Western journalists die in Homs
American Marie Colvin of the UK's Sunday Times and French photographer Remi Ochlik are among 60 people killed as Syria intensifies its clampdown.
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Cherie Blair starts hacking case
Cherie Blair has started legal proceedings over phone hacking, her solicitor confirms.
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Vicar and teacher murder charges
A man is charged with murdering a clergyman at his South Gloucestershire vicarage and a retired teacher in Worcestershire.
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More bodies from Concordia found
Search teams in Italy find eight more bodies in the wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia which capsized on 13 January as the inquiry spreads.
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35 years for pregnant teen killer
A former nightclub bouncer is jailed for a minimum of 35 years for murdering pregnant teenager Nikitta Grender two weeks before she was due to give birth.
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Nine cleared of UDA man's murder
Nine men involved in the UVF supergrass trial in Belfast are acquitted of the murder of UDA leader Tommy English.
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Argentina train crash 'kills 49'
A commuter train crash at a station in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, kills 49 people and leaves at least 600 injured, officials say.
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South Korea wins Navy tanker deal
The Royal Navy selects South Korean firm Daewoo for a £452m deal to build four new fuel tankers.
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Peacocks sold but 3,100 jobs lost
Fashion retailer Peacocks is sold out of administration to Edinburgh Woollen Mill, saving 6,000 jobs, but 3,100 staff will be made redundant.
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Dangerous dogs £3.7m kennel bill
Kennelling dogs suspected of being dangerous, cost at least £3.7m in 2010, according to figures given to BBC Newsnight.
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Million homes 'need TV filters'
Filters will need to be installed in almost a million UK homes to combat TV interference likely to occur from new 4G mobile services.
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PM to 'crush' racism in football
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, pledges to "crush" racism in football at the launch of an anti-discrimination summit at Downing Street.
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Male extinction theory challenged
A new study comparing chromosomes in humans and rhesus monkeys suggests genetic decay of the male sex chromosome has all but ended.
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Bonham Carter honoured at Palace
British actress Helena Bonham Carter is made a CBE by the Queen, two years on from playing her mother in Oscar-winning film The King's Speech.
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CBI seeking 'targeted' tax cuts
The CBI calls on the government to give a £500m boost to business in the Budget through a series of "targeted and modest" tax cuts.
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Peugeot boosted by alliance talks
Peugeot shares jump 12% after the carmaker confirms it is in talks about possible "co-operations and alliances".
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NHS 'will be Cameron's poll tax'
Labour leader Ed Miliband tells David Cameron he risks making NHS reform "his poll tax" - in noisy Commons clashes over the health bill.
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The full story: PM's Questions
Video of the full session plus all the key points, analysis and reaction as David Cameron faced his weekly Commons grilling from MPs.
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Time link to sudden cardiac death
How the time of day can increase the risk of dying from an irregular heartbeat has been identified by researchers.
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Heart symptoms 'differ in women'
Fewer women than men suffering from a heart attack appear to experience chest pain symptoms, according to a study in the US.
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Visa rules 'may deter students'
Visa changes could see the UK's top universities and schools lose their appeal to international students, says a report.
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'John Lewis' model for schools
Private companies should be encouraged to take over and run state schools as profit-making enterprises under a "John Lewis-style" business model, a think tank suggests.
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EU court to rule on Acta legality
A controversial anti-piracy agreement is to be referred to the EU's highest court due to concerns surrounding internet freedoms.
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Pirate Bay vows to go underground
File-sharing site Pirate Bay vows to carry on after the High Court lays the foundations for its closure.
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Path of tsunami debris mapped out
A year on, modellers continue to provide daily forecasts of the likely spread of floating debris washed out into the Pacific by the Japanese Tohoku megatsunami.
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Distant 'water-world' confirmed
Astronomers confirm the existence of a new class of planet - a "water-world" with a thick, steamy atmosphere.
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Brit ratings 'biggest since 2005'
The average audience to have watched the Brits ceremony on ITV1 and catch-up channel ITV1+1 comes in at 6.2 million - the event's highest audience since 2005.
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Radcliffe continues chart reign
Daniel Radcliffe's latest film The Woman In Black remains top of the UK and Ireland box office.
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Is English or Mandarin the language of the future?
English has been the dominant global language for a century, but is it the language of the future? Jennifer Pak finds that for some in South East Asia, Mandarin Chinese is becoming increasingly important.
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10 radical solutions to binge drinking
Pressure to address the UK's binge drinking grows ever stronger, with a number of radical solutions being put forward to dry out the nation
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Man City 4-0 FC Porto (6-1 agg)
Sergio Aguero is again the headline act as Manchester City seal an impressive win over holders Porto to reach the last 16 of the Europa League.
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Hulkenberg quickest in Barcelona
Force India's Nico Hulkenberg sets the pace on the second day of the second pre-season test.
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40,000 athletics tickets released
Fans who missed out in last year's Olympic ballot are to be given the first chance to buy 40,000 seats for athletics when the last batch of one million tickets goes on sale in April.
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England waiting on Bopara fitness
England will wait until the morning of the match to decide whether Ravi Bopara is fit to play in Thursday's opening Twenty20 international against Pakistan.
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Stressed teacher set fire to self
A Harrogate teacher who felt under pressure to get good exam results set himself on fire in the school car park, an inquest hears.
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Baby P duo made 'serious errors'
Two of Baby Peter's social workers committed a "serious error of judgement" during an incident which saw him "disappear" for 12 days, a tribunal hears.
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Rangers 'treated fairly' over tax
The tax authorities deny claims that Rangers Football Club is being treated unfairly over its tax debts.
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Appeal for CCTV in murder probe
Police investigating the murder of an 80-year-old woman in her isolated Perthshire cottage say private CCTV footage could hold vital clues.
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Republican 'silent' over murder
The alleged commander of the Continuity IRA in mid-Ulster refused to answer police questions about the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll, a court hears.
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250 jobs lost as Peacocks closes
Nineteen Peacocks stores in Northern Ireland are to close with the loss of more than 250 jobs.
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Awema: Government want money back
The Welsh government says it is trying to retrieve public funding from race-relations charity All Wales Ethnic Minority Association (Awema) as opponents accuse ministers of failing to answer questions.
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Lib Dem peer Lord Hooson dies, 86
Tributes are paid to the Liberal Democrat peer and former MP Lord Emlyn Hooson, who has died, aged 86.
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Somalia militants lose key town
Ethiopian and Somali troops capture Baidoa, a strategic stronghold of al-Shabab Islamist militants, as the UN approves extra African Union troops for Somalia.
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South Sudan expels oil firm boss
South Sudan expels the head of a Chinese and Malaysian-owned oil firm following its investigation into Khartoum's "theft" of oil worth $815m (£518m).
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Six dead in Afghan Koran protests
At least six people are killed and dozens injured in Afghanistan as protests spread over the burning of the Koran at a US airbase near Kabul.
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Australia FM Kevin Rudd resigns
Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigns amid widespread reports of a leadership tussle between him and Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
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Strauss-Kahn released by police
Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is released after two days of questioning over an alleged prostitution ring.
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Germany criticised for castration
Europe's top human rights watchdog, the Council of Europe, urges Germany to end the practice of surgically castrating sex offenders.
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Mexico taxi drivers gunned down
Five taxi-drivers are shot dead as they wait for fares in the Mexican city of Monterrey, in an attack that is being blamed on extortion gangs.
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Venezuela's Chavez faces surgery
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who had cancer last year, says he will have to undergo another operation to remove a small lesion.
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Verdict on Mubarak set for 2 June
A trial verdict for Egyptian ex-President Hosni Mubarak, accused of ordering the killing of protesters in the revolution that ousted him, is set for 2 June.
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Ancient tracks are elephant herd
Vast trails of seven-million-year-old fossilised footprints reveal the "social structure" of prehistoric elephants, say scientists.
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Obama seeks US corporate tax cut
US President Barack Obama proposes a cut in corporate tax and an end to tax loopholes, as part of his election-year strategy on the economy.
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LA teacher 'harassed in custody'
A Los Angeles teacher has been intimidated by jail staff, his lawyer says, as he pleaded not guilty to 23 counts of child molestation.
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In pictures: Argentina train crash
A commuter train crash in Buenos Aires
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Day in pictures: 22 February 2012
24 hours of news photos: 22 February
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In pictures: Afghanistan protests
Protests by people angry at the burning of Koran
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In pictures: Danube ice chaos
Rapid thaw on the River Danube in Serbia
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Day in pictures: 21 February 2012
24 hours of news photos: 21 February
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In pictures: Rio carnival
Brazil's colourful carnival parades in Rio
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In pictures: Mumbai - Chronicles of a past life
Mumbai in the 1970s and 80s
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Week in pictures: 11-17 February 2012
Photos from around the world
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VIDEO: House of Commons
MPs are holding an opposition day debate on the publication of the NHS Risk Register.
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AUDIO: Corden: 'So hard' cutting Adele short
James Corden told Radio 5 live how he had to interrupt Adele as she was giving her speech so that Blur could begin their set.
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VIDEO: Colvin 'defined by her humanity'
Tributes have been paid to Marie Colvin, the highly respected American Sunday Times reporter, following her death in the Syrian city of Homs.
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VIDEO: Conroy's wife 'feared he was dead'
The wife of a British photographer working in Homs has said that she believed he had been killed when she heard news that two western journalists had died in the city.
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VIDEO: 2012 Olympics security test staged
A major exercise testing security and emergency services in the event of a terror attack during the Olympics and Paralympics is taking place.
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VIDEO: Obama sings with blues legend
Blues giants including Mick Jagger, and B.B. King, played the blues at special concert held in the White House.
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VIDEO: Monica Mason: 54 years in ballet
The Royal Ballet is hosting an exhibition to showcase the career of Monica Mason, who is set to retire in July after 54 years with the Royal Ballet.
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VIDEO: Tsunami photos return home
Tsunami devastated city in Japan is restoring pictures retrieved from rubble and returning it to owners.
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VIDEO: Behind-the-seams: Oscar costumes
The BBC's John Maguire goes behind-the-scenes at a costume warehouse, and takes a look at some Oscar-nominated designs.
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What films does Oscar like best?
What type of film do Oscar voters like best?
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How much Christianity is hidden in British society?
How much Christianity is hidden in British society?
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7 questions on fashion faux pas
Test yourself on fashion faux pas
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The myth of the eight-hour sleep
Is it better for us to sleep in four-hour chunks?
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The story behind the World Press Photo
The story behind the winning World Press Photo
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Christchurch earthquake: rebuilding a city
How Christchurch is recovering from its devastating earthquake
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Miliband's NHS question time
David Cameron is watched by glum Liberal Democrats on NHS
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Hollywood 3D is key to piano research
Science of piano playing mapped by Hollywood 3D techniques
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On Somalia's front line
BBC's Andrew Harding reports from Somalia's front line
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