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£1.5bn spent on electronic gambling

Mon, 2013-02-11 00:20
Gamblers in Wales spend £1.5bn in a year on electronic gambling machines in bookmakers and casinos.

VIDEO: Stars on Bafta's rainy red carpet

Mon, 2013-02-11 00:20
At this year's Baftas Lincoln picked up one award for Daniel Day-Lewis as best actor, and Les Miserables won two awards out of a possible nine.

Nigeria elated after football win

Mon, 2013-02-11 00:15
Nigerians celebrate their Cup of Nations win

'Isolated' cancer patients at risk

Mon, 2013-02-11 00:11
Almost one in five people in Wales diagnosed with cancer each year say they lack support from family and friends, a charity claims.

Coroner to lift inquests suspension

Mon, 2013-02-11 00:11
It is understood Northern Ireland's senior coroner John Lecky is to lift a suspension he imposed on inquests into a number of controversial Troubles killings

UK banking reforms: What's new?

Mon, 2013-02-11 00:06
When will our fascination with Britain's banks stop, asks Stephanie Flanders

Building sites reveal unseen London

Mon, 2013-02-11 00:06
A photographic exhibition of construction sites

San Francisco trade visit for Jones

Mon, 2013-02-11 00:03
First Minister Carwyn Jones hopes to open doors for Welsh businesses during a four-day trade mission to San Francisco.

Kashmir anger at Afzal Guru hanging

Mon, 2013-02-11 00:03
There is widespread anger in Indian-administered Kashmir over the unexpected hanging in secret of a Kashmiri militant, sentenced to death for the 2001 attack on India's parliament.

Notts County face winding-up bid

Sun, 2013-02-10 23:54
Notts County will appear in the High Court on Monday after being issued with a winding-up petition by HM Revenue & Customs.

Horsemeat scandal widens across EU

Sun, 2013-02-10 23:51
French ministers are to hold emergency talks with key players in the meat industry as the horsemeat scandal widens to up to 16 countries.

VIDEO: 'Bomber' Harris archive discovered

Sun, 2013-02-10 23:49
Rare film footage of Arthur ‘Bomber’ Harris has been discovered in which he talks about the controversial bombing of German cities.

£23m of parking tickets 'unlawful'

Sun, 2013-02-10 23:29
Almost 350,000 parking fines may have been unlawfully issued to motorists in London, a BBC investigation finds.

Nadal beaten in Chile Open final

Sun, 2013-02-10 23:02
Rafael Nadal is denied the Chile Open title on his comeback from injury as he loses to Argentine Horacio Zeballos in the final.

Farmers' anger horsemeat scandal

Sun, 2013-02-10 23:02
The Ulster Farmers Union says farmers feel angry and "badly let down" by others in the food chain amid ongoing revelations in the horsemeat scandal,

Bus crash 'kills 16' in Bangladesh

Sun, 2013-02-10 22:43
A bus carrying pilgrims has fallen off a bridge south of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, killing at least 16 people, officials say.

VIDEO: $1m reward for fugitive LAPD officer

Sun, 2013-02-10 22:40
Authorities in Los Angeles have offered a $1m (£630,000) reward for information leading to the arrest of a fugitive ex-policeman suspected of three murders.

In pictures: Grammy Awards 2013

Sun, 2013-02-10 22:32
Images from the 55th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles

The Voice UK announce format changes

Sun, 2013-02-10 22:28
Producers for The Voice UK have officially announced format changes to series two of singing competition.

'Concerns' at school abuse response

Sun, 2013-02-10 22:06
A teacher at a Somerset school recently jailed for child abuse was first accused of being a paedophile more than seven years ago, a BBC investigation finds.
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