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Man in court over Bangor murder

Sat, 2013-02-16 09:52
A 40-year-old Bangor man appears in court charged with the murder of 31-year-old Stephen Davidson in the town.

Arsenal 0-1 Blackburn

Sat, 2013-02-16 09:34
Colin Kazim-Richards's goal stuns Arsenal as Blackburn Rovers knock out the Gunners in the FA Cup fifth round.

VIDEO: Mystery golden gift to tsunami town

Sat, 2013-02-16 09:24
At least three people in the small Japanese fishing port of Ishinomaki, which was devastated in the 2011 tsunami, have received gold bars from a mystery benefactor through the post.

Clean-up for meteorite-hit Urals

Sat, 2013-02-16 08:59
A big clean-up operation is going on in Russia's Ural region after Friday's spectacular meteor strike, which injured more than 1,000 people.

Farah wins 3,000m on 2013 debut

Sat, 2013-02-16 08:26
Double Olympic champion Mo Farah makes a winning start to his season with victory in the 3,000m at the British Grand Prix.

Vatican considers early pope vote

Sat, 2013-02-16 08:06
The Vatican is studying calls by cardinals to bring forward the date for the papal conclave, to ensure a new pope is installed before Easter.

Rare Singapore rally on immigration

Sat, 2013-02-16 07:32
Singaporeans stage a rare demonstration in protest at government plans to allow more immigration.

Beckham given his PSG debut date

Sat, 2013-02-16 07:13
David Beckham to debut for Paris St-Germain in next weekend's clash with rivals Marseille, manager Carlo Ancelotti reveals.

Luton 0-3 Millwall

Sat, 2013-02-16 07:12
Championship side Millwall are into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after beating non-league Luton at Kenilworth Road.

Horsemeat evidence handed to Europol

Sat, 2013-02-16 06:55
Evidence seized by police and Food Standards Agency officials during three UK raids is handed to Europol as part of the horsemeat investigation.

Minister clarifies gay marriage view

Sat, 2013-02-16 06:50
Welsh Secretary David Jones seeks to clarify his views on gay marriage after claiming same-sex couples could not provide a "warm and safe environment" in which to raise children.

Briton Froome wins Tour of Oman

Sat, 2013-02-16 06:45
Britain's Chris Froome wins the Tour of Oman, his first major race victory.

Miliband in Eastleigh campaign vow

Sat, 2013-02-16 06:39
The forthcoming by-election in Eastleigh will be the "living standards election", Labour leader Ed Miliband says on a campaign trip to the town.

Hunt warns over defensive NHS bosses

Sat, 2013-02-16 06:35
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt writes to every NHS trust in England warning them against a culture that is "defensive" in dealing with whistleblowers.

How a good police officer went rogue

Sat, 2013-02-16 05:09
What turned Christopher Dorner from a respectable political science graduate and Navy reservist to a "cop killer"?

Farah to run in London Marathon

Sat, 2013-02-16 05:06
Olympic double gold medallist Mo Farah will run half of this year's London Marathon before going the distance in 2014.

Rover to ingest drill sample soon

Sat, 2013-02-16 05:04
Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover is expected to deliver its first drill sample to the onboard laboratories in the coming days, says mission project scientist John Grotzinger.

Osborne urges global tax rule reform

Sat, 2013-02-16 04:59
Chancellor George Osborne joins French and German counterparts at the G20 summit to call for global rules to tackle corporate tax avoidance.

Police condemn Belfast shooting

Sat, 2013-02-16 04:54
Police have condemned the shooting of two men in north Belfast.

VIDEO: Horsemeat: Shops 'long way to go'

Sat, 2013-02-16 04:53
The chief executive of Sainsbury's has said retailers are not "out of the woods" yet over the horsemeat scandal.
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