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Child sexual behaviour targeted

Fri, 2013-03-01 01:24
A £450,000 specialist treatment programme will target sexual behaviour problems in children in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

VIDEO: The dedication of mountain rescue teams

Fri, 2013-03-01 01:21
Scotland's mountains have been the scene of several tragedies this winter with 11 deaths in avalanches and accidents since the start of the year.

Prescott: Iraq invasion unjustified

Fri, 2013-03-01 01:19
The 2003 invasion of Iraq "cannot be justified", says Lord Prescott, who was then deputy PM.

Papers ponder Tory by-election defeat

Fri, 2013-03-01 01:11
Papers criticise bank bonus cap plan

Board members quit Mid Staffs trust

Fri, 2013-03-01 00:59
Two non-executive directors resign from the board of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust following a decision it is to be put into administration.

Toyota engine plant creating 70 jobs

Fri, 2013-03-01 00:30
Car giant Toyota says it is creating 70 jobs at its engine plant in Flintshire to meet an increase in demand.

Fresh violence erupts in Bangladesh

Fri, 2013-03-01 00:13
Fresh violence erupts in northern Bangladesh a day after a senior Islamist party leader was sentenced to death by a special war crimes tribunal.

Volunteers set new Games record

Fri, 2013-03-01 00:09
A new record is set by the number of people offering to be volunteers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

'Rise in children self-harming'

Fri, 2013-03-01 00:09
Children's charities are warning that more young people are self-harming and that younger children are being affected.

VIDEO: Call for undercover policing reform

Fri, 2013-03-01 00:08
Abuses connected with undercover police activities show that an urgent review is needed of laws covering such work in England and Wales, MPs have said.

AUDIO: Alcohol abuse's hidden world

Thu, 2013-02-28 23:57
Sally Marlow, a researcher in alcohol addiction at King's College London, examines the challenge of tackling alcohol abuse - and how it can best be understood.

'Rainforest' of election leaflets

Thu, 2013-02-28 23:55
Householders speak of their anger after receiving a "rainforest" of leaflets in the run up to the Eastleigh by-election.

Landslip rail line closed until June

Thu, 2013-02-28 23:47
A railway line in South Yorkshire which was closed after a landslip is not likely to reopen until the summer, it is announced.

VIDEO: Huge ash clouds as Etna erupts

Thu, 2013-02-28 23:35
Europe's most famous active volcano Mount Etna has been erupting, sending plumes of ash into the air.

England recover in NZ tour match

Thu, 2013-02-28 23:32
Kevin Pietersen and Nick Compton fall cheaply but England extend their lead to 333 against a New Zealand XI in Queenstown.

VIDEO: Woman delivers own baby at 27 weeks

Thu, 2013-02-28 23:29
Doctors have described the premature birth as "a miracle" after a woman delivered her own baby at 27 weeks.

Anti-sectarian law 'working well'

Thu, 2013-02-28 23:24
Anti-sectarian legislation has worked well in its first year, Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill says.

US wins Kim Dotcom evidence appeal

Thu, 2013-02-28 23:10
New Zealand's Court of Appeal has said that US prosecutors do not need to disclose their evidence in their fight to extradite Megaupload's Kim Dotcom.

Engineers report drop in orders

Thu, 2013-02-28 22:40
Engineering firms in Scotland report a fall in orders and output but remain optimistic about their fortunes.

Money diverted for schools boost

Thu, 2013-02-28 22:24
The education minister is providing extra millions to help schools and education services with financial problems.
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