White House hopeful Obama due in UK White House hopeful Barack Obama is due to arrive in Britain on the final leg of a high-profile world tour designed to boost his foreign policy credentials. 5:10pm today
Child curfew plan begins summer run A voluntary curfew in which hundreds of parents have been asked to keep their children off the streets at night, is being launched. 5:10pm today
Nanny cleared of infant's killing A nanny accused of killing the infant son of two police officers said she had been "totally vindicated" after a judge directed a jury to find her not guilty. 5:10pm today
Passengers tell of mid-air drama Shaken but relieved airline passengers were continuing their journeys after surviving a terrifying ordeal in which a gaping hole appeared in their jumbo jet 30,000ft up. 5:10pm today
Senior ministers rally to PM's aid Senior ministers rallied round Gordon Brown after he suffered the humiliation of another catastrophic by-election defeat for Labour. 5:10pm today
Housing slump hits economic growth A housebuilding slump hit growth in the second quarter of the year as the UK's economic slowdown gathered pace. 5:10pm today
