Soham killer Ian Huntley is to sue the Prison Service for compensation after his throat was slashed in an attack by a fellow inmate.

A Hamas militant is reported killed and several are injured by Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.

Britain's Andy Murray beats Alejandro Falla at the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles, but the top seed has plenty to work on ahead of his semi-final.

A report into the bushfires that tore across Victoria, Australia, in early 2009 has called for sweeping changes to the way the authorities respond to natural disasters.

British forces say they have seized two compounds in a Taliban stronghold at the start of a fresh bid to push insurgents out of Helmand province.

Papers reflect on Prescott claim that "tittle tattle led us to war"

Floods caused by heavy monsoon rain kill more than 400 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan, washing away whole villages, roads and bridges.

Jonathan Sumption, one of Britain's top barristers, talks to Matt Stadlen about whether judges have too much power, why history matters, the secret to a good cross-examination and why he applauds inequality.

A report into Australia's worst bushfires, in 2009, recommends sweeping changes to the way the government responds to natural disasters.

A UN panel adds the Florida Everglades and Madagascar's tropical rainforest to a list of world heritage sites at risk.

Counties appear set to be dropped from postal addresses in future years after complaints about out-of-date names.

Germany prepares for a memorial service one week after a deadly stampede killed 21 people at the Love Parade dance festival.

At least 15 people die at a mine in northern China, as a suspected explosives store blows up.

Why Chelsea Clinton continues to fascinate

By Ryan Chittum The blogger Economics of Contempt writes that Lehman misrepresented its liquidity in the days before it failed: It's disappointing that this issue has been almost completely overlooked, because the brazenness of their misrepresentation was shocking. I think the best way to think about it is this: on Friday, September 12, Lehman claimed that it had a $32.5bn liquidity pool,...

The grounding of flights because of volcanic ash cost an airports operator £45,000 each day air services were disrupted.

By Ryan Chittum So Citigroup misleads investors in 2007 about tens of billions of dollars of subprime assets it would eventually take huge losses on, and the SEC settles with it for $75 million. Citi shareholders (which very much include you and me, fellow taxpayer) pay for Citi screwing Citi shareholders. What a system! Now, $75 million is a lot of money...

Former US Vice President Al Gore will not face charges over claims he assaulted a masseuse in an Oregon hotel room in 2006.

A lack of specialist medics to care for rape victims could be hampering conviction rates, doctors believe.

The sisters who had surgery to combat family cancer threat