The latest stories from the Home section of the BBC News web site.
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Iceland goes it alone on mackerel
The Icelandic government announces a unilateral lowering of its mackerel fishing quota for 2013 by 15%.
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VIDEO: Knives man Tasered outside palace
Police have used a Taser stun gun on a man who was brandishing two knives outside Buckingham Palace in London.
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Italy 23-18 France
Italy blow the Six Nations wide open as they win at home to neighbours France for the second time in a row.
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Paraguay candidate Oviedo killed
Paraguayan politician Lino Oviedo, who was running for president in the upcoming elections, has died in a helicopter crash north of the capital.
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Cut 22 councils to seven, says AM
A dramatic reduction in the number of local authorities in Wales is called for by former Plaid Cymru leader Dafydd Elis-Thomas.
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VIDEO: US child still hostage in bunker
Police are continuing their efforts to free a five-year-old boy who was taken hostage in Alabama.
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Sri Lanka rescues stricken boat
Sri Lanka's navy rescues 138 Bangladeshi and Burmese nationals from a sinking fishing boat in a 20-hour operation.
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Knives man Tasered outside palace
Police use a Taser stun gun on a man armed with two knives who was "acting aggressively" outside Buckingham Palace.
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Spider venom inspires new farming methods
How spider venom is helping to feed the world
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Family tribute to murdered Sasha
The family of Sasha Marsden, the 16-year-old girl who was stabbed to death in a Blackpool alleyway, say her death has left a gap in their lives.
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Gascoigne 'needs immediate help'
Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne's life is in danger after he started drinking again, according to his agent.
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VIDEO: Many dead in Iraq police HQ blast
At least 16 people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in a suicide attack in northern Iraq.
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VIDEO: Bolshoi director 'knows' acid attacker
The artistic director of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet has told the BBC he knows who was behind the acid attack which has badly damaged his eyesight.
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'Pork in halal' meat supplier named
The company which supplied halal food found to contain traces of pork DNA to prisons is named as McColgan's Quality Foods Limited of Co Tyrone.
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GB's Christie crowned champion
Elise Christie becomes Great Britain's first short-track speed skating World Cup champion at 1,000m.
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Dolphins 'saved' by distress call
The distress call of a young dolphin is used to lure to safety a large pod of the animals in danger of being stranded off Western Australia.
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Memorials for Brazil fire victims
Special services are being held in Brazil in memory of the 237 people who died in a nightclub fire in the city of Santa Maria a week ago.
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VIDEO: Bolshoi director: 'I know attacker'
The Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director says he is "absolutely certain" he knows who is behind an acid attack that left him badly injured last month.
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Iraqi mobile firm raises $1.3bn
The Iraqi mobile phone operator Asiacell raises $1.3bn (£828m) on the Iraq stock market, doubling the value of the companies listed there.
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West Brom 0-1 Tottenham
Gareth Bale's stunning strike is enough to beat West Brom and move Tottenham to within a point of third-placed Chelsea.
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