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Health shake-up plans go to minister
Controversial plans for big changes to the NHS in mid and west Wales are referred to the Welsh government by the patients watchdog, BBC Wales understands.
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Catholic church faces 'grave crisis'
A leading historian says the resignation of Scotland's Roman Catholic leader Cardinal Keith O'Brien leaves the church facing its gravest crisis since the Reformation.
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Rail fiasco 'to cost at least £50m'
A "complete lack of common sense" in the government's handling of the West Coast Main Line rail bids will cost taxpayers at least £50m, MPs say.
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Blaze at disused primary school
Firefighters tackle a blaze at the disused Westercommon Primary School in the east end of Glasgow that broke out in the early hours.
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Couple marry as Shrek characters
A Jersey couple who got married dressed as film characters had to get special permission from the Government for their ceremony.
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Hardy withdraws from Churchill role
Actor Robert Hardy pulls out of a West End play in which he was to have played Winston Churchill opposite Dame Helen Mirren after suffering a fall.
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MPs call for Army complaints change
Too many "genuine complaints" about bullying, harassment, or sexual offences in the armed services are not being reported, MPs say.
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VIDEO: Horsemeat tests continue in Holland
The BBC's Anna Holligan visits a laboratory in the Netherlands to find out how meat products are tested for horse DNA.
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Sham visa wedding fixers exposed
BBC Wales exposes a gang offering brides and grooms for sale to people wanting to cheat their way to a visa and avoid deportation.
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Life-saving drug not administered
Two of Northern Ireland's five health trusts have not distributed a potentially life-saving drug, despite it being available to them since July 2012.
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Gaza rocket fired into south Israel
A rocket fired from Gaza lands in southern Israel - the first such attack since shortly after a ceasefire ended clashes in November, Israeli police say.
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Parades body outlines flag row role
The Northern Ireland Parades Commission says it has no role to play in the vast majority of union flag protests, despite calls for it to get involved in the issue.
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Aquino urges end to Sabah stand-off
Philippines President Aquino tells a sultan whose supporters are occupying part of Malaysia's Sabah province to end the stand-off or risk legal action.
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Papers assess cardinal's resignation
Papers assess Cardinal Keith O'Brien's resignation
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Colombia coffee growers go on strike
Thousands of Colombian coffee growers demand greater subsidies to protect them against falling prices and a strong local currency.
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Maize 'was key in Andean society'
New evidence strengthens the argument that maize played an important role in ancient Peruvian civilisation 5,000 years ago, a study suggests.
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VIDEO: Why messaging could be murder in Jamaica
The BBC's Nick Davis explains why police in Jamaica are warning drivers not to use mobile phones to tip-off other motorists about roadblocks.
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US wife accuses 'cannibal' policeman
The estranged wife of a New York City policeman tells a court about her discovery of his alleged plans to kill her and cannibalise women.
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Burma's Thein Sein heads to Europe
Burma's President Thein Sein embarks on his first European tour, where he is expected to engage in high-level talks.
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Food giants 'not acting ethically'
The world's largest food companies are failing to meet ethical standards and are instead profiting from a broken system, a report by charity Oxfam says.
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