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Death fall walker's 'courage' hailed

Thu, 2013-03-14 03:26
The family of a hillwalker who died after falling on Bidean Nam Bian in Glencoe hail his "courage" in not putting his companions' lives in danger.

England recall Youngs and Farrell

Thu, 2013-03-14 03:18
Ben Youngs, Owen Farrell, Tom Croft and Joe Marler are recalled to England's starting XV to play Wales.

In pictures: Landmark: The Fields of Photography

Thu, 2013-03-14 03:05
Landscape photography show at Somerset House

Send your questions to Jeremy Bowen

Thu, 2013-03-14 03:03
Jeremy Bowen answers your questions on Twitter

Spinal surgeon 'botched' operations

Thu, 2013-03-14 03:01
A Scottish spinal surgeon is found guilty of misconduct over botched operations at a private hospital in Glasgow.

SA alarm over girls' high HIV rate

Thu, 2013-03-14 03:01
At least 28% of South African schoolgirls are HIV positive compared with 4% of boys because "sugar daddies" exploit them, the health minister says.

Tablet computers boost Argos sales

Thu, 2013-03-14 02:57
Sales at Argos have been boosted by strong demand for tablet computers, according to its parent company Home Retail Group.

Airport apologises for crash photo

Thu, 2013-03-14 02:50
London Luton Airport apologises "unreservedly" for putting a picture of a plane crash at another airport on its Facebook page.

Anticipation in the Melbourne air

Thu, 2013-03-14 02:41
BBC Sport's Andrew Benson assesses the mood in the Melbourne paddock ahead of the opening race of the 2013 Formula 1 season

Overheating 'caused Outlook failure'

Thu, 2013-03-14 02:40
A 16-hour outage of Outlook, Hotmail and some SkyDrive services is blamed on an overheating data centre.

Part-time student rate 'falls away'

Thu, 2013-03-14 02:35
There has been a "dramatic decline" in the number of people studying for degrees in England on a part-time basis, a report says.

Veronica Mars film closer to reality

Thu, 2013-03-14 02:30
Fans of defunct American TV show Veronica Mars have raised $2m (£1.3m) to help bring the series about a young private investigator to the big screen.

LHC cements Higgs identification

Thu, 2013-03-14 02:15
Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider say the particle outlined in July 2012 looks increasingly to be a Higgs boson.

NHS staff 'gagging clauses' must end

Thu, 2013-03-14 02:09
"Gagging clauses" in severance agreements for NHS staff in England must end, the health secretary says.

Newspaper pays McAreavey damages

Thu, 2013-03-14 02:08
The libel action brought by John McAreavey against the Irish Daily Mail over pictures published of his murdered wife Michaela is settled.

UK 'not ready for ageing society'

Thu, 2013-03-14 02:06
The UK is "woefully underprepared" for the social and economic challenges presented by an ageing society, a Lords committee warns.

Hundreds of homes to be demolished

Thu, 2013-03-14 02:04
More than 400 homes are set to be demolished to make way for new housing in South Gloucestershire.

Inquest opens on bus stab teenager

Thu, 2013-03-14 02:04
An inquest is opened into the death of a 16-year-old girl who was stabbed on a bus in Birmingham while on her way to school.

AUDIO: 'I thought kidnappers would kill us'

Thu, 2013-03-14 02:02
The BBC's Mike Thomson speaks to a 15-year-old girl who was held by people traffickers in Eritrea.

British GP among most expensive

Thu, 2013-03-14 01:59
BBC Sport compares ticket prices for races on this season's F1 calendar, with Silverstone among the most expensive.
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