The Little Hacker's Room

Pakistan's Yasir Hameed says a meeting he had with the News of the World that was secretly recorded has been "inaccurately reported" by the tabloid.

US troops are called in to help Iraqi forces battle insurgents behind a deadly attack on an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, security officials tell the BBC.

Officials in New Zealand have been evaluating the damage caused in the city of Christchurch by an earthquake and its many aftershocks.

Armed Basque separatist group Eta says it has decided not to carry out "armed actions" in its campaign for independence, the BBC learns.

Former X Factor contestant Olly Murs goes straight to the top of the UK singles chart with his debut single Please Don't Let Me Go.

A British soldier dies in hospital of injuries he received in an explosion in Afghanistan, the second British casualty in 24 hours.

Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa dies after a crash at the San Marino Grand Prix.

Twelve children in the Lurgan area are infected with E. coli 0157, the Public Health Agency has confirmed.

A mix of chemicals borrowed from plants with tiny tubes of carbon can spontaneously create tiny, self-repairing solar cells.

England underline their status as World Twenty20 champions as they cruise to victory in the first of two internationals against Pakistan.

Organisers say more than 23,000 people took part in this year's Great Scottish Run, held in Glasgow.

Penny farthing riders from around the world take to the streets for the 1km Knutsford Great Race.

About 900 runners in the Bristol Half Marathon do not get an official time record after microchips they are wearing fall off.

A father and son are killed when their plane crashes after a mid-air collision with another aircraft during a race.

Many people are in favour of reducing the deficit but they are less clear about where cuts should be made, a BBC poll suggests.

Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan says the three cricketers accused of spot-fixing should receive life bans from cricket if found guilty.

Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez holds off the challenge of his Italian Ryder Cup team-mate Edoardo Molinari to win the European Masters by three strokes.

Two French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan in December are alive, says President Nicolas Sarkozy's chief adviser.

A police officer who was caught on CCTV injuring a woman by throwing her into a cell faces being dismissed.

Andy Murray crashes out of the US Open with a third-round defeat by Stanislas Wawrinka, while John Isner and Sam Stosur feature in the evening session on day seven at Flushing Meadows.