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Rhinoceros beetles' horns not costly

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 23:50
Giant rhinoceros beetles' large and elaborate horns used for fighting have little effect on flight, a study has found.

Legal bid over disabled living fund

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 23:35
The High Court is to hear a challenge to government plans to scrap a £320m scheme that helps people with severe disabilities live independently.

Murray advances to fourth round

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 23:25
Andy Murray cruises into the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open with a straight-sets win over Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu.

VIDEO: Royal Family are tech 'early adopters'

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 23:09
Prince Andrew explains to Rory Cellan-Jones why the Royal Family are "early adopters" of modern technology, from Ceefax to mobile tablets.

VIDEO: NY policeman guilty of cannibal plot

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 23:03
A New York City police officer is found guilty of plotting to murder his wife, and cook and eat other women.

Cathay Pacific profits plunge 83%

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 23:01
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific posts a 83% plunge in profits amid higher fuel costs and a drop in demand for corporate travel.

NHS in London spends £13m on PR

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 22:55
The NHS in London spent almost £13m on public relations in the last three years, a BBC London investigation finds.

Electrification 'local jobs' hope

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 22:47
Firms working on the biggest investment in Welsh railways since the Victorian era will be encouraged to employ local labour, say project managers.

False rape allegations 'devastating'

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 22:34
Two people a month are being prosecuted for making false allegations of rape across England and Wales, new figures show.

More young veterans treated for PTSD

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 22:12
The young UK war veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress

Gove 'warns May over leadership'

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 21:46
Papers report on Tory divisions

BHP target of Olympic bribery probe

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 21:41
BHP Billiton says it is co-operating with a probe into possible violations of corruption laws during its sponsorship of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Man guilty of Craigslist murders

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 21:12
Richard Beasley is found guilty of aggravated murder over a plot to lure men to their deaths with bogus jobs ads on the Craigslist website.

Retailers report 'cautious optimism'

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 20:12
The latest sales figures from Scotland's shops indicate February saw a third consecutive month of growth.

Could Eldorado make a comeback?

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 18:10
Actors and fans yearn for escapism of Spain-based soap

'I thought I was the worst mum'

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 17:58
How singer Stacey Solomon battled with post-natal depression

Savile investigator to probe deaths

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 17:49
The independent inquiry into baby deaths at a Cumbrian hospital will be led by the man examining Jimmy Savile's involvement at Broadmoor Hospital.

Children 'recruited' into Syria war

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 17:45
Increasing numbers of children in Syria are being recruited by armed groups on both sides of the conflict, Save the Children says in a report.

Mantel up for third major book award

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 17:32
Booker prize winner, Hilary Mantel, could be the first person to win all three major book prizes after being nominated for the Woman's Prize For Fiction.

Battle for the R G Mugabe fashion label

BBC - Tue, 2013-03-12 17:06
Could designer clothes win over Zimbabwe youth vote?
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