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A man who left a severed deer head in a Tesco store appears in court again after attacking a car showroom with an axe, claiming a Porsche he bought there a decade ago was "no good".

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Three lapdancers and their manager are cleared by a jury of kidnapping a club boss who owed them money.

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Triple killer Joanna Dennehy was like a Shakespeare villain who bent alleged accomplices to her will and turned one into a "nodding dog", a jury hears.

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The jury in the trial of UK barrister and part-time judge Constance Briscoe is discharged after failing to decide if she perverted the course of justice.

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Medical workers block police from questioning a Ukrainian protester, being treated in hospital after apparently undergoing severe torture.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25988661

Syrian rival delegations end a week-long peace conference in Geneva by trading insults, as no deal emerges on how to end the conflict

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25983181

Almost a third of NHS trusts in England are now forecasting a deficit at the end of the financial year

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25981936

Francois Hollande says David Cameron's plan to renegotiate EU treaties was "not a priority" after talks with the UK prime minister

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25972302

Sienna Miller tells the phone-hacking trial it is "likely" she left a voicemail message for actor Daniel Craig that ended "I love you".

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The family of murdered British student Meredith Kercher say they "are still on a journey to the truth", after murder convictions were reinstated against Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito.

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MPs vote "overwhelmingly" in favour of urging the government to release papers on a strike 41 years ago, which led to the jailing of six pickets, including actor Ricky Tomlinson

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A judge rules Moors Murderer Ian Brady's notoriety "has not diminished" as he rejected his transfer bid.

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A "mini-tornado" brought down trees, damaged property and blew cats round like paper bags, an eyewitness says

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Police shoot at the tyres of a car in Crawley to bring it to a stop and arrest three people in the vehicle, including one suspected of attempted murder.

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Heavy rain has swept across parts of the UK, including recently flooded areas in southern England, with forecasters warning of ice on Sunday night

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Teenager arrested under terror law after London raid

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A 16-year-old boy who was arrested on suspicion of murdering a 17-year-old girl is sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-25902377

Egypt says presidential elections have been moved forward, increasing speculation over whether army chief Gen Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will stand.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25904575

Stanislas Wawrinka beats an injured Rafael Nadal to win his first Grand Slam with victory in the Australian

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/25893279

Protests in Ukraine are spreading further outside the capital Kiev, deeper into the Russian-influenced east of the country, say media reports

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25905031

Ed Balls rejects claims that Labour's pledge to bring back the 50p top rate of income tax is part of an "anti-business agenda" in the party.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25902208

Education Secretary Michael Gove says his team has not briefed against England's chief inspector of schools - who says he is "pleased to be assured" of that.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25906736

Syria will allow women and children to leave the besieged area of Homs "from now", UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi says at the Geneva peace talks

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25905465

Lloyds Banking Group says it has fixed problems that affected customers with Halifax, Lloyds, Bank of Scotland and TSB using ATMs and debit cards.

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A jury is shown CCTV footage of triple killer Joanna Dennehy and two men filling a petrol can at a garage near Peterborough.

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The barrister who investigated claims of sexual misconduct by Lib Dem MP Mike Hancock towards a female constituent found her evidence "credible", according to a leaked report.

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A judge warns a jury at the trial of a Muslim defendant wearing the full-face veil that it would be "wrong" to be prejudiced against a person's expression of religious faith

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A jury hears Coronation Street star William Roache told police he was "absolutely surprised" and "amazed" when he was first arrested.

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The stars of British TV prepare for the National TV Awards at London's O2, with Ant and Dec and Broadchurch leading the nominations

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MP Mike Hancock is suspended by the Liberal Democrats after parts of a report into claims of sexual misconduct towards a female constituent are leaked.

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Controversial French comedian Dieudonne M'Bala M'Bala is questioned after bailiffs allege they were fired on with rubber bullets at his house

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25849418

Two demonstrators are killed in clashes in Ukraine's capital, Kiev, the first fatalities since anti-government protests flared up in November.

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Two demonstrators are killed in clashes in Ukraine's capital, Kiev, the first fatalities since anti-government protests flared up in November

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25838962

Syria's government and main political opposition trade bitter accusations on the first day of a major peace conference in Switzerland

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25836827

The unemployment rate drops sharply to 7.1%, approaching the point at which the Bank of England has said it will consider raising interest rates

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Four men are jailed for making more than £1.3m worth of counterfeit £10 notes at a printing firm in Birmingham.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-25710800

An inquest hears how a man was fatally shot by police in Huddersfield after "firing a gun 34 times" in a siege that lasted overnight.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-25716275

The parents of a boy who died while trekking in Morocco criticise the trip's organisers after an inquest hears of a lack of arrangements for emergency care

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25715383

April Jones's killer Mark Bridger drops his application for permission to appeal against his whole-life sentence.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25715492

French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler will stay in hospital for more rest, her aides say, after a magazine alleged Francois Hollande was having an affair

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25720255

India marks three years since its last case of polio was reported, a landmark seen as confirmation of one of its biggest public health successes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-25708715

French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler will stay in hospital for more rest, her aides say, after a magazine alleged Francois Hollande was having an affair.

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British warship HMS Montrose is to join a convoy transporting chemical weapons from Syria, Foreign Secretary William Hague says.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25718753

French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler will stay in hospital for more rest, her aides say, after a magazine alleged Francois Hollande was having an affair.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25720255

Israel holds the burial service for former PM Ariel Sharon, earlier lauded at a state memorial as an "indomitable" defender of his people

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25708082

Victims have waited years to tell their stories to the biggest public inquiry into child abuse ever held in the UK, its senior counsel says.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25697391

Victims have waited years to tell their stories to the biggest public inquiry into child abuse ever held in the UK, its senior counsel says.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25697391

Councils that back fracking will get to keep more money in tax revenue, PM David Cameron says, urging opponents to "get on board".

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A teacher on a trek in Morocco in which a teenager died did not know emergency help was at least two hours away, an inquest heard.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25673255

Three lapdancers who were working during the National Hunt Festival in Cheltenham kidnapped a man who owed them money, Bristol Crown Court hears

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-25670070

A Red Arrows pilot died when his ejector seat fired him into the air and he hit the ground with "tremendous" force, an inquest hears.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-25667256

George Osborne warns against "self-defeating" increases to the minimum wage, amid reports that some cabinet ministers want an above-inflation rise.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25666442

A porter at Northern Ireland's biggest A&E unit says he is "fed up watching our nurses cry" after a backlog of patients led to a 'major incident' being declared

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25672554

Tributes pour in for a Pakistani teenager killed when he tackled a suicide bomber targeting his school in the north-western Hangu area

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25663992

Afghanistan says it will release scores of prisoners regarded by the US as a security threat, saying there is insufficient evidence against them.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25673011

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie sacks an aide who allegedly orchestrated traffic mayhem to pursue a petty political vendetta, and apologises.

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Tesco and Morrisons both report a fall in like-for-like UK sales over the Christmas period, sending shares in both companies lower.

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie sacks an aide who allegedly orchestrated traffic mayhem to pursue a petty political vendetta, and apologises.

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George Osborne warns against "self-defeating" increases to the minimum wage, amid reports that some cabinet ministers want an above-inflation rise.

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A rape victim has met her attacker in prison to tell him she forgives him - and called the meeting a "great" experience.

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George Osborne warns against "self-defeating" increases to the minimum wage, amid reports that some cabinet ministers want an above-inflation rise.

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Mark Duggan's aunt Carole says the family will fight the lawful killing decision "through the courts" and says there should be "no more violence".

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Sea Odyssey giants return to Liverpool for WW1 commemoration

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Acid attack victim Naomi Oni 'followed by woman in veil'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25644206

A policeman shot and blinded by gunman Raoul Moat threatened to hang himself on a video call while forcing his estranged wife to watch, an inquest hears

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Bosses of a documentary about a street in Birmingham are criticised for portraying residents in a bad light and encouraging criminal behaviour.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-25640092

An ice cream seller admits imprisoning a 34-year-old man with learning difficulties in his garage and treating him "like a slave".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-25642431

Two sets of unique Pablo Picasso linocuts, called Still Life under the Lamp and Jacqueline Reading, are acquired by the British Museum.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25641407

Two people plead guilty to sending "menacing" tweets to feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25641941

There are warnings of further serious flooding in southern England after another night of rain and high tides led to water crashing over flood defences on the Dorset coast

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25633693

A judge in Spain summons a daughter of King Juan Carlos, the Infanta Cristina, to appear in court over accusations of tax fraud and money-laundering.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25635858

Turkey dismisses 350 police officers and the top judiciary body says it will investigate officials overseeing an inquiry into government corruption.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25637710

A brutal blast of arctic air settles in eastern North America, bringing dangerously low temperatures not seen in two decades

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25632586

UKIP leader Nigel Farage says migrants should be made to wait five years to claim benefits, as a survey suggests Britons want to see immigration cut.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25630036

UKIP leader Nigel Farage says migrants should be made to wait five years to claim benefits, as a survey suggests Britons want to see immigration cut.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25630036

The first consignment of chemical weapons materials leaves Syria on a Danish ship, as part of a UN-backed deal to destroy Syria's chemical arms.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25642463

The first consignment of chemical weapons materials leaves Syria on a Danish ship, as part of a UN-backed deal to destroy Syria's chemical arms.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25642463

Two people plead guilty to sending "menacing" tweets to feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25641941

There are warnings of further serious flooding in southern England after another night of rain and high tides led to water crashing over flood defences on the Dorset coast.

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A Fathers4Justice campaigner who attacked a portrait of the Queen in Westminster Abbey appeared to spray the word "help", a court hears.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25627699

An inmate at a privately-run prison says a disturbance that authorities claim ended peacefully after a few hours was actually a "near riot" that lasted twice as long.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25618613

A motorist has been banned from driving for 12 months after he was caught driving at 62mph with both hands behind his head.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-25624978

German Chancellor Angela Merkel suffers a partial fracture of her pelvis in a cross-country skiing accident, her spokesman says.

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Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki urges residents of the city of Fallujah to force out insurgents linked to al-Qaeda who have taken control of the city

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25620538

Parts of the United States and Canada are braced for potentially record-breaking low temperatures as an Arctic chill brings further freezing weather.

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Arsenal and England forward Theo Walcott will miss the World Cup after being ruled out for at least six months with a knee injury

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25631561

A policeman shot and blinded by gunman Raoul Moat was having an affair with a 7/7 survivor months before his death, an inquest hears.

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A motorist has been banned from driving for 12 months after he was caught driving at 62mph with both hands behind his head.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-25624978

Huge waves batter southern and western coasts of the UK, as forecasters warn coastal areas could see more flooding.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25618080

Big welfare cuts will be needed after the next election, warns the chancellor - but coalition partner Nick Clegg calls the plans "extreme" and "unfair".

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A near-complete ichthyosaur skeleton discovered on the Dorset coast after Christmas storms was hours away from destruction, fossil hunters say

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-25578510

Police investigate the "unusual circumstances" of the birth of a baby at a sports retail warehouse

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-25603466

The search for a Devon teenager who disappeared after going out to take photographs of stormy seas is called off for a second night.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25602676

A four-year-old boy has died, after apparently being crushed by a horse at his family's farm.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-25603392

The Russian authorities relax a ban on protest rallies at the Sochi Winter Olympics but set strict conditions for demonstrations.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25604220

Iraqi troops have reportedly lost control of the strategic city of Fallujah after intense fighting with al-Qaeda militants and local Sunni tribesmen.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25605459

Direct talks between teams representing the warring parties in South Sudan officially open in Ethiopia, despite earlier fears that the process had run into trouble

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25599192

A British man who was shot dead in Libya is named by the UK Foreign Office as energy worker Mark De Salis, who had been working in Tripoli for six years.

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People are being warned to brace themselves for fresh floods on England's coasts and rivers, ahead of further severe weather across the UK on Sunday.

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A woman who defrauded hundreds of customers in an iPad scam worth £450,000 is jailed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-25589668

A woman who defrauded hundreds of customers in an iPad scam worth £450,000 is jailed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-25589668

Nearly 300 flood warnings and alerts are in force in England as flood-affected areas prepare for more high tides.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25585538

The funeral of Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs, complete with a Hell's Angels guard of honour and a floral two-fingered salute, takes place

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-25594688

The number of overweight and obese adults in the developing world has quadrupled to almost one billion since 1980, a UK think tank says

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25576400

Fans of injured Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher hold a vigil to mark his birthday at the French hospital treating him.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25582925

Initial ceasefire negotiations in Ethiopia to end South Sudan's conflict have been fruitful, mediators say

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25586456

A winter storm has blanketed parts of Canada and the north-eastern US with up to 2ft (61cm) of snow, with dangerously cold temperatures.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25592058

Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National Party, is declared bankrupt but says it will not stop him standing again as an MEP

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25590155

The UK government calls on Libyan authorities to conduct a "thorough investigation" into how a British man and New Zealand woman found dead on a beach in western Libya were killed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25583080

The sister of teenager Nida Ul-Naseer, missing from her home in Newport for six days, makes an emotional appeal to her to come home.

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High tides and strong winds lead to flooding in Wales and south-west England as officials warn of a continuing flood threat across the west of the UK.

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A woman who has helped raise almost £3m for her local hospital has been honoured by the Queen in the New Year Honours List.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-25550872

A 40-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and arson following a fatal fire in Liverpool.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-25562274

Taking DNA samples from bodies to be buried at sea could become a legal requirement, in a move being considered by the government.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25335350

A person dies after a crash on the M25 in Surrey in the early hours of New Year's Day.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-25565589

A teenager is arrested over the death of a man found injured at a house in Hartlepool on New Year's Eve

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-25566089

Search for Guilford man washed out to sea in Cornwall

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-25566391

People should pledge to try and emulate Nelson Mandela and change the world around them, the Archbishop of Canterbury says in his new year message

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25564943

At least one person has been killed and nearly 600 others injured by New Year fireworks and gunfire in the Philippines, officials have said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-25566056

The head of a jihadist group behind the suicide bomb attack on the Iranian embassy in Lebanon in November is arrested, report say.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25566784

Formula 1 seven-time champion Michael Schumacher is "stable" in hospital after a skiing accident on Sunday, his manager has said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25566612

Celebrations take place around the world to mark the start of 2014, with cities lit up by spectacular pyrotechnics and traditional ceremonies.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-25557023

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says the country is stronger after the execution of his uncle last month, his first public comments on the move.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25565645

All Bulgarian and Romanian citizens will be free to live and work in the UK after temporary controls in place since 2007 come to an end

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25549715