The latest stories from the England section of the BBC News web site.
Updated: 18 min 8 sec ago
Fri, 2010-09-03 16:23
A Hare Krishna temple in Leicester has been partly destroyed in an explosion.
Fri, 2010-09-03 16:22
Ambulance services are urged to rely less on sat-nav systems after a driver could not find the site of a fatal train accident.
Fri, 2010-09-03 16:18
Three men are arrested after a high speed pursuit ends with a crash involving a police car and two other vehicles in Peterborough.
Fri, 2010-09-03 16:17
Sixteen tourists are claiming damages against a Surrey-based tour operator after ice fell on to a ship from a glacier.
Fri, 2010-09-03 16:02
The former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Cyril Smith has died aged 82, his family and party confirm.
Fri, 2010-09-03 15:26
A 73-year-old man from Somerset comes up with an unusual way to re-use an old red telephone box.
Fri, 2010-09-03 15:23
Two police officers are suspended from driving duties after crashing a high-performance car they had seized from a suspected drink-driver near Manchester.
Fri, 2010-09-03 15:16
How much can you trust the human memory?
Fri, 2010-09-03 15:15
A County Durham woman accused of murdering her two-year-old son appears in court and is remanded to a secure psychiatric hospital.
Fri, 2010-09-03 14:53
Couple's long-lost letters reveal secret romance
Fri, 2010-09-03 14:36
A man murdered his wife and then told friends their relationship was "over", a court hears.
Fri, 2010-09-03 13:52
A former MI6 worker is given a 12-month jail sentence for trying to sell top secret material for £2m.
Fri, 2010-09-03 13:30
A pathologist at the centre of a row over the death of a man during the G20 protests is suspended from the medical register for three months.
Fri, 2010-09-03 13:15
The politician was known for his large girth and outspoken views
Fri, 2010-09-03 13:07
A Stoke-on-Trent MP says he will invite Prince Philip to the city after Tony Blair claimed in his book the prince once described it as "ghastly".
Fri, 2010-09-03 12:47
A serial rapist serving a life term for murdering a girl in London died of heart failure, an inquest hears.
Fri, 2010-09-03 12:35
Large surf and strong offshore winds prompt a warning after 200 surfers are pulled to safety.
Fri, 2010-09-03 12:30
A police officer appears in on court on charges of rape and misconduct.
Fri, 2010-09-03 12:28
Police 'pimp up' a tractor to raise awareness of rural crime prevention in Lincolnshire.
Fri, 2010-09-03 12:05
A British man wanted in Spain on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend is to be extradited.