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Posted: November 22nd, 2008, 1:00am GMT
Shetland Islanders benefit from the highest quality of life in Scotland, according to a new survey.
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Posted: November 22nd, 2008, 12:23am GMT
Conservationists plan to bring the sea eagle, the UK's largest bird of prey, back to the skies above England.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:44pm GMT
A house in the County Antrim village of Cullybackey is scorch-damaged during a petrol bomb attack.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:42pm GMT
The Mayor of London is to commission a study of a potential amnesty for illegal immigrants in the capital.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:41pm GMT
Ricky Hatton and Paulie Malignaggi both make the weight ahead of their light-welterweight contest in Las Vegas on Saturday.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:29pm GMT
A County Down aerospace firm blames global economic conditions for considering up to 95 redundancies.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:14pm GMT
An 85-year-old woman dies after being struck by a car in the south of Edinburgh.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 9:42pm GMT
A Kevin Phillips inspired Birmingham comeback ends Swansea's unbeaten Championship home record at the Liberty Stadium.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 8:13pm GMT
William Gallas loses the Arsenal captaincy after his public attack on the team, BBC Sport understands.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 7:25pm GMT
Middlesex are "very optimistic" that their England batsmen Andrew Strauss and Owais Shah will be able to take part in next month's inaugural Champions League in India.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 7:25pm GMT
Two people are charged over the death of a 51-year-old man in Aberdeen in the early hours of Monday.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:14pm GMT
A woman and her partner are jailed for killing a young couple whom they hit with their Jaguar at 113mph (181km/h).
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:08pm GMT
Lone parent work reforms set to cause division
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:07pm GMT
The jury in the Vicky Hamilton murder trial hears that the discovery of her purse had a "dramatic effect" on the inquiry.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:02pm GMT
An 18-year-old behaved "almost animal" when he punched, kicked and robbed a frail elderly pensioner in her home.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:02pm GMT
Comic Angus Deayton is named as the new host of this year's Comedy Awards after Jonathan Ross stepped down.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:02pm GMT
Five members of a gang who carried out more than 30 armed robberies and burglaries are sentenced.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:39pm GMT
Gordon Brown dismisses talk of a summer general election telling the BBC he is "100% focused" on the economy.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:27pm GMT
Should we spend
our way out of a
looming recession?
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:25pm GMT
A man jailed for his part in a £138m VAT fraud must repay £26m to the government.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:10pm GMT
Ministers agree to release a detailed report into mistakes made by authorities in the case of Baby P to a select group of MPs.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 5:04pm GMT
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says he wants to end his career at Anfield before turning to management.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:56pm GMT
Women who change their names after marriage could face fines of up to £1,000 if they fail to tell the government.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:55pm GMT
Police arrest escaped murder suspect John Claydon in Twickenham, south-west London.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:06pm GMT
A teenager who invaded the pitch during Celtic's match against Manchester United is locked up for six months.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:02pm GMT
An NHS doctor accused of masterminding car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow is a peaceful man, a court hears.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 1:27pm GMT
A stand-up comedy course at a top security prison is cancelled by the justice minister.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 1:13pm GMT
The parents of a 17-month-old girl have told how surgeons used glue to seal brain blood vessels that were threatening her life.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 1:02pm GMT
BBC Wales controller Menna Richards says a decision to reject local news websites with video content is very disappointing.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 12:53pm GMT
Carefree moments in the Queen's childhood captured
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 12:43pm GMT
A psoriasis sufferer travels from Kent to Turkey to spend three weeks being nibbled by flesh-eating fish.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 12:01pm GMT
Lewd calls to actor Andrew Sachs were a "deplorable intrusion with no editorial justification", the BBC Trust says.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 11:56am GMT
A primary school teacher becomes the first in Scotland to admit charges of serious professional incompetence.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 11:55am GMT
How did we fall out of love with Woolworths?
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 11:50am GMT
Job losses affecting us all, says grocer in our High Street
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 11:21am GMT
A County Tyrone company wins a £6m contract to supply body armour to police authorities in Scotland.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 11:21am GMT
The fiancee of a 21 July bomb plotter loses an appeal against her three-year sentence for helping him escape.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:59am GMT
Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie are granted a "quickie divorce" at the High Court in London.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:56am GMT
Ministers should rethink plans to force lone parents, disabled people and long-term jobless to seek work, an adviser says.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:55am GMT
The number of properties repossessed by mortgage lenders rose by 12% to 11,300 in the third quarter of the year.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:52am GMT
Two men deny murdering two French students who were found dead in a blazing bedsit in London.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:51am GMT
Rail passengers will face big fare rises in January - with some tickets going up by double the rate of inflation.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:43am GMT
Four Norwegian beaver families arrive in the UK as part of an historic plan to reintroduce the mammals to Scotland.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:26am GMT
Two patients in Holywell Hospital in County Antrim are diagnosed with the bug Clostridium Difficile, the Northern Trust says.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:24am GMT
Alistair Darling may be forced to set out future taxes rises to pay for a short-term boost to the economy, the BBC understands.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:20am GMT
Model Katie Price is to stand trial over an alleged speeding offence in Brighton, it is revealed.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:19am GMT
Which news heavyweight regrets saying no to Strictly Come Dancing - Paxman, Humphrys, Wark or Marr?
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:15am GMT
An Australian "Holocaust denier" is freed from jail after Germany abandons efforts to have him extradited from the UK.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:01am GMT
A teacher is due to appear before the General Teaching Council accused of incompetence, in the first case of its kind in Scotland.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 10:00am GMT
The BBC Trust rejects controversial plans to launch a £68m network of local news websites with video content.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 9:52am GMT
An arson attack on a car in West Yorkshire may be linked to the publication of BNP members' addresses, police say.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 9:43am GMT
More than 15,000 primary seven pupils across Northern Ireland sit the second part of the last 11-plus exam.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 9:34am GMT
New rural building rules balance the needs of rural dwellers and protecting the countryside, the environment minister says.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 9:22am GMT
The families of US victims of the 1988 Lockerbie Pan Am bombing claim victory in their quest for justice.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 9:22am GMT
Honda is to cut production in Japan and Europe and close its Swindon plant in the UK in February and March next year.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 9:19am GMT
Arsenal captain William Gallas attacks his team-mates and questions their courage to challenge for the league title.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 8:47am GMT
Angelina takes no prisoners at UK press conference
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 8:26am GMT
More details are expected about how crude phone calls made by two BBC presenters came to be aired on BBC Radio 2.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 8:13am GMT
Earth removed during the building of the £16bn Crossrail project will be used to create a coastal nature reserve in Essex.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 7:22am GMT
The spotlight is now shining on the Titanic's sister ship
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:57am GMT
The University of Wales' links to a controversial bible college in the USA have made it a "laughing stock", an education expert says.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:48am GMT
Business confidence in Wales is at a record low, according to a new survey by a chartered accountants body.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 6:03am GMT
Most of Friday's papers indulge in speculation about what could be in store in next week's pre-budget report.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 4:36am GMT
Corner of England where the truth is hard to find
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 2:51am GMT
A wealthy businessman who stole pages from books in the British Library and Bodleian Library is due to be sentenced.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 12:32am GMT
The direction a child is facing in their pram could affect their development and stress levels, a study suggests.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 12:24am GMT
Asbestos-related cancer victims and their families have won an important test case over access to compensation.
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 12:07am GMT
Manchester votes on world's largest congestion charge
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 12:05am GMT
P7 pupils face Northern Ireland's final 11 plus
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Posted: November 21st, 2008, 12:05am GMT
Rail passengers in Scotland face a 6% rise in the ticket prices - almost 2% above the current rate of inflation.
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Posted: November 20th, 2008, 10:24pm GMT
Jonny Wilkinson's mentor Steve Black believes the England fly-half can defy his injuries and play until he is 40.
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Posted: November 20th, 2008, 10:03pm GMT
Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy says the judges of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing should go for Sergeant debacle.
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Posted: November 20th, 2008, 5:25pm GMT
It's World Philosophy Day - an opportunity to contemplate one's very existence and whether computer monitors really exist, says David Bain.
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Posted: November 20th, 2008, 4:13pm GMT
Underwear model Karolina Kurkova has no navel. Is a barely-there tummy button for cosmetic or medical reasons?
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Posted: November 20th, 2008, 3:08pm GMT
England prop Andrew Sheridan is ruled out of Saturday's Test against South Africa because of a neck injury.
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Posted: November 20th, 2008, 2:50pm GMT
Has TV witnessed an outbreak of civil disobedience?
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Posted: November 20th, 2008, 1:58pm GMT
Captain Kevin Pietersen wants England to score more hundreds after India's Duckworth-Lewis win in the third one-dayer.
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Posted: November 20th, 2008, 10:14am GMT
Half of you can grow a moustache, and that's just for starters, says Laurie Taylor in his weekly Magazine column.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:42pm GMT
Former political journalist John Sergeant has decided to pull out of the BBC One show Strictly Come Dancing.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:36pm GMT
Many reviews of child abuse cases in England are inadequate, says Ofsted's annual report.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:31pm GMT
Investment is planned for the Northern Health Trust area as proposals are drawn up for £344m of "efficiency savings".
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:14pm GMT
Shannon Matthews' mother said she reported her daughter missing after a plan to go and live with her co-accused went wrong, a court hears.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:11pm GMT
Unite union members protest outside a meeting of Lloyds TSB shareholders to voice concern over possible job losses.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:00pm GMT
Unions protest outside the hall in Glasgow where Lloyds TSB shareholders are voting on the proposed takeover of HBOS.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 11:52am GMT
C.difficile infection is a greater contributory factor to deaths in Scottish hospitals than currently recorded, an expert warns.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 11:51am GMT
Net immigration to the UK increased by 46,000 in 2007 to 237,000, according to official statistics.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 11:43am GMT
The owners of Liverpool Football Club apply to register the Liver Bird as their trademark, much to the dismay of the city council.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 11:38am GMT
Arsenal winger Theo Walcott could be out for up to three months after dislocating his right shoulder during England training.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 11:24am GMT
A new £120m road bridge across the upper Forth is due to be opened by First Minister Alex Salmond.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 11:24am GMT
Detectives investigating the murder of a grandmother are to make a television appeal in a bid to catch her killer.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 11:09am GMT
An inquiry is launched after a fire crew was delayed reaching a blaze in which a pensioner died.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 10:52am GMT
Talksport host Jon Gaunt says he is "disappointed" by the decision to sack him over remarks he made on air.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 10:50am GMT
Serving and former police officers, teachers and soldiers are listed as BNP members in a leaked document.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 10:45am GMT
Eight out of 10 social workers who responded to a poll believe council managers should be fired in the wake of Baby P's death.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 10:43am GMT
Nottinghamshire spinner Graeme Swann is named in England's 12-man squad for the third one-day international on Thursday.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 10:38am GMT
Interest rates may fall further, according to minutes from the Bank of England meeting at which rates were slashed to 3%.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 10:31am GMT
Struggling High Street chain Woolworths confirms that it is in talks about the possible sale of its retail business.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 10:30am GMT
The campaign to keep Titian's masterpiece Diana and Actaeon on public display is given a £10m boost by the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF).
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 10:28am GMT
Heather Mills contacts the Press Complaints Commission about inaccurate reporting in three national newspapers.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 10:22am GMT
It's hard to believe given its current ratings success, but newly-released documents show the creators of Doctor Who were very nervous their show would fail when it launched in the early 1960s.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 10:00am GMT
Celtic midfielder Barry Robson misses the friendly against Argentina at Hampden after straining his groin in training.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 9:53am GMT
Paying for sex with prostitutes who are controlled by pimps or illegally trafficked to the UK is to be outlawed.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 9:28am GMT
A 30-year-old man is arrested in connection with the murder of doorman Brian McGlynn in Londonderry in 2007.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 9:00am GMT
Studying Darwin's pigeons, Dodos and smelly seabirds
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 8:55am GMT
Do you know the rules of games Britain invented?
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 6:46am GMT
Unions hold crisis talks with Hoover managers in south Wales and the assembly government after 337 jobs are threatened.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 6:02am GMT
How seagulls may contaminate your kitchen
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 5:52am GMT
A leaked list purporting to name 10,000 members of the British National Party leads several of Wednesday's newspapers.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 2:06am GMT
There has been a significant rise in the number of valuable artefacts found by amateur treasure hunters in Britain.
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Posted: November 19th, 2008, 1:28am GMT
Surgeons in Spain claim a major breakthrough by giving a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells.
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Posted: November 18th, 2008, 11:08pm GMT
Foreign Secretary David Miliband says that piracy around Somalia "is a grave danger to stability in the region".
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Posted: November 18th, 2008, 8:45pm GMT
The leader of Haringey Council in north London formally apologises for the death of Baby P in the borough.
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Posted: November 18th, 2008, 6:04pm GMT
Doctor on trial over failed car bombs gives views
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Posted: November 18th, 2008, 4:02pm GMT
Noel Martin is planning an assisted suicide. In an open letter, Liz Carr urged him to think again. Here he replies.
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Posted: November 18th, 2008, 2:59pm GMT
Captain describes attack by machete-wielding pirates
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Posted: November 18th, 2008, 12:14pm GMT
Most people get anxious about things, but where does the line between sanity and madness lie?
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 7:02pm GMT
A review is ordered into children's services in a north London borough after party leaders clash over the case of an abused baby.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 6:53pm GMT
A Law Lord says the Human Rights Commission "wasted" House of Lords' time over the Holy Cross dispute.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 6:48pm GMT
Members of an internet sex gang that forced trafficked women to become prostitutes are jailed.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 6:33pm GMT
The Commons Speaker is forced to intervene amid uproar as Gordon Brown and David Cameron clash over Baby P's death.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 5:50pm GMT
A BBC presenter who was replaced over allegedly racist comments speaks of her dismay at losing her job.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 5:48pm GMT
A doctor accused of car bomb attacks on London and Glasgow Airport says he wanted to give the public a "taste of fear", Woolwich Crown Court hears.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 5:36pm GMT
Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is given the full backing of the club's new owner following a meeting in Abu Dhabi.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 5:35pm GMT
The gang who made money selling women online
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 5:21pm GMT
More than 70 people from South East Asia are charged in connection with a £15m drug manufacturing operation.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 5:20pm GMT
A coroner says a baby who died from meningococcal septicaemia would have lived if she had not been sent home from hospital.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 5:12pm GMT
Members of the Unison union in Scotland's councils have voted to accept the latest local government pay offer.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 4:57pm GMT
The pre-Budget report, which is expected to feature tax cut plans, will take place on Monday 24 November.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 4:51pm GMT
The Presbyterian Mutual Society stops repayments to members saying it cannot meet demand for withdrawals.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 4:46pm GMT
A woman is arrested after police find a baby and a toddler alone at a house in Leeds.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 4:46pm GMT
The mother of missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews told police officers "lies", a crown court is told.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 4:43pm GMT
The search for clues in Jersey abuse case
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 4:21pm GMT
The chief police officer in Jersey is suspended pending an investigation into his role in an inquiry into alleged child abuse.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 4:17pm GMT
Detectives investigating the murder of a teenage model who was stabbed to death in Bolton arrest a police officer.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 3:44pm GMT
Is this knobbly carrot illegal and would you eat it?
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 3:41pm GMT
Andy Murray makes the Masters Cup semi-finals by beating Gilles Simon while Roger Federer wins to keep his hopes alive.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 3:37pm GMT
Wales suffers the biggest rise in unemployment in the UK, according to the latest figures.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 3:16pm GMT
England duo Danny McGuire and Ade Gardner are left out of the 19-man squad ahead of Saturday's World Cup semi-final against New Zealand.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 2:47pm GMT
The Queen pays tribute to her son's achievements through the Prince's Trust ahead of his 60th birthday.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 2:40pm GMT
A 19-year-old man is arrested over the death of a teenager who was shot in the chest in a Derby street.
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Posted: November 12th, 2008, 2:38pm GMT
The man accused of abducting and murdering Vicky Hamilton was seen near where she disappeared, a court hears.
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