Keira proud to bag role as Duchess Keira Knightley has portrayed strong female figures such as Atonement's Cecilia Tallis, Pride And Prejudice's Elizabeth Bennet and King Arthur's Guinevere, yet she revealed how pleased she was to win the leading role in The Duchess. 1:36pm today
Murray: Past successes meaningless Andy Murray goes into the US Open final against Roger Federer knowing his winning record against the four-time defending champion will be meaningless in his first grand slam final. 1:26pm today
Warning over flood damage costs The cost of repairing the damage done by the weekend floods is likely to be tens of millions, insurers said. 1:19pm today
Warning over growing fuel poverty Almost a quarter of the population will be in fuel poverty by next year and those on low incomes will be especially badly hit, new figures have shown. 1:19pm today
Unions plan 'days of action' The Government came under fierce attack by union leaders as a programme of action and demonstrations was agreed over public sector pay. 1:19pm today
