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Mars rover hammers down into rock
The US space agency's Curiosity Mars rover uses its drill for the first time, hammering down briefly into a flat slab of rock on the floor of Gale Crater.
Categories: International News, National / International News
VIDEO: Living and working in war-ravaged Homs
Lisa Sinjab looks at the daily life for the residents of Homs - a city which has seen some of the most ferocious fighting of the Syrian conflict.
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Nadal ready for latest comeback attempt
BBC Sport's Piers Newbery reviews Rafael Nadal's long road back from knee injury, and the former world number one's prospects of getting back to the top
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VIDEO: Castro appearance at Cuba vote
Cuba's former leader, Fidel Castro, has voted in Cuba's parliamentary elections - the first time the frail ex-leader has been seen in public for several months.
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Part-time fire-fighter jobs drive
The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has launched a drive to recruit part-time (retained) firefighters.
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Visa sued by Australia regulator
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission sues credit card company Visa for alleged misuse of market power.
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M&S 'warned over asbestos risk'
Marks & Spencer was warned customers and staff may have been put at risk from asbestos contamination more than 10 years before receiving a £1m fine, a BBC investigation finds.
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Taxi driver appeal over stabbing
Police want to trace a taxi driver who picked up three suspects involved in the fatal stabbing of a teenager in central London.
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Gay marriage row rumbles on
Gay marriage row rumbles on
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Super Bowl XLVII In Pictures
Tight finish, Beyonce and a power cut - Super Bowl XLVII had it all
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Stafford Hospital: the scandal that shames the NHS
Nick Triggle on a scandal that the NHS needs to address
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VIDEO: Young, candid views on abortion
The BBC's Victoria Derbyshire meets young people in Croydon to hear their views on abortion.
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India president backs rape laws
India's president approves harsher punishment for rapists, including the death penalty, after the gang rape of a student sparked demands for tougher laws.
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Police ethnic recruitment criticised
One of Britain's top ethnic minority police officers accuses chief constables of not understanding the need for more black and Asian recruits.
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Ravens edge 49ers in Super Bowl
Jacoby Jones lights up the Superdome as Baltimore edge out San Francisco, and survive a power cut, in an epic Super Bowl.
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Tough love call over boy's murder
A priest urges the families and friends of those involved in a fatal knife attack on a boy in central London to name the culprits.
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Law firms suffer fall in profits
The Law Society of Scotland issues a cash-flow warning as solicitor profits fall back to their 2010 levels.
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13,000 cancer deaths 'can be saved'
At least 13,000 premature deaths from cancer could be prevented each year in the UK, says the World Cancer Research Fund.
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Fear of music safety limit override
A safety limit on volume levels which comes into force on all new personal music players this month could be ignored by 40% of young people, says a hearing loss charity.
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Rare turtle's sex life revealed
The sex lives of critically endangered hawksbill turtles have been revealed by scientists studying the animals in the Seychelles.
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