Brown brushes off leadership threat Gordon Brown has brushed off the threat of a leadership challenge after the disastrous defeat of Labour in the Glasgow East by-election.The Prime Minister insisted that he was simply "getting on with the job" after seeing Labour's third safest seat in Scotland fall to the Scottish National Party with a massive 22% swing. (25/07/2008) 
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Energy firm announces price hike Energy supplier EDF has increased its electricity prices by 17% and its gas prices by 22%.The company blamed record wholesale energy costs for the increases, which come into effect immediately. (25/07/2008)
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Terror as plane plunges 20,000ft Passengers on a packed jumbo jet flight from London have spoken of their terror after a gaping hole appeared in the plane as it headed for Australia.Some passengers vomited when oxygen masks had to be used as the Melbourne-bound Qantas Boeing 747 plane prepared to make an emergency landing at Manila in the Philippines. (25/07/2008)
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Army dog handler killed in skirmish A British Army dog handler has been killed by insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said.The serviceman, who was part of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, died on patrol in the Sangin area of Helmand Province on Thursday. (25/07/2008)
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Housing slump hits economic growth A housebuilding slump hit growth in the second quarter of the year as the UK's economic slowdown gathered pace.The economy expanded by just 0.2% between April and June - the slowest pace since the first three months of 2005, although in line with City forecasts. (25/07/2008)
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White House hopeful Obama due in UK White House hopeful Barack Obama is due to arrive in Britain on the final leg of a high-profile world tour designed to boost his foreign policy credentials.The Democratic Party US senator, who has called for revitalised ties between Washington and Europe, will hold talks with Prime Minister Gordon Brown in Downing Street on Saturday. (25/07/2008)
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MoD denies £3bn nuclear weapon deal The Ministry of Defence has denied it has agreed to spend £3bn on new nuclear warheads, despite documents revealing a senior official told the arms industry a decision had already been made.According to the 2006 White Paper on the future of the country's nuclear deterrent, any decision on whether to replace the warheads will not be made until the next Parliament. (25/07/2008)
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Child curfew plan begins summer run A voluntary curfew in which hundreds of parents have been asked to keep their children off the streets at night, is being launched.The scheme - Operation Goodnight - will run over the school summer holidays until September 7. (25/07/2008)
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Baby death mother back in custody A 20-year-old British mother accused of suffocating her newborn son in Crete is back in police custody.Leah Andrew, from Hither Green, south-east London, was readmitted to hospital for tests after fainting on Thursday night at the end of a six-hour court hearing. (25/07/2008)
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Footballer on club burglary charge A footballer is due to appear in court to face a charge of burglary relating to the theft of cash and mobile phones from a nightclub staff room.Southampton midfielder Nathan Dyer, 20, was charged alongside team-mate Bradley Wright-Phillips with the non-dwelling burglary offence at the Bar Bluu club in Southsea, Hampshire, on February 28. (25/07/2008)
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