The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site.
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Watchdog criticises TPim regime
Extreme restrictions on the movement of terror suspects are being imposed without sufficient proof of a threat, says the government's reviewer of terror legislation.
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No action over fugitive probe trio
Three people arrested as suspected accomplices of jailed fugitive Eddie Maher will not be prosecuted, police confirm.
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Iran nuclear weapon 'over year away'
US President Barack Obama tells an Israeli TV channel that it would take Iran "over a year or so" to develop a nuclear weapon.
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VIDEO: Nose job for Beautiful Becky
A rescued battery hen whose top beak was cut off as a chick has a prosthetic one fitted.
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VIDEO: The British businesses thriving in downturn
Although the UK economy is suffering its longest downturn for generations some British companies appear to be thriving.
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US panel approves assault guns ban
A sharply split US Senate panel passes a bill to ban assault weapons, but the measure is viewed as unlikely to go much further in Congress.
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VIDEO: Death blaze dad 'did not bathe'
A man accused of starting a fire which killed six of his children said petrol was found on his clothes because he did not have a bath or shower for 12 weeks.
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France backs end to Syria arms ban
French President Francois Hollande backs calls for the EU arms embargo on Syria to be lifted to allow weapons to reach anti-government rebels.
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Cold puts hospitals under pressure
Hospitals in Norfolk cancel dozens of operations because of an influx of extra patients in the prolonged winter weather.
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Mirror journalists held over hacking
Four journalists or former journalists at Mirror Group Newspapers are arrested as police say for the first time they are probing alleged phone hacking at the firm.
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Third day of Obama's budget outreach
President Obama makes his third and final trip to Capitol Hill this week, in a rare outreach that aims to end the budget battles crippling Washington.
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Pope sounds warning to Catholics
Pope Francis warns that the Catholic Church will be just "a compassionate NGO" unless it focuses on its primary, religious mission.
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Death blaze dad 'did not bathe'
A man accused of starting a fire which killed six of his children says petrol was found on his clothes because he did not bathe or shower for 12 weeks.
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Bombers target Baghdad ministries
More than 20 people have been killed in a series of bomb and gun attacks on government buildings in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police and medics say.
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Man jailed for lingerie boss murder
A man is jailed for life after being found guilty of beating to death the owner of an international lingerie firm.
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Hungary's Orban defies criticism
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary defies criticism in the EU and US of constitutional amendments, insisting they are democratic.
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Francis marks first day with Mass
Pope Francis spends his first day as head of the Catholic Church meeting people in Rome before a Sistine Chapel Mass with cardinals.
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Ferdinand recalled for England
Rio Ferdinand is recalled to the England squad for matches against San Marino and Montenegro.
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Expert plays down 'cyberwar' threat
Terror groups lack the technical expertise to launch a cyber-attack on Britain's national power and water systems, a security expert tells a committee of MPs.
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Malawi 'coup plotters' get bail
A Malawi court grants bail to 11 high-profile figures charged with treason over an alleged coup plot, including ex-President Bingu wa Mutharika's brother.
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