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Richard III DNA test results due

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-03 03:18
The results of DNA tests on bones found by a team searching for the lost grave of Richard III are due to be released on Monday.

'Many die' in Iraq police attack

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-03 02:56
At least 16 people are killed as a police headquarters in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk is attacked by a suicide bomber and gunmen, medical sources say.

VIDEO: Footage shows quake shake Japan

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-03 02:38
Twelve people were injured after a powerful earthquake shook northern Japan, on Saturday night.

Wind 'could kill many more birds'

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-03 02:34
Experts claim changes in wind direction could kill many more seabirds that have come into contact with an oily substance.

AUDIO: 'Maybe no one can save Gascoigne'

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-03 02:31
Paul Gascoigne's agent Terry Baker has told the Stephen Nolan programme on 5 live that the former footballer needs to "get help immediately".

Bomb found outside Carryduff flats

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-03 02:02
A pipe-bomb has been found outside flats in Carryduff, County Down, the police have said.

VIDEO: Halal products withdrawn over 'pork'

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-03 01:57
One of Britain's biggest food distribution companies has withdrawn a range of halal products after claims it may have provided products to prisons with traces of pork DNA.

Fifth arrest over assault murder

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-03 01:49
A fifth person is arrested in connection with the murder of a Derbyshire man found assaulted in his home.

VIDEO: Stallone joins gun control debate

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-03 01:41
Actor Sylvester Stallone has joined the US debate on gun violence, following a number of mass shootings there.

Grayling defends child smacking

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-03 01:39
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling says he smacked his own children when they were young and defends the right of parents to smack.

England duo unsold at IPL auction

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-03 01:39
England pair Matt Prior and Ravi Bopara fail to attract bids at the auction for this year's Indian Premier League.

Staffing danger on wards, say nurses

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-03 01:36
More than half of nurses believe their NHS ward or unit is dangerously understaffed, according to a survey by the Nursing Times.

Bolshoi director 'knows' attacker

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-03 01:30
The Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director Sergei Filin tells the BBC he is "absolutely certain" he knows who is behind last month's acid attack on him.

8,000 crimes by people on bail

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-03 00:37
Nearly 8,000 crimes were committed in Wales last year by defendants remanded on bail, BBC Wales learns.

Etch A Sketch inventor dies at 86

BBC - Sun, 2013-02-03 00:10
The inventor of the classic toy Etch A Sketch, former electrical technician Andre Cassagnes, dies in France at the age of 86.

Papers debate gay marriage vote

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 22:01
Papers debate gay marriage vote

VIDEO: Fifth day for Alabama hostage case

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 21:27
Police in Midland City in the US state of Alabama are spending a fifth day negotiating with a man accused of holding a young boy hostage in a bunker.

Thailand's whiskey tycoon branches out

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 20:48
A portrait of Thailand's booze magnate and his global ambitions

'Steep decline' in child epilepsy

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 20:44
The number of children being diagnosed with epilepsy has dropped dramatically in the UK over the past decade, figures show.

VIDEO: Last orders for snake soup?

BBC - Sat, 2013-02-02 20:18
One of Hong Kong's most traditional winter dishes could be under threat, according to those who collect its key ingredient.
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