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Senior Labour politicians urge fresh inquiries into phone hacking claims surrounding the News of the World newspaper.
A Hare Krishna temple in Leicester was evacuated seconds before an explosion almost destroyed the building, it emerges.
Police question the three Pakistan players accused of corruption, while the ICC says that trio implicated have a disciplinary case to answer.
The former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Cyril Smith has died aged 82, his family and party confirm.
Twelve football hooligans who took part in what a judge said was the worst destruction Manchester has suffered "since the Blitz" are sentenced.
Defence Secretary Liam Fox rules out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation.
A former MI6 worker is given a 12-month jail sentence for trying to sell top secret material for £2m.
Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir is remanded on bail at the Old Bailey at his first court appearance on fraud and theft charges.
Two women who were arrested after trying to take a dead relative on to a plane at Liverpool John Lennon Airport will not face charges.
A pathologist at the centre of a row over the death of a man during the G20 protests is suspended from the medical register for three months.
A County Durham woman accused of murdering her two-year-old son appears in court and is remanded to a secure psychiatric hospital.
Nigel Farage says he will stand for the leadership of the UK Independence Party, a position he held until last year.
A former boarding school head teacher is found guilty of more than 50 counts of sexually abusing and beating boys at schools in Norfolk and Suffolk.
Director general denies he compromised the BBC's independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of the government's spending cuts.
Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha show off their baby daughter, Florence, for the first time on the steps of Number 10.
TV comedienne Jennifer Saunders is to write the story for musical Viva Forever - based on the songs of the Spice Girls.
Detectives in Armagh have begun a murder inquiry after a man's body was found in the Castle Street area on Friday.
Several "potential victims of human trafficking" have been rescued in raids on suspected brothels in Belfast, police say.
Welsh MP Chris Bryant says he believes his answer machine messages were intercepted by journalists at a tabloid newspaper.
A teenager pleads not guilty to murdering her 61-year-old father along with three other people.
Police carry out two days of raids after a man was attacked with a power drill in North Lanarkshire.
Edinburgh's transport leader admits speeding but said he still believes a 20mph zone would be a good idea.
Two police officers are suspended from driving duties after crashing a car they had seized from a suspected drink-driver.
A 74-year-old Northamptonshire churchwarden dies when she is knocked to the ground as she herds cattle.
England, Scotland and Northern Ireland all kick off their Euro 2012 qualifying campaigns as Wales lose their opening match in Montenegro.
Andy Murray is in action against Dustin Brown at about 1920 BST on day five at Flushing Meadows, where defending women's champion Kim Clijsters is in fine form.
Double European champion Mo Farah announces his withdrawal from the Commonwealth Games because of fatigue.
Tony Blair used alcohol as a 'prop' during his time in power but how many of us do the same?
Our regular column covering the passing of significant - but lesser reported - people of the past month.
It is the degree of choice among the Westminster elite, claiming six cabinet members and three Labour leadership contenders among its alumni. Why does Oxford's Politics, Philosophy and Economics course dominate public life?
England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.
The government's chief environment scientist calls for more openness in admitting the UK's cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are an illusion.
David Cameron supports William Hague "100%" following speculation about the foreign secretary's private life, the PM's spokeswoman says.
President Barack Obama's daughter, Malia, is now 12 years old and 5ft 9in (1.75m). But what's it like to be a young girl who's taller than the rest?
Researchers begin a three-year study to uncover the secrets of St Kilda's super-sized field mice.
David and Samantha Cameron have introduced their new daughter, Florence, on the steps of 10 Downing Street.
The Camerons' baby daughter Florence has made her debut on the steps of 10 Downing Streedt. She was swaddled in a white shawl which was sent to the family by a member of the public, Jane Fraser-Cross.
Robert Plant speaks to BBC Breakfast about the artists he works with on his new album, what he thinks of Led Zeppelin covers, and the possibility of the legendary band reforming again.
A rare Chinese tree has flowered for the first time in 23 years at Kew's country estate in West Sussex.
Former politician Sir Cyril Smith has died at the age of 82.
The BBC has denied that its director general compromised the BBC's independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of spending cuts.
How many books must Blair sell to beat northern comic?
Inside the Royal Navy's newest, most powerful attack submarine
Why bed-bug infestations are on the rise again
How much is a bottle of beer under new price laws on booze?
Papers discuss the existence of God
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