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McCanns oppose press Royal Charter

Sun, 2013-02-17 04:17
The parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann say proposals to underpin new press regulations with a Royal Charter are "a compromise of a compromise".

Ko, 15, third in Australian Open

Sun, 2013-02-17 04:02
New Zealander Lydia Ko comes third at the Australian Women's Open as South Korean Jiyai Shin claims victory.

Morrisons buys 49 Blockbuster stores

Sun, 2013-02-17 03:58
Morrisons is buying 49 stores from the failed Blockbuster film rental chain to add to the supermarket's new chain of convenience stores, it says.

Nato accepts Karzai air strike move

Sun, 2013-02-17 03:57
Nato says it accepts President Hamid Karzai's order banning Afghan security forces from calling in foreign air strikes in residential areas.

Tens of thousands hear Pope prayer

Sun, 2013-02-17 03:43
Tens of thousands of pilgrims attend St Peter's Square in Rome for one of the final public appearances of Pope Benedict XVI.

Backpacker 'within hours of death'

Sun, 2013-02-17 02:40
A British backpacker who went missing after setting out on a run in the Australian outback says he was on his "last legs" when he was found.

Man arrested after Belfast shooting

Sun, 2013-02-17 02:33
A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of two men in north Belfast on Friday evening.

Police pilot cuts reoffending rates

Sun, 2013-02-17 02:18
A project to cut crime and reoffending rates is rolled out across north Wales after a trial saves £400,000 in "costs to society".

Tribute to house party death man

Sun, 2013-02-17 02:09
The family of a man who died following a house party in Wallsend say he was hard working and a lovely lad.

May: Judges 'ignore deportation law'

Sun, 2013-02-17 02:00
Home Secretary Theresa May accuses judges of making the UK more dangerous by ignoring rules aimed at deporting more foreign criminals.

Seven arrests for cup tie disorder

Sun, 2013-02-17 01:40
There was "a short stand-off" between football fans and police following a cup tie game.

NZ defeat England in ODI opener

Sun, 2013-02-17 01:18
Brendon McCullum hits an unbeaten 69 as New Zealand beat England by three wickets in the opening one-dayer in Hamilton.

Red Cross marks 150th anniversary

Sun, 2013-02-17 01:08
Marking 150 years of humanitarian aid, the Red Cross says it faces unprecedented challenges due to the complex nature of 21st Century warfare.

G20 vows to tackle tax avoidance

Sun, 2013-02-17 00:57
G20 finance ministers meeting in Moscow pledge to crack down on tax avoidance by multinationals, and vow to abstain from "currency wars".

Man charged over murder of man, 76

Sun, 2013-02-17 00:52
A man is charged with the murder of a 76-year-old man who was found dead in his Plymouth flat.

Back-to-work scheme created 789 jobs

Sun, 2013-02-17 00:22
Fewer than 800 people found jobs through a back-to-work scheme that faces being wound up a year early, BBC Wales reveals.

Anger over Pakistan blast 'failures'

Sun, 2013-02-17 00:07
The governor of Pakistan's Balochistan province denounces intelligence failures as the death toll in a sectarian bombing in Quetta rises to 81.

VIDEO: Red Cross marks 150th anniversary

Sat, 2013-02-16 23:58
The International Committee of the Red Cross, the world's oldest aid organisation, is marking its 150th anniversary.

Brave Rees well beaten by Broner

Sat, 2013-02-16 23:36
Gavin Rees is clinically outclassed by American Adrien Broner in their WBC lightweight clash in Atlantic City.

Olympians head to the Job Centre

Sat, 2013-02-16 23:25
The Games are over, but what now for 2012 athletes?
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