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Should we all be more psychopathic?

Fri, 2013-05-17 17:09
Should we all be more psychopathic at work?

VIDEO: Dozens injured as US train derails

Fri, 2013-05-17 17:02
Dozens of people have been injured after two trains collided in the US state of Connecticut.

Contactless 'charging errors' at M&S

Fri, 2013-05-17 16:56
Some Marks and Spencer customers say its contactless payment terminals have taken cash from cards other than the ones intended for payment.

Ofcom plans simplified phone numbers

Fri, 2013-05-17 16:47
Some people are "put off" making important calls because of confusion over the amount they will be charged, according to the telecoms regulator.

VIDEO: Need to Know: Iran's leadership

Fri, 2013-05-17 16:28
BBC Persian's Rana Rahimpour explains how Iran's leadership structure works and what could happen in the upcoming presidential elections.

Propaganda: Lies and distortion

Fri, 2013-05-17 16:05
How posters can persuade the public

American The Office clocks out

Fri, 2013-05-17 15:58
How the US version of The Office reflects on America - and the UK

Five things prisoners' books show about life in prison

Fri, 2013-05-17 15:58
What do ex-convicts' books reveal about life inside?

Eurovision winners: Where are they now?

Fri, 2013-05-17 15:55
What happened to some of the acts of song contest fame?

21 euphemisms that readers grew up with

Fri, 2013-05-17 15:45
Readers have been sharing their favourite euphemisms. Today we publish those known only to a family, or to a circle of friends or colleagues.

Mafia boss gives himself up

Fri, 2013-05-17 15:42
Witnessing a mafia boss handing himself in

Breast cancer: What is the risk?

Fri, 2013-05-17 15:27
Angelina Jolie had a mastectomy after being told there was an 87% chance she would develop breast cancer. How high is the risk for other women?

New school flu vaccine pilot mooted

Fri, 2013-05-17 15:17
Highland Council plans to pilot an annual flu vaccination for schoolchildren before rolling it out for all P1 to S5 pupils.

Kirk General Assembly gets under way

Fri, 2013-05-17 15:10
The new moderator of the Church of Scotland officially takes up her post as the Kirk's General Assembly gets under way.

Tunisia bars Salafist gathering

Fri, 2013-05-17 15:08
Tunisia bans the radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia from holding a meeting in the city of Kairouan, raising fears of possible violence.

Worst season of my career - Mourinho

Fri, 2013-05-17 15:07
Jose Mourinho describes his season as "the worst of my career" after Real Madrid's Copa del Rey final defeat.

Dravid 'shock' over cricket arrests

Fri, 2013-05-17 15:01
India batsman Rahul Dravid is shocked after three of his Rajasthan Royals IPL stars are arrested over spot-fixing claims.

Chinese man detained in Kashmir

Fri, 2013-05-17 14:49
A Chinese man in Pakistani-administered Kashmir is taken into protective custody after he was accused of desecrating the Koran, officials say.

VIDEO: UKIP and protester go head to head

Fri, 2013-05-17 14:47
The man who organised the student protest against Nigel Farage during his visit to Edinburgh has defended the action as "constructive criticism".

Mourinho & Ronaldo off as Real lose

Fri, 2013-05-17 14:36
Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo are sent off as Real Madrid lose bad-tempered Copa del Rey final 2-1 to Atletico Madrid.
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