A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative".
The Modified Toy Orchestra is a band made up of five musicians - and 48 tweaked toy instruments.
Sixteen new bards are initiated into the Cornish Gorsedd for their contributions in upholding the county's Celtic traditions.
England and Tottenham defender Michael Dawson will miss the game with Switzerland after being ruled out for at least six weeks.
Six 12-year-olds from the Bristol area swim the English Channel, setting what they say is a new relay record.
Firefighters rescue a horse and its groom after the animal kicked its way out of a horse box and into the front cab.
The most famous comic you've never heard of
A 13-year-old girl and her uncle suffer serious burns when a gas cylinder explodes during her birthday barbecue in Wiltshire.
Helen Richardson powers her way through Korea's defence to secure England a 1-all draw at the Hockey World Cup in Argentina.
A gas mains fire in Leeds forces several homes to be evacuated and roads to be closed.
Blackpool's illuminations have been switched on by Robbie Williams.
A badly-burnt body with part of a limb missing is found in undergrowth between the 17th and 18th holes of an East Sussex golf course.
A Conservative councillor in Sandwell has defected to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme.
LP designer asked to create new England football strip
Couple's long-lost letters reveal secret romance
A bendy bus catches fire outside Victoria railway station in central London causing travel disruption.
Double European champion Mo Farah announces his withdrawal from the Commonwealth Games because of fatigue.
WWII bomber to be raised after 70 years buried in a sandbank
An amateur gardener grows what he believes to be the largest potato in the world.
Chief Constable Peter Fahy says it was "not right" that TV broadcasters covered the last hours of gunman Raoul Moat on a live rolling basis.
England coach Andy Flower says he is satisfied with spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed's role within the team despite previous links with illegal bookmakers.
The factory which went back to traditional methods
Two Greater Manchester Police officers who crashed a sports car seized from a suspected drink-driver could face prosecution.
A student killed in the Battle of Britain 70 years ago has been remembered at his former school.
Firefighters rescue a horse and its groom after the animal kicked its way from a horse box into the front cab.
Yoko Ono visits John Lennon's old school and childhood home
Scottish event rider Nicola Malcolm is airlifted to hospital after falling from her horse during the Burghley Horse Trials.
Reactions to the death of former Lib Dem MP Sir Cyril Smith
Two people are killed when their plane crashes to the ground after a collision with another aircraft on the Isle of Wight.
The funeral is held of singer Charles Haddon from Northamptonshire who died in a fall at a festival in Belgium.
Priceless tapestries designed by the Renaissance artist Raphael have arrived at the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of Pope Benedict XVI's state visit.
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