House prices dip 10.5% in 12 months House prices are falling at their fastest rate for nearly 18 years as potential buyers stay away from the market.The average cost of a home in the UK has dropped by 10.5% during the 12 months to the end of August, the biggest drop since the final quarter of 1990, according to Nationwide Building Society. (28/08/2008) 
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Miliband issues advice to Russia Britain does not want to launch an "all-out war" with Russia following the country's decision to recognise two breakaway regions, David Miliband said.The Foreign Secretary said Russia needed to consider the "isolation, the loss of respect and the loss of trust" from the rest of the world after Moscow officially recognised South Ossetia and Abkhazia. (28/08/2008)
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Chief reveals race case against Met One of Britain's most senior police officers is stepping into the public spotlight to make a series of explosive allegations against his force.Assistant Commissioner Tarique Ghaffur will accuse senior colleagues within Scotland Yard of a racist campaign designed to undermine his authority. (28/08/2008)
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Police unable to enter 'arson' home Police remain unable to enter the fire-ravaged home of a missing millionaire following a suspected arson attack.The secluded country estate belonging to Christopher Foster, his wife Jill and their 15-year-old daughter Kirstie, is still unsafe for search teams to enter, two days after a blaze ripped through the property. (28/08/2008)
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Sentencing of crimeworld guns maker A gunsmith whose converted weapons were used in dozens of gangland shootings is due to be sentenced.Grant Wilkinson adapted replica sub-machine guns for use by the criminal underworld in a shed he turned into a gun factory. (28/08/2008)
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Hutton: Era of cheap energy is over Hard-pressed consumers facing higher gas and electricity bills have been warned that the era of cheap energy is over.Business Secretary John Hutton said there was "genuine concern" about the difficulties for families faced with soaring heating bills this winter, adding that the Government was looking at what extra support it could provide. (28/08/2008)
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Titan prisons a 'massive mistake' Pressing ahead with plans to build three huge "Titan" prisons would be a "costly and hugely damaging mistake", the Government has been warned.The 2,500-place jails would do little or nothing to cut crime and would instead "destabilise the criminal justice system for years to come", according to pressure group the Prison Reform Trust. (28/08/2008)
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UK 'fat map' shows obesity hotspots A new "fat map" of the UK shows high levels of obesity in the Midlands, Wales, North East and parts of the South East.The map, created by Dr Foster Research, suggests the problem may be getting worse when compared with a similar map published two years ago. (28/08/2008)
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Sailors test positive for cocaine Eighteen sailors on a Royal Navy warship have tested positive for a class A drug.The crewmen were caught during routine testing onboard HMS Liverpool, which is currently deployed in the South Atlantic. (28/08/2008)
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More time to quiz PM 'plot' suspect Police have been granted more time to question a white Muslim convert arrested in connection with an alleged plot to kill the Prime Minister.The 24-year-old man was arrested in Blackburn on Tuesday. (28/08/2008)
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