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Updated: 6 hours 33 min ago

Cameron defends Pakistan comments

6 hours 40 min ago
David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.

Tobin questioned over sex crimes

6 hours 47 min ago
Convicted serial killer Peter Tobin is questioned by police in Edinburgh in connection with serious sexual crimes.

Scottish review warns of major job cuts

6 hours 48 min ago
Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers.

MoD names next head of the Army

6 hours 51 min ago
The next professional head of the British Army will be General Sir Peter Wall, the Ministry of Defence says.

Facebook data hoarder speaks out

6 hours 52 min ago
Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users.

Child heart ops 'stay suspended'

6 hours 53 min ago
Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.

Landmark ruling on divorce money

6 hours 54 min ago
A "ground-breaking" Court of Appeal judgement removes the protection previously given to thousands of people in divorce proceedings.

Couple jailed over boy's murder

7 hours 2 min ago
A couple who left a three-year-old boy in their care with more than 70 injuries are jailed for life.

150 schools ask to be academies

7 hours 4 min ago
More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show.

Israeli Kayal agrees Celtic deal

7 hours 9 min ago
Celtic sign Maccabi Haifa's Biram Kayal on a four-year deal after the player secures a work permit.

Rise in parental child abductions

7 hours 11 min ago
A growing number of children in Britain are being abducted by a parent and taken overseas, the Foreign Office says.

French couple face babies charges

7 hours 25 min ago
A French couple are placed under investigation over the deaths of eight newborn babies after remains are found in a village in northern France.

UKIP wins £367,000 donation case

7 hours 27 min ago
The UK Independence Party wins its court battle against having to pay back all of a £367,697 "impermissible donation".

Fixed retirement age to be axed

7 hours 33 min ago
People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.

'Racial prejudice' claim rejected

7 hours 41 min ago
An inquiry into claims of 'racial prejudice' at a Cardiff UK Border Agency office finds all but one claim was "unsubstantiated".

Mother of crash girl sues driver

7 hours 41 min ago
The mother of a teenage girl killed after getting off a school bus in Aberdeenshire is suing the car driver involved.

Childless stigma

7 hours 42 min ago
Happily married, don't want kids - why is that so odd?

California in 'fiscal emergency'

7 hours 43 min ago
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal state of emergency, putting pressure on lawmakers to pass a budget.

Greek police clash with hauliers

7 hours 44 min ago
Greek police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens against a government order to end their strike.

Hunger striker wins burger claim

7 hours 45 min ago
A Tamil refugee hunger striker accepts undisclosed damages over newspaper stories he secretly ate burgers during his protest.