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The debt-laden Greek economy shrank by a surprise 1.8% in the second quarter as households slashed spending.

Post-mortem examinations are to cease at a mid Wales hospital from next year, says a health board.

The family of a 100-year-old woman says she has never missed the annual Neath Fair since she was born.

Schools, hospitals and other public services are set for major cutbacks as the UK Government looks to reduce the national debt. But what will be the impact on the private sector?

Hearts and Scotland suffer a blow as a scan reveals that defender Lee Wallace has suffered a cruciate ligament injury.

Health experts are still trying to find the source of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease which has been linked to the death of a 64-year-old woman.

UN peacekeepers "failed" the victims of mass rape in eastern DR Congo, a senior UN official has said.

UN peacekeepers "failed" the victims of mass rape in eastern DR Congo, a senior UN official has said.

Closing dozens of small embassies to save money would be a "false economy" as they do not cost much, says William Hague.

Closing dozens of small embassies to save money would be a "false economy" as they do not cost much, says William Hague.

Closing dozens of small embassies to save money would be a "false economy" as they do not cost much, says William Hague.

We hear how one man was conned by a scam that cost him thousands of pounds

England cricket coach Andy Flower says he does not want players banned from using Twitter but says they must do so 'in the right way'.

The BBC's Nick Robinson is travelling the length of the A1 to get the public's opinion on the Spending Review.

The BBC's Nick Robinson is travelling the length of the A1 to get the public's opinion on the Spending Review.

The BBC's base in Manchester is officially put up for sale as the corporation prepares for its move to Salford.

The BBC's base in Manchester is officially put up for sale as the corporation prepares for its move to Salford.

Former Senegalese international Lamine Ndiaye is named as the new coach of African club champions TP Mazembe.

Day two of the penultimate round of County Championship matches as it happened.

Palaeontologists uncover a new dinosaur with what may be the earliest evidence of feathers.