Wife of 21 July plotter convicted

The wife of attempted bomber Hussain Osman is found guilty of not telling police about his plan to attack a Tube train in 2005.

Secret terror files left on train

An inquiry is under way into a ’serious’ security breach after top-secret documents on al-Qaeda are left on a train.

Talks to avert tanker strike fail

Last-gasp talks to stop 600 petrol tanker drivers from striking have ended but will resume on Thursday.

Scolari named as Chelsea manager

Portugal boss Luiz Felipe Scolari is appointed as the new manager of Chelsea, taking over from 1 July.

Man trapped on cruise ship dies

A crewman has died after becoming trapped and losing consciousness in the hull of a cruise ship in Hampshire.

Brown wins crunch vote on 42 days

Prime Minister Gordon Brown wins a crucial Commons vote on increasing the time police can hold terror suspects.

Garden dig for missing mother

Police investigating the disappearance of a mother 17 years ago dig a garden near to where she went missing.

‘Industrial’ tipping

How a huge fly-tipping operation was stopped

Lords reject EU referendum call

The House of Lords votes against holding a referendum on the EU Treaty - a day before Ireland’s national ballot.

Mars lander fills test oven with pinch of soil (AP)

AP - NASA’s Phoenix Mars lander was not the only one doing the shaking. Scientists operating the spacecraft broke into song and dance on Wednesday after learning that their latest effort to shake lumps of Martian soil into a tiny testing oven worked.

US: Gas to peak at $4.15 a gallon but stay high (AP)

AP - Gasoline prices should peak at .15 a gallon this summer, the government says — finally an encouraging word for motorists who might be thinking the cost of a fill-up will just keep climbing.