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VIDEO: House of Commons

Tue, 2013-02-05 09:27
The government urges MPs to back its plans to allow same-sex marriages in England and Wales.

Pompeii restorer accused of fraud

Tue, 2013-02-05 09:25
The owner of a firm awarded a large contract to restore the ancient Roman city of Pompeii is placed under house arrest and investigated for fraud.

VIDEO: 'Apology would be worth a million dollars'

Tue, 2013-02-05 09:16
Survivors of the Magdalene Laundries have urged the Irish government and Catholic Church to apologise following the publication of a report in the conditions at the workhouses.

Ahmadinejad begins Egypt visit

Tue, 2013-02-05 09:04
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad becomes the first Iranian president to visit Egypt since the Islamic revolution in 1979, as he arrives in Cairo for a summit.

Pensioner left without food dies

Tue, 2013-02-05 09:02
A woman in her 80s left at home without medication, food, or water for nine days after a care agency was shut down dies in hospital.

Button fastest on testing day one

Tue, 2013-02-05 09:02
McLaren's Jenson Button sets the fastest time on the first day of pre-season testing after an early failure.

Egyptian currency reserves fall

Tue, 2013-02-05 08:37
Egypt's dwindling foreign currency reserves fall 10% in a single month, renewing concerns over the economy.

Apology from yawning councillor

Tue, 2013-02-05 08:29
A Conservative councillor apologises for loudly yawning and laughing as local authority job cuts were discussed in Norfolk.

Terror suspects seized in France

Tue, 2013-02-05 08:26
French anti-terror police arrest four suspects in the Paris region in a crackdown on Islamist militant networks operating in west Africa.

Chad army 'in rebel Mali town'

Tue, 2013-02-05 08:26
Some 1,800 soldiers from Chad have entered Kidal, the last major town in northern Mali under rebel control, the French military says.

BBC TV Centre plans include hotel

Tue, 2013-02-05 08:17
London's BBC Television Centre is to be developed into a hotel, flats and offices but will also see the broadcaster make programmes in three of its studios.

Cheaper Raspberry Pi goes on sale

Tue, 2013-02-05 08:08
Europeans are the first to get their hands on the Model A version of the hugely popular Raspberry Pi bare-bones computer.

In pictures: Seabirds cleaned

Tue, 2013-02-05 07:58
Seabirds washed and cared for at an RSPCA centre in Somerset

Hailo - cabbies and capitalists

Tue, 2013-02-05 07:47
Hailo is British success story on verge of going global

Drone strikes legal case revealed

Tue, 2013-02-05 07:47
A leaked US justice department memo reveals its legal case for drone strikes on American citizens abroad, which a civil liberties group calls "reckless".

Reversing car destroys shop front

Tue, 2013-02-05 07:41
A car reverses into a shop in a busy Essex town centre, destroying a large chunk of the front of the building.

Man sought over three sex attacks

Tue, 2013-02-05 07:35
Police hunt a man they believe has carried out three indecent assaults on young women in the west end of Glasgow in the past two weeks.

Retiring Adlington leaves lasting legacy

Tue, 2013-02-05 07:31
Rebecca Adlington is arguably Britain's greatest swimmer and she will be a difficult act to follow, says BBC Sport's Gordon Farquhar

Part-time college places 'cut'

Tue, 2013-02-05 07:29
Scottish college bosses say places for part-time students have been cut in the wake of staff reductions.

Man charged over false Tia claim

Tue, 2013-02-05 07:28
A man is charged with wasting police time by detectives investigating the murder of Tia Sharp.
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