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6:50 pm (19 minutes ago)
Human remains are found in County Monaghan by a group searching for one of the Disappeared, Charles Armstrong.
6:40 pm (28 minutes ago)
Eoin Morgan makes a superb maiden Test century as England reach an imposing 331-4 after day one of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.
6:24 pm (45 minutes ago)
The skeleton of a man previously thought to be Tokyo's oldest living male resident has been discovered in his family home.
6:23 pm (45 minutes ago)
Electronics giant Sharp says a "substantial" number of jobs will be created following a £30m expansion of its Wrexham factory.
6:18 pm (51 minutes ago)
An agreement on the future of the Maze Prison site is reached by the NI first and deputy first ministers, Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness.
6:17 pm (51 minutes ago)
Fundamental changes will be made in the way S4C is run after the sudden departure of chief executive Iona Jones, says the chair of the board which oversees it.
6:11 pm (58 minutes ago)
Toyota is recalling almost 430,000 vehicles in the US and Japan amid concern over steering problems.
5:53 pm (an hour ago)
Lewis Hamilton insists there are no team orders governing how he and McLaren team-mate Jenson Button race.
5:53 pm (an hour ago)
Prosecutors say a Frenchwoman has admitted killing eight newborn babies after remains are found in a northern village but says her husband knew nothing.
5:52 pm (an hour ago)
Three time capsules are to be created on what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday, to be dedicated at a ceremony in the US.
5:51 pm (an hour ago)
A "ground-breaking" Court of Appeal judgement removes the protection previously given to thousands of people in divorce proceedings.
5:39 pm (an hour ago)
Russian security forces at Moscow's Domodedovo airport arrest a man suspected of trying to hijack a plane.
5:39 pm (an hour ago)
As many as 6,600 graves at Arlington National Cemetery were mislabelled or unmarked because of incompetence among managers, a US senator says.
5:36 pm (an hour ago)
The bodies of two British soldiers killed trying to rescue a wounded colleague and a third killed by suspected 'friendly fire' are repatriated to the UK from Afghanistan.
5:32 pm (an hour ago)
About 140 people are feared dead as a boat capsizes on a river in the western Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
5:25 pm (an hour ago)
With monsoons being heavier than normal, floods in north-west Pakistan have killed at least 120 people.
5:24 pm (an hour ago)
Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial.
5:17 pm (an hour ago)
Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.
5:07 pm (2 hours ago)
The BBC's Tim Franks tries to keep pace with Nader el Masri on the dusty roads of Gaza.
5:01 pm (2 hours ago)
At least 16 people, including several security force members, are killed in shootings and explosions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say.
5:01 pm (2 hours ago)
Britain's Phillips Idowu goes for triple jump gold and high jump medals are up for grabs at the European Championships in Barcelona.
4:56 pm (2 hours ago)
Oil giants Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil see profits almost double in the week rival BP suffered record losses.
4:51 pm (2 hours ago)
Felipe Massa insists he is not playing second fiddle to Fernando Alonso, despite controversy surrounding the Ferrari drivers in last weekend's German Grand Prix.
4:45 pm (2 hours ago)
David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.
4:43 pm (2 hours ago)
A Sussex vicar is found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages over four years to bypass immigration law.
4:43 pm (2 hours ago)
A Spanish tourist remains missing after a Turkish tour boat was engulfed by flames while sailing in the Mediterranean.
4:26 pm (3 hours ago)
President Bashir's NCP says the referendum on south Sudan's secession cannot happen until the internal border is decided.
4:25 pm (3 hours ago)
The Arab League backs direct Palestinian peace talks with the Israelis, but leaves the timing to the Palestinians, officials say.
4:12 pm (3 hours ago)
Arizona says it will appeal against a federal court's decision to block parts of an anti-immigration law hours before it came into effect.
4:10 pm (3 hours ago)
The UK's Partygaming and Austrian firm Bwin unveil plans to merge and create the world's largest online gaming business.
3:29 pm (4 hours ago)
Four government departments spent almost £6m ensuring their websites appeared on search engine results pages, new figures show.
3:04 pm (4 hours ago)
Paraguayan police shoot dead a reputed rebel leader as he resists arrest in the north of the country, officials say.
2:57 pm (4 hours ago)
Jarod Newlove, the second of two US servicemen who went missing in Afghanistan last week, is found dead, officials say.
2:49 pm (4 hours ago)
A Tamil refugee hunger striker accepts £77,500 in damages over newspaper stories he secretly ate burgers during his protest.
2:36 pm (5 hours ago)
The Zimbabwe Football Association suspends chief executive Henrietta Rushwaya over match-fixing allegations.
2:00 pm (5 hours ago)
Rescue teams in north-east China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media say.
1:49 pm (5 hours ago)
Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers.
1:48 pm (5 hours ago)
No "significant" personal data was grabbed by Google when it snooped on wi-fi networks, says the UK data protection office.
1:45 pm (5 hours ago)
Officials investigate damage to a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, amid reports of a collision or an attack.
1:19 pm (6 hours ago)
A couple who murdered a three-year-old boy in their care, inflicting more than 70 injuries on him, are jailed for life.
1:06 pm (6 hours ago)
The first High Street bank to launch in the UK for more than 100 years has opened its first branch in Holborn in London.
12:59 pm (6 hours ago)
The UK Independence Party wins its court battle against having to pay back all of a £367,697 "impermissible donation".
12:45 pm (6 hours ago)
Convicted serial killer Peter Tobin is questioned by police in Edinburgh in connection with serious sexual crimes.
12:45 pm (6 hours ago)
The contenders for the Labour leadership have set out their personal circumstances, the reasons they went into politics and their secret vices.
12:40 pm (6 hours ago)
Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users.
12:29 pm (7 hours ago)
More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show.
12:21 pm (7 hours ago)
A growing number of children in Britain are being abducted by a parent and taken overseas, the Foreign Office says.
11:59 am (7 hours ago)
People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.
11:49 am (7 hours ago)
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal state of emergency, putting pressure on lawmakers to pass a budget.
11:48 am (7 hours ago)
Greek police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds of lorry drivers protesting in Athens against a government order to end their strike.
11:39 am (7 hours ago)
David Cameron rejects calls for the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond, part of the Crown Jewels for 150 years, to be returned to India.
11:37 am (8 hours ago)
One of three women killed in Bradford died from severe head injuries caused by a knife and the bolt from a crossbow, an inquest hears.
11:32 am (8 hours ago)
There has been a dramatic fall in the number of pupils excluded from schools in England in the past year, official figures show.
10:51 am (8 hours ago)
Prime Minister David Cameron has defended his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.
10:50 am (8 hours ago)
Musician Plastic Bertrand apparently admits to a Belgian newspaper that he did not sing on signature hit Ca Plane Pour Moi.
10:18 am (9 hours ago)
Fulham have reached an agreement with Mark Hughes to become their new manager, BBC Sport understands.
8:58 am (10 hours ago)
Seven doctors who treated Michael Jackson in the years before his death will not face charges, US investigators say.
7:49 am (11 hours ago)
The cheetah, eradicated in India by hunting nearly a century ago, will run again in the country, as three sites are earmarked for its reintroduction.
5:10 am (14 hours ago)
The problems of congested roads and prisoner rehabilitation are being tackled at the same time in a project in Rome.
5:07 am (14 hours ago)
David Cameron reveals he told the Queen he was not "totally sure" what sort of government he was going to form as he became prime minister.
5:00 am (14 hours ago)
Online retailer Amazon launches its popular Kindle e-reader into the UK market for the first time, with a new look and more books.
4:55 am (14 hours ago)
Amateur video captures footage of a mother bear saving her cub from a fishing net in Anchorage, Alaska.
4:37 am (15 hours ago)
A team of divers - known as Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners - are stepping up efforts to keep Britain's coastline clean and litter free.
12:07 am (19 hours ago)
The overhaul of the NHS may harm the public health drive, a health think tank is warning.
12:07 am (19 hours ago)
Doctors may soon be able to patch up damaged bones and joints anywhere in the body with a simple shot in the arm.
Yesterday 9:34 pm (22 hours ago)
Canadian archaeologists locate the wreck of HMS Investigator, a British ship abandoned in the Arctic in the 19th Century.
Yesterday, 6:23 pm
The amount of plankton in the oceans has declined markedly over the last century, with warming identified as a cause.
Yesterday, 1:36 pm
Investment in England's school buildings will continue despite cuts to a major building programme, the Education Secretary says.
Yesterday, 11:48 am
GPs and other health professionals should tell people they are fat rather than obese, England's public health minister says.
Yesterday, 11:15 am
With thousands expected to flock to a major cheese fair, why are Britons taking this once-humble foodstuff so seriously?
Tuesday, 12:29 pm
Mad Men's sassy secretary has been given government sanction for her body shape - but how realistic is it for women?
Tuesday, 7:58 am
Professor Robert Winston on how creative block has tormented great artists and even those in the sciences.
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