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Why does everyone hate Birmingham?

Fri, 2013-02-15 09:13
Why do some Jane Austen characters hate Birmingham?

90 years of acting on the radio

Fri, 2013-02-15 09:04
A look at 90 years of acting on the radio

Horsemeat scandal: Test results

Fri, 2013-02-15 08:49
Results of tests for horsemeat carried out by retailers and suppliers

Inaugural opera awards in London

Fri, 2013-02-15 08:47
Opera magazine is to hold its first annual international awards, presented at a London ceremony in April this year.

Pistorius denies girlfriend's murder

Fri, 2013-02-15 08:40
South African star athlete Oscar Pistorius strongly rejects a charge that he murdered his girlfriend, after he appears in court weeping.

VIDEO: Killer whale calf's birth caught on camera

Fri, 2013-02-15 08:35
The moment Kasatka the killer whale successfully gave birth to her fourth calf at SeaWorld San Diego is caught on camera.

Work ongoing at lorry strike house

Fri, 2013-02-15 08:34
Work is continuing to make safe the site of a house struck by a lorry in an accident that led to the death of a 55-year-old woman.

Ruling leaves Kenyatta free to run

Fri, 2013-02-15 08:29
Kenya's deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta - accused of crimes against humanity - can stand in next month's election, after a court declined to bar him.

Jamaica agrees $750m IMF loan terms

Fri, 2013-02-15 08:24
Jamaica agrees terms with the International Monetary Fund to receive a new $750m loan, as it prepares to restructure its existing heavy debts.

Horsemeat found in school dinners

Fri, 2013-02-15 08:21
Food Standards Agency tests show that horsemeat DNA is present in some school dinners served in Lancashire.

Airbus to switch batteries on A350

Fri, 2013-02-15 08:15
Airbus says it will not use lithium-ion batteries in its forthcoming A350 plane because of problems that have grounded rival Boeing's 787 Dreamliner.

VIDEO: Blue Peter honours Apple designer

Fri, 2013-02-15 08:12
The BBC's Blue Peter programme has honoured Apple's design chief Sir Jonathan Ive with its highest accolade - the gold Blue Peter badge.

Town and football crest 'unlawful'

Fri, 2013-02-15 08:09
A town and its football club are told that it is unlawful to continue using their crest.

Crippled cruise ship reaches land

Fri, 2013-02-15 08:02
Thousands of people disembark from a stricken US cruise ship that was towed into port in Mobile, Alabama, after a fire knocked out power for days.

Meteor injures hundreds in Russia

Fri, 2013-02-15 07:58
A meteor crashing to earth in Russia's Ural mountains injures at least 950 people, as the shockwave blows out windows, Russian officials say.

Helicopter scandal boss steps down

Fri, 2013-02-15 07:34
The boss of Italian defence firm Finmeccanica, Giuseppe Orsi, formally resigns amid allegations that the group paid bribes to win an Indian contract.

Father's appeal for missing soldier

Fri, 2013-02-15 07:24
The father of a 26-year-old Welsh soldier who is missing in the French Alps says he is hoping for news of his son.

Horsemeat found in hospital burgers

Fri, 2013-02-15 07:23
Burgers containing horsemeat have been supplied to hospitals in Northern Ireland.

Death blaze dad 'watched wife's sex'

Fri, 2013-02-15 07:10
A man accused of killing six of his children in a house fire watched his wife have sex with another man, a court hears.

India army kills Pakistan soldier

Fri, 2013-02-15 07:09
The Indian army says it killed a Pakistani soldier who strayed over the border in the disputed territory of Kashmir on Thursday.
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