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Thu, 2010-09-09 15:02
A court says federal funding for US stem cell research can continue until a final legal decision on the matter.
Thu, 2010-09-09 14:56
Belgium's court rules that recent raids by police probing alleged child sex abuse by Catholic priests were illegal, throwing the investigation into doubt.
Thu, 2010-09-09 14:44
MPs back calls for a fresh parliamentary investigation into phone hacking claims after criticism of News of the World journalists.
Thu, 2010-09-09 14:29
Police are offering a £10,000 reward in their search for a man wanted in connection with the murder of a teenager in Cardiff.
Thu, 2010-09-09 14:20
President Obama calls a small church's plan to burn the Koran a "recruitment bonanza" for al-Qaeda, while Interpol warns a violent response is likely.
Thu, 2010-09-09 14:01
MSPs claimed a record amount of expenses last year, with payments totalling almost £11.7m.
Thu, 2010-09-09 13:56
A man who texted two lovers with messages of affection on the day he killed his wife of nearly 26 years is jailed for life.
Thu, 2010-09-09 13:42
The son of a man killed in the Claudy bombings in 1972 says he does not believe Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness has told the whole truth.
Thu, 2010-09-09 13:42
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp would find the England job "hard to turn down" should he be asked to replace manager Fabio Capello.
Thu, 2010-09-09 13:33
MPs overwhelmingly back keeping UK troops in Afghanistan - the first time they have voted on the issue.
Thu, 2010-09-09 13:24
US Marines have boarded and seized a vessel hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, navy officials say.
Thu, 2010-09-09 13:04
A carload of suspected Islamist suicide bombers attack Mogadishu airport, killing soldiers and civilians, officials say.
Thu, 2010-09-09 13:00
The chair of the Mercury Prize claims that black British female artists are being ignored by the British public.
Thu, 2010-09-09 12:54
The chief executive of an NHS trust appears at an inquest into an elderly patient's death after she was summoned by the coroner.
Thu, 2010-09-09 12:52
Fernando Alonso tries to put the team orders controversy behind Ferrari after the FIA decided against further punishment for the Italian team.
Thu, 2010-09-09 12:51
Health officials are investigating a second death which is being linked to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in south Wales.
Thu, 2010-09-09 12:42
Scot Parker signs a new contract with West Ham that will keep him at the club until 2014.
Thu, 2010-09-09 12:33
Budget airline Bmibaby has been charging customers to put bags in the hold when they are small enough for the cabin, the BBC learns.
Thu, 2010-09-09 12:06
Apple says that it will publish the guidelines it uses to determine which programs it sells in its App Store to appease critical developers.
Thu, 2010-09-09 11:55
A rare copy of John James Audubon's Birds of America, billed as the world's most expensive book, is to go on sale at Sotheby's.