Arsenal beat Manchester United and there are wins for Liverpool, Everton, Bolton and Portsmouth in the Premier League on Saturday.

Keep up with the drama of US election day on 4 November on the BBC News website.

Celtic cruise to victory over Hearts at Tynecastle to move back to the top of the SPL table.

The Iraqi armed forces are preparing to take on responsibility for their nation, but questions remain over how well they will cope, writes Jim Muir.

The WRU and its regions' war of words continues after the IRB decides it has no jurisdiction to intervene in their player release dispute.

Man Utd beat Celtic while Arsenal thump Fenerbahce in Tuesday's Champions League games.

The 22nd James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, has had a generally warm reception from critics.

Crowds lined the streets of London to cheer Team GB's Olympic success

The Audit Commission, which oversees public sector spending, admits it has £10m tied up in troubled Icelandic banks.

England beat Kazakhstan, Wales see off Liechtenstein but Scotland are held to a disappointing draw by Norway and Northern Ireland are beaten in Slovenia.

Welsh council services and taxes are unlikely to be affected "at this stage" by the bank crisis, says the assembly government.

Mike Baker analyses the education highlights from the Conservative Party conference.

Both contenders for the US presidency, Barack Obama and John McCain, claim victory after their first televised debate.

Thousands of Somalis flee some of the worst violence in the capital in months as peacekeepers come under attack.

David Dulin witnesses the raucous return of Swansea v Cardiff

Wigan put themselves within 80 minutes of a place in the Grand Final after coming through a pulsating play-off eliminator against Catalans Dragons.

The United States lead Europe 5½-2½ after the first day of the Ryder Cup in Valhalla.

The country is in a state of suspended animation as an expected political deal is due to be unveiled on Monday.

England crush Croatia 4-1, Northern Ireland win a point against Czech Republic, Scotland defeat Iceland 2-1 and Wales lose 2-1 in Russia.

Vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin bowls over Republican delegates with scathing attacks on her critics but now needs to take her message to a wider audience, says the BBC's Adam Brookes in St Paul.