahead of the new school year, figures suggest.
The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has hindered its investigations by repeatedly objecting to its choice of inspectors.
A study suggests climate change is not responsible for civil wars in Africa, challenging widely held assumptions.
Plans to change the way MPs are elected to Parliament survive their first Commons hurdle - despite criticism from Tory MPs.
Former Liverpool and Lyon boss Gerard Houllier is set to be appointed as Aston Villa's new manager on Wednesday, BBC Sport understands.
Emmerdale wins three prizes at the TV Choice Awards, with EastEnders taking the prize for best soap in its 25th anniversary year.
A father speaks of his shock after his eight-year-old son picked up a pipe bomb in a school playground in Antrim.
People with a mental illness are no more likely to be violent unless they abuse drugs or alcohol, a study suggests.
Labour MPs demand the police investigation into alleged phone-hacking by News of the World reporters is reopened, at an urgent Commons session.
More than 60 children were involved a collision between two school buses in south Wales, say police.
The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green says in his first major speech on immigration.
President Barack Obama announces a $50bn infrastructure plan as part of efforts to jump-start the faltering US economy.
A 27-year-old Aberdeen man is stabbed and killed two days after flying to the Philippines.
Charles Saatchi's plan to donate his gallery to the British public hits a stumbling block after talks with Arts Council England break down.
Banking giant Barclays announces it is to expand its presence in Glasgow, creating 600 jobs.
Hundreds of thousands of people flee towns and villages threatened by fresh floods in Pakistan's deluged southern Sindh province.
Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt injures shoulder during training with the Netherlands, according to Dutch boss Bert van Marwijk
The EU budget commissioner says he sees no grounds for the UK to keep its budget rebate.
The BBC's Orla Guerin has returned to the Pakistan town of Nowshera, which was one of the first areas to be hit by the rising waters.
