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5 hours 41 min ago
Two women raped by their father over 25 years - bearing nine of his children - are given an apology by authorities.
5 hours 50 min ago
The US vice-president renews criticism of Israel over an East Jerusalem building project and urges bold steps to peace.
6 hours 19 min ago
Police searching for a Dundee mother who went missing two weeks ago say they have found a body.
6 hours 32 min ago
The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has returned home against police wishes, the BBC learns.
6 hours 43 min ago
Around 150 jobs will go at the Toyota plant on Deeside, Flintshire, as part of 750 posts going across the UK.
6 hours 52 min ago
David Beckham believes his AC Milan side can overturn a 3-2 deficit and send his former club Manchester United crashing out of the Champions League.
7 hours 21 sec ago
More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, according to figures just released.
7 hours 11 min ago
South Africa's ANC asks Winnie Mandela to clarify a media report in which she apparently fiercely criticised ex-husband Nelson.
7 hours 41 min ago
A man stabbed to death his 17-year-old daughter with a hunting knife as she sat in the passenger seat of his car.
7 hours 51 min ago
Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies at the age of 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office confirms.
7 hours 52 min ago
The Conservatives pledge to reverse what they say is the UK's "shrinking" influence in the world if they win power.
8 hours 15 min ago
A Leeds drugs gang are jailed for torturing a boy, 16, to force his family to pay a £20,000 ransom over a "drugs debt".
8 hours 36 min ago
A Spanish woman aid worker kidnapped in West Africa last year has been freed, the Spanish government says.
8 hours 38 min ago
Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.
8 hours 39 min ago
Lottery admissions can be destabilising for children and bad for their welfare, the Schools Secretary, Ed Balls, says.
9 hours 2 min ago
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan.
9 hours 5 min ago
Who can read my notes? Electronic records explained
9 hours 21 min ago
Plaid Cymru and the SNP say planned televised debate plans breach the BBC's duty of impartiality.
9 hours 27 min ago
A faulty electric blanket led to the fire that killed a baby girl in her home in County Londonderry last June, an inquest is told.
9 hours 28 min ago
Indonesia's President Yudhoyono confirms security forces killed Bali bomb suspect Dulmatin in raids in Jakarta on Tuesday.