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VIDEO: Lib Dems 'screwed up' over Rennard

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 08:21
Nick Clegg has denied a cover-up over the alleged behaviour of ex-Lib Dem chief executive, Lord Rennard, as the party president Tim Farron admitted they "screwed it up as a party".

'Cold chips' in pupil lunchboxes

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 08:20
School food experts highlight fears that children's diets are deteriorating as families face a financial squeeze.

App maker angry over Facebook block

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 08:16
An app that adds filters to give photos an aged effect says it has been unjustly blocked by Facebook.

Action over 'Bulger killer images'

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 08:15
The attorney general is taking legal action against several people who published photographs said to show one of James Bulger's killers.

Abu Qatada family win injunctions

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 08:06
The family of radical cleric Abu Qatada has won an injunction preventing protesters from demonstrating directly outside their home.

England must stay hungry - Moody

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 08:03
World Cup winner Lewis Moody hopes England do not claim the Grand Slam this year as it could see them peak too soon.

Child alcohol contracts considered

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 07:45
Contracts to be signed by parents pledging not to provide their children with alcohol are being considered by authorities in Brighton and Hove.

Fiennes pulls out of Antarctica trek

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 07:39
Explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has to pull out of an expedition across Antarctica hailed as the last great polar challenge because of severe frostbite.

VIDEO: Nokia launches new Windows phones

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 07:23
Nokia has broadened its flagship Lumia range, offering less expensive models of its Microsoft Windows mobile phone.

BT agrees to buy ESPN channels

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 07:10
BT agrees to buy ESPN's UK and Ireland TV channels and its live rights to show FA Cup, Scottish Premier League and Uefa Europa League matches.

Bloodhound diary: Fin-tastic work in progress

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 07:07
Building the fin on supersonic car for land speed record attempt

Signalman guilty over crossing death

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 06:33
Network Rail and a signalman are found guilty of failing to ensure the safety of a woman who was killed at a level crossing in 2010.

UKIP 'making ground' in Eastleigh

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 06:30
Nigel Farage says Lib Dem voters are turning to the UK Independence Party and they are 'coming up on the rails'.

MPs' warning over statistics use

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 06:27
There is a "genuine risk to public confidence" over the way statistics are handled, the Public Administration Committee warns.

Conductor Sawallisch dies aged 89

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 06:18
Wolfgang Sawallisch, one of Germany's greatest conductors, dies at the age of 89.

Energy revolution promises to transform East Africa

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 06:15
The energy revolution transforming a continent

Swine flu victim still critical

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 06:13
A woman from southern Scotland remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital after contracting swine flu.

VIDEO: Vet killer 'very serious danger to women'

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 06:08
The man who raped and murdered the Flintshire vet Catherine Gowing and dismembered her body is jailed for a minimum of 37 years.

Horsemeat found in Ikea meatballs

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 05:56
Swedish-style meatballs for sale at Ikea in the Czech Republic are found to contain horsemeat, inspectors reveal, as EU ministers meet in Brussels.

Chimps 'solve puzzles for fun'

BBC - Mon, 2013-02-25 05:53
Chimpanzees enjoy trying to solve brainteasers, say researchers at Bedfordshire's Whipsnade Zoo.
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