News from the BBC

'No justification' for Brand show

Lewd calls from Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross to actor Andrew Sachs had "no editorial justification", the BBC Trust says.

Repossession of homes up by 12%

The number of properties repossessed by mortgage lenders rose by 12% to 11,300 in the third quarter of the year.

Iraqis protest against troop deal

Supporters of Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr stage protests in Baghdad against a deal to allow US troops to remain in Iraq.

Car bomb accused 'is a pacifist'

An NHS doctor accused of masterminding car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow is a peaceful man, his barrister tells a court.

Bankers give up on HBOS campaign

The two leading bankers who had hoped to stop Lloyds TSB taking over HBOS abandon their plan for independence.