Prize to honour scientist Higgs
A physics prize for school students is to be launched in honour of world-renowned scientist Prof Peter Higgs.
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Most polluted streets revealed
An environment campaign group highlights figures showing that Scotland is failing to meet targets on air pollution.
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Jobless 'pushed to self-employment'
Some welfare-to-work advisers are inappropriately telling the unemployed to become self-employed, a BBC investigation has found.
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Eight more held over stabbed boy
Eight more people are arrested over the fatal stabbing of a teenager who was attacked by a gang in central London last weekend.
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Midwife 'role' to target mutilation
Midwives may be asked to routinely raise the subject of female genital mutilation with women from communities where it is known to take place, the Department of Health indicates.
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Mexico blast bodies handed over
Forensic workers in Mexico hand over the bodies of the victims of Thursday's blast at Pemex headquarters to their relatives for burial.
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US tourist 'found dead' in Turkey
Turkish police arrest nine people after a female US tourist who disappeared 10 days ago is found dead in Istanbul, reports say.
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South Africa 1-1 Mali (aet, 1-3 pens)
Mali reach the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations for the second year running after edging out South Africa on penalties.
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VIDEO: 'Pork found' in Halal prison food
The Ministry of Justice is to suspend a firm supplying meat to prisons after tests found that it may have provided pies and pasties described as Halal - but with traces of pork DNA.
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Ten-point gap pleases Ferguson
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says beating Fulham was "important" in his side's race for the league title.
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Epic tie breaks Davis Cup record
Czech pair Tomas Berdych and Lukas Rosol take seven hours to win the longest Davis Cup match in history.
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Netanyahu asked to form coalition
Israeli President Shimon Peres asks Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new government following last month's parliamentary election.
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Sissoko proved his value - Pardew
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew says Moussa Sissoko had already proved his value after scoring twice against Chelsea.
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In pictures: Hollande greeted in Mali's Timbuktu
French President Francois Hollande visits Timbuktu
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Obama shooting picture released
The White House tweets a picture of Barack Obama skeet-shooting - seemingly to settle a row about whether the president had fired a gun before.
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Russia invites anti-Assad leader
Syrian opposition leader Moaz al-Khatib is invited to Moscow during his first direct talks with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.
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Fulham 0-1 Man Utd
Wayne Rooney scores a late winner at Fulham to increase Manchester United's Premier League lead to 10 points.
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Hartlepool 2-1 Notts County
Peter Hartley and James Poole score as Hartlepool clinch their second home win of the season by beating Notts County.
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France vows to help rebuild Mali
French President Francois Hollande promises to help rebuild Mali, after launching an offensive against Islamists who seized the north of the country.
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VIDEO: Mali welcomes French president
France's president has said it would be wrong to assume the conflict in Mali is over, three weeks after launching an offensive to oust Islamist rebels.
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