BBC News - England

Man beat wife and daughter to death
The wife and daughter of a man who was later found hanged were unlawfully killed, a coroner rules.

Pair held over 'honour killing'
A man and woman are arrested on suspicion of murdering so-called honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed, police confirm.

Tube strikes on as talks collapse
Thousands of Tube workers will strike next week as talks between London Underground bosses and two unions break down.

RBS to cut a further 3,500 jobs
Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to cut 3,500 jobs from its technical and back office division, based mostly in England.

Rangers' plan to stop riot re-run
Rangers fans will go into a "holding zone" ahead of their team's Champions League match in Manchester, to prevent a re-run of the 2008 riots.

Shopkeeper 'killed by robbers'
A Huddersfield shopkeeper was beaten to death in his store as he tried to protect his "hard-earned money", a court hears.

Bomb death soldier 'lived dream'
An inquest hears a Tyneside Army bomb disposal expert was killed by a blast in Afghanistan.

Cliff death man had lost wallet
A teenage rugby player who fell to his death from cliffs in Newquay was looking for his wallet after a pub crawl, an inquest hears.

Metres from connecting counties
Cavers are just metres away from connecting Cumbria, Lancashire and Yorkshire through underground tunnels.

Delay for tourist bike hire plans
Tourists and casual users are prevented from using London's cycle hire scheme until the end of 2010.

Arrests in assisted suicide probe
A man and woman are arrested on suspicion of helping a disabled man from South Tyneside take his own life.

Twig row sparks helicopter search
A man criticises police for sending a helicopter to his house after he gathered twigs from a nature reserve near Princes Risborough.

Missing boy couple 'faced court'
Police in Lincolnshire continue their search for a missing foster couple and four-year-old boy they were looking after.

Footballer threw punches in club
A West Bromwich Albion footballer is given a suspended sentence for throwing punches in a nightclub.

Divers aid search for missing man
Police divers assist in the search for a County Durham man who went missing from a riverside wedding reception.

New start at child abuse nursery
A new pre-school facility opens on the site where Plymouth nursery worker Vanessa George sexually abused young children and took photos of them.

Bloomin' lovely: Tree flowers after 23 years
A rare Chinese tree flowers for the first time in 23 years at Kew's country estate in West Sussex.

Solar lights installed along airport runway
Solar-powered lighting is installed alongside Southampton Airport's runway for planes and airside vehicles.

Pakistan trio out of England tour
The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption will miss the rest of their tour of England but maintain their innocence.

Carson out of England qualifier
Goalkeeper Scott Carson is released from the England squad to face Bulgaria in the Euro 2012 qualifier on Friday because of a family bereavement.

England's women record second win
Hannah Macleod's effort from a penalty corner helps England to their second win at the 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup at the expense of China.

Cavers dig for three county dream
Cavers Tim Allen and Hugh St Lawrence give BBC News a glimpse of the cramped conditions as they try to connect three English counties by an underground network of tunnels.

New-style academies open doors
The first of 32 academies in England established under new legislation from the coalition government opened on Wednesday.

Subbuteo fan ready for flick-off
A nine-year-old boy from West Yorkshire is preparing to take part in the Subbuteo World Championships in Germany later this week.

Casualty of weight loss surgery
A man who lost 12 stone after a gastric bypass has to be fed by tube because his body cannot cope with solid food.

Cricket star joins fundraisers
Pakistan's one-day cricket captain Shahid Afridi joined Luton fund-raisers for an evening which raised thousands of pounds to help flood victims.

Armed robbers raid Croydon Costco
Armed robbers were caught on CCTV raiding a cash-and-carry store in Croydon, south London.

Drug dealer's goods auctioned off
Designer clothes and sports cars which once belonged to a drug dealer have been sold at an auction in Norfolk.

Racers raise £3,000 for charity
Banger racers raised £3,000 for the Devon Air Ambulance Appeal.

Rough justice
Are extradition laws too draconian?

Ellen's new course
Sailor Ellen MacArthur bids to promote sustainabilty

Explosives expert
The hidden world of an MoD worker who died after bomb trials

Chocolate delight
The importance of Fairtrade to Kraft and Cadbury

You're grounded!
Airline compensation claims scuppered

Your pictures
Readers' pictures of the Notting Hill Carnival

Who are 4chan?
The cyber-terrorists who outed cat bin lady