A fragile lull in violence in Gaza is shattered as deadly explosions hit the Palestinian territory's main city and southern Israel.
Some environmental campaigners say that rules for new fracking licences are not tough enough to protect National Parks.
Lightning strikes, hail, torrential rain and flash flooding cause homes to be evacuated and bring road and rail transport to a standstill.
The downing of Malaysian airliner MH17 in eastern Ukraine may constitute a "war crime", UN human rights chief Navi Pillay says.
European Union talks on tougher sanctions against Russia because of the situation in Ukraine are "moving in the right direction", No 10 says.
A man admits stealing £300,000 intended for the armed forces charity Help for Heroes.
Lloyds Banking Group is fined £218m for "serious misconduct" relating to a key interest rate known as Libor.
Scotland set a new national record of 12 Commonwealth Games gold medals midway through day five in Glasgow.
Top Gear's Burma special in which Jeremy Clarkson used a racial term broke broadcasting guidelines, Ofcom rules.
One man is killed and several people are hurt following lightning strikes on crowded Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California.
Students who survived South Korea's ferry disaster describe how they floated out of flooded cabins, as the trial of the crew continues.
Hundreds of passport workers are striking over staffing and pay, with the government saying their action could threaten people's holidays.
Both the Times and the Sun lead with stories about overstretched services in the NHS, and the Mail says Britons are being fleeced by rogue parking firms..
The first picture of actress Gal Gadot in costume as Wonder Woman is unveiled to coincide with this year's Comic Con.
The parents of 13-year-old swimmer Erraid Davies speak of their pride after her Commonwealth Games bronze.
Around 500,000 visitors are estimated to have descended on Sunderland for its 26th airshow.
A man who stole hundreds of thousands of pounds form the Help for Heroes charity is facing a lengthy jail sentence after pleading guilty in court
How businesses hope to learn more about us by offering free wi-fi.
A new bus service has been launched in Hong Kong for pet lovers.
Hundreds of people gathered to watch the demolition of three cooling stations at the disused Didcot A Power Station in Oxfordshire on Sunday morning.
A woman and her baby had a lucky escape, when they narrowly avoided being involved in a car accident in San Francisco.
The former N-Dubz singer explains how she felt when she found out about a media sting which resulted in her drug trial.
Arsenal complete the signing of teenage Southampton defender Calum Chambers for a fee understood to be about £16m.
Lewis Hamilton is a street fighter but Nico Rosberg can cope with the pressure of a title battle, says David Coulthard.
Fifa looks into claims a Manchester City player was racially abused in Croatia, and that an Italian official made racist comments.
Malaysia's Nicol David beat England's Laura Massaro in three games to win the Commonwealth gold for the second time.
England's men take team silver in table tennis after losing to Singapore in a repeat of the Delhi final in 2010.
Russia will appeal a court decision ordering it to pay the biggest compensation package to date, amounting to $50bn (£29.5bn) in damages.
An independent Scotland would consider introducing a minimum wage that would rise in line with the cost of living, the SNP says.
New laws on domestic violence would be introduced by a Labour government to prevent abusive partners avoiding prosecution, the shadow home secretary has said.
Most border crossings in Liberia are closed and communities hit by an Ebola outbreak face quarantine to stop the virus spreading.
Former heroin addict Lisa Bryer tells Today programme presenter John Humphrys about her experiences with drugs and her recovery process.
Videos of children in care are to be made available to people approved for adoption as part of plans to speed up the process.
BBC Click's Spencer Kelly goes behind the scenes of the TV programme The Secret Lives of Students.
Gary McKinnon, the computer hacker who was the subject of a 10-year legal battle over US extradition, reinvents himself as a search expert.
Personal aerial drones that take pictures could soon become a lot more common, thanks to a new invention.
Dinosaurs might have survived if the asteroid that wiped them out had hit the Earth a few million years later or earlier, a new study suggests.
Warming seas are reducing the food supply for Antarctic seals, say researchers.
Scarlett Johansson's action thriller Lucy comes out on top in a box office tussle with Hercules, the latest vehicle for former wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Actors Samuel L Jackson and Chris Hemsworth have been talking about the enduring appeal of superheroes at Comic-Con
Author Jeremy Clay tells the singular story of the girl who was frightened to death by a coffin.
Dogs get jealous, and more nuggets from the week's news.
A driver dies after an accident during a classic car race at Silverstone racetrack in Northamptonshire.
An eight-year-old boy is in a critical condition after he was pulled from the water at a beauty spot in Keighley, West Yorkshire.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry have been spotted enjoying the action at Glasgow 2014.
A report says Scotland may contain "significant" shale oil and gas resources which could provide an economic boost if successfully exploited.
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) is reviewing its operations after staff shortages led to delays in its 999 response times over the weekend.
A drug linked to the deaths of 20 people is "principally a Northern Ireland problem", a coroner has said.
Police are seeking video footage of violence which broke out during a protest march in Cardiff opposing Israel's military action in Gaza.
A smartphone app to help theatre-goers follow plays in other languages is being launched by a theatre company in Wales.
A second fuel tank at Libya's biggest fuel storage facility is in flames as the government requests international assistance to contain the huge blaze.
Vehicles in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state are banned for three days during Eid festivities because of fears of a Boko Haram attack.
A high school girl has been arrested on suspicion of killing and dismembering a classmate, Japanese police say.
Gunmen said to be from the Abu Sayyaf militant group attack two vehicles in the southern Philippines, killing at least 18 people.
France says it is ready to offer asylum to Iraqi Christians forced to flee by Islamic State militants holding the Iraqi city of Mosul.
Fears recede over the fate of a Russian space satellite carrying gecko lizards as part of a sex experiment, after ground control restores contact.
Venezuelan official Gen Hugo Carvajal is warmly welcomed in Caracas after his release in Aruba, where he had been arrested on drug-trafficking charges.
A grave containing at least 400 people is unearthed in the Bolivian city of Potosi, with the remains thought to be those of colonial-era miners.
Gaza is in a "critical condition" and violence there must stop "in the name of humanity", UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says.
Emirates Airline will stop flying over Iraq to protect its passengers from the threat of Islamic militants on the ground, according to reports.
President Obama meets Central American leaders and says undocumented immigrant children without legal claims to be in the US will be sent home.
Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Bank of Nova Scotia are accused of attempting to rig the price of silver, in a lawsuit filed in the US.
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TransAsia Airways plane crashes in Taiwan
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Israel's response to rocket attacks must be "proportionate", insists a minister.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has scored three goals in an exhibition match to open a new stadium in Istanbul.
The singer and former X Factor judge, Tulisa Contostavlos has told the BBC she has never been involved in drugs and she has never taken cocaine.
One person has been killed and at least eight others taken to hospital in Los Angeles after being struck by lightning.
Torrential rain and hail storms across England have led to major travel problems and flash flooding across parts of England.
There are reports of heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine, close to the site where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed.
Most border crossings in Liberia are being closed to try to halt the spread of Ebola.
Dozens of deaths have been reported in Libya, amid fierce fighting in Benghazi and near the airport in the capital Tripoli.
The wrecked Italian cruise ship, the Costa Concordia, has entered the port of Genoa for scrapping after a two-year salvage operation.
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How a failing hospital transformed itself
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Anti-Semitism has come back to haunt Europe, says Gavin Hewitt
