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A policewoman dies in a crash involving a suspected stolen car in Londonderry.

The family of a woman believed to have taken her life during the trial of a choir director who sexually abused her say "the court system let her down".

The tiny island of Alderney completes its version of the Bayeux Tapestry ending.

Ireland’s predatory back row will pick off English runners if they get isolated on Sunday, says BBC Sport expert Jeremy Guscott

In an interview with Football Focus, Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson discusses all aspects of management at the top level

Lunar New Year celebrations around Asia

The deaths of patients at Stafford Hospital should be investigated by the police, the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says.

A cargo ship used to carry wings from the Flintshire Airbus factory has been successfully refloated after spending more than a week stranded on a sandbank.

Two walkers from Norfolk who were missing overnight in the Cairngorms in the Scottish Highlands have been found.

A deal to cut the European Union budget is "deeply unfair" to the poorest regions and could cost Wales £400m in funding, warns the first minister.

Work restarts on the the tower in central London which was involved in the fatal helicopter crash.

The New York City Labor Chorus has been singing the tune of unions and workers for more than 20 years. Now, with numbers of union membership decreasing, can the group carry a tune and message that will draw a new generation of singers?

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The lack of jobs in Italy is at the heart of a musical that has opened in Rome.

A 13-year-old boy from Wiltshire who suffered a cardiac arrest during a football match is recovering following bypass surgery.

Wildlife producer John Downer demonstrates how he and his team went about making a documentary about penguins.

The mother of a woman who was murdered 25 years ago but whose body has never been found says she will never give up hope of finding her remains.

Police searching for an 85-year-old man missing from his home in Arbroath say they have found a body.

The U.S. Postal Service's decision to end Saturday delivery comes on the heels of a plan to reduce hours at many rural post offices. In Vermont, residents of small towns are worried the change is another step toward the eventual demise of their local post offices.

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The Afghan and Pakistani governments have agreed to convene a conference of Muslim religious leaders to issue an Islamic decree banning suicide bombings. But they have yet to agree on the details, such as which leaders should attend.

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Gun control historically has been one of the most divisive issues in Congress, between the parties and even inside the Democratic coalition. Yet some in President Obama's own party say he has put together a gun agenda that is sweeping without being too painful for most Democrats to support.

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