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Nigeria army imposes curfew on city

Sat, 2013-05-18 09:55
Nigeria's military announces a 24-hour curfew in parts of the city of Maiduguri and says it has arrested 65 militants as it fights Boko Haram rebels.

VIDEO: River Thames speeding crackdown

Sat, 2013-05-18 09:44
BBC London joins the Environment Agency during a crack down on anti-social behaviour on the River Thames.

Root shines before NZ fight back

Sat, 2013-05-18 09:42
England lose four late wickets as they close day three of the first Test at Lord's on 180-6, leading New Zealand by 205.

Police name victims of A419 crash

Sat, 2013-05-18 09:42
Wiltshire Police name the two female victims of what they call an "horrific incident", which also left three men seriously injured.

Thousands rally to oppose Italy cuts

Sat, 2013-05-18 09:40
Tens of thousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, rally in the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new coalition government.

NHS protesters march in London

Sat, 2013-05-18 09:24
Demonstrators march through London in protest at changes to the NHS.

VIDEO: Cuban golf courses no longer 'elitist'

Sat, 2013-05-18 09:11
Five decades after Fidel Castro ordered Cuba's golf courses to be closed down because he considered them "elitist", the island's communist government has approved the construction of a luxury golf resort.

Grandmother's 99th birthday abseil

Sat, 2013-05-18 09:08
A great-great-grandmother celebrates her 99th birthday by abseiling from the top of an 11-storey building.

Motorway motorbike crash kills two

Sat, 2013-05-18 08:42
A man and a woman have died after a motorbike crashes on the A1 in Gateshead.

Funds misuse school 'must act now'

Sat, 2013-05-18 08:30
Governors at a school accused of inappropriate use of public money are urged to "take action" by Westminster Council.

British girl dies at Egyptian hotel

Sat, 2013-05-18 08:20
A British child who died in a pool at a hotel in Egypt is named as five-year-old Chloe Johnson from Forest Hill, south London.

Tributes at service for murdered vet

Sat, 2013-05-18 08:12
Friends, family and colleagues pay tribute to a murdered Irish vet at a memorial service in Flintshire.

VIDEO: 'My co-chairman would not say that'

Sat, 2013-05-18 08:04
Grant Shapps has said the co-chariman of the Conservative Party, Andrew Feldman, did not makes the comments reported in several newspapers that described Tory activists as "mad, swivel-eyed loons".

Frears: Ali film 'isn't about Ali'

Sat, 2013-05-18 07:56
Stephen Frears' Ali film flies solo at Cannes

Olympic champion Ennis marries

Sat, 2013-05-18 07:39
Britain's Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis marries her long-term partner Andy Hill at a ceremony in Derbyshire.

Ferdinand to sign new Man Utd deal

Sat, 2013-05-18 07:26
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will this week sign a one-year contract to extend his Old Trafford career.

Rutherford third in Diamond League

Sat, 2013-05-18 06:58
Olympic champion Greg Rutherford finishes third in the long jump in China, while Kirani James impresses in the 400m.

Bradford 3-0 Northampton

Sat, 2013-05-18 06:26
Bradford score three times in the opening half-hour as they beat Northampton at Wembley to win promotion to League One.

NW 200 abandoned after heavy rain

Sat, 2013-05-18 06:14
Saturday's racing at the NW 200 is abandoned because of persistent rain, with Michael Dunlop winning the only race to take place.

Fresh violence kills eight in Iraq

Sat, 2013-05-18 05:51
Fresh outbreaks of violence in Iraq have left at least eight people dead, police say, hours after the worst day of sectarian violence in the country for months.
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