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Police ethnic recruitment criticised
One of Britain's top ethnic minority police officers accuses chief constables of not understanding the need for more black and Asian recruits.
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Ravens edge 49ers in Super Bowl
Jacoby Jones lights up the Superdome as Baltimore edge out San Francisco, and survive a power cut, in an epic Super Bowl.
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Tough love call over boy's murder
A priest urges the families and friends of those involved in a fatal knife attack on a boy in central London to name the culprits.
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Law firms suffer fall in profits
The Law Society of Scotland issues a cash-flow warning as solicitor profits fall back to their 2010 levels.
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13,000 cancer deaths 'can be saved'
At least 13,000 premature deaths from cancer could be prevented each year in the UK, says the World Cancer Research Fund.
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Fear of music safety limit override
A safety limit on volume levels which comes into force on all new personal music players this month could be ignored by 40% of young people, says a hearing loss charity.
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Rare turtle's sex life revealed
The sex lives of critically endangered hawksbill turtles have been revealed by scientists studying the animals in the Seychelles.
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Argo wins regional critics' award
Oscar-nominated Argo is voted film of the year by the UK’s regional critics.
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VIDEO: Cryonics: Frozen for the future?
BBC Inside Out follows a group of people who are making plans to be frozen when they die so they can be brought back to life in the future.
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Panasonic shares surge on profit
Panasonic shares surge after the firm swings back into profit and says a weak Japanese currency is helping improve business conditions.
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Palace Taser man on knife charge
A man accused of brandishing knives outside Buckingham Palace is charged after being Tasered by police and arrested.
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Fidel Castro votes in election
Fidel Castro votes in Cuba's parliamentary elections, the first time the ageing ex-leader has been seen in public for several months.
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France guards Niger uranium mine
Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou confirms that French special forces are protecting one of the country's biggest uranium mines.
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Mitchell blasts 'plebgate' media
Andrew Mitchell claims he was caught "between the pincers" of the police and the media in the "plebgate" row which led to him resigning from the cabinet.
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VIDEO: Destiny's Child reunite for Super Bowl
Destiny's Child have reunited for Beyonce's half-time performance at the Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans.
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Rapist hanged before sentencing
A convicted rapist is found hanged in his prison cell the day before he is due to be sentenced at Norwich Crown Court.
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The Last Stand
An exploration of the bunkers of World War II
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Rio inmates escape through sewers
Police in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro are searching for more than 20 prisoners who escaped from a jail through its sewage system.
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Can testosterone make you live longer?
Dr Jeffry Life, a Las Vegas based age management doctor, is 74 years old. He has the body of a man half his age.
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Swiss love affair with rail turns sour
The Swiss start to fall out of love with their railway
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