BA chiefs charged over price-fixing Four past and present British Airways executives have been charged with "cartel offences" by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) concerning the fixing of fuel surcharge prices on long-haul flights.The OFT said the four, including former commercial director Martin George, were charged with "having dishonestly agreed with others to make or implement arrangements which directly or indirectly fixed the price for the supply in the UK of passenger air transport services by British Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways". (07/08/2008) 
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More games protests, say Tibet pair Two Britons arrested after staging a Free Tibet protest outside China's showpiece Olympic Stadium have predicted the games will be disrupted by more demonstrations.Lucy Fairbrother, 23, and Iain Thom, 24, were deported after unfurling a 140-square-foot banner reading "One World, One Dream, Free Tibet" in Beijing. (07/08/2008)
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Interest rates stay at 5% Homeowners struggling amid the credit crunch were given no relief after policymakers voted to hold interest rates at 5% for the fourth month in a row.The decision by the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is likely to have been one of the toughest in recent times, with members having to balance deeper economic gloom with expectations of rising inflation. (07/08/2008)
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Mother pays tribute to shot son The unintended victim of a drive-by shooting was a "decent, hard-working young man and loving son", his mother said.Ryan Bravo, 18, died after he was caught up in an apparent gang fight at a convenience store in Walworth, south east London. (07/08/2008)
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House prices fall by 8.8% House prices have lost 8.8% of their value during the past year, Britain's biggest mortgage lender said.The drop - the biggest since December 1992 - compares to a 6.1% year-on-year fall seen in June, Halifax said. (07/08/2008)
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Barclays reveals profits slump Barclays revealed a 33% first half profits slump as the bank suffered £2.8 billion of credit crunch write-downs.The group posted £2.75 billion of pre-tax profits for the six months to June 30 after racking up another £1.1 billion of credit crunch impairments on top of the £1.7 billion reported during the first three months. (07/08/2008)
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McCann report intelligence 'flawed' Secret intelligence claiming Madeleine McCann was snatched to order by a Belgian paedophile ring is flawed, sources said.Private detectives working for the girl's parents are urgently following up the report from an informant disclosed in Portuguese police files. (07/08/2008)
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Man freed in Antigua murders probe A drifter being questioned in connection with the double murder of a British couple on honeymoon in Antigua has been released.Ben Mullany, 31, and his wife Catherine, also 31, from Pontardawe, South Wales, were both shot in the head during an apparent bungled robbery on the last day of their honeymoon on the Caribbean isle. (07/08/2008)
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Lib Dems unveil youth crime plan Youngsters who commit minor offences and get involved in anti-social behaviour should not be locked up, because they go on to re-offend more seriously, the Liberal Democrats said.Under the Liberal Democrats' new youth crime strategy, children who admit their guilt would be sent before panels of local people to apologise, with punishment in the form of a positive behaviour order and work such as cleaning up graffiti. (07/08/2008)
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18% fall in drink-drive deaths The number of deaths from drink-drive accidents in Britain fell sharply last year, dipping 18% on the 2006 figure, Government figures showed.There were 460 fatalities in 2007 compared with 560 in 2006, the Department for Transport said. (07/08/2008)
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