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Markets rally on US mortgage bailout
FTSE 100 roars back as shares cheered by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae nationalisation

Tories in 'Labour-made straitjacket'
Shadow chancellor says economic mess has triggered Conservative policy rethink

Postcode lottery for cancer patients
Striking variations between primary care trusts probably cannot always be justified, study finds

Five killed in UK storm flooding
Heavy storms swept across Britain at the weekend, and there are warnings of more rain to come

Unions urge key worker strike action
Government accused of being out of touch with low-paid workers as living costs soar

UN: Britain must protect heritage
Unesco may put buildings on endangered list after experts accuse UK of damaging significant sites

'The ugly of war'
A medical helicopter crew on their jobs and the traumatic scenes they face in Afghanistan

Fierce storm batters Caribbean
Urgent call for help as hurricane Ike moves to Cuba after wrecking 80% of homes in Turks and Caicos

Inmates tell of sexual abuse and beatings in Iraq's juvenile prisons
Children held in appalling conditions in Baghdad's prisons and convicted without fair trial

Police call for Israeli PM's indictment
Israeli police recommend Olmert be indicted for corruption after 18-month investigation

Hunger in Africa blamed on west's GM rejection
Organic farming processes adopted by Africa with 'devastating consequences'

Strike threat by prison officers over lost data
Staff fear their personal security has been put at risk as personal details of 5,000 justice staff are lost

Teenager dies after stabbing outside party
Two teenagers held on suspicion of murder after fight in Sheffield leaves 18-year-old dead

Mail and phone scams catch out 3m
Fraudsters solicit £3.5bn a year from Britons but less than one in 20 victims report the cons

Peer faces asbo threat in row over a hedge
Lord Rodley could face magistrates after failing to keep hedge under control

In pictures: The week in wildlife
The pick of this week's flora and fauna images from around the world

News quiz: Week in review
Have you been paying attention to the headlines this week?

Daily podcast: The Aldi effect
In our daily audio show, John McCain at the Republican convention, racism in schools and credit crunch success stories

Ron Paul breaks with convention
Snubbed by the Republican convention, Ron Paul set up his own version, bringing a motley crew of supporters to Minnesota - Oliver Burkeman reports

Hamilton stripped of Belgian win
Sport: Formula one: British star takes chequered flag, but demoted to third place for infringement