VIDEO: China: 200m on the move for New Year
Over 200 million people are on the move in China to be with their families for Chinese or Lunar new year this weekend.
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CIA nominee defends drone strikes
CIA director nominee John Brennan says drone strikes are only used as a last resort, at a Senate confirmation hearing disrupted by protesters.
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Is a son of a king buried in Kent?
Following the discovery of the grave of Richard III there are calls for work to be carried out to determine if his illegitimate son is buried in a Kent churchyard.
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Viewpoints: How serious are China-Japan tensions?
Expert views on Japan and China's mounting row
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Readers and their poignant teddy bears
A recent article by David Cannadine about grown-ups with teddy bears prompted readers to write in with their own toy stories.
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Ex-LAPD man hunted for killing spree
Los Angeles area police launch a major manhunt for a sacked officer who is suspected of killing three people, including a former colleague.
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In Pictures: Glam! at Tate Liverpool
The art of the glam era in focus at Tate Liverpool
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Wreck-It Ralph's support group
How Disney lined up an all-star gaming cast for its new film
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Quiz of the week's news
Which awards ceremony is cracking down on skimpy outfits?
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Florence producer wins Brit prize
Paul Epworth is named producer of the year at the Music Producers Guild Awards, automatically earning him a Brit Award.
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Farmers 'optimistic about future'
Scottish farmers remain optimistic about the industry's future despite two years of wet weather-hit harvests and rising costs, according to a report.
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'East-west split' claim on education
The University and College Union publishes figures which it says show an east-west split in Scotland's levels of educational attainment.
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Paintings set for local landmarks
Buildings around the UK are to have art projected upon them later to celebrate the completion of a website showing the national collection of oil paintings.
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Patterson tops library lending
US crime writers dominate the list of most borrowed authors from British libraries, with James Patterson in pole position for the sixth year in a row.
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VIDEO: New Year treats for China's 'kitchen god'
Chinese households are putting out offerings of melon-shaped confections for their mythological ‘kitchen god’ in the run-up to Lunar New Year celebrations.
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VIDEO: How stars survive awards season
BBC News spoke to Eddie Redmayne and other nominees about their experience of awards season.
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Kids 'writing malicious hack code'
Children as young as 11 years old have been using programming skills to write malicious code to steal data, a security company warns.
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Duvalier fails to attend Haiti trial
Hearing on allegations of rights crimes rescheduled for 21 February, after former Haiti ruler Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier fails to appear in Port-au-Prince .
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VIDEO: Findus lasagne 'was 100% horsemeat'
The frozen food company, Findus UK, has confirmed that horsemeat has been found in its beef lasagne.
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Study Finds Vast Majority Of Americans Felt Great Recession Personally
Four out of five Americans were either directly or one stepped removed from unemployment. And many of them are seeing the glass half full.
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