BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition Updated : Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:28:30 GMT
Crash plane 'was almost swapped' The airline involved in the Madrid plane crash had considered switching aircraft at the last minute, a minister says. Publ.Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:01:07 GMT Source: BBC News
McCain picks female running mate US Republican presidential hopeful John McCain picks Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, 44, as his surprise running mate. Publ.Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:58:56 GMT Source: BBC News
'Lost towns' discovered in Amazon The remote Amazon basin was once home to complex urban communities, according to a study in Science journal. Publ.Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:37:07 GMT Source: BBC News
Three people fall from mountain A major rescue operation takes place in Cumbria after two adults and a six-year-old girl fall from a mountain. Publ.Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:21:56 GMT Source: BBC News
Microwave baby killer convicted A US court convicts a mother of murdering her one-month-old daughter by burning her to death in a microwave oven. Publ.Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:26:24 GMT Source: BBC News