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5:14 am (29 minutes ago)
Talks to form a coalition government in the Netherlands collapse as the leader of the far-right Freedom Party Geert Wilders walks out.
5:10 am (33 minutes ago)
Downing Street's head of communications, Andy Coulson, is safe in his job despite phone hacking claims surrounding the News of the World newspaper, says a senior government source.
3:21 am (2 hours ago)
Police question the three Pakistan players accused of corruption, while the ICC says that trio implicated have a disciplinary case to answer.
2:44 am (3 hours ago)
A poll commissioned by Ed Miliband's leadership campaign finds voters are less likely to vote Labour if there is not a shift from New Labour policies.
1:39 am (4 hours ago)
Fewer children are learning to play a musical instrument than in their parents' generation, a survey suggests.
1:36 am (4 hours ago)
Some 77% of Britons think taxpayers should not help pay for Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Scotland and England, a survey suggests.
1:17 am (4 hours ago)
A fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a Tennessee Islamic centre was arson, investigators say.
12:56 am (5 hours ago)
Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.
12:43 am (5 hours ago)
A state of emergency is declared in Christchurch after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island, injuring two people seriously.
12:41 am (5 hours ago)
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair tells the BBC that radical Islam is the greatest threat facing the world.
12:02 am (6 hours ago)
Banks are accused of leaving some customers in "dire poverty" after taking money out of their accounts without permission.
Yesterday 11:04 pm (7 hours ago)
Fidel Castro addresses a rally for the first time since handing the Cuban presidency to his brother Raul in 2006.
Yesterday 10:46 pm (7 hours ago)
A UPS cargo plane crashes at an air force base shortly after take-off from Dubai airport, killing two crew members on board.
Yesterday 10:33 pm (7 hours ago)
Detectives in Armagh have begun a murder inquiry after a man's body was found in the Castle Street area on Friday.
Yesterday 10:33 pm (7 hours ago)
A Hare Krishna temple in Leicester was evacuated seconds before an explosion almost destroyed the building, it emerges.
Yesterday 10:28 pm (7 hours ago)
BP removes the blowout preventer that failed to stem the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well and says it has paid $8bn (£5.2bn) in damage costs.
Yesterday 10:13 pm (7 hours ago)
In an attempt to reach people who do not normally go to the cinema, Shetland film festival is targeting their pets.
Yesterday 10:02 pm (8 hours ago)
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes New Zealand's South Island, causing widespread minor damage and power cuts.
Yesterday 9:50 pm (8 hours ago)
Jermain Defoe scores a hat-trick as England get their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign off to a winning start against Bulgaria at Wembley.
Yesterday 9:44 pm (8 hours ago)
Thousands of people watch Robbie Williams switch on Blackpool's illuminations.
Yesterday 9:42 pm (8 hours ago)
Substitute Corry Evans scores with his first touch to give Northern Ireland a 1-0 win over Slovenia in the opening Euro 2012 qualifier in Maribor.
Yesterday 9:13 pm (8 hours ago)
Britain's Andy Murray overcomes the unorthodox style of Jamaica's Dustin Brown to reach the third round of the US Open.
Yesterday 9:12 pm (9 hours ago)
The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to $64.5bn of new stock, in one of the world's largest share offers.
Yesterday 9:09 pm (9 hours ago)
Scotland have to settle for a point as their Euro 2012 qualification campaign begins with frustration in Lithuania.
Yesterday 9:01 pm (9 hours ago)
Metropolitan Police Authority member backs Welsh MP Chris Bryant on call for more information over tabloid newspaper's phone hacking claims.
Yesterday 8:52 pm (9 hours ago)
Twelve football hooligans who took part in what a judge said was the worst destruction Manchester has suffered "since the Blitz" are sentenced.
Yesterday 8:49 pm (9 hours ago)
Several "potential victims of human trafficking" have been rescued in raids on suspected brothels in Belfast, police say.
Yesterday 8:46 pm (9 hours ago)
Colombian troops storm an ELN guerrilla camp near the Venezuelan border, killing 11 rebels, a day after 14 policemen were killed in an ambush in the south.
Yesterday 8:28 pm (9 hours ago)
Montenegro captain Mirko Vucinic scores a fine solo goal to condemn Wales to defeat in their opening Euro 2012 qualifier.
Yesterday 8:22 pm (9 hours ago)
The US secretary of state warns the current round of Mid-East peace talks may be "the last chance for a very long time".
Yesterday 7:33 pm (10 hours ago)
A bomb kills at least 50 people at a Shia Muslim rally in the south-western city of Quetta, the second attack on Pakistan's religious minority in days.
Yesterday 7:23 pm (10 hours ago)
Police in Mozambique's capital fire rubber bullets on the third day of riots, as the violence spreads to the central city of Chimoio.
Yesterday 6:38 pm (11 hours ago)
Two women who were arrested after trying to take a dead relative on to a plane at Liverpool John Lennon Airport will not face charges.
Yesterday 6:19 pm (11 hours ago)
HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says.
Yesterday 6:04 pm (12 hours ago)
Six Portuguese men are sentenced to up to 18 years in jail after being found guilty of multiple charges of sexual abuse at a state-run children's home.
Yesterday 6:02 pm (12 hours ago)
Officials in northern Bangladesh battle to contain an anthrax outbreak that has infected more than 250 people.
Yesterday 5:47 pm (12 hours ago)
Three of the world's most successful club DJs join forces to pay tribute to those who died at the Love Parade festival in Germany in July.
Yesterday 5:46 pm (12 hours ago)
Police carry out two days of raids after a man was attacked with a power drill in North Lanarkshire.
Yesterday 5:44 pm (12 hours ago)
Nasa is aiming to get closer to the Sun than ever before, with plans to plunge a car-sized unmanned spacecraft into the star's outer atmosphere.
Yesterday 5:40 pm (12 hours ago)
The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices.
Yesterday 5:32 pm (12 hours ago)
The life and times of Rochdale's larger-than-life MP
Yesterday 5:23 pm (12 hours ago)
A key witness at the commission set up to examine the last years of Sri Lanka's civil war complains his words were not properly translated.
Yesterday 5:02 pm (13 hours ago)
The former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Cyril Smith has died aged 82, his family and party confirm.
Yesterday 4:47 pm (13 hours ago)
New-born twin giant pandas made their first public appearance at a zoo in Japan on Friday in Shirahama.
Yesterday 4:23 pm (13 hours ago)
Two police officers are suspended from driving duties after crashing a car they had seized from a suspected drink-driver.
Yesterday 4:20 pm (13 hours ago)
The re-introduction of wolves to a US National Park has not helped re-establish quaking aspens, as many researchers had hoped.
Yesterday 4:07 pm (14 hours ago)
Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir is remanded on bail at the Old Bailey at his first court appearance on fraud and theft charges.
Yesterday 4:05 pm (14 hours ago)
The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show.
Yesterday 3:52 pm (14 hours ago)
Nigel Farage says he will stand for the leadership of the UK Independence Party, a position he held until last year.
Yesterday 3:28 pm (14 hours ago)
BP says the cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen to $8bn - a rise of more than $2bn in the last month alone.
Yesterday 3:01 pm (15 hours ago)
A teenager pleads not guilty to murdering her 61-year-old father along with three other people.
Yesterday 2:35 pm (15 hours ago)
Veteran broadcaster Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2's Dawn Patrol show - 34 years after joining the station
Yesterday 2:19 pm (15 hours ago)
Rory Cellan-Jones tries out 3D video equipment and looks at the latest ultra thin and bright OLED TVs.
Yesterday 1:52 pm (16 hours ago)
One in four state primary schools in England has no male teacher, statistics show.
Yesterday 1:12 pm (17 hours ago)
Dublin delays a deal to allow transfers of EU citizens' data to Israel, which is accused of forging passports.
Yesterday 12:36 pm (17 hours ago)
Tests on a type of breast implant filled with an unapproved gel have shown no evidence they are unsafe, UK experts say.
Yesterday 12:32 pm (17 hours ago)
Defence Secretary Liam Fox rules out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation.
Yesterday 12:12 pm (18 hours ago)
Tony Blair's memoirs has become the fastest selling autobiography in Britain. But what are the biggest overall sellers?
Yesterday 11:43 am (18 hours ago)
Sony has won a permanent ban in Australia of a hack for its PS3, but the code behind it has been released for free on the web.
Yesterday 10:45 am (19 hours ago)
Cheryl and Ashley Cole are granted a divorce at the High Court after four years of marriage.
Yesterday 9:37 am (20 hours ago)
A team of divers say they have found the world's oldest drinkable beer in a shipwreck off the coast of Finland.
Yesterday 9:07 am (21 hours ago)
Hundreds of sharks have been spotted off the Queensland coast.
Yesterday 6:31 am (23 hours ago)
Commander Andy Coles shows BBC News around the control room of the Royal Navy's new attack submarine and talks about life on board.
Yesterday 6:01 am (24 hours ago)
The first visit of Chinese warships to Burma ends as top Burmese leader Than Shwe prepares to visit Beijing, highlighting the two country's close ties.
Yesterday, 5:35 am
Japan imposes new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme but maintains its oil import schedule.
Yesterday, 1:49 am
Ultrafine measurements of atmospheric gases could help scientists track down the last sources of CFCs thought to be slowing the recovery of the ozone layer.
Yesterday, 12:49 am
England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.
Yesterday, 12:03 am
Gardeners are being warned about the risk of Legionnaire's disease from compost after a pensioner developed the disease after handling compost.
Thursday, 6:57 pm
A man sailing the sea in a bath tub, mud sculptures and an ugly fish who finds love - it's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.
Thursday, 5:59 pm
British scientists say they are closer to knowing why older women trying to fall pregnant are more likely to produce abnormal eggs.
Thursday, 5:17 pm
The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions.
Thursday, 4:33 pm
A potentially revolutionary circuit component, once a laboratory curiosity, is to be mass-produced for the first time.
Thursday, 1:45 pm
The global disparity in access to broadband around the world and the cost of a connection is revealed by UN figures.
Thursday, 10:57 am
Tony Blair used alcohol as a 'prop' during his time in power but how many of us do the same?
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