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Manuscript published after 400 years

Sun, 2013-02-17 07:52
The first known manuscript written by English poet Elizabeth Tanfield Cary is published after spending 400 years in a safe.

Baghdad hit by deadly bomb blasts

Sun, 2013-02-17 07:51
Several car bombs explode in mainly Shia areas in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least 21 people and injuring scores more, officials say.

Tom Cruise 'curry night' the movie

Sun, 2013-02-17 07:42
Hollywood star Tom Cruise's visit to a Hertfordshire curry house is turned into a film.

Malaysia deportation irks Australia

Sun, 2013-02-17 06:52
Australian PM Julia Gillard says she is "surprised and disappointed" by Malaysia's deportation of visiting Senator Nick Xenophon.

IDS hits back in shelf-stacking row

Sun, 2013-02-17 06:47
The work and pensions secretary criticises people taking part in back to work schemes "who think they're too good" for stacking supermarket shelves.

Labour: 'Bedroom tax' is 'perverse'

Sun, 2013-02-17 06:29
The government's proposed change to housing benefit rules, dubbed the "bedroom tax", is "perverse", shadow minister Stephen Timms says.

Eastleigh hopefuls spark controversy

Sun, 2013-02-17 06:25
Two candidates in the Eastleigh by-election become embroiled in controversy over comments on state schools and ex-PM Margaret Thatcher.

Chelsea 4-0 Brentford

Sun, 2013-02-17 06:09
Holders Chelsea seal an FA Cup fifth-round trip to Middlesbrough with a comprehensive victory over League One Brentford.

VIDEO: Moonies' mass wedding in S Korea

Sun, 2013-02-17 05:57
Some 3,500 couples have been married in South Korea in the first mass wedding ceremony organised by the Unification Church since its founder's death.

Teenager killed in double shooting

Sun, 2013-02-17 05:46
A teenager is killed and a 32-year-old man is seriously injured in a shooting in east London.

Auction raises funds for boxing hero

Sun, 2013-02-17 05:30
Boxing legends Mike Tyson and Sugar Ray Leonard donate lots for an auction which raises more than £3,000 for the man who was Joe Calzaghe's 'cut man'.

New oil discovery in Darwin field

Sun, 2013-02-17 05:27
A new oil field has been discovered in the North Sea by the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA).

Arsonists attack gold mine in Greece

Sun, 2013-02-17 05:23
Dozens of masked attackers raid a gold mine in the Halkidiki region in northern Greece, setting fire to machinery and vehicles, police say.

Borgen back on BBC for final series

Sun, 2013-02-17 05:15
Hit Danish drama Borgen is to return to BBC Four for a third and final series.

Nesbitt open about joint candidates

Sun, 2013-02-17 05:03
Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt has refused to rule out fielding more joint candidates with the DUP in future elections in Northern Ireland.

Severn barrage will 'damage' economy

Sun, 2013-02-17 04:49
A new barrage across the Severn Estuary will damage the Welsh economy, Bristol's elected mayor says.

VIDEO: Church becomes home to new store

Sun, 2013-02-17 04:37
A village shop that is run from the aisles of a working church has opened in Berkshire.

Zaha Hadid criticises UK 'misogyny'

Sun, 2013-02-17 04:31
Award-winning architect Zaha Hadid criticises British attitudes toward female architects, saying she faces "misogynist behaviour".

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.
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