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FBI to aid Afghan war leak probe
29 Jul 2010 at 5:10pm
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates calls in the FBI to help investigate the leaking of 90,000 classified papers related to the Afghan war.
Frenchwoman 'smothered newborns'
29 Jul 2010 at 2:32pm
Prosecutors say a Frenchwoman has admitted killing eight newborn babies after remains are found in a northern village but says her husband knew nothing.
Welfare reform options outlined
29 Jul 2010 at 5:00pm
Ministers are to set out options for reforming the benefits system and moving people from welfare into work.
Child heart op ban 'should stay'
29 Jul 2010 at 12:17pm
Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.
Lockerbie inquiry 'may visit UK'
29 Jul 2010 at 4:53pm
The US senator who is to chair a congressional inquiry into the Lockerbie bomber release says he may send investigators to the UK.
Cameron defends Pakistan comments
29 Jul 2010 at 3:20pm
David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.
Fixed retirement age to be axed
29 Jul 2010 at 6:59am
People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.
Fugitive tycoon Nadir seeks bail
29 Jul 2010 at 12:24pm
Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial.
DR Congo boat sinking 'kills 140'
29 Jul 2010 at 12:32pm
About 140 people are feared dead as a boat capsizes on a river in the western Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Warburtons bakery closed by fire
29 Jul 2010 at 4:21pm
Firefighters are damping down a blaze that has forced the temporary closure of Warburtons' bakery in Bolton.
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Man cleared of murder three times
29 Jul 2010 at 1:55pm
A Cheshire businessman accused of killing a man has charges against him dropped - the third time he has been cleared of murder.
Warburtons bakery closed by fire
29 Jul 2010 at 4:21pm
Firefighters are damping down a blaze that has forced the temporary closure of Warburtons' bakery in Bolton.
Vicar guilty of sham wedding scam
29 Jul 2010 at 11:43am
A vicar is found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages over four years as part of an illegal immigration scheme.
Child heart op ban 'should stay'
29 Jul 2010 at 12:17pm
Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.
Man recorded children undressing
29 Jul 2010 at 5:07pm
A Sussex teaching assistant is jailed for secretly filming schoolchildren as young as five as they changed for sports lessons.
'Mocking' toddler killers jailed
29 Jul 2010 at 8:19am
A couple who murdered a three-year-old boy in their care, inflicting more than 70 injuries on him, are jailed for life.
Police cleared over CS spray use
29 Jul 2010 at 12:57pm
An independent inquiry into the Essex police officers who arrested a man using CS spray has concluded the arrest was lawful.
Review of 'happy-slap' sentence
29 Jul 2010 at 2:58pm
The Attorney General is to review the sentences given to two teenage members of a "happy slapping" gang who fatally injured a man.
Footballer released from prison
29 Jul 2010 at 2:59pm
Former Wigan Athletic footballer Marlon King is looking for a new club to join after being released from jail.
Hunger striker wins burger claim
29 Jul 2010 at 9:49am
A Tamil refugee hunger striker accepts £77,500 in damages over newspaper stories he secretly ate burgers during his protest.
BBC News - UK
Fixed retirement age to be axed
29 Jul 2010 at 6:59am
People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government.
Lockerbie inquiry 'may visit UK'
29 Jul 2010 at 4:53pm
The US senator who is to chair a congressional inquiry into the Lockerbie bomber release says he may send investigators to the UK.
Calcium pills 'raise' heart risk
29 Jul 2010 at 6:59pm
Calcium supplements taken by many older people in the UK could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows.
Welfare reform options outlined
29 Jul 2010 at 5:00pm
Ministers are to set out options for "radical reform" of the benefits system and moving people from welfare into work.
Child heart op ban 'should stay'
29 Jul 2010 at 12:17pm
Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.
Fugitive tycoon Nadir seeks bail
29 Jul 2010 at 12:24pm
Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial.
Scottish review warns of major job cuts
29 Jul 2010 at 8:49am
Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers.
Man cleared of murder three times
29 Jul 2010 at 1:55pm
A Cheshire businessman accused of killing a man has charges against him dropped - the third time he has been cleared of murder.
Cameron defends Pakistan comments
29 Jul 2010 at 3:20pm
David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.
Vicar guilty of sham wedding scam
29 Jul 2010 at 11:43am
A Sussex vicar is found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages over four years to bypass immigration law.
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