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Halfpenny and Faletau boost Wales

Fri, 2013-02-08 07:14
Leigh Halfpenny and Toby Faletau come through Wales' final training session after being troubled by foot injuries.

Man 'celebrated' before PC murders

Fri, 2013-02-08 07:01
A fugitive ordered beer and cigars the night before two police officers were killed and later said he had "done two coppers", a court hears.

The 'most excavated' Roman fort

Fri, 2013-02-08 06:59
The "most excavated" fort on Hadrian's Wall

Academic mimics Richard III's accent

Fri, 2013-02-08 06:55
A University of Leicester linguist mimics what he thinks could be the accent of Richard III.

VIDEO: PC murders trial enters second day

Fri, 2013-02-08 06:54
A jury has been played a bogus 999 call allegedly made by Dale Cregan to lure two police officers to their deaths.

Footballer, 13, to have heart bypass

Fri, 2013-02-08 06:43
A 13-year-old boy from Wiltshire who suffered a cardiac arrest during a football match is to have heart bypass surgery.

Ferguson fined by FA for comments

Fri, 2013-02-08 06:37
The Football Association fines Sir Alex Ferguson £12,000 over comments he made about an official against Spurs.

MPs attack disability benefits tests

Fri, 2013-02-08 06:31
MPs criticise the test used to see whether disability benefit claimants are fit to work - but ministers dismiss their report as "scaremongering".

Dozens killed in Iraq bomb attacks

Fri, 2013-02-08 06:24
At least 33 people are killed and about 100 injured in a spate of car bombings in mainly Shia areas of Iraq, local officials say.

EU edges towards deal on budget

Fri, 2013-02-08 06:08
EU leaders meet again after all-night talks in Brussels, amid signs that a deal on the 2014-2020 budget may be within reach.

Batting cost England - Edwards

Fri, 2013-02-08 06:06
Captain Charlotte Edwards says poor batting cost her side in the two-run Women's World Cup defeat by Australia in their opening Super Six match.

One newt halts work on police HQ

Fri, 2013-02-08 06:04
Work on a new £14m headquarters for Durham Police is halted after a protected species of newt is found close to the construction site.

Cavendish wins the Tour of Qatar

Fri, 2013-02-08 05:47
Mark Cavendish secures overall victory in the Tour of Qatar after winning the sixth and final stage in Doha.

Eisteddfod fixed bases 'disaster'

Fri, 2013-02-08 05:41
The chief executive of the National Eisteddfod warns of a "disaster" if the event adopts plans to switch between two permanent bases and temporary venues.

Richmond landscape in export bar

Fri, 2013-02-08 05:38
A temporary export bar is placed on Jasper Francis Cropsey's Richmond Hill in the Summer of 1862, a rare example of a UK-owned British landscape by an American painter.

Duchess of York settles hacking case

Fri, 2013-02-08 05:24
The Duchess of York settles her phone-hacking legal claim with the News of the World's publishers, receiving a public apology and undisclosed damages.

Vets 'raised concerns' over bute

Fri, 2013-02-08 05:08
A UK veterinary committee had raised concerns repeatedly about the presence of the drug phenylbutazone or "bute" in horsemeat destined for human consumption.

Jerusalem football club torched

Fri, 2013-02-08 05:05
The offices of Israeli football club Beitar Jerusalem are set on fire in a suspected arson attack that is thought to be linked to opposition to its signing of Muslim players.

Cardiologists watch live operation

Fri, 2013-02-08 05:04
More than 100 leading experts from the world of cardiology witness a presentation with a unique twist in Craigavon.

Asylum seeker 'assaulted' on plane

Fri, 2013-02-08 05:00
An asylum seeker claims he was assaulted by private security staff on a plane at Heathrow airport, the BBC has learned.
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