Labour MPs call for hacking probe
Labour MPs demand the police investigation into alleged phone-hacking by News of the World reporters is reopened, at an urgent Commons session.
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Former head jailed for sex abuse
A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils.
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New police appeal over MI6 death
Police investigating the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams appeal for help in tracing two people seen entering his central London flat.
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Afghanistan death soldier named
A soldier killed in Afghanistan is named by the Ministry of Defence as L/Cpl Joseph Pool of the Royal Scots Borderers.
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Vicar jailed for sham marriages
A Sussex vicar found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages is jailed for four years.
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Tube workers begin 24-hour strike
Severe disruption is expected on London's Underground as the first workers begin a 24-hour strike.
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NI school evacuated in device alert
A primary school is closed in Antrim after an explosive device is found by an eight-year-old pupil and carried into a classroom.
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Student migration 'unsustainable'
The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green will say in his first major speech on immigration.
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Blair cancels London book signing
Tony Blair cancels a planned book signing in London on Wednesday to prevent causing the police "a lot of hassle".
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End UK rebate - EU budget chief
The EU budget commissioner says he sees no grounds for the UK to keep its budget rebate.
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UK car sales suffer sharp decline
New car sales fell 17.5% in August - the second consecutive month of declines, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
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Ex-Army chief attacks MoD again
Former head of the Army Gen Sir Richard Dannatt makes further criticisms of the handling of Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Quacking profit: Expenses MP sells duck island
The ornamental duck island which sank the career of a Tory MP at the height of the expenses scandal is sold for charity.
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Forsyth quits Strictly Come Dancing results show
Bruce Forsyth quits Strictly Come Dancing's Sunday results show and is replaced by Claudia Winkleman.
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Gang 'advertised city brothels'
A Scottish crime gang spent more than £50,000 advertising brothels in Belfast, a court is told.
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Blair attacks 'wicked' dissidents
Tony Blair warns the authorities on both sides of the Irish border not to underestimate the threat posed by dissident republicans.
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Quad bike men died 'accidentally'
Verdicts of accidental death are recorded on two men struck by a train while riding a quad bike on a railway line.
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Assembly workers' web use warning
Twelve Welsh Assembly Government civil servants are warned for accessing inappropriate or pornographic websites at work over the last three years.
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Barclays bank to create 600 jobs
Banking giant Barclays announces it is to expand its presence in Glasgow, creating 600 jobs.
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Body recovered from Arthur's Seat
Police and search and rescue teams recover a man's body spotted on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh.
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Murder accused's 'gymnastic sex'
A man who killed his wife after five months of marriage enjoyed "gymnastic" sex sessions with another woman, a court hears.
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ELO cellist killed by bale of hay
Former member of British rock group ELO, Mike Edwards, is killed in a freak accident when a hay bale rolls on to a Devon road and crushes his van.
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Capello insists Rooney will play
England manager Fabio Capello insists striker Wayne Rooney will play in the Euro 2012 qualifier away to Switzerland on Tuesday.
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Pietersen fined for Twitter rant
England batsman Kevin Pietersen is given an undisclosed fine by the ECB over his Twitter tirade.
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Murray baffled by US Open defeat
Andy Murray is at a loss to explain the physical problems behind his surprise defeat by Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round of the US Open.
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Do our memories get better with age?
Our ability to recall events seems to sharpen as we get older, says Lisa Jardine, but can it be trusted to paint an accurate picture?
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Eddie who?
Comic Eddie Kadi can command vast crowds at his live shows. Why has he attracted so little mainstream attention?
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Don't let the bed bugs bite
The world is on the verge of a bed-bug pandemic, according to a report - how did the tiny biting insects come to pose such a threat?
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Voting plans 'will restore faith'
MPs begin debating plans for a referendum on changing the way MPs are elected.
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Five jailed over postal vote scam
Five men, including two ex-councillors, are jailed over a failed postal vote scam in Bradford during the 2005 general election.
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Need to cut deficit 'supported'
Many people are in favour of reducing the deficit but they are less clear about where cuts should be made, a BBC poll suggests.
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Live: Parliamentary Reform Bill
Plans for a referendum on changing the way in which MPs are elected to Parliament are being debated in the House of Commons.
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Family's hope in Crete murder case
A British pathologist is investigating whether a woman, who Greek police suspect was murdered on holiday, may have died as a result of an earlier fall.
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Fast food: Dinner at 100mph
Perry Watkins from Buckinghamshire has set what he hopes is a new world record for the fastest piece of furniture, a Queen Anne dining table.
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Elbow and Kloot talk Mercury Prize
I Am Kloot singer John Bramwell talks to Elbow's Guy Garvey about Kloot's Mercury Music Prize-nominated album, which Garvey and bandmate Craig Potter produced.
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Male victims of domestic violence
40% of domestic violence victims are male but a new study suggests victims are often ignored by police and there are only a handful of refuge places for abused men across the UK. Ian McNicholl was abused by a partner and told his story to BBC Breakfast
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Rooney happy to play - Capello
England manager Fabio Capello says striker Wayne Rooney is in the right frame of mind to play against Switzerland on Tuesday despite allegations about his private life.
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Prince embarks on green projects tour
Prince Charles has embarked on a tour of green projects around the UK.
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Diabetes drug used despite advice
Senior doctors are calling for a drug used to treat type two diabetes to be withdrawn on safety grounds.
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Dominic Cooper on Tamara Drewe
The actor Dominc Cooper talks to BBC Breakfast about his role in Tamara Drewe and intrigue in the countryside.
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Unswung 60s
What does Mad Men tell us about this most mythologised decade?
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Century man
How likely is it that you'll live to be 100 years old?
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Brilliant ideas
The secrets behind some of the UK's newest inventions
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This Is England
TV follow-up to award-winning film to be screened
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Newspaper review
'Phone hack' headlines continue
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