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Musician David Byrne is suing the governor of Florida for using a Talking Heads song without permission, according to reports.

A first-time paraglider breaks his back after trying to fly a machine he bought for £300 on eBay.

A first-time paraglider breaks his back after trying to fly a machine he bought for £300 on eBay.

A first-time paraglider breaks his back after trying to fly a machine he bought for £300 on eBay.

A bullet which hit a bystander was fired from outside an east London park during a festival, police say.

Armed robbers kill 14 people in a mass raid on jewellery shops in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say.

Armed robbers kill 14 people in a mass raid on jewellery shops in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say.

A Sunderland campaigner loses his High Court battle against "unlawful" parking fines.

Can Meles, darling of the West, see off an election rival?

When volcanic dust settles, can rail/ ferry windfall last?

Core interests and key issues compete at US-China talks

The parents of a baby girl from Blackburn who died in June 2009 are charged with neglect.

Thousands of schools could become academies and opt out of local authority control, under plans in the Queen's Speech.

A 46-year-old man admits sexually abusing a girl over a nine-year-period at various addresses in Glasgow.

A 15-year-old from Ayrshire rescued from the River Isla was lucky to escape with his life, the fire service says.

Cave drowning boy's father retraces his steps

A teenager who admitted killing a man after pestering him for a cigarette is jailed for four years.

The thirst for clean water a year after Cyclone Aila

The thirst for clean water a year after Cyclone Aila

More than 200 flights in and out of Heathrow have been cancelled on the second day of strike action by British Airways cabin crew.