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Hard shoulder death closes M25

Wed, 2013-04-10 02:53
A man is killed on the hard shoulder of the M25 in Surrey when a lorry hits his parked car, leading to the closure of the motorway.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Thatcher tribute debates criticised

Wed, 2013-04-10 02:49
A North East MP says he would rather sit "in a torture chamber" than in the House of Commons during special tribute debates to Baroness Thatcher.
Categories: International News, National / International News

US 'kidnap' parents in Florida jail

Wed, 2013-04-10 02:46
A US couple accused of kidnapping their two sons from their grandparents and fleeing to Cuba by boat are transferred to a Florida jail.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Croods stays top of UK box office

Wed, 2013-04-10 02:43
Caveman cartoon The Croods holds on to the top spot of the UK and Ireland box office for the third successive week
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: Playground pastime making a comeback

Wed, 2013-04-10 02:43
A campaign to make skipping a sport by encouraging more youngsters to take part is underway - with help from Chancellor George Osborne.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Compton on Wisden cricketers list

Wed, 2013-04-10 02:34
England batsman Nick Compton is included among Wisden's five cricketers of the year.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Can we get by on four hours' sleep?

Wed, 2013-04-10 02:31
Margaret Thatcher is famously said to have slept for four hours a night. How easy is it to do a high-powered job on this amount of sleep?
Categories: International News, National / International News

Child services councillor quits

Wed, 2013-04-10 02:22
A councillor responsible for children's services resigns from post after a West Midlands local authority is found to be failing vulnerable children.
Categories: International News, National / International News

VIDEO: Horse medication found in Asda beef

Wed, 2013-04-10 02:19
Traces of horse medication have been discovered in ASDA budget corned beef.
Categories: International News, National / International News

More 'studio schools' announced

Wed, 2013-04-10 02:12
Thirteen new "studio schools" are to be set up in England for pupils aged 14 and over, combining academic studies and work-based training.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Two men guilty of terror charges

Wed, 2013-04-10 02:08
Two Birmingham men plead guilty to being part of a terrorist cell whose leaders were planning a suicide bomb attack in the UK.
Categories: International News, National / International News

China bird flu toll 'reaches nine'

Wed, 2013-04-10 01:58
Two more patients die in China die from the H7N9 strain of bird flu, bringing the total death toll to nine, state media reports.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Syria 'top of agenda' at G8 meeting

Wed, 2013-04-10 01:57
Foreign Secretary William Hague says the ongoing turmoil in Syria will be at the top of the agenda when G8 foreign ministers meet in London on Wednesday and Thursday.
Categories: International News, National / International News

Russia backs anti-blasphemy law

Wed, 2013-04-10 01:34
Russian MPs back a controversial anti-blasphemy law setting new jail terms or fines for anyone found guilty of offending religious feelings.
Categories: International News, National / International News

BBC to show Rugby League World Cup

Wed, 2013-04-10 01:32
BBC Sport will have live coverage of the 2013 and 2017 Rugby League World Cups and the next two Four Nations tournaments.
Categories: International News, National / International News

In pictures: Clamour for peace

Wed, 2013-04-10 01:30
Colombians march in support of peace negotiations
Categories: International News, National / International News

Scots facing the light for Parkinson's

Wed, 2013-04-10 00:58
Paintings to raise awareness of Parkinson's
Categories: International News, National / International News

Where do teen app makers learn?

Wed, 2013-04-10 00:55
Why do so many teenage app developers go to private schools?
Categories: International News, National / International News

AUDIO: Page Three 'celebrates female form'

Wed, 2013-04-10 00:53
Former Page Three girl Leilani Dowding says The Sun's page three is "a celebration of the female form as opposed to something really nasty and disgusting".
Categories: International News, National / International News

Salmond 'certain' on Nato membership

Wed, 2013-04-10 00:27
The Scottish first minister says he is "certain" that Nato countries would accept an independent Scotland opposed to nuclear weapons into the alliance.
Categories: International News, National / International News
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