French soldier dies in Mali fighting
A French soldier is killed in heavy fighting in northern Mali in the same region where Chad said it killed Islamist leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar.
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Walrus basks in Orkney attention
A walrus turns up on a small Scottish island in what has been described as a "once-in-a-lifetime" event.
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Tributes to crash death footballer
Merthyr Tydfil FC pay tribute to a 20-year-old man killed in a car crash early on Friday who was one of their former youth players.
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Cardinal complainant 'faced warning'
One of the complainants against Cardinal Keith O'Brien says he went public despite being warned he could damage the Catholic Church's reputation.
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Ashes: Australia fast-track bowler
Australia try to fast-track the citizenship application of Pakistan-born leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed ahead of this summer's Ashes.
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Rebels 'control most of Syria base'
Rebels seize large parts of a Syrian police academy near Aleppo, after a fierce battle resulting in heavy loss of life, activists say.
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AUDIO: 'Missing the bus saved my life'
Babette Clarke recalls the disaster which claimed 173 lives at Bethnal Green Station and how it affects her to this day.
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Salford part company with Veivers
Salford City Reds sack head coach Phil Veivers with the club bottom of Super League after one win in five matches.
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Thai ivory ban proposal welcomed
Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra says she will amend her country's laws to ban the legal trade in ivory.
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Civil servants' social media warning
Three Welsh Government civil servants were given warnings in 2012 for misuse of social media, the BBC has learned.
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Barker's look back at Question of Sport
As the show prepares for its 1,000th episode, Question of Sport presenter Sue Barker looks back on her favourite moments
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VIDEO: Accuser 'warned of damage to Church'
One of four men who made claims against Cardinal Keith O'Brien in the days before he resigned said he went public despite being warned he could damage the Catholic Church's reputation.
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Somali 'false rape victim' cleared
A Somali court acquits a woman given a jail term after alleging she was raped by security forces, but a journalist convicted with her will stay in prison.
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Childcare ratios 'could hit poor'
Plans in England to increase the child to nursery worker ratio could lead to a two-tier system, with a drop in quality in poor areas, a charity warns.
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Flood closes London shopping street
A flood in central London closes one of the city's busiest shopping streets.
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Las Vegas Sands violated bribery law
Casino operator Las Vegas Sands says that it probably violated a US law that prohibits bribing foreign officials.
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Councils 'failing' over childcare
More than two-thirds of English and Welsh councils are failing to make sure sufficient childcare is provided for working parents, the Daycare Trust charity says.
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Wilkins wants new Lampard deal
Chelsea's former assistant manager Ray Wilkins urges the club to offer 34-year-old midfielder Frank Lampard a new deal.
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Islamist militant 'killed in Mali'
Chad's army says their troops in Mali have killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the Islamist militant behind January's siege at an Algerian gas plant.
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Police investigate racial attack
An Indian man is assaulted after being racially abused in the centre of Edinburgh.
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