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Child porn detections up by 48%

Fri, 2013-02-22 18:23
The number of detected crimes of people accessing illegal images of children has gone up by 46% in four years, research by BBC News finds.

Partridge movie filming in Norfolk

Fri, 2013-02-22 18:17
Fictional DJ Alan Partridge is due to cause chaos in north Norfolk as filming continues for his silver screen debut in the Alan Partridge Movie.

The man who taught the world to fly

Fri, 2013-02-22 17:58
The British man who taught the world to fly

Will Naples stage an election 'revolt'?

Fri, 2013-02-22 17:17
Mistrust and resentment in Italy's Naples

Praying for Six Nations victory

Fri, 2013-02-22 17:12
French hope for divine intervention in rugby's Six Nations

Hospital food: Can one chef fix it?

Fri, 2013-02-22 16:50
Can celebrity chefs improve hospital food?

Slow care leads to foot amputations

Fri, 2013-02-22 16:49
Thousands of diabetes patients end up having a foot amputation because of slow treatment, a charity warns.

VIDEO: Oscars: Stars pick their film highlights

Fri, 2013-02-22 16:23
BBC News speaks to stars of the silver screen about their film highlights ahead of the Oscars.

Tweets of the Week: Hackers, Google Glass, and the Oscars

Fri, 2013-02-22 16:21
Hackers, Google Glass, and the Oscars

Why speaking English can make you poor

Fri, 2013-02-22 16:19
Why speaking English makes you poor

UK's first airbase marks centenary

Fri, 2013-02-22 16:11
An Angus airfield marks 100 years since becoming the first military airbase to be established in the United Kingdom.

Lord it like Beckham

Fri, 2013-02-22 16:02
How to live on a mere £14,000 a night

VIDEO: Newsnight's tribute to Roobarb animator

Fri, 2013-02-22 15:34
BBC Newsnight paid tribute to the animator of cartoons Roobarb and Henry's Cat, Bob Godfrey by running its end credits in the style of Roobarb.

Italy general election campaign ends

Fri, 2013-02-22 15:25
Political parties in Italy hold their final campaign rallies ahead of a general election that begins on Sunday.

Police seek gun death tip-offs

Fri, 2013-02-22 15:22
Police are to return to the scene of the murder of a university student a week ago in a bid for fresh information.

VIDEO: UK rating: 'Reminder of problems'

Fri, 2013-02-22 15:19
The UK has had its top AAA credit rating cut by Moody's, based on its expectation that growth will "remain sluggish over the next few years".

'Civilians killed' by Aleppo rockets

Fri, 2013-02-22 15:12
At least 12 civilians are killed by rockets in Aleppo, activists say, as opposition groups agree to form a rebel government.

Sale 21-30 Harlequins

Fri, 2013-02-22 14:52
Nick Easter is among the Harlequins scorers as they beat Sale to extend their lead at the top of the Premiership.

UKIP MEP defects to Conservatives

Fri, 2013-02-22 14:52
UKIP MEP Marta Andreasen announces she is defecting to the Conservatives, but party leader Nigel Farage says the Tories "deserve what is coming to them".

US grounds entire F-35 jet fleet

Fri, 2013-02-22 14:50
The US grounds its entire fleet of F-35 fighters - the Pentagon's most expensive weapons programme - after a cracked engine blade is discovered.
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