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A large sinkhole measuring about 160ft (49m) wide appears in a village in the Peak District.

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Migrants are to face new charges for some NHS services in England, ministers say, but GP consultations will remain free.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25529636

America's aviation agency announces the six states that will test commercial drones, a step towards unleashing the pilotless aircraft in US skies.

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More storms expected across the uk

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More storms expected across the uk

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podcam shes secret life of dolphins

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Torrential downpours in parts of Scotland are causing flooding and problems on some roads with Met Office warnings in place for much of the country

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-25547669

Police searching for teenager Adam Pickup, who went missing in Manchester on Saturday, say they believe they have found his body

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A man is charged with arson and affray after a fire broke out on a North Sea ferry and six people had to be airlifted to hospital.

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Seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher remains in a critical condition after a ski accident and is "fighting for his life", doctors say.

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The International Olympic Committee expresses confidence Russia will deliver a secure Games in Sochi, after two deadly bombings hit Volgograd

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Donors from Liverpool are needed to take part in a new study trying to determine how often it is safe for people to give blood

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Former Liverpool footballer Wayne Harrison dies at the age of 46 following pancreatic problems, the club says.

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Kleptomaniac cats in Christmas stocking stash hunt

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Pigeon, mouse and loo roll among causes of London fires

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Body found in search for missing Rodney Larsh

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The boy with a rare disease who proved doctors wrong

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Former footballer Gary Parkinson receives a standing ovation from fans while attending his first game since being diagnosed with locked-in syndrome

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25526908

The death of a man in a pond in Kidderminster is described by police as "a bit of a mystery".

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Five British Greenpeace activists, held in Russia for 100 days, arrive back in the UK after being granted an amnesty from protest charges.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25524589

The Copenhagen restaurant that serves up rejected food

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25449219

Dozens of Syrian rebels die in government ambush

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25528505

Indian woman 'raped by two gangs on Christmas Eve'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-25527401

Five British Greenpeace activists and one Canadian leave Russia after being granted an amnesty from charges over an Arctic oil drilling protest.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25524589

The government of South Sudan has agreed to an immediate end to fighting with rebels, East African leaders say in Nairobi.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25528728

Malky Mackay is sacked as manager by Cardiff City after a meeting of the club's board of directors

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/wales/25526438

Top Sunni Lebanese ex-minister Mohamad Chatah, a staunch critic of Syria's government and its Hezbollah backers, is killed in a bomb blast.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25524729

High winds and rain return to the UK, leaving thousands without power and disrupting rail services.

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Rock Ferry stabbing: Man denies murder of James Byrne, 38

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A man in his 40s has died after a fire at a flat in Liverpool, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service has said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-25508019

Northampton woman, 90, robbed of WW1 medals at knifepoint

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-25518395

The funeral of a British doctor Abbas Khan, who died while being held in custody in Syria, is due to take place in London

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25517356

The Met Office is to start daily forecasts about the weather in space, to predict solar storms that disrupt satellite communication and power grids.

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The leaders of Kenya and Ethiopia hold talks with South Sudan's president in an attempt to halt violence that has claimed thousands of lives.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25517966

Five people have been injured in a bomb blast on a bus in the Nasr City area of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, Egypt's health ministry says.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25518116

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits a shrine that honours soldiers including WW2 criminals, angering China and South Korea.

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The Met Office is to start daily forecasts about the weather in space, to predict solar storms that disrupt satellite communication and power grids

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Plans are being announced to allow bank customers to pay cheques into their account by taking photos on their smartphones.

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Five people have been injured in a bomb blast on a bus in the Nasr City area of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, Egypt's health ministry says

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The Environment Agency warns of further significant disruption from flooding in parts of England, with more heavy rain and gusts of up to 70 mph forecast across UK.

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'Fruitless' search for missing River Trent sailor in Lincolnshire

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'Fruitless' search for missing River Trent sailor in Lincolnshire

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Four jailed over human trafficking of woman to Kent

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A boy takes advantage of a meeting with Prince Charles to snap a "selfie" photograph during a royal visit to a Coptic church in Hertfordshire.

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Police admit a woman might have been spared a rape ordeal but for mistakes made which saw her attacker released.

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There is evidence Britain was inappropriately involved in the rendition and ill-treatment of terror suspects, an inquiry has revealed.

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The International Criminal Court prosecutor requests an adjournment in the trial of Kenya's President Kenyatta after the loss of two key witnesses.

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The United Nations says it fears casualties after attackers forced their way into a UN peacekeeping base in South Sudan's Jonglei state.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will soon pardon jailed ex-oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a day after MPs backed a wide-ranging amnesty

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A sexual deviant who killed a teenage girl by hanging her at his parents' house is ordered to spend the rest of his life in jail.

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Intimate voicemails left for Kate Middleton by Prince William were hacked by the News of the World, the phone-hacking trial hears.

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Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale are found guilty of the murder of soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich, south-east London in May.

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A rescue operation is under way after part of a roof in London's Apollo Theatre collapses during a performance, injuring people inside

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A Winter Wonderland event in Milton Keynes is cancelled on its second day after complaints from disappointed visitors

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A Winter Wonderland event in Milton Keynes is cancelled on its second day after complaints from disappointed visitors

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The family of late locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson and paralysed road accident victim Paul Lamb renew their right-to-die court fight in the Supreme Court.

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Actors, politicians and commentators pay tribute to the actor Peter O'Toole, the star of Lawrence of Arabia, who died on Saturday aged 81.

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Sixteen people have been killed in violence in China's restive western region of Xinjiang, a state news portal says.

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South Korea's president warns of possible "reckless provocations" by the North, after the shock execution of leader Kim Jong-un's uncle last week.

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Left-wing candidate Michelle Bachelet is elected Chilean president for a second time, defeating her run-off rival Evelyn Matthei by a wide margin

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Live text and Test Match Special commentary on day four of the third Ashes Test as England chase an improbable 504 in Perth

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A 22-year-old man is charged with the murder of missing Oxford 17-year-old Jayden Parkinson, who was last seen on 3 December.

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Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is the 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year, with Leigh Halfpenny second and AP McCoy third

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MPs condemn "cronyism" at a "dysfunctional" BBC which they say led to executives getting larger pay-offs than they deserved

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Draft anti-slavery legislation proposing to bring in tougher sentences for human traffickers is set to be published, the Home Office says

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A fatal accident inquiry into a Super Puma crash in which 16 men, including one man from Liverpool, died is expected to last six weeks.

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More than 120 soldiers from the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment perform a homecoming parade in Huyton to mark the end of their tour of Afghanistan.

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Fire stations in St Helens, Knowsley and Wirral could be merged because of funding cuts, with 88 jobs lost

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New evidence that questions the traditional site of King Harold's death during the Battle of Hastings is being considered by English Heritage.

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Mark Duggan appeared to be surrendering when he was shot by police in Tottenham, north London, an inquest into his death hears

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A lawyer for a woman forced to undergo a Caesarean section and give her baby up for adoption condemns her treatment.

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A police officer thought one of soldier Lee Rigby's killers was going to kill her, a court hears, after the jury is shown footage of the attack's aftermath.

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The UK fails to make the top 20 in any subject in international tests taken by 15-year-olds - with Wales falling behind the rest of the UK.

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Irish police colluded in the IRA murders of two senior Northern Ireland policemen, an inquiry has found.

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The exclusive hotel rooms beneath the waves

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The exclusive hotel rooms beneath the waves

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Why diver's sexuality should not matter but does BBC Sport

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French scientists say it is most likely that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat did not die of poisoning, according to leaks from their report.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25205170

Nato foreign ministers meeting in Brussels condemn the use of "excessive force" against pro-European protesters in Ukraine.

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US President Barack Obama attempts to rally support for his healthcare law and stem a wave of bad publicity over his flagship domestic achievement.

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Irish police colluded in the IRA murders of two senior Northern Ireland policemen, an inquiry has found.

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A police officer thought one of soldier Lee Rigby's killers was going to kill her, a court hears, after the jury is shown footage of the attack's aftermath.

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The UK fails to make the top 20 in any subject in international tests taken by 15-year-olds while Shanghai in China tops the league.

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George Osborne promises to cut average energy bills by about £50 a year by shifting some costs on to government - to be partly funded by cracking down on tax avoidance

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25170774

Thousands of pro-EU demonstrators march through Ukraine's capital in protest at President Viktor Yanukovich's refusal to sign an EU trade deal

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25173719

The leader of anti-government protests in Thailand calls for a general strike for Monday, amid ongoing clashes in Bangkok.

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Lidl, the German discount supermarket chain, is planning to double the number of stores it has in the UK

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25175188

Paul Walker, who starred in the Fast & Furious action film series, is killed along with a friend in a car crash north of Los Angeles.

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George Osborne promises to cut average energy bills by about £50 a year by shifting some costs on to government - to be partly funded by cracking down on tax avoidance.

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Three of the eight people who died when a police helicopter crashed into a busy Glasgow pub on Friday are named.

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Three of the eight people who died when a police helicopter crashed into a busy Glasgow pub on Friday are named.

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A six-year-old girl with an inoperable brain tumour who inspired a fund-raising campaign for an Isle of Wight hospice, dies.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-25101220

Two wolves are shot dead and a third is on the run after escaping from their enclosure at Colchester Zoo.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-25091939

The UK is still the world leader in offshore wind power, despite an energy firm shelving plans to build a wind farm in the Bristol Channel, Prime Minister David Cameron says.

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Energy regulator Ofgem launches a scathing attack on the record and profits of the big gas and electricity suppliers.

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Ian Watkins, singer of Welsh rock band Lostprophets, pleads guilty to a series of "depraved" child sex offences including attempted rape of a baby.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25108439

Roger Casement, the knight who became a fervent Irish nationalist

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Digital diplomacy at work as Facebook recognises Kosovo

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One officer is to be charged and five face disciplinary proceedings as a result of the row between Andrew Mitchell and police in Downing Street.

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Charles Saatchi accused his former wife Nigella Lawson and her daughter of being "off your heads on drugs", a court hears.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25108052

Text and video of the launch of the Scottish government's white paper for independence.

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white paper Previous image | Pause | Next image1 / 7First Minister Alex Salmond launches the Scottish government's independence blueprint, calling it a "mission statement" for Scotland's future.

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Government grants in South Africa are helping poor children resist the advances of "sugar daddies", reducing the risk of getting HIV, a study says

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25104373

The leader of the Western-backed rebel Free Syrian Army says that forces aligned to him will not join the peace conference in Geneva in January.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25102022

Russia urged Kiev to delay signing a key deal with the EU, Ukraine's prime minister says, as mass protests continue across the country.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25100127

Pope Francis calls for power in the Catholic Church to be devolved away from the Vatican, in the first major work he has written in the role

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Daniel Sturridge's late equaliser rescued a point for Liverpool after a classic Merseyside derby with Everton at Goodison Park.

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Arrests after shots fired on Liverpool street

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Police arrest a teenager following an attack on Leyton Orient goalkeeper Jamie Jones during Saturday's game at Swindon

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A block of terraced housing in London is to be pulled down after a member of the public noticed cracks overnight.

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What to do with body parts taken by explorers

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Horrors of India's brothels are documented

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Venezuela's opposition leader tells supporters to vote

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Pope Francis tells Olympic leaders that looking for profits and victory at all cost risks reducing athletes to "mere trading material".

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Egypt tells the Turkish ambassador to leave the country, after Turkey's prime minister calls for the release of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25066115

Marathon talks end with a fragile agreement on the way forward to a new global climate deal in Paris in 2015.

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Promiscuous female mice rear attractive sons and more nuggets

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The government's chief legal adviser apologises for any offence caused when he said corruption was "endemic" in some ethnic minority communities.

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Latvia's president says the deadly collapse of a Riga supermarket must be treated as a case of murder, as the last section of roof caves in.

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Two of three women who were allegedly held as slaves in London for at least 30 years met a man who has been arrested via a collective, police say

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Merseyside brothers jailed for drugs empire

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Train crashes into Chester Station barrier

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Robin Hood pardoned by Sheriff of Nottingham

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A ferry company steps in to help a 36-stone (230kg) Frenchman who was left stranded in London after Eurostar refused him passage for safety reasons.

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A woman convicted of driving offences after tweeting about a collision with a cyclist says she was cyber-bullied as a result.

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Two private investigators who tricked GP surgeries and utility firms into revealing people's private details have been convicted of breaking data laws.

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An appeal by UK charities to help victims of the Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines typhoon raises £50m in eight days.

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A US white supremacist who targeted blacks and Jews in a nationwide killing spree is put to death in the US state of Missouri.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25016217

Eleven Egyptian military personnel are killed and dozens more wounded in a car bomb attack near the North Sinai city of el-Arish.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25013655

Britain is reviewing its navy options in Gibraltar following an illegal incursion into its territorial waters, a Foreign Office minister says.

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Hull is named the UK's next City of Culture, beating Leicester, Dundee and Swansea Bay to the right to hold the title in 2017.

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Northern Ireland victims groups have criticised a suggestion that there should be an end to prosecutions for Troubles killings.

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An inquiry is to be launched into how Paul Flowers was deemed suitable to be the chairman the Co-op Bank, the BBC understands.

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Iran's Supreme Leader has warned his country will not step back "one iota" from its nuclear rights, as it resumes talks with world powers in Geneva.

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A girl has been treated for burns after her dress caught fire while she was standing near a gas fire at a house on Merseyside

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Duggan inquest: Expert did not consider whether gun was planted

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Duggan inquest: Expert did not consider whether gun was planted

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A car ploughs into the front of a care home, narrowly missing a resident's bedroom.

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Shots are fired at two police officers who took part in a motorway pursuit of a car following reports of a kidnapping.

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A woman who posted a message on Twitter about knocking a cyclist off his bike is found guilty of two charges related to the incident

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First snow falls affect high roads in Wales

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The Ministry of Justice has rejected an offer of £24.1m from G4S which the security firm says it owes after over-charging for the tagging of offenders.

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Two people have died and about 40 workers are feared trapped after a roof collapses at the construction site of a South African mall, paramedics say.

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The US makes a last-minute intervention to try to seal a security deal that will allow American forces to remain in Afghanistan after next year.

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At least 22 people are killed in explosions that hit the Iranian embassy in Beirut, in a stronghold of the Hezbollah militant movement.

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Police forces across England and Wales are routinely manipulating crime statistics in order to meet targets, a committee of MPs has heard.

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Spain's ambassador to the UK is summoned to the Foreign Office after 'significant activity' by a Spanish ship off Gibraltar.

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Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt unveils a series of measures to make the NHS more trustworthy in response to the Stafford Hospital scandal.

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Co-operative Group chairman Len Wardle resigns, saying "serious questions" have been raised by drugs claims against ex-banking chairman Paul Flowers.

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Co-operative Group chairman Len Wardle resigns, saying "serious questions" have been raised by drugs claims against ex-banking chairman Paul Flowers.

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Fifteen Warrington teenagers with autism were denied specialist speech and language therapy for three years, say two ombudsmen.

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Police confirm two people who died in an air crash in Flintshire were from Chester.

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Seven young men are released on bail after they were questioned by police over the discovery of a body in a well in south London.

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Luton burglary stabbing victim was 'protecting family'

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Former South African president Nelson Mandela is still unable to speak but uses facial expressions to communicate, his ex-wife Winnie tells a South African newspaper.

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An elderly German, who kept hundreds of valuable art works confiscated by the Nazis hidden at his Munich home, tells German media they are legally his.

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Leaders of Commonwealth nations are to issue final statements at the end of a summit in Colombo overshadowed by a row over alleged human rights abuses

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Thousands of survivors of a deadly storm attend church services in the Philippines, as international aid efforts begin to have a major impact.

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Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says he is pushing his Tory coalition partners to agree to a £1bn income tax cut, by raising the personal allowance.

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The former Co-op Bank chairman apologises after a newspaper claims he bought and used illegal drugs shortly after appearing before a committee of MPs.

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Organised criminal gangs are increasingly aiming to steal valuable works of art and antiques in the UK, according to senior police officers.

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HMS Daring docks in the Philippines to help victims of Typhoon Haiyan, as the government says more aid money is likely to be committed

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The prime minister rejects a call from a leading expert on public health to lower the age of consent from 16 to 15.

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Police officer breaks leg in Harrogate street fight

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A man completes his four-month attempt to swim up Britain's west coast from Land's End to John O'Groats.

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A 53-year-old Hereford man who was caught by neighbours trying to hang their pet cat in his shed is jailed for 20 weeks.

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A police watchdog expresses "serious concern" over the quality of protection provided by South Yorkshire Police to victims of child sexual exploitation

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Shares in BSkyB dive 10% after it loses the rights to broadcast live Champions League and Europa League football matches to rival BT Sport

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The UN's highest court awards most of the disputed land around the Preah Vihear temple to Cambodia, and orders Thailand to withdraw any troops from the area

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The US says Iran backed out of a deal on its nuclear programme in Geneva, as Tehran and the UN atomic agency agree steps to resolve issues.

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The anniversary of the World War One armistice - signed 95 years ago on Monday - is marked in the UK with a two-minute silence

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Tory MP Nadine Dorries apologises for failing to properly register income she made from her appearance on I'm A Celebrity.

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The Philippine President Benigno Aquino declares a state of national calamity following Friday's devastating typhoon which has killed thousands of people.

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London Gateway, the UK's newest container port, welcomes its first vessel as it opens for business.

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The police watchdog asks for more information over how two Sussex detectives handled a sex assault allegation against Jimmy Savile.

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A man appears in court charged with the manslaughter of two girls who were hit by a car in Gosport.

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The Bank of England holds interest rates at the record low of 0.5% and makes no change to its stimulus programme of quantitative easing

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Regulators say they have found no evidence of price manipulation in the UK wholesale gas market after an investigation.

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The heads of the UK's spying agencies are being quizzed by MPs and peers in an unprecedented televised hearing

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The US economy grew at an annualised pace of 2.8% in the third quarter of the year, latest figures have shown.

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Swiss scientists confirm the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat had high levels of polonium in his body, but could not say whether that caused his death in 2004

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The European Central Bank has cut its benchmark interest rate to a new record low of 0.25%, down from 0.5%, in a surprise move

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The audio of a conversation between three Royal Marines as they allegedly murdered a captured Afghan insurgent is released by a judge

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Pakistan's Taliban name Maulana Fazlullah as their new leader, following the death of Hakimullah Mehsud in a drone attack, a spokesman says.

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The heads of the UK's spying agencies are facing an unprecedented televised grilling by MPs and peers.

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A triplet who left her sister paralysed after she pushed her out of the second-floor window of a hostel is jailed.

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A five-year-old boy was shot in the face and seriously injured by a child aged eight, police confirm.

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The News of the World's managing editor told police the newspaper listened to murdered girl Milly Dowler's voicemail while she was still thought to be missing, a jury hears.

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A court in Bangladesh sentences at least 152 soldiers to death over a border guard mutiny in which dozens were killed in 2009.

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The British ambassador to Berlin is called in to the foreign ministry over media reports that the UK embassy houses a secret listening post.

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The British ambassador to Berlin is called in to the foreign ministry over media reports that the UK embassy houses a secret listening post.

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Previously unknown artworks by masters are among more than 1,400 pieces found in a trove of Nazi-looted art in Munich, German officials say.

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Hundreds of jobs to go at four UK shipyards - Govan and Scotstoun in Glasgow, Portsmouth and Plymouth, BBC learns

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A young girl dies in hospital after being bitten by a dog, Leicestershire Police confirm.

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Police are to investigate failures in an Essex hospital's cancer treatment service after reports of bullying by managers and delayed treatment.

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More than 100 Britons are among 1,000 men caught trying to pay a computer-generated girl to perform sex acts online, after a charity set up a fake profile.

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Live coverage: CBI annual conference

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The new boss of the HS2 rail link has been tasked with finding ways to cut the estimated £50bn cost of the scheme, David Cameron is to announce

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A college principal speaks of her "shock" after one her students was killed along with a friend when they were hit by a car.

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A terror suspect who has gone missing after changing into a burka on a visit to a mosque is being hunted by police.

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Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf wins bail in the last legal case against him, bringing him a step closer to release from house arrest

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Doctors and nurses working under US military orders have been complicit in the abuse of terror suspects, a new independent report says.

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Pakistan's Musharraf step closer to release after bail

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Teachers and other professionals who fail to report child abuse suspicions should face prosecution, the former director of public prosecutions says.

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The Co-operative Bank plans to reduce its branch network by 15% by the end of next year.

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Egypt's ousted former President Mohammed Morsi has gone on trial under tight security in a court on the outskirts of Cairo, state TV says.

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Blackpool storms see man blown into path of taxi

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An area of woodland in Shropshire is sealed off by police after bones are uncovered.

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Tilly Whim Caves: Swimmer dies after becoming trapped

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A new 14-loop rollercoaster at Alton Towers closes after a wheel breaks off and hits someone on the ride.

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Firms could earn a year-long tax break if they agree to pay the so-called "living wage", under plans drawn up by Labour leader Ed Miliband

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Officers accused of giving misleading accounts of a meeting with former cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell are facing an investigation by the police watchdog.

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The Pakistan Taliban continue talks on who should be their next leader after Hakimullah Mehsud was killed in a drone strike on Friday.

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The US secretary of state calls for an end to all violence and urges progress towards full democracy on his first visit to Egypt since the ousting of President Mohammed Morsi.

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A rare solar eclipse is sweeping parts of North America, Europe and Africa, allowing a view of the Sun that is totally or partially blocked out by the Moon.

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Press regulation: Culture secretary seeks to reassure papers

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Two people are taken to hospital after they are rescued from their car which was left hanging off the M6 in Merseyside.

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Firms could earn a year-long tax break if they agree to pay the so-called "living wage", under plans drawn up by Labour leader Ed Miliband

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Officers accused of giving misleading accounts of a meeting with former cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell are facing an investigation by the police watchdog.

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England come from 13-6 down to beat Australia 20-13 at Twickenham and get their autumn rugby internationals off to a winning start

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Hundreds of terminally ill cancer patients face an "appalling" wait for their income support because of reforms to benefits, a leading charity is warning.

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The daughter and son-in-law of a couple who went missing in 1998 and were found shot and buried in a back garden appear in court charged with murder.

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Cuban authorities order the immediate closure of privately-run cinemas and video-game salons, saying they were never authorised.

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Two journalists for French radio station RFI have been killed after being kidnapped by gunmen in the northern Mali town of Kidal.

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Pakistan's interior minister says the death of Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has destroyed the country's nascent peace process.

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Storm-force winds gusting up to 80mph bring down trees and power lines, with 10,000 homes across south and west Wales without electricity and flood warnings for the coast.

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Pakistan's interior minister says the death of Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has destroyed the country's nascent peace process.

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A number of prisoners are involved in an ongoing incident at Maidstone prison in Kent, the Prison Service says

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newborn baby girl found abandoned in a Birmingham park is named after the dog whose walker found her.

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A 17-year-old schoolboy plotted to carry out a terrorist attack at his school on the 15th anniversary of the Columbine attacks in the US, a court is told.

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The daughter of a couple who were shot and buried in the garden of their house is arrested on suspicion of their murders, the BBC understands.

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The German government says it is keen to hear directly from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden about the US spy agency's activities.

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Firefighters in England and Wales stage a fresh strike in a row over pension ages, as "contingency" crews battle a large scrapyard blaze in London.

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A suspect is in custody after a transportation official was killed and seven injured in a shooting at Los Angeles International Airport, officials say.

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BBC broadcaster Paul Gambaccini denies historical allegations of sexual abuse, after being arrested in the Operation Yewtree inquiry.

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The leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, has been killed in a drone strike, a high-ranking Taliban official tells the BBC.

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Food is stolen from soup kitchen in Cambridgeshire

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A woman is jailed for stealing flowers from a Liverpool crematorium which she then sold on at a profit.

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A father who killed his wife and injured three daughters by setting fire to his own home in a so-called honour plot is jailed for life

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A German intelligence delegation goes to the US following claims its agencies monitored Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone

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President Obama's embattled health secretary apologises to the American people over the botched rollout this month of his signature healthcare law.

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A pizza delivery man found stabbed to death in Sheffield was making his final delivery before starting a new job, police reveal.

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TV cameras are to be allowed into the Court of Appeal for the first time, after a change in the law, the Ministry of Justice announces.

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The world is heading for a wine shortage, with global consumer demand already significantly outstripping supply, a report warns.

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A royal charter on press regulation is granted by the Privy Council, despite a last-minute legal challenge by the newspaper industry, which says it threatens their freedom

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Former News of the World editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson must have known about phone hacking at the paper, the Old Bailey is told, as it hears three former journalists have admitted charges.

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The Unite union official at the centre of the Grangemouth industrial dispute resigns from his job at the facility

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Apple has reported a fourth quarter profit of $7.5bn (£4.6bn), beating analysts' expectations.

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Dozens of people traversing the Sahara desert on their way to Europe are feared to have died of thirst in Niger, officials say.

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The White House acknowledges the need for additional "constraints" on intelligence gathering, amid reports the nation eavesdropped on its allies.

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Five people are charged with alleged terrorism offences and conspiracy to murder following an operation led by Scottish police.

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The culture of delay and denial over NHS complaints in England must come to an end, a review of the system says

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Spain demands the US gives details of any surveillance amid "unacceptable" reports that it monitored 60 million Spanish telephone calls in one month.

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Four people have died after a storm hit parts of southern Britain, leading to 625,000 homes losing power, and train and flight cancellations.

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A 22-year-old man is charged with attempted murder after a man was stabbed in Chester.

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Everton FC pays tribute to a 10-year-old boy who was hit and killed by a bus in Liverpool.

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A 16-year-old boy is sentenced to eight years for an acid attack on a woman in Romford, east London

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Less than infallible Sunderland get a bit of papal support ahead of their derby clash with Newcastle

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A man is found guilty of murdering his business partner and throwing her down a well shaft in an attempt to gain a £1m inheritance

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Militants engage security forces in a long gun battle in a key city in northern Nigeria , while the army says it has killed 74 militants elsewhere.

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DNA tests confirm a Bulgarian Roma woman as the mother of mystery child Maria, found in Greece last week.

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EU leaders meeting in Brussels say distrust of the US over spying could harm intelligence-gathering in the fight against terrorism.

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Ukrainian student Pavlo Lapshyn is jailed for at least 40 years for murdering an 82-year-old man and carrying out a series of mosque bombings.

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UK economic output rose by 0.8% between July and September, official GDP figures show, the fastest growth since 2010

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The Grangemouth petrochemical plant near Falkirk is to stay open after a new deal was struck with workers.

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A school is forced to close because of an outbreak of Britain's most venomous spider.

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A "model pupil" who admitted robbing a bank with an imitation firearm is sentenced to 40 months in a young offenders institution.

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A bridegroom who made a hoax bomb threat to a wedding venue after realising he had failed to confirm his booking is jailed.

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One in four people say they are "less likely" to trust police after accusations of misconduct by officers in the "Plebgate" row, a poll for the BBC finds

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Former BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall is stripped of his OBE by the Queen after he was jailed for a series of sexual assaults on young girls.

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Vans telling illegal immigrants to "go home" or face arrest will not be rolled out across the UK, Home Secretary Theresa May says.

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Kenya's army chief denies troops looted during last month's siege at a Nairobi mall, after CCTV images showed soldiers in a supermarket.

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Two officials in China are sacked after unauthorised restorers paint over ancient Buddhist temple frescos with cartoon-like figures from Taoist myths.

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Syria's moderate opposition should "commit itself fully" to planned peace talks, ministers from the Friends of Syria group of countries say.

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New revelations in Le Monde newspaper allege the US National Security Agency spied on French diplomats in Washington and at the UN.

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Police in the Republic of Ireland remove a seven-year-old blonde girl from a Roma family in Dublin.

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Sir Alex Ferguson, in his latest autobiography, says David Beckham had to leave Manchester United as he thought he was "bigger than the manager

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Facebook adds warning signs to videos of beheadings and other instances of graphic violence, but its safety advisors still have concerns

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Facebook adds warning signs to videos of beheadings and other instances of graphic violence, but its safety advisors still have concerns

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Former prime minister Sir John Major calls for a windfall tax on the profits of the UK's top energy firms.

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A 14-year-old boy has admitted carrying out a number of sexual assaults near the University of Manchester.

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A 14-year-old boy has admitted carrying out a number of sexual assaults near the University of Manchester.

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A shot of mist swirling over a Cumbrian lake takes the top prize in a national photography award.

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Government urges court to reject Libya rendition case

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Energy firm Npower is the latest supplier to announce price rises, with a dual-fuel bill to go up 10.4% from 1 December

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Survivors of a shipwreck in which hundreds of African migrants died protest in Italy after being excluded from a ceremony to honour the victims

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Survivors of a shipwreck in which hundreds of African migrants died protest in Italy after being excluded from a ceremony to honour the victims

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France summons the US ambassador over claims in Le Monde newspaper that the US routinely spied on millions of phone calls in France

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A Greek court formally charges a Roma couple with abducting a young blonde girl, and places them in detention pending their trial.

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Energy Secretary Ed Davey defends building the UK's first nuclear station in a generation as "a very good deal for Britain" but environmentalists say the money could be better spent on renewables

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A Ukrainian student admits murdering an 82-year-old mosque-goer in Birmingham - less than a week after arriving in the UK on a work placement

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Drink-drive arrest after fatal Lakenheath car crash

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Eastbourne's Meads district has 'highest average age'

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The violin that was played to calm Titanic's passengers is being auctioned in Wiltshire later and is expected to set a record for memorabilia from the liner.

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Police hunt a man who they say forced his way into a Stoke-on-Trent hotel room and took his two young children from their mother.

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Police in Manchester say they are concerned a string of sex attacks carried out by a boy aged as young as 12 could escalate.

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A Roma girl whose deportation sparked protests can return from Kosovo to finish her studies, but her family cannot, French President Hollande says.

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The UN's humanitarian chief calls for an immediate ceasefire in the Damascus suburb of Moadamiyah to allow for aid delivery and evacuations.

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At least 10 people have been killed after a small plane carrying skydivers crashes near the city of Namur in south-east Belgium, reports say

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Football Association chairman Greg Dyke responds to criticism of the make-up of his England commission

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The family of a Sheffield boy who went missing in Greece in 1991 say the discovery of a girl living in a Roma camp in the country gives them "great hope".

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SNP leader Alex Salmond tells his party conference it is "time for independence" and that the case for voting yes will be made on 26 November

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toddler has been rescued from the River Mersey after she fell from the top deck of a ferry, Liverpool Coastguard said.

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Liverpool's deputy mayor Councillor Paul Brant resigns

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Hertfordshire Police investigate A10 Cheshunt BMW stop

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London Zoo's Sumatran tiger cub drowns in its enclosure pool three weeks after its birth, leaving zoo officials "heartbroken".

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Police probing the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal say there was an "overwhelming response" to an appeal on the BBC's Crimewatch programme with nearly 1,000 calls and emails.

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A homeless man who admitted the manslaughter of two Big Issue sellers is detained for life with a minimum tariff of 12 years.

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Poland fans will unveil a flag at the World Cup qualifying match against England commemorating Polish pilots' role in the Battle of Britain

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A British soldier described as "the brightest and the best" has been killed by enemy fire while on patrol in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.

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The police officer who shot Mark Duggan said he saw him holding a handgun and feared he was going to shoot, an inquest hears.

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Hidden cameras and mystery-shopper exercises may form part of a revamped inspection regime for care homes and domiciliary care in England next year

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A watchdog questions the "honesty" of Police Federation representatives who met ex-chief whip Andrew Mitchell over the 'Plebgate' row.

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Clerics rule besieged Damascus residents may eat dogs

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Sicily's governor declares a state of emergency over the large numbers of migrants it is dealing with, as the Italian navy says it has rescued almost 300

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The US Senate is nearing a deal to raise the federal debt ceiling, sources say, but Republicans in the lower house have yet to agree.

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World powers and Iran express "cautious optimism" as they hold their first nuclear negotiations since Hassan Rouhani was elected Iran's president.

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Hertfordshire Police escort M1 cyclist off motorway

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A 10-year-old boy is arrested over the death of a 79-year-old man who suffered a head injury in Leeds, police say.

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A Malaysian court has ruled that non-Muslims cannot refer to God as Allah, reversing a 2009 lower court ruling that sparked religious tensions.

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The head of the body tasked with destroying Syria's chemical arsenal tells the BBC fighting is hampering access to sites and calls for truces.

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Italy says it is stepping up sea and air patrols in the southern Mediterranean following the deaths of hundreds of migrants sailing from North Africa.

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Four men have been arrested in London in a counter-terrorism operation, and six addresses are being searched, the Metropolitan Police says

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Probe into Jimmy Savile's abuse of NHS hospital patients extended to include 10 more health trusts - UK minister

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The UK government will relax visa rules for Chinese nationals coming to the UK, Chancellor George Osborne announces during his China trade trip.

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The UK government will relax visa rules for Chinese nationals coming to the UK, Chancellor George Osborne announces during his China trade trip.

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Police investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance release e-fit images of a man they want to speak to as a matter of "vital importance".

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A 16-year-old boy who was stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle in Greater Manchester has been left with serious injuries.

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A Dorset gardener claims a UK record for the heaviest pumpkin after growing a specimen which weighed in at nearly 700kg.

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Thirteen people are treated in hospital after a coach and a lorry crashed on the A1 in Cambridgeshire.

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A government-backed scheme to ensure small companies get paid on time isn't working, the BBC has found.

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A murder investigation is under way after a woman was killed and a man was seriously injured in a fire at a hair salon in Stirling.

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The Roman bathhouse still in daily use after 2,000 years

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Survivor of migrant shipwreck tells BBC about his ordeal

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The timeline and "accepted version of events" in the Madeleine McCann case have significantly changed, UK police say ahead of a Crimewatch appeal

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Labour is "on the side" of parents who want to set up schools and will not shut the majority of free schools, the new shadow education secretary insists.

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Colombian governor Kiko Gomez charged with murder

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World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, warns the US is just "days away from a very dangerous moment" because of the crisis over the borrowing limit.

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Indian disaster teams begin a relief operation after Cyclone Phailin smashes homes and blocks roads, but a huge evacuation seems to have paid off

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More than 60 pilgrims are killed and 100 injured in a stampede near a temple in Madhya Pradesh state, central India, police say.

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Jaguar Land Rover confirms it will stop making its Defender model in December 2015 because it will not meet new European laws on emissions.

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England rugby star Martin Johnson is banned from driving after being caught speeding at more than 100mph.

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England rugby star Martin Johnson is banned from driving after being caught speeding at more than 100mph.

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MEPs tighten anti-tobacco laws aimed at young smokers

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At least nine people are killed and dozens injured in a fire at clothing factory in Gazipur, near Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, officials say.

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Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is in good spirits after surgery to treat bleeding on her brain, her spokesman says.

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The EU urges Mediterranean-wide search and rescue patrols to intercept migrant boats, as the alleged captain in the Lampedusa tragedy is held.

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has trimmed its forecast for global economic growth at the same time as lifting its UK growth projection.

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Young adults in England and Northern Ireland perform poorly in international tests of literacy and numeracy.

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Young adults in England and Northern Ireland perform poorly in international tests of literacy and numeracy.

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English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson leaves the group, saying he has concerns over the "dangers of far-right extremism".

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Peter Higgs and Francois Englert have won the Nobel prize in physics for their work on the theory of the Higgs boson, discovered at Cern in 2012.

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The Parole Board says it has directed the release of the mother of Baby Peter, Tracey Connelly.

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The International Monetary Fund trims its forecast for global economic growth, but at the same time lifts its UK growth projection.

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Triple jumper Phillips Idowu admits drink-driving

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A man who died in the early hours of Sunday morning had been on a night out to celebrate the recent birth of his baby son, it is believed

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The London cab is being trialled in Australia, but in white rather than the traditional black colour.

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A six-week pilot cull of thousands of badgers in west Somerset is believed to have ended.

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A 35-year-old man pleads guilty to abducting and engaging in sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl.

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Crime victims with mental illnesses are more likely to feel let down, dismissed or treated without respect by the police, new research suggests.

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Powerful Typhoon Fitow hits eastern China after triggering an evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people

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Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology after discovering how cells precisely transport material.

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A new national crime agency labelled the "British FBI" comes into force to tackle and pursue organised

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Short care visits mean disabled people must choose between staying thirsty or using the toilet, a charity warns, amid claims the practice is rising in England.

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Michael Moore is replaced as Scottish Secretary by another Liberal Democrat, Alistair Carmichael, with other government changes expected.

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US Secretary of State John Kerry defends the US seizure of a suspected al-Qaeda leader in Libya, who he said was a "legal and appropriate target".

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A medical worker arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a hospital patient in Norfolk is bailed

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Bank card fraudsters target Surrey residents in a series of attempted thefts over a period of 24 hours, police say.

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Glastonbury 2014 tickets sell out in record time

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Sgt Rachael Robinson, the only female winchman in the RAF, is among more than 100 people recognised in the latest round of military honours.

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The parents of Madeleine McCann say they are "greatly encouraged" by new information about the 2007 disappearance of their three-year-old daughter.

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At least six people are killed and dozens injured at a show in Mexico as a modified pick-up known as a monster truck crashed into spectators.

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A leading Conservative backbench MP says he will try to force the government to hold an early referendum on whether Britain should leave the EU

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US special forces carry out two separate raids in Africa - capturing al-Qaeda militant Anas al-Liby in Libya and targeting al-Shabab in Somalia

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Disarmament experts from international watchdog OPCW begin destruction of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal, a monitoring official tells the BBC.

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Christopher Symons 'threw Patricia Goodband in shaft'

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Pilots of a jet that plunged into the Atlantic Ocean killing 228 people were not "adequately trained" for the emergency, a coroner says

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Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis is charged with two counts of indecent assault in addition to 12 charges he already faces.

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Comedian and actor Billy Connolly has been given the all-clear from prostate cancer

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Comedian and actor Billy Connolly has been given the all-clear from prostate cancer

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David Cameron challenges other parties to follow his lead and aim for a budget surplus by 2020, rejecting suggestions it will lead to more cuts

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Liam Adams, a brother of Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams, is convicted of raping and abusing his daughter when she was aged between four and nine

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A woman accused of the manslaughter of her son tells a jury she held him for hours after he died.

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The Labour leader accuses the Daily Mail of lying about his father, after the newspaper headlined an article about him as "the man who hated Britain".

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Sweden is the best place to grow old, according to a UN-backed study which warns many countries are not ready to cope with ageing populations.

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A team of international disarmament experts arrives in Syria to begin work on dismantling the country's stockpile of chemical weapons.

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US President Barack Obama vows not to allow Republicans to undermine his signature healthcare law as a condition to restart the US government.

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Lindisfarne Gospels Durham exhibition attracts 100,000 visitors

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Work starts to demolish a house where six children were killed in a blaze set by their parents Mick and Mairead Philpott.

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Twelve Tribes 'child caning punishment' claims prompt concern

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John McCririck's ageism tribunal gets under way

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A former Sun newspaper reporter is the first person to be charged under Operation Tuleta - a police investigation into alleged computer hacking and other privacy breaches.

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Last-minute negotiations are expected to take place in Washington to avert a US shutdown of government services for the first time in 17 years.

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Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII will be declared saints on 27 April 2014, Pope Francis has announced. k

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The number of people unaccounted for after the Westgate shopping centre attack has gone down to 39 from 61, the Kenyan Red Cross says.

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A former Sun newspaper reporter is the first person to be charged under Operation Tuleta - a police investigation into alleged computer hacking and other privacy breaches.

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An amphibious tourist boat company suspends operations on the River Thames after one of its vessels caught fire

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Dozens of people are killed and many more injured as car bombs explode in several districts of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say.

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People out of work for more than two years will have to go on work placements in return for their benefits, under tougher rules being unveiled by the chancellor.

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A man is jailed for life for starting a fire while "drunk and stoned" which killed four siblings in Lancashire

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A once-prominent member of the English Defence League goes on the run from police after being found guilty of a violent attempted robbery

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Prime Minister David Cameron says he will not face Alex Salmond in a live television debate on Scottish independence.

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announce details of their son's christening, which will take place on 23 October at St James's Palace.

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Two men accused of murdering soldier Lee Rigby in London in May plead not guilty.

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Meeting your needs and limiting your wants on a Pacific island

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Iran's president says he has "complete authority" to seek a deal over his country's nuclear programme, and that his country wants a deal soon.

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Scientists are 95% certain that humans are the "dominant cause" of global warming since the 1950s, a landmark report says

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Further allegations of chemical attacks in Syria are probed, days before the arrival of teams in charge of destroying the country's chemical arsenal.

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The militants who attacked the Kenyan mall hired a shop there before the siege to store weapons, a BBC investigation uncovers

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The militants who attacked the Kenyan mall hired a shop there before the siege to store weapons, a BBC investigation uncovers

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Greenpeace worker 'fired at by Russian coastguard'

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A council criticised for spending more than £111m on a new headquarters is considering moving out after just three years, BBC London learns.

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A serial sex attacker who raped two children and tried to kill two women is jailed for life.

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Mark Duggan was a member of a violent gang involved in gun crime and dealing class A drugs, a senior detective tells his inquest.

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Six Britons are thought to be among more than 60 people killed in an attack by militants on a shopping mall in Kenya, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond says.

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Labour is ready to cancel the high-speed rail plan if "we don't think it's good value for money and costs rise", a shadow minister tells the BBC.

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Struggling smartphone maker Blackberry agrees in principle to be bought by a consortium led by Fairfax Financial for $4.7bn (£3bn).

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Protests and vigils take place across Pakistan as Christians demand better protection after suicide blasts killed at least 80 people at a church

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A court in Egypt bans "all activities" by the Muslim Brotherhood, after reviewing the Islamist group's status as a non-governmental organisation.

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Previous image | Pause | Next image3 / 5Kenyan security forces say they are clearing the Westgate shopping complex in Nairobi, and bring to an end the three-day stand-off with suspected al-Shabab militia.

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At least 18 Afghan police officers are killed and 13 wounded in a Taliban ambush in northern Badakhshan province, the interior ministry says.

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At least 18 Afghan police officers are killed and 13 wounded in a Taliban ambush in northern Badakhshan province, the interior ministry says.

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A cell of suspected Islamist militants has opened fire on security forces in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, officials say

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