Police call for ticket resale laws
The Metropolitan Police calls on the government to introduce legislation around the resale of tickets to gigs and sports events.
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Two charged in PNG 'sorcery' killing
Two people are charged in Papua New Guinea with burning alive a woman they accused of sorcery, officials say.
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Kelly Hoppen joins Dragons' Den show
The interior designer joins the BBC Two show after Theo Paphitis and Hilary Devey leave the panel.
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China bans footballers for fixing
China's football authorities ban 33 players and officials for life and strip Shanghai Shenhua of league title after investigation.
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Afghanistan civilian casualties fall
The number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan has fallen for the first time in six years, a new UN report says, with 2,754 losing their lives.
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VIDEO: Nestle finds horsemeat in beef meals
Nestle, the world's biggest food company, has removed beef pasta meals from shelves in Italy and Spain after tests revealed traces of horse DNA.
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Australia Olympic swim team 'toxic'
Australia's 2012 Olympic swimmers existed within a "toxic" team culture that led to bullying and misuse of prescription drugs, a report finds.
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VIDEO: Unlocking the secrets of physics
With researchers set to use the Hubble Space telescope to study a force called dark energy, Pallab Ghosh explains why modern physics is set for its next big revolution in thinking.
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New Zealand acts on tobacco packets
New Zealand says it will put all tobacco products into plain packaging, following the landmark move by Australia last year.
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UK soldiers to train forces in Mali
British soldiers will be deployed to Mali for up to 15 months to carry out infantry and artillery training, the government announces.
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Belarus guard jailed over bear drop
A court in Belarus jails a border guard for failing to stop a plane dropping hundreds of teddy bears with pro-democracy messages over the country.
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Mr & Mrs host Derek Batey dies at 84
Derek Batey, host of ITV gameshow Mr & Mrs in the 1970s and 1980s, has died at the age of 84, his former employers at ITV Border Television announce.
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Bridgestone shares get profit boost
Shares of Bridgestone, the world's biggest tyre-maker, surge after it reports a 67% jump in net profit for 2012.
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VIDEO: 'Proud my son died for his beliefs'
Following the deaths of 16 insurgents in Thailand in a failed attack on a Thai marine base, the BBC's Jonathan Head speaks to some of the insurgents' bereaved families.
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Seven US lawmakers in Cuba visit
A group of seven American lawmakers arrives in Cuba in an effort to improve relations that have stalled since the arrest of a US contractor.
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Armenian president wins new term
Armenian President Serge Sarkisian wins re-election, getting nearly 59% of votes cast, in a poll criticised for lack of competition.
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VIDEO: 'We want to remember Reeva's goodness'
Adam Steenkamp, the brother of Reeva Steenkamp, says her family wants to remember his sister and "all the goodness that she stood for", as her memorial service takes place on Tuesday. Athlete Oscar Pistorius denies a charge of pre-meditated murder.
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BBC journalists strike over jobs
Many BBC journalists go on strike for 24 hours in a dispute over compulsory redundancies.
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EU Says No To Arming Syrian Rebels
The decision comes the same day a U.N. commission said both the rebels as well as the Assad regime had committed atrocities and should be brought to justice.
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Burmese rescued at sea off Sri Lanka
Thirty-two Burmese nationals rescued from a sinking ship off Sri Lanka's eastern coast say they threw 98 others overboard after they died.
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