Black box holds clue to air tragedy The "black box" flight data recorder will hold a clue to the likely cause of the devastating Madrid air crash which claimed more than 150 lives, UK air experts said.As the Queen and Prime Minister Gordon Brown expressed their sadness at "the dreadful loss of life", air crash investigators were trying to work out what happened to the Spanair MD-82 while taking off from Madrid airport for the Canary Islands. (21/08/2008) 
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Pupils achieve record GCSE results Britain's teenagers notched up record GCSE results, with the largest annual rise in top exam grades for almost 20 years.Figures show that 65.7% of the exams taken were awarded a C grade or above, an increase of 2.4% on last year and the largest year on year rise since 1990. (21/08/2008)
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Brown visits troops in Afghanistan Gordon Brown hailed British troops fighting the Taliban as the true heroes of the Olympic year.The Prime Minister spent 90 minutes meeting and talking to troops at Camp Bastion - the main UK base in Afghanistan - during a stopover on his way to the Games in Beijing. (21/08/2008)
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Energy firms hike prices Two of the UK's "big six" energy firms hiked gas and electricity prices - adding to the misery for millions of hard-pressed households.Scottish & Southern Energy, which has 8.8 million UK customers, is raising gas prices by 29.2% and average electricity costs by 19.2% from Monday. (21/08/2008)
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Glitter agrees to return to London Paedophile Gary Glitter has agreed to return to London, according to police in Thailand.However, Police Major General Phongdej Chaiprawat could not say when Glitter would leave Bangkok nor which flight he would be taking. (21/08/2008)
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Family tribute to fall death boy The family of a teenager who fell to his death from a building while fleeing a gang of youths has paid tribute to the youngster.Ahmed Benyermak, 16, was climbing down the outside of the building when he fell, police said. (21/08/2008)
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Guantanamo detainee wins ruling A British resident detained at Guantanamo Bay facing terrorism charges won a court ruling that the UK Government is under a duty to disclose material he says supports his case that the evidence against him has been obtained through torture.Two judges in the High Court in London said they concluded that the Foreign Secretary was under a duty to "disclose in confidence" to Binyam Mohamed's legal advisers in Guantanamo Bay certain information relating specifically to him and "which is not only necessary but essential for his defence". (21/08/2008)
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A million fewer treated by dentists The number of people treated by NHS dentists has dropped by more than a million since the Government's high-profile overhaul of services, new figures showed.Patients are also more likely to have teeth removed or dentures fitted rather than undergo complex work such as fillings and crowns. The details emerged in the latest statistics released by the NHS Information Centre. (21/08/2008)
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Ban sparks rise in smokers quitting The number of people quitting smoking has surged since the ban on lighting up in public places was introduced, new figures showed.More than 350,000 successfully kicked the habit during the 12 months to April - up 10% on the previous year. (21/08/2008)
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Over-60s outnumber children in UK Children are outnumbered by the over-60s in Britain for the first time ever, official figures show.In the latest sign of the UK's ageing population, the Office of National Statistics revealed 13,262,256 people were 60 or over in mid-2007. (21/08/2008)
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