News from the BBC

Life sentence for gun factory man

A man who turned replica guns into live weapons linked to more than 50 shootings, including eight murders, is jailed for life.

Arson house 'could be searched today'

Police hope to be able to enter the home of a missing family that was destroyed in an arson attack as early as tonight.

US economy rebounds

The US economy grew 3.3% in the second quarter of 2008, the Commerce Department said, much higher than first thought.

Hackers prepare supermarket sweep

Cyber thieves are hatching a plan to steal US funds through British supermarkets, the BBC learns.

Blair blamed in police race claim

The country's most senior Asian police officer lodges a claim of racial discrimination against the Metropolitan Police.