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VIDEO: Mandela spends first day at home

Sun, 2013-04-07 00:03
Nelson Mandela is spending his first day back at his home in Johannesburg after being discharged from hospital, where he had been treated for pneumonia.

VIDEO: Japanese fish hitches ride to US

Sat, 2013-04-06 23:56
A boat thought to have been swept out to sea during the 2011 Japanese tsunami has washed up on a beach in Oregon - with an unexpected passenger.

Fees rise 'tax on amateur sport'

Sat, 2013-04-06 23:47
Amateur sports will be damaged after Cardiff council put up the cost of hiring pitches, claims the leader of the Welsh assembly Conservatives.

Le Tissier reveals his debut date

Sat, 2013-04-06 23:43
Former Southampton star Matthew Le Tissier will be in Guernsey's squad to face Raynes Park Vale on 14 April.

Patients' cross-border hospital row

Sat, 2013-04-06 23:28
Some patients claim they are being forced to use "rundown" Welsh hospitals rather than more convenient English hospitals with better facilities.

Beyonce visit to Cuba queried in US

Sat, 2013-04-06 22:59
A visit to Cuba by US pop singer Beyonce and her rap star husband Jay-Z is coming under scrutiny in connection with the US economic embargo.

VIDEO: 1,200 MMR jabs at emergency clinics

Sat, 2013-04-06 22:59
About 1,200 people receive vaccinations against measles at four emergency clinics for the MMR jab held across south Wales

China plans disputed islands tourism

Sat, 2013-04-06 22:52
China is to begin running tourist cruises to a chain of disputed South China Sea islands by May, in what is being seen as a bid to demonstrate its sovereignty.

I can be world number one - Massaro

Sat, 2013-04-06 21:38
England's world number two Laura Massaro believes she can overhaul Nicol David at the top of the game.

US test delayed over Korea tension

Sat, 2013-04-06 21:32
The US Pentagon has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test to avoid needlessly provoking North Korea, defence officials say.

Papers ponder welfare changes debate

Sat, 2013-04-06 20:57
Papers ponder welfare changes debate

Two stabbed in city centre bar

Sat, 2013-04-06 16:46
A stabbing in a bar in Birmingham city centre's Mailbox complex leaves two men critical in hospital and leads to two more men being arrested.

VIDEO: Egypt clashes on key anniversary

Sat, 2013-04-06 16:31
Hundreds of Egyptians take part in anti-government protests in Cairo, on the fifth anniversary of the creation of the April 6 Youth Movement.

Qatar hosts Darfur donor conference

Sat, 2013-04-06 16:24
The Gulf state of Qatar is hosting a two-day conference on development and reconstruction in Sudan's Darfur region.

Sharia council 'puts women at risk'

Sat, 2013-04-06 15:32
The Muslim women pressured to stay in violent marriages

Warhol art to be shown in Scotland

Sat, 2013-04-06 15:25
More than 40 of Andy Warhol's paintings and prints are to go on display at the Scottish Parliament later this year.

Dementia restrictions 'not reported'

Sat, 2013-04-06 15:22
Care homes and hospitals have not been handling the majority of mental disability patients properly, a report finds.

How to write the perfect obituary

Sat, 2013-04-06 15:14
The hazards and difficulties of writing lively obituaries

Return to Vietnam

Sat, 2013-04-06 15:09
A soldier's view of the war in Vietnam

'Absurd' drug laws 'hinder research'

Sat, 2013-04-06 15:01
'Absurd' laws surrounding magic mushrooms, ecstasy and cannabis are hindering medical research, says a former government drugs adviser.
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