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A best-selling Scottish crime writer urges Moray Council to reconsider library closure plans.

Cuban President Raul Castro confirms he will stand down at the end of his second term in 2018, following his re-election by the assembly.

Some of Scotland's most senior doctors warn that the patients death scandal in Mid Staffordshire could be repeated at a Scottish hospital.

Stars are arriving on the red carpet in Hollywood ahead of what is likely to be one of the most unpredictable Academy Awards for years.

The announcement Sunday put a date on the end of the Castro era for the first time. He tapped rising star Miguel Diaz-Canel as his top lieutenant and first in the line of succession.

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Fragments of an ancient continent are buried beneath the floor of the Indian Ocean, a new study suggests.

Stars arrive at the 2013 Academy Awards.

Brazilian family firms explain what you need to be successful

Investment in the North Sea is the highest for 30 years and rising, according to a report by an oil and gas trade body.

BBC Panorama has uncovered evidence of corruption and criminality among the Afghan police force in Helmand province.

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Beckham debut a good start to Paris love affair

Nick Clegg says he was made aware in 2008 of "non-specific concerns" about the Lib Dems' then-chief executive, Lord Rennard, who has denied behaving inappropriately towards women.

The PGA Tour says there is "no overriding reason" to back plans by golf's ruling bodies to ban putter anchoring.

Mo Farah breaks the British record as he edges out Ethiopian Gebre Gebremariam to win the New Orleans half-marathon.

Becky James's arrival on the world stage is not the only reason for British Cycling to be cheerful post-London 2012, writes BBC Sport's Chris Bevan

Jimmie Johnson has won the Daytona 500, one day after crash during a race there injured fans. Danica Patrick, who was hoping to make history by winning, finished eighth. However, she managed to become the first woman in history to lead laps at the NASCAR race.

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Pope Benedict XVI leaves the church in the midst of change: American Catholics' social views tend to diverge from the Vatican's, and the church now sees much of its support in South America and Africa. One former member of the College of Cardinals says the next pope will have to be aware of the church's needs in South America.

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How Michael Laudrup steered Swansea to Cup success

John Kerry sets off for his first foreign tour as US secretary of state, with the conflict in Syria at the top of his agenda.