LONDON, Saturday, 05-Jul-2008 01:48:41 GMT

UNITED KINGDOM: Top news stories from the BBC Pensioners 'see higher cost rise' The cost of living for pensioners has outstripped inflation over the past 10 years, research suggests. Companies win £91m ship contracts Seven UK firms are awarded contracts totalling £91.5m to provide parts for the Navy's new aircraft carriers. OTHER TOP NEWS STORIES IN THIS SECTION 'Disagree in love' plea to Synod Bigotry warning to Orange parades Delays hit pupils' test results Robbery clue to student murders Gender 'impacts on transplants' UNITED KINGDOM: Other news stories Cattle Drive Vacations... Ad - RanchCanadianRockies.com Why Davie's BBC promotion isn't music to everyone's ears... Marketing Week prem PA and model join Big Brother house A "sexy executive PA" has become the first Australian to enter the British Big Brother house.... Rugby Today Bar owner tells of 'wild' British soldiers... Lakeland Echo Bar owner tells of 'wild' British soldiers... Stamford Mercury London police investigating double murder of French students... Turkish Press Police say murder of 2 French students in London may be linked to burglary... Sun FM Jonas Brothers meet UK fans... This is Kent Mandela takes legal steps against British gallery... Xinhua News Agency UK court rules Pringles are potato-light, tax-free and not a potato snack... Yahoo! Canada Sharia law could have a role in UK, says top judge... IC Wales Ambitious plan to reverse brain drain from Wales... IC Wales London deputy mayor quits over sex, money allegation... Antara Interactive West is best in Wales for junior sailing... Tenby Observer 'Mixing West' with 56 Group Wales... Tenby Observer London Mozart Players And Roger McGough, De La Warr Pavilion, Marina, Bexhill, July 6... Brighton & Hove Argus Adele 'surfing British wave' in US... Gainsborough Standard Adele 'surfing British wave' in US... Campaign Series BBC journalist Charles Wheeler dies... Campaign Series Idol Talent Shokotan Starts Limited-Run English Blog... Anime News Network Bar owner tells of 'wild' British soldiers... Denbighshire Free Press TD Bank hit by UK derivatives charge; trader leaves... Reuters Canada Woman at centre of English rugby sex allegation wants privacy... Ein News Actress Binoche turns dancer for new show in London... Sydney Morning Herald Pringles Not a Potato Snack Say UK Courts... Ein News Murdered London teenager was stabbed and clubbed: police... ABC Online London deputy mayor quits over sex, money allegations... ABC Online BBC sea dogs set sail for home... This is Kent Fresh row over Sharia in U.K.... The Hindu Bar owner tells of 'wild' British soldiers... Bexhill Today Raising the UK's Games Industry... Develop IRELAND: Other news stories Cattle Drive Vacations... Ad - RanchCanadianRockies.com Hamleys opens in Dublin... In Store Magazine Pot of gold makes Irish eyes smile... Sydney Morning Herald Man injured in Dublin gun attack... Irish Times prem President Kaczynski says he will sign Treaty of Lisbon if Irish voters accept it... Warsaw Voice Irish unemployment hits 5.7 percent... Boston Globe Irish unemployment hits 5.7 percent... Forbes.com 21:36Two held over Belfast drugs haul... Irish Times Europe's future more likely to lie with universitities than farmers... EUobserver Ryanair announces EUR10 discount on European flights... M2 prem 1Concern at shooting of Irishman by US police... Irish Times Seagate Expands NI Plant with $228m Investment... ComputerWire Visitors wowed by biggest ever Fastener Fair for the UK & Ireland... Wiretimes Ex-soldiers lose anonymity bid... BBC UN challenge to UK govt's role in NI inquiries... Irish Times prem Ryanair is a 29.82% shareholder of Aer Lingus... Avio News 'Green' Power Provides Electricity to Caterpillar's Northern Ireland Facilities... SmartBrief Jobs losses in Ireland point to a recession... International Herald Tribune Man, 18, charged over city murder... BBC Seagate drives investment in Northern Ireland... PC Magazine UK Seagate drives investment in Northern Ireland... VNUNet.com Friend denies death crash charges... BBC Threats drive officers from homes... BBC Seagate invests 120m in Northern Ireland plant... ZDNet UK Ryanair systems upgrade vital, despite teething problems... Computerworld UK Caterpillar's Northern Ireland facilities receives Green' electricity... TradingMarkets Army criticised over 1996 death... BBC Arrest follows Cookstown assault... BBC Ryanair systems upgrade vital, despite booking problems... Computerworld UK Ryanair increases Aer Lingus stake... Ein News Unemployment in Ireland jumps to 5.7 percent as recession fears loom... International Herald Tribune