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Updated: 1 hour 19 min ago

Number one for debut Murs single

1 hour 33 min ago
Former X Factor contestant Olly Murs goes straight to the top of the UK singles chart with his debut single Please Don't Let Me Go.

Second soldier's death announced

1 hour 42 min ago
A British soldier dies in hospital of injuries he received in an explosion in Afghanistan, the second British casualty in 24 hours.

Moto2's Tomizawa dies after crash

1 hour 43 min ago
Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa dies after a crash at the San Marino Grand Prix.

Twelve children have E. coli bug

1 hour 47 min ago
Twelve children in the Lurgan area are infected with E. coli 0157, the Public Health Agency has confirmed.

Tiny solar cells fix themselves

2 hours 14 min ago
A mix of chemicals borrowed from plants with tiny tubes of carbon can spontaneously create tiny, self-repairing solar cells.

England cruise to win in Twenty20

2 hours 28 min ago
England underline their status as World Twenty20 champions as they cruise to victory in the first of two internationals against Pakistan.

Spain's Eta 'declares ceasefire'

2 hours 37 min ago
Armed Basque separatist group Eta says it has decided not to carry out "armed actions" in its campaign for independence, the BBC learns.

Car smashes through toilet of pub

2 hours 40 min ago
A pub landlady tells how she discovered a car embedded in the wall of the men's toilets.

Great runners take to the streets

2 hours 50 min ago
Organisers say more than 23,000 people took part in this year's Great Scottish Run, held in Glasgow.

In for a penny... racers have a bone-shaking ride

3 hours 15 min ago
Penny farthing riders from around the world take to the streets for the 1km Knutsford Great Race.

German meeting on nuclear power

3 hours 20 min ago
Leading members of Germany's coalition government are meeting to solve a row over the future of nuclear power stations in the country.

Half marathon runners 'not timed'

3 hours 24 min ago
About 900 runners in the Bristol Half Marathon do not get an official time record after microchips they are wearing fall off.

Father and son die in air crash

3 hours 31 min ago
A father and son are killed when their plane crashes after a mid-air collision with another aircraft during a race.

Need to cut deficit 'supported'

3 hours 33 min ago
Many people are in favour of reducing the deficit but they are less clear about where cuts should be made, a BBC poll suggests.

'Banish Pakistan trio if guilty'

3 hours 48 min ago
Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan says the three cricketers accused of spot-fixing should receive life bans from cricket if found guilty.

Jimenez claims European Masters

3 hours 49 min ago
Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez holds off the challenge of his Italian Ryder Cup team-mate Edoardo Molinari to win the European Masters by three strokes.

'US troops called' in Iraq attack

4 hours 2 min ago
US troops are called in to help Iraqi forces battle insurgents behind a deady attack on an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, security officials tell the BBC.

French hostages 'in good health'

4 hours 11 min ago
Two French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan in December are alive, says President Nicolas Sarkozy's chief adviser.

Cell assault sergeant facing sack

4 hours 11 min ago
A police officer who was caught on CCTV injuring a woman by throwing her into a cell faces being dismissed.

Gove defends free school numbers

4 hours 22 min ago
Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable".