Lewd calls from Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross to actor Andrew Sachs had "no editorial justification", the BBC Trust says.

The number of properties repossessed by mortgage lenders rose by 12% to 11,300 in the third quarter of the year.

Supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr stage protests in Baghdad against a deal to allow US troops to remain in Iraq.

An NHS doctor accused of masterminding car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow is a peaceful man, his barrister tells a court.

The two leading bankers who had hoped to stop Lloyds TSB taking over HBOS abandon their plan for independence.

Rail passengers will face big fare rises in January - with some tickets going up by double the rate of inflation.

The parents of a 17-month-old girl have told how surgeons used glue to seal tiny brain blood vessels that were threatening her life.

The BBC Trust rejects the corporation's plans to launch a £68m network of local news websites with video content.

Madonna and Guy Ritchie are granted a divorce at London's High Court with the singer citing unreasonable behaviour.

A stand-up comedy course at a top security prison is cancelled by the justice minister.