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Posted: June 29th, 2007, 12:05pm GMT
Glittering, hollow and perfectly brainless - the verdict on Damien Hirst's diamond skull.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 12:21pm GMT
Floods are causing chaos in England, with hundreds of families unable to return to their homes.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 11:24am GMT
The mother of a teenager stabbed to death in north London makes an emotional appeal against gang violence
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 10:28am GMT
The condition of an armed man critically injured after being shot by police is said to be improving.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 10:22am GMT
Profit from land bought for the 2012 Olympics will reimburse lottery funds, the government says.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 10:22am GMT
Ex-servicemen and women assemble in Birmingham to mark National Veterans' Day.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 10:21am GMT
Rain suspends play as Tim Henman takes on Feliciano Lopez in the second round at Wimbledon.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 10:06am GMT
UK-based billionaire Russian Boris Berezovsky faces trial in absentia in his native country, accused of embezzlement.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 9:48am GMT
Bad driving and a lack of communication contributed to the worst cycling disaster in British history, says a coroner.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 9:29am GMT
The Scottish government is set to back a new Forth crossing but faces defeat over other transport schemes.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 9:24am GMT
Mystery grains found in a package, spark a security alert at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in Cumbria.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 9:07am GMT
Labour's Gordon Brown says the 'work of change' now begins as he becomes the new prime minister.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 9:05am GMT
Labour and Plaid Cymru put aside decades of rivalry to agree in principle to go into coalition in the assembly.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 9:05am GMT
A woman who pushed her fiance's work van into a harbour after an argument avoids a jail sentence.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 8:56am GMT
The jury in the trial of a teenager who stabbed a nurse 72 times while she took a break considers its verdict.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 8:54am GMT
Floods are causing chaos in England, with hundreds of families unable to return to their homes.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 8:52am GMT
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond says he wants a co-operative relationship with the Brown government.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 8:09am GMT
A 56-year-old armed man is critically injured after being shot in the stomach by police called to a house.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 8:05am GMT
A teenager dies from stab wounds after a disturbance on a street in Islington, north London.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 8:03am GMT
The British Library raises £635,000 to save a rare 15th Century manuscript from being exported to Germany.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 7:46am GMT
A gang of robbers penetrated bunker-like security at a Kent depot to steal £53 million, a court hears.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 7:33am GMT
UK interest rates are too low and are driving demand for credit, the Bank of England's deputy governor says.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 7:29am GMT
Parents in the Markets area of Belfast are urged to control their "thuggish children" by a Sinn Fein assembly member.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 7:25am GMT
A Richhill woman who suffocated her husband and "waited for him to die" is jailed for life.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 7:01am GMT
The family of a boy killed by a falling tree branch during a school trip say the teachers were not to blame.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 6:45am GMT
The famous Morriston Orpheus choir may split as a row rages on over the "hounding out" of its female conductor.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 6:35am GMT
A man who stabbed his former lover more than 140 times in front of her 10-year-old daughter is found guilty of murder.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 6:34am GMT
Around 60 families spend the day away from home after a fire in a garage containing gas cylinders.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 6:08am GMT
Two police officers who set up a detective agency are convicted of hacking into e-mails on behalf of clients.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 5:59am GMT
Immigration officers wearing "pastel uniforms" should deport families. Why?
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 5:44am GMT
A man who suffered a head injury after falling from the back of a 4X4 vehicle dies in hospital two days later.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 5:40am GMT
Doctors call for a relaxation of regulations to give women quicker access to abortions in early pregnancy.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 5:05am GMT
The parents of a British teacher found dead in a bath of sand arrive in Tokyo to make fresh appeals in the case.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 3:33am GMT
Liverpool are locked in talks with Atletico Madrid to sign £27m-rated striker Fernando Torres, BBC Sport understands.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 2:37am GMT
Thanks to TV, talent shows are making a comeback. But none hold a torch to the oldest and most revered - amateur night at the New York Apollo. So sit back and enjoy the show.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 1:42am GMT
...for the 21st Century, the BBC's experiment in journalism's future.
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Posted: June 27th, 2007, 1:25am GMT
Papers sum up Tony Blair's last full day at Number 10 and his meeting with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Posted: June 26th, 2007, 6:59pm GMT
A computer game poster is criticised as "irresponsible" by the advertising watchdog.
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Posted: June 26th, 2007, 6:00pm GMT
A survey suggests fewer youngsters drink regularly, but many of those who do drink too much.
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Posted: June 26th, 2007, 4:00pm GMT
The Wimbledon crowd prepares for another day of drama on Wednesday when Tim Henman takes on Feliciano Lopez.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 7:20am GMT
A British soldier fatally injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq died on his 24th birthday, the MoD has said.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 7:13am GMT
Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis praises festival-goers' spirit after heavy rain blighted the event.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 6:49am GMT
Former Northern Ireland and Wolves forward Derek Dougan dies at the age of 69.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 6:33am GMT
Gordon Brown is set to be confirmed as the new Labour Party leader, and his deputy will also be chosen.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 6:24am GMT
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, calls for tighter controls on immigration.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 6:10am GMT
A murder inquiry is launched after the death in hospital from severe injuries of a 34-year-old Iraqi man.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 6:05am GMT
Supermarket group Sainsbury investigates after police are called to a staff party at a five-star hotel.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 5:33am GMT
A Royal Ascot racegoer is treated for serious head injuries after the coach taking her home overturns.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 5:21am GMT
Keith Harris, the man who brokered Thaksin Shinawatra's £81.6m takeover bid for Man City insists the deal is completely above board.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 5:05am GMT
A 26-year-old man dies in hospital after a suspected drugs overdose at the Glastonbury Festival.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 5:04am GMT
Rare home movie film of Edward Elgar is shown at a music festival, marking the composer's 150th anniversary.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 4:55am GMT
A man dies on a Lancashire railway line after he jumped on to the tracks to avoid police officers.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 4:43am GMT
England coach Peter Moores expects to have Andrew Flintoff back at 100% fitness before the end of the summer.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 3:52am GMT
A woman dies and her sister is receiving hospital treatment after a fire at their home on the Isle of Lewis.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 3:28am GMT
A 14-year-old boy dies in hospital after being stabbed in Ennis in County Clare, according to Irish police.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 3:22am GMT
A 34-year-old is charged with murder following the death of a 42-year-old man after an incident in Airdrie.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 2:55am GMT
The assembly government plans to use its new powers to overhaul home care charges.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 2:08am GMT
A study says high levels of computer technology can improve school results, but the picture is mixed.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 1:09am GMT
The maxim of beauty being in the eye of the beholder is no more true than in people's estimations of modern buildings. The Magazine has taken four controversial buildings to task, and one that is now a treasure... but wasn't always.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 12:45am GMT
With Gordon Brown set to take over as Labour Party leader, several Sundays consider who will be in his team.
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Posted: June 24th, 2007, 12:07am GMT
The prime minister made detailed plans to sack Gordon Brown as chancellor after the 2005 election, a paper claims.
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Posted: June 23rd, 2007, 9:58pm GMT
Manchester's Ricky Hatton beats Jose Luis Castillo with a stunning fourth-round knockout in Las Vegas.
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Posted: June 23rd, 2007, 6:51pm GMT
Three people are charged with the murder of a disabled man who was found dead at his home, police say.
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Posted: June 23rd, 2007, 6:09pm GMT
The highest proportion of rejected constituency votes in the election came in deprived areas, a study says.
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Posted: June 23rd, 2007, 6:04pm GMT
A Briton is among four foreign hostages freed unharmed in oil-rich southern Nigeria, after several weeks in captivity.
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Posted: June 23rd, 2007, 11:50am GMT
Tony Blair says a deal on a new EU treaty protects Britain's interests, but critics call it a major shift in power.
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Posted: June 23rd, 2007, 10:17am GMT
Clubbers in Hampshire are warned over a dangerous batch of ecstasy after a teenager falls ill.
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Posted: June 23rd, 2007, 9:23am GMT
Police in Malta are investigating two more possible sightings of missing Madeleine McCann.
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Posted: June 23rd, 2007, 4:50am GMT
A man charged with murdering a 71-year-old who died a month after being assaulted is to appear in court.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 8:10am GMT
Investigators find failings by the BBC but no grounds for prosecution over the near-fatal Top Gear crash.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 8:01am GMT
A woman is one of three accused facing jail for their parts in the gang rape of her daughter and another child.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 8:00am GMT
A 63-year-old man is found guilty of stabbing a police community support officer in the face with a knife.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 7:37am GMT
A teenager is accusing her school of discriminating against Christians by banning the wearing of chastity rings.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 7:10am GMT
Talks on reforming how the EU works are dogged by disagreements, amid veto threats by the UK and Poland.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 7:10am GMT
A man extradited from Hong Kong in connection with the murder of a Chinese woman denies strangling her.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 7:03am GMT
Radical Islamic groups in Pakistan hold protests over the UK's knighthood to Salman Rushdie.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 7:02am GMT
Gordon Brown says he has learned his lesson about "top-down" government, in a BBC interview.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 6:46am GMT
A painting by surrealist artist Rene Magritte - valued at £350,000 - is recovered after being stolen.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 6:15am GMT
Steady rain is threatening to turn the Glastonbury festival into a mudbath, as the annual event gets under way.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 6:00am GMT
DUP minister Nigel Dodds says any "IRA shrine" would make it intolerable to have a stadium on the Maze prison site.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 5:59am GMT
Cherie Blair is hired by a nightclub boss to challenge the smoking ban about to come into force in England.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 5:59am GMT
An independent consultative group is set up to find ways to deal with the legacy of Northern Ireland's past.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 5:48am GMT
The Office of Fair Trading announces it is launching an investigation into the housebuilding industry.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 5:38am GMT
Maltese police are checking possible sightings of Madeleine McCann, 50 days after she went missing.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 5:30am GMT
Paul Collingwood is handed the England one-day captaincy but Michael Vaughan and Andrew Strauss are left out of the squad.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 5:26am GMT
Mohammed Sarwar, Labour MP for Glasgow Central, will stand down at the next General Election, it emerges.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 5:25am GMT
White pupils, especially boys, from poor homes are most likely to persistently underachieve, a study says.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 5:16am GMT
Four near identikit blonde brides of the week - which isn't a footballer's wife?
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 5:13am GMT
A campaign aimed at young people will aim to show buying a stolen mobile is a waste of money.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 4:46am GMT
People with diabetes may soon be able to take a pill instead of injections after research by Cardiff scientists.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 4:19am GMT
Britain's Andy Murray will face Nicolas Lapentti at Wimbledon if he recovers from injury in time to play.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 2:42am GMT
British forces carry out an operation against the Taleban in Garmsir, southern Afghanistan.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 1:08am GMT
A roadside bomb hits a British patrol, seriously injuring one soldier, the Army confirms.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 12:30am GMT
Two housing bodies say they have identified a need for tens of thousands of affordable homes in Wales.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2007, 12:02am GMT
Prime Minister-in-waiting Gordon's Brown move to offer Lord Ashdown a cabinet job has made headlines in several UK newspapers.
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Posted: June 21st, 2007, 6:14pm GMT
Police launch a crackdown on young drivers who refuse to watch their speed or wear a seat belt.
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Posted: June 21st, 2007, 6:12pm GMT
The failure to stick to policies on vitamin D supplements is putting children at risk of rickets, experts warn.
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Posted: June 21st, 2007, 8:03am GMT
The breeding season at an osprey reserve is over after a jealous bird's clutch fail to survive.
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Posted: June 21st, 2007, 5:50am GMT
The Barbican's "little brother" is fourth in our series. Bring on the bulldozers?
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 5:55pm GMT
The Bank of England is going to look at how it can encourage banks to give out more £5 notes.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 4:24pm GMT
Prime Minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown sets out plans to make the British education system "world class".
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 4:22pm GMT
The family of a bank official who were being held hostage in north Belfast manage to escape.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 3:28pm GMT
Despite its name, the South West Coast Path veers off onto busy A roads. Why?
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 2:36pm GMT
England go out of the European Under-21 Championship after a dramatic 13-12 penalty shoot-out semi-final defeat to Holland.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 2:32pm GMT
Talks between Royal Mail officials and union leaders to avert a series of strikes ends without agreement.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 1:52pm GMT
Scottish councils will be funded to take on 300 more pre-school and primary teachers in a bid to cut class sizes.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 1:23pm GMT
Britain stands by its decision to honour author Salman Rushdie, despite protests by Pakistan and Iran, says John Reid.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 1:06pm GMT
President Bush has spoken to UK PM Tony Blair about his becoming a Mid-East envoy, a White House official says.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 12:25pm GMT
Five notorious buildings face the taste test. Third up, Greyfriars bus station.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 12:13pm GMT
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) reveals it is discussing a possible merger with its Italian counterpart.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 11:54am GMT
An independent investigation is to be held into how Wales gets public funding and look at tax-varying powers.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 11:47am GMT
A soldier from the 4th Battalion The Rifles has been killed in an indirect fire attack in Basra, the MoD says.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 11:29am GMT
Police have had a "very good response" from the public as they search for men who raped a teenager.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 11:17am GMT
A former council official is jailed for nine months for possession of more than 1,000 images of child pornography.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 11:07am GMT
Police begin a murder inquiry after a former beauty queen and a man are found dead in Peterhead.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 10:38am GMT
New passport checks will cause chaos this summer, a trade union warns.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 10:26am GMT
The UK will block any unsatisfactory EU treaty deal, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett says.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 9:45am GMT
Tim Henman produces a battling display but loses to second seed Dmitry Tursunov at the Nottingham Open.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 9:25am GMT
Thousands of people are without electricity after severe weather hit England and Wales.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 7:16am GMT
A highways engineer tells an inquest into four cycling deaths he should have sent out gritting lorries.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 6:24am GMT
A woman from South Yorkshire dies on a holiday jet as her husband and 12-year-old daughter look on.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 5:32am GMT
The smoking ban from 1 July is a major victory for health activists, following the ban on tobacco advertising and warnings on cigarette packets. Is this all the anti-smoking brigade want?
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 5:05am GMT
Specialist teams are to be set up to help deal with any so-called "honour crimes" and offences arising from forced marriages.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 3:11am GMT
Sainsbury's becomes the second supermarket group in two days to report sales below market expectations.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 3:10am GMT
Sven-Goran Eriksson will be offered the Man City manager's job if Thaksin Shiniwatra takes control, BBC Sport understands.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 3:10am GMT
Heavy rain causes chaos across England as flash floods leave people trapped in cars and water flowing into homes.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 3:05am GMT
A major UK presence will need to last decades to help rebuild Afghanistan, says the new ambassador.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 2:44am GMT
Bailiffs are to resume attempts to evict remaining gas pipeline protesters chained to trees in Powys.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 2:34am GMT
The public spending watchdog is to publish a report on plans for trams and an airport rail link for Edinburgh.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 2:27am GMT
Shoppers are forced to flee as an elderly woman loses control of her car in a shopping precinct.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 2:14am GMT
Barry George, serving life for the murder of BBC TV presenter Jill Dando, wins the right to a new appeal.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 2:02am GMT
Officers are attempting to identify human remains hauled up in a trawler's net in the Firth of Clyde.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 2:01am GMT
The Tories are setting out plans to hand day-to-day control of the NHS to an independent board.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 1:37am GMT
Alan Shearer warns Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce not to sign controversial Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 1:34am GMT
Families and friends of three teenagers who took their own lives within a month attend a support meeting.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 1:21am GMT
Former Arsenal skipper Patrick Vieira tells the BBC Thierry Henry will leave the Gunners if the club does not bring in several world-class players.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 1:05am GMT
The first daily newspaper in the Welsh language will be launched within nine months, it is revealed.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 12:45am GMT
Fundamental change is necessary to deal with a rise in chronic conditions, warns the head of the NHS in Wales.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 12:23am GMT
A County Armagh woman and her lover are due to be sentenced for the murder of her husband three years ago.
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Posted: June 20th, 2007, 12:22am GMT
Newspapers criticise the government over the prisons overcrowding scandal.
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Posted: June 19th, 2007, 11:50pm GMT
Law Lords are to decide if human rights laws extend to private care homes in England and Wales.
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Posted: June 19th, 2007, 9:37pm GMT
Nearly a quarter of people fail to save anything for their retirement, a survey from Scottish Widows suggests.
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