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The case of eight South African police officers charged over the death of a man dragged behind a police van is postponed until Friday.

Can anybody stop the former Manchester Utd star scoring?

A Peebles man is in hospital with a serious injury after apparently impaling himself on the metal spike of a gate in Edinburgh.

Local builders in Gaza say they can't find everyday items like cement and gravel. Yet Israeli officials say they have widened the categories of items allowed into Gaza.

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Involving kids in preparing dinner may be a better way to get kids to eat their vegetables than strictures like "no dessert until you eat your vegetables." But health experts say there's nothing wrong with an occasional treat.

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Despite current trends, most parents assume their own kids won't grow up to be overweight adults. That 'optimism bias' has neurological roots, brain scientists say.

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More self-preparation tools have become available this tax season. Some people may be anxious about doing their taxes online, but an expert from Consumer Reports says it's worth a shot.

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A mother suffers life threatening injuries and her two-month-old son is seriously hurt after a car is in collision with them in Port Talbot.

Rangers Football Club report an operating loss of £7m although it says "extraordinary progress" has been made.

Campaign to save "great works" from post-war building boom

Sports stars replace paramilitaries

Female chimpanzees are more "negative" when communicating with other females, research finds.

The justice secretary says he is "certain" the Conservatives will go into the next election with a "plan" that could involve a human rights law change.

Schools and businesses shut down as the Pakistani city of Karachi mourns dozens killed by a powerful bomb blast in a mainly Shia Muslim area.

The first three cases of ash dieback in 2013 are found in Wales in young trees at sites in Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion.

Anheuser-Busch runs adverts in 10 US newspapers, seeking to defend its reputation against claims that it is watering down Budweiser and other beers.

More women need to be appointed to the boards of public bodies, says the Welsh government, which has set a target of at least 40%.

An independent British film is being released and distributed via a games console, rather than through the cinema or a DVD, for the first time.

Matt Prior tells BBC Sport how hard work, wise words and hours in the saddle have helped him become the best keeper-batsman in Test cricket

McLaren sporting director Sam Michael says Formula 1 is poised for an intensely competitive season.