Welfare reform options outlined Ministers are to set out options for "radical reform" of the benefits system and moving people from welfare into work. BBC News - UK
Lockerbie inquiry 'may visit UK' The US senator, who is to chair a congressional inquiry into the Lockerbie bomber release, tells the BBC he may send investigators to the UK. BBC News - UK
Calcium pills 'raise' heart risk Calcium supplements taken by many older people in the UK could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows. BBC News - UK
Industry toasts beer sales rise Good weather and football's World Cup is thought to have given a boost to beer sales in the UK, industry figures suggest. BBC News - UK
Public to veto council tax rises The public will be able to veto their council tax bills in England if charges are above an agreed limit, ministers will announce. BBC News - UK
Warburtons bakery closed by fire Firefighters are damping down a blaze that has forced the temporary closure of Warburtons' bakery in Bolton. BBC News - UK
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FBI to aid Afghan war leak probe US Defence Secretary Robert Gates calls in the FBI to help investigate the leaking of 90,000 classified papers related to the Afghan war. BBC News - World
Military 'kills' Mexico drug lord The Mexican government says security forces have killed leading drug trafficker Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel. BBC News - World
Frenchwoman 'smothered newborns' A Frenchwoman admits killing eight newborn babies after remains are found but insists her husband knew nothing, prosecutors say. BBC News - World
Serbia pushes for UN Kosovo text Serbia seeks support for UN resolution opposing unilateral secession in territorial disputes such as that involving Kosovo. BBC News - World
Lebanon vow at Saudi-Syrian talks Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia pledge to help stabilise Lebanon. BBC News - World
US seizes marijuana worth $1.7bn Police in California seize $1.7bn worth of marijuana in the Sierra Nevada mountains. BBC News - World
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