Deadly Texas blast 'like tornado'
Between five and 15 people are thought to have been killed and scores hurt by a huge explosion at a fertiliser plant in Texas.
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Four jailed in terror bomb plot case
Four men who discussed blowing up a Territorial Army base by using a bomb in a toy car are given sentences ranging between five and 16 years.
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VIDEO: Scottish Labour conference: Johann Lamont webcast
BBC Scotland political editor Brian Taylor puts your questions to Scottish Labour leader Johann Lamont at the party's conference.
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Man guilty of park rape of girl, 11
An 18-year-old man is convicted of raping a girl, 11, at a park in Enfield, north London, subjecting her to a three-hour ordeal.
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Hospital pays £8.5m to disabled boy
A seven-year-old boy who suffered severe brain damage during his birth is awarded an £8.5m compensation package at the High Court.
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Obama attacks gun law opponents
US President Barack Obama attacks senators who blocked a bipartisan plan to support expanded background checks on firearms.
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Ex-DUP council candidate is jailed
A former DUP council candidate is sentenced to three years in prison for his involvement in a sectarian pipe bomb attack in Antrim.
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Teachers 'lack Oxbridge ambition'
State schools must have a more ambitious mindset in order to get more pupils into top universities, MP and former Welsh Secretary Paul Murphy urges.
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VIDEO: Triumphant Hoy gives up the bike
Six-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy decided to retire from cycling after using "every last ounce of energy and effort" at London 2012
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Ex-Sun executive on payments charge
A former deputy editor at the Sun, Fergus Shanahan, is charged with conspiring to commit misconduct in public office, the Crown Prosecution Service announces.
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Twitter launches #Music service
Social network Twitter has launched #Music which recommends tracks based on who users follow.
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Zanzibari singer Bi Kidude buried
The leaders of Tanzania and Zanzibar are among hundreds of people to pay their respects as Taarab singer Fatma binti Baraka, widely known as Bi Kidude, is buried.
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Hoy confirms retirement from cycling
Six-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy retires after conceding he might not be able to win a Commonwealth Games medal in 2014.
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Why the fuss over George Osborne's tears?
Many people cry at funerals. So why all the fuss?
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Female conductor makes Proms history
The Last Night Of The Proms is to be led by a female conductor at the Royal Albert Hall for the first time in the history of the event.
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Ex-judge 'linked' to triple killing
A former Texas justice of the peace has been implicated by his wife in the killings of two law officials and a spouse, authorities say.
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App Pompeii - Museums on your phone
The museums offering exhibition access through your phone
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Man takes up fight for right to die
A paralysed man is taking up the legal challenge previously mounted by the late Tony Nicklinson for the right to die with the help of a doctor.
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Emin-style 'living room' protest
A woman told to move an old armchair from the garden has protested - by creating a living room scene in her front yard.
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Maze prison peace plans get go-ahead
Plans for a peace centre on the site of Northern Ireland's former Maze prison, which housed paramilitary prisoners, are approved.
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