Great Britain

Man charged with 2008 gun murder

Police charge a man with the murder of a 27-year-old shot dead at the block of flats where he lived in north-west London. Read more »

Shakespeare shaping London 2012

How The Tempest will play a part at the Olympics Read more »

Baby tickets rule anomaly - Coe

Seb Coe said the ticket rule for babies going to the Olympic Games was an 'anomaly'. Read more »

Fatal burglary victim 'targeted'

A suspected burglary in a south-east London home, after which a 64-year-old man was found dead, was a "targeted and planned" crime, police say. Read more »

QPR v Chelsea

Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between QPR and Chelsea in the FA Cup. Read more »

PSG closing in on Chelsea's Alex

Paris Saint-Germain are set to complete the signing of Alex from Chelsea. Read more »

Occupy protesters at new building

Protesters from the Occupy London group - which campaigns against corporate greed - take over a new building in London's financial district. Read more »

Wilshere suffers injury setback

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere suffers a blow in his attempt to recover from an ankle injury sustained in pre-season. Read more »

Millwall v Southampton

Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Millwall and Southampton in the FA Cup. Read more »

Ferdinand ponders Terry handshake

Anton Ferdinand is considering refusing to shake hands with John Terry ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth round tie between QPR and Chelsea. Read more »

Met hearing 'could be in public'

The police watchdog is to consult on whether the disciplinary proceedings against three Metropolitan Police officers should be held in public. Read more »

Nadir 'needed 135 tonnes of cash'

Businessman Asil Nadir would have needed banknotes 300 times the height of Nelson's Column to balance the books of his empire, the Old Bailey hears. Read more »

Mail boss 'met Stephen Lawrence'

The father of Stephen Lawrence describes how his son had met the newspaper editor who became one of the family's staunchest supporters. Read more »

Oxford St murder accused in court

A man appears in court charged in connection with a fatal stabbing on Oxford Street in central London. Read more »

Cox extends contract with Orient

Leyton Orient winger Dean Cox agrees a three-and-a-half-year contract extension, tying him to the club until the end of the 2014-15 season. Read more »

VIDEO: Inside the 2012 Olympic apartments

BBC Breakfast's Tim Muffett has had a look around the athletes' apartments in the 2012 Olympic Village. Read more »

The power of songs from your past

To mark 70 years of Desert Island Discs, listeners choose songs to save from the waves Read more »