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Site: BBC News | UK News | UK Politics | World EditionUK urges tough response to Russia
The UK foreign secretary calls for "hard-headed engagement" with Russia in response to its actions in Georgia.
NHS set for large budget surplus
The NHS in England is heading for an estimated surplus of £1.75bn in the current financial year, official estimates predict.
Tories warn of obesity 'excuses'
People should not be offered "excuses" for being overweight, shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley says.
Civilian policing 'is half-baked'
A scheme giving "policing" powers to 1,400 civilians in England and Wales is branded "half-baked" by the Police Federation.
Stand up to Russia, says Cameron
Conservative leader David Cameron says the world must not "look away" from Russia's behaviour in Georgia.
Call for housing market 'rescue'
A mortgage rescue scheme and councils buying unused land feature in a Liberal Democrat plan to revive the housing market.
Health board lost patients' data
A health board tightens its security after the loss of "non-identifiable" patient data on two memory sticks.
Scott plays down referendum issue
Scotland's new Lib Dem leader has played down talk of his party supporting a multi-option referendum on independence.
UK makes Atlantic sea bed claim
Britain is to formally present its case to the UN to extend its territorial rights around Ascension Island.
Scots election supremo 'needed'
The Electoral Commission says a board should be set up, under the leadership of a chief returning officer, to run all elections in Scotland.
How is the UK set to outdo every other nation in the EU?
The UK population is set to become the largest in the European Union, according to a report.
Fresh start
Brian Taylor blogs on the new Scots Lib Dem leader
Beijing bounce
Can the other Team GB win gold thanks to Olympics fever
Doing the sums
Could a windfall tax on fuel firms work in practice?
Convention diary
Family theme - Michelle Obama hits some good notes
New horizons
Yorkshire miners' strike 'battlefield' redeveloped
Not listening!
Can Gordon Brown reconnect with voters?
UK election laws 'under strain'
The UK's electoral system is stuck in the 19th Century and is under "severe strain", says a watchdog's report.
Anti-knife fight goes to New York
The sister of teenage stab victim Ben Kinsella is to travel to New York to see how knife crime is tackled there.
Fifth arrest over PM death threat
Detectives investigating an alleged threat to kill the prime minister arrest a 29-year-old man in Derby.
MPs call for energy windfall tax
Gordon Brown faces pressure from Labour MPs for a windfall tax on energy firms who have recorded huge profits.
Scott is Lib Dem Scotland leader
The Scottish Liberal Democrats elect Shetland MSP Tavish Scott as their new leader north of the border.
Titan jails 'could be dangerous'
Giant jails being proposed could be dangerous and ministers have not explained why they would save money, a watchdog says.
Stormont Executive 'must meet'
DUP leader Peter Robinson warns of 'serious consequences' if the next Stormont Executive meeting does not go ahead.
Black youths 'being left to die'
Politicians are "leaving black youths to die" by cutting funding to community groups, claims a Home Office adviser.
Officials 'back ban on data sale'
The majority of election officials in England support a ban on the sale of voters' personal details to companies, a survey finds.
Doctors 'keep cancer drugs quiet'
Doctors are keeping cancer patients in the dark about expensive new drugs that could extend their lives, a poll shows.
BAE warning on defence budget
The head of BAE Systems says the company could consider leaving the UK if military spending ever fell below a "reasonable level".
Government 'criminalising young'
The government is criminalising young people for petty offences that could be better punished informally, a report says.
UK 'should end biofuel subsidies'
The government should spend biofuel subsidies on safeguarding rainforests and peatland instead, a think tank says.
Thatcher dementia fight revealed
Margaret Thatcher's daughter Carol speaks for the first time about her mother's struggle with dementia.
British athletes 'to get honours'
Gordon Brown says the achievements of the British Olympic team will be recognised by the honours system.
UK economy comes to a standstill
UK economic growth ground to a halt between April and June, official figures show, heightening fears of a recession.
Firm 'broke rules' over data loss
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith blames a private contractor for losing details of criminals held on a computer memory stick.
2012 Games 'will be in budget'
Mayor of London Boris Johnson tells the BBC he wants to bring in the London Olympics in 2012 under budget.
Thatcher comments defended
First Minister Alex Salmond calls a BBC phone-in to explain his comments on former Tory prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
Major city schemes given backing
Councillors approve plans for the controversial Caltongate development just off the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.
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Obama looks at future of NI envoy
US presidential candidate Barack Obama is to ask the British and Irish governments if a special US envoy is still necessary.
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Eyesight drug timescale demands
A timescale deadline for the provision of a drug to treat an aggressive eye disease for patients in Wales is demanded.
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