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VIDEO: House of Commons

Thu, 2013-03-07 03:24
The government resists calls from Labour to name a firm that supplied beef containing horsemeat.

'13,000 EU migrants' report defended

Thu, 2013-03-07 03:17
The economist whose report led to expectations 13,000 people from new EU countries in 2004 would move to the UK, denies it was "spectacularly wrong".

Malaysia rejects Filipino ceasefire

Thu, 2013-03-07 03:16
Malaysia rejects a call for a ceasefire in Sabah state to end an incursion by a group of Filipinos who say the land belongs to them.

Syria unrest 'wrecks health system'

Thu, 2013-03-07 03:09
Syria's health system has collapsed after two years of conflict, the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres says.

Pavey to miss World Championships

Thu, 2013-03-07 03:06
Great Britain's Jo Pavey will miss this summer's World Athletics Championships as she is expecting her second baby.

Frozen phones give up data secrets

Thu, 2013-03-07 02:59
Putting an Android phone in a freezer for an hour can help get at its confidential contents, find German security researchers.

Police lose football costs appeal

Thu, 2013-03-07 02:59
West Yorkshire Police loses appeal case over the costs policing of matches at Leeds United's Elland Road stadium.

John Lewis announces 17% staff bonus

Thu, 2013-03-07 02:40
Department store group John Lewis announces a 17% bonus for staff after reporting a rise in annual profits.

Vince Cable's plan B: a "matter of judgment"

Thu, 2013-03-07 02:35
Stephanie Flanders says Cable's plan B is a 'matter of judgment'

N Korea ramps up nuclear rhetoric

Thu, 2013-03-07 02:18
North Korea vows to exercise its "right to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike" against the US, as the UN prepares to vote on fresh sanctions.

Italian bank director found dead

Thu, 2013-03-07 02:17
The communications director of the world's oldest bank, Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena, is found dead in an apparent suicide.

Hard to keep key players - Lennon

Thu, 2013-03-07 02:11
Manager Neil Lennon admits it will be difficult for Celtic to retain the key players who have impressed in Europe.

Care abuse story 'must be told'

Thu, 2013-03-07 02:05
The full story of alleged neglect and fraud at care homes in south Wales "needs to be told", an MP says.

Hundreds of jobs go at fire-hit mine

Thu, 2013-03-07 02:02
Hundreds of jobs are to go at a Warwickshire coal mine hit by an underground fire last month.

Date for Queen's Speech announced

Thu, 2013-03-07 01:59
The Queen's Speech, containing the government's legislative programme for the year ahead, will take place on 8 May.

Aviva shares dive on dividend cut

Thu, 2013-03-07 01:49
Shares in insurance firm Aviva sink 15% after it cuts its dividend by more than a quarter in order to finance a turnaround strategy.

The parent-child battles over a costume for World Book Day

Thu, 2013-03-07 01:27
Every year thousands of parents have to help with a costume for their child for World Book Day. It isn't easy.

Bonnie Tyler chosen for Eurovision

Thu, 2013-03-07 01:25
Welsh pop singer Bonnie Tyler says she is "honoured" to be the UK's representative at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden.

Processed meat 'early death' link

Thu, 2013-03-07 01:22
Sausages, ham, bacon and other processed meats appear to increase the risk of dying young, a study of half a million people across Europe suggests.

VIDEO: Locusts threaten Mid East crops

Thu, 2013-03-07 01:17
Pesticides are being sprayed from the land and air in an effort to eradicate a huge swarm of locusts that is threatening crops in southern Israel and Gaza.
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