House prices in England and Wales edged lower during August following a decrease in demand and an increase in the availability of homes for sale, research has indicated.Read
The Bank of England should hold interest rates at 0.5% and consider pumping more money into the British economy to ensure a stable recovery, a leading business group said.Read
More than 100,000 heavily pregnant women face the risk of infection and disease in the aftermath of the flooding in Pakistan, Save the Children has warned.Read
David Miliband has called for Labour to "reach out" to new donors after being threatened that unions may withdraw their funding for the party if the next leader does not abandon the pursuit of middle class voters.Read
Hundreds of thousands of revellers will descend on the capital over the next two days for Europe's biggest street festival - the Notting Hill Carnival.Read
Bank of England deputy governor Charles Bean has hinted at a conference of central bankers that further quantitative easing may be required to sustain economic recovery.Read