G7 endorce financial plan
Finance officials from the world's top economic powers have pledged to take all action necessary to stem the worst financial crisis in more than 50 years.
The Group of Seven (G7) countries issued a five-point plan aimed at unfreezing a credit crisis that has unhinged markets around the globe.
Under the plan, they vowed to protect major banks, to get credit flowing more freely and revive the mortgage market.
FTSE 100 index plummets
Stock markets have been gripped by fear as London's FTSE 100 Index endured its worst week since Black Monday of 1987.
Recession panic and fears over fragile banks sent investors stampeding for the exits as the Footsie tumbled almost 9%, surpassing Monday's record sell-off.
The FTSE fell 21% over the week, wiping more than £250bn off the value of top stocks, and closed at 3932.06 - its lowest level for more than five years.
Rhys accused's DNA 'on bike'
A bicycle used by an alleged gunman to flee the scene where Rhys Jones was shot dead had the DNA of a man accused of his murder on it, a court has heard.
The mountain bike, which was found dumped six months after the killing, was linked directly to Sean Mercer, 18, prosecutor Neil Flewitt QC said.
Rhys, 11, was gunned down in a pub car park in Liverpool in 2007. At Liverpool Crown Court Mercer denies murder.
Britons die in Spain floods
A British girl has seen her mother and sister swept away and killed by floods near Valencia, Spain.
Lorraine Cullen, 47, and her daughter Lauren, 14, originally from Brighton, were crossing a gully on foot in L'Olleria to get to their house.
The pair were attempting to cross the River Clariano but were carried off by the current. Her other daughter and another woman escaped unhurt.
Man 'left will for bin Laden'
An Islamic terrorist addressed a will to Osama bin Laden before launching a suicide car bomb attack on Glasgow Airport, Woolwich Crown Court heard.
Bilal Abdulla, 29, said he was planning revenge for injustices against Muslims by British soldiers, the court heard.
A draft of the document was found on a laptop in a Jeep that ploughed into the airport terminal. Abdulla and Kafeel Ahmed, 28, deny conspiracy to murder.
Mother in court over murders
A mother accused of stabbing her son and daughter to death at their home in London has appeared in court.
Sasikala Navaneethan, 36, of Park Lane, Carshalton, south London, is accused of murdering five-year-old Shanjayan and four-year-old Sharani in May.
She is also charged with the attempted murder of another child, who survived the attack, and was remanded in custody to face the Old Bailey on January 13.
Menezes photo 'not checked'
An anti-terror officer failed to check pictures which could have stopped police mistaking Jean Charles de Menezes for a bomber, an inquest heard.
Images of Hussain Osman from 2004 were not examined after he launched a failed bomb attack in London in July 2005, and officers instead relied on CCTV images.
Detective Chief Inspector Pat Mellody said surveillance photos were not examined "because events overtook us".
Couple murdered in Tobago
A Swedish couple have been hacked to death in their holiday home in the Caribbean island of Tobago.
Local police said robbery appeared to be the motive for the attack on Anna Sundsval, 62, and Oke Olsoon, 73, who suffered multiple slash wounds.
A police official in Tobago said a Trinidadian man was detained as a suspect but has not been charged and the investigation is continuing.
Blaze mother defends actions
A mother whose two young boys died in a house fire "did everything she could to save her sons," her solicitor said.
Denise Goldsmith, 29, has been released on bail until December after being arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and child neglect of her two sons.
Solicitor Justin Rivett said Miss Goldsmith had "fully participated" in the investigation and "categorically denies" being responsible for the fire.
Bank prosecution defended
The head of Northern Ireland's prosecution service has defended his decision to put Chris Ward in the dock over the £26.5m Northern Bank robbery.
Alasdair Frazer's office came under heavy criticism when the case against Mr Ward dramatically collapsed.
A statement from the Public Prosecution Service said the case had met the requisite tests and had run its course, despite failing to secure a conviction.
Petrol prices down 9%
Petrol costs now 9% less than three months ago as oil prices fell to their lowest level for a year, the AA said.
The average price of unleaded petrol across the UK is 109.1p a litre, with diesel costing 120.4p, but prices are still 11p higher than last October.
Supermarket giant has Tesco lowered unleaded and diesel by 3p across its 430 UK forecourts following a 1p cut by rival Asda at the start of the week.
'Osama' on US ballot paper
Hundreds of voters in the US have been sent ballot papers for the presidential election featuring the name "Osama".
The ballots sent to Rensselaer County, New York, identified the presidential candidates as "Barack Osama" and "John McCain".
Officials have since shredded the remaining "Osama" ballots and posted correct versions to the 300 people who have already received them.
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A car criminal gave police everything they needed to know to track him down thanks to a tattoo on his neck.
Aaron Evans was captured on camera breaking into a police "honeypot" car in a car park in Bristol city centre. His tattoo provided officers his surname and even his date of birth.
The 21-year-old was sentenced to seven months in jail after admitting stealing a satellite navigation system.
Fishy tale five miles below
Police used a Taser stun gun on a runaway ram which had got loose on a busy dual carriageway.
Drivers watched in horror as the rogue ram, dubbed "Sparky" by locals, was stunned by a powerful charge on the A55 at St Asaph, North Wales.
Police said the animal was a possible danger to motorists, but the RSPCA said officers should have used more humane ways to corner and restrain the sheep.
Putin gets tough on DVD
The world's deepest-living fish were seen alive for the first time thanks to video technology.
The snailfish were captured on film nearly five miles beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean near Japan.
Aberdeen University's Oceanlab team said: "All we've seen before of life at this depth have been shrivelled specimens in museums. Now we have an impression of how they move."
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Russia's combative prime minister added to his tough-guy image with his own instructional martial arts DVD.
Let's Learn Judo With Vladimir Putin was released to mark the experienced black belt's 56th birthday.
The DVD provides a snapshot of his uncompromising style, with the ex-KGB man addressing the camera: "In a bout concessions are permissible, but only in one case: if it is for victory."