A 67-year-old woman is charged with murdering her husband who died from a single stab wound to the heart at the family home in Surrey.
Up to 600 jobs are expected to be created during the construction of a £107m motorway link near Port Talbot.
Rising overseas demand has created buoyant conditions for manufacturers in the UK, an industry report suggests, though threats remain.
Thousands of South African platinum miners at the Northam mine begin a strike in support of a 15% pay claim.
John Toshack is on the verge of quitting as Wales manager after the defeat in Montenegro, BBC Sport understands.
Tony Blair warns the authorities on both sides of the Irish border not to underestimate the threat posed by dissident republicans.
Perry Watkins from Buckinghamshire has set what he hopes is a new world record for the fastest piece of furniture, a Queen Anne dining table.
Industry leaders and council officials say Wales is more vulnerable to public cuts due to high public sector employment.
Nick Thorpe has been visiting some of the families in western Romania, who were sent back from France.
NI political parties are divided over proposals to change the voting system for Westminster elections and to have fewer MPs.
Moldova's prime minister acknowledges that a referendum to make presidents directly elected has failed to gain enough voters.
Phone-hacking allegations continue to be reported widely
Maoist rebels in the eastern Indian state of Bihar release three policemen they were holding hostage for eight days, police say.
How the BBC learned that Eta was calling a ceasefire
Scientists say they have established one reason why gum disease may increase the risk of heart disease.
Former prime minister Tony Blair criticises the government's prison policies, saying the coalition is soft on crime.
Early ELO member Mike Edwards is killed in a freak road accident involving a bale of hay in Devon.
The boss of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Scotland warns the next 18 months may be much tougher for the economy than the past 18.
A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it was recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns.
Britain's Andy Murray goes out of the US Open after suffering a dramatic slump against 25th seed Stanislas Wawrinka.
