BBC News - UK

• Welfare reform options outlined
  Ministers are to set out options for "radical reform" of the benefits system and moving people from welfare into work.
  
  
• MoD 'to pay for Trident renewal'
  The chancellor says the MoD, not the Treasury, will have to pay £20bn to renew the nuclear deterrent, putting extra pressure on the defence budget.
  
  
• Lockerbie inquiry 'may visit UK'
  The US senator, who is to chair a congressional inquiry into the Lockerbie bomber release, tells the BBC he may send investigators to the UK.
  
  
• Public to veto council tax rises
  The public will be able to veto their council tax bills in England if charges are above an agreed limit, ministers will announce.
  
  
• Lord Prescott faces Iraq inquiry
  Former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott is due to give evidence to the Iraq inquiry later.
  
  
• Calcium pills 'raise' heart risk
  Calcium supplements taken by many older people in the UK could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows.
  
  
• Industry toasts beer sales rise
  Good weather and football's World Cup is thought to have given a boost to beer sales in the UK, industry figures suggest.
  
  
• London saddles up for bike scheme
  A bike hire scheme designed to encourage thousands more cycle journeys in central London is being launched later.
  
  
• Maths fears over A-level reforms
  Plans to reform A-levels could put students off maths and lead to university department closures, an academic body warns.
  
  
• Warburtons bakery closed by fire
  Firefighters are damping down a blaze that has forced the temporary closure of Warburtons' bakery in Bolton.
  
  
• Fugitive tycoon Nadir seeks bail
  Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial.
  
  
• Man cleared of murder three times
  A Cheshire businessman accused of killing a man has charges against him dropped - the third time he has been cleared of murder.
  
  
• Maze site set to be redeveloped
  An agreement on the future of the Maze Prison site is reached by the NI first and deputy first ministers, Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness.
  
  
• Cameron defends Pakistan comments
  David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.
  
  
• Million-pound car clamped outside Harrods
  A luxury car worth £1.2m is clamped outside Harrods in central London after being illegally parked.
  
  
• 90-year-old heads family swim team
  Three generations of the same family - including a 90-year-old grandfather - will take part in the FINA World Masters Swimming Championships.
  
  
• Human remains found in Monaghan
  Human remains are found in County Monaghan by a group searching for one of the Disappeared, Charles Armstrong.
  
  
• Church to report on 1971 killings
  The Catholic Church is to release eyewitness accounts of how 11 people were killed by the Army in west Belfast in 1971.
  
  
• Big S4C changes as chief leaves
  Fundamental changes will be made in the way S4C is run after the sudden departure of chief executive Iona Jones, says the chair of the board which oversees it.
  
  
• Jobs boost at solar panel factory
  Electronics giant Sharp says a "substantial" number of jobs will be created following a £30m expansion of its Wrexham factory.
  
  
• Ministers ordered to release data
  The Scottish government is told to release more details on the staging of meetings of its Council of Economic Advisers.
  
  
• Review warns of 60,000 job cuts
  Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers.
  
  
• Review of 'happy-slap' sentence
  The Attorney General is to review the sentences given to two teenage members of a "happy slapping" gang who fatally injured a man.
  
  
• Vicar guilty of sham wedding scam
  A Sussex vicar is found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages over four years to bypass immigration law.
  
  
• Idowu wins Euro triple jump gold
  Triple jumper Phillips Idowu wins GB's second gold of the European Championships while Martyn Bernard claims high jump bronze.
  
  
• Morgan shines as England dominate
  Eoin Morgan makes a superb maiden Test century as England reach an imposing 331-4 after day one of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.
  
  
• Hughes confirmed as Fulham boss
  Fulham confirm the appointment of Mark Hughes as their new manager, replacing Roy Hodgson.
  
  
• Child-free by choice
  More women in the developed world are choosing not to have children. So why do others think it's OK to question this decision?
  
  
• The big cheese
  With thousands expected to flock to a major cheese fair, why are Britons taking this once-humble foodstuff so seriously?
  
  
• Creative block: The torment of artists
  Professor Robert Winston on how creative block has tormented great artists and even those in the sciences.
  
  
• UKIP wins £367,000 donation case
  The UK Independence Party wins its court battle against having to pay back all of a £367,697 "impermissible donation".
  
  
• Fixed retirement age to be axed
  People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.
  
  
• Cable TUC invitation 'withdrawn'
  Business Secretary Vince Cable will not address the TUC's annual congress after his invitation to speak was withdrawn.
  
  
• Cameron's doubts on becoming PM
  David Cameron has confessed that, on the day before entering Downing Street, he told his wife Samantha he was sure he would not become prime minister.
  
  
• Corey does Kerrang! - he's 'desperate'
  Slipknot's Corey Taylor says he has hope for the rock scene, based on the large number of new bands nominated for the Kerrang! Awards.
  
  
• Coping with loss of armed forces parent
  A special holiday break is helping UK children cope with the loss of loved ones killed in conflict
  
  
• King's Troop enjoy seaside break
  The Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery have made special plans to ensure that some of their most valuable members are rested over the summer break.
  
  
• A walk-in cow wash - it's Odd Box
  The world of doggy ice cream, a huge waterfight in Russia and a walk-in cow wash. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.
  
  
• Everything, including the kitchen sink
  A team of divers - known as Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners - are stepping up efforts to keep Britain's coastline clean and litter free.
  
  
• Moving a submarine through a town
  An 840-tonne section of submarine has been moved along a street in a Cumbrian town.
  
  
• Can your doctor call you 'fat'?
  Doctors need to be more direct when they are dealing with overweight patients, according to the government's health minister.
  
  
• Pick up a Penguin
  Colourful 75-year history of the famous book publisher
  
  
• Was Crippen innocent?
  Did one of history's most infamous killers really do it?
  
  
• Odd auctions
  X-rays, teeth and cat's ashes - strange items under the hammer
  
  
• Torn apart
  Mother's heartbreak over her abducted child
  
  
• New face
  Can the Metro Bank really shake up the High Street?
  
  
• Wall's wars
  Profile of new head of British army, Gen Sir Peter Wall