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The fiercest attack yet - involving heavy artillery - rocks the Syrian city of Homs, as the US closes its Damascus embassy over security concerns.
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Network Rail bosses, including chief executive Sir David Higgins, say they will not accept bonuses this year amid growing political pressure.
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The Daily Mail's editor was aware the paper was using private detectives but not of the extent to which it was doing so, the Leveson Inquiry hears.
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Radical cleric Abu Qatada is granted bail following a hearing at the UK's Special Immigration Appeals Commission.
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The Queen visits a school in Norfolk and there are gun salutes around the UK as she marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.
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US space agency officials let their European counterparts know that it is now highly unlikely that America will participate in joint missions to the Red Planet in 2016 and 2018.
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The ex-wife of TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson says she was "terrified" when he gained an injunction preventing her from mentioning their alleged affair.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says he will head a unity government between Hamas and Fatah ahead of elections in the West Bank and Gaza.
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Drivers are being warned of black ice and some schools are closed, after the snow that fell across much of Britain at the weekend.
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A five-year-old girl was "happily playing" in a shop when she was hit by gang gunfire and left permanently paralysed, a jury hears.
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The former first minister and leader of the DUP, Ian Paisley, has been admitted to hospital.
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Teachers say an increasing number of pupils are wetting themselves at school, because they are not toilet trained.
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Toddler table tennis player Jamie Myska-Buddell is proving a smash on YouTube.
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An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.
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England slump to a 71-run defeat in the third Test in Dubai to suffer a series whitewash by Pakistan for the first time.
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Alberto Contador is handed a two-year ban for a doping offence - and is stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title.
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England coach Fabio Capello may have breached his contract by publicly criticising the Football Association's move to remove John Terry as captain, says former FA executive director David Davies.
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Demand for credit cards is "feeling the strain" as UK borrowers turn to other forms of finance, a report suggests.
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The price of gas increases sharply around Europe as below-freezing temperatures lead to a surge in demand.
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UK Foreign Secretary William Hague accuses China and Russia of "betraying the Syrian people" by vetoing a UN resolution condemning violence there.
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Prime Minister David Cameron praises the "magnificent service" given by the Queen, as she celebrates 60 years on the throne.
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The General Medical Council launches guidelines on assisted suicide to help it decide if doctors should face a disciplinary panel on the issue.
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The NHS in England spends £59,000 a day on translating documents and providing interpreters, according to a health think tank.
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Charles Dickens biographer Claire Tomalin says children are not being taught to read with the attention span necessary to appreciate the novelist's works.
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The more young people come into contact with employers the less likely they are to drop out of school and become unemployed, research suggests.
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Telecoms regulator Ofcom tells BT Group to cut the wholesale prices it charges for use of its lines
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Dozens of protests are planned across Europe in opposition to the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
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China tells its airlines not to pay charges to the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme, aimed at cutting carbon emissions.
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Russian scientists are attempting to beat US and British rivals to be first to drill into an Antarctic sub-glacial lake.
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Madonna "rose to the occasion" to give "a shot of female brass" to the Super Bowl in her 12-minute half-time show, reviewers say.
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The mother of the actress Phil Spector murdered has settled a wrongful death case against the music producer, according to her lawyer.
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The modernist writer Virginia Woolf called letter writing "the human art, which owes its origins in the love of friends". In our frenetic world of electronic communication, we must remember to write with thought and consideration, says historian Lisa Jardine.
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Scooters are becoming increasingly popular as people look to cut costs and stretch their budgets, but could the boom spark safety problems?
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A Sunderland fan admits two offences after racist comments directed at Newcastle United were made on Twitter.
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Motorists are being warned to drive with extreme care as the icy conditions in England led to a series of accidents.
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BBC Scotland uncovers evidence which suggests Rangers owner Craig Whyte may have lied in court.
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A 32-year-old man is convicted for the second time of murdering his baby daughter at the family home in Glasgow.
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A 41-year-old Lurgan man appears in court charged with attempting to murder two police officers.
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A Kircubbin woman has called for the hunting laws in Northern Ireland to be changed after her cat was killed by dogs from the North Down hunt.
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A group of men decided against becoming suicide bombers because they wanted a "long-term future" as terrorists, a court is told.
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Criticism of a charity facing allegations of financial irregularity is racially motivated, its chair suggests.
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Somalia starts a major operation to remove tens of thousands of people who have been squatting in government buildings in the capital.
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A South African man who claims to be a famous Zulu musician who apparently died in 2009 is in custody until DNA tests determine his identity, police say.
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An illegal medicine factory collapses in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, killing at least nine people, including women and children, officials say.
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At least 15 people die and 29 are missing after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake strikes islands in the central Philippines.
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Romania's intelligence service chief Mihai Razvan Ungureanu is nominated as prime minister after Emil Bloc resigns amid widespread austerity protests.
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The Arctic conditions sweeping Europe tighten their grip, with more deaths reported in Poland and Ukraine, taking the toll to well over 200.
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The Brazilian government privatises three airports, including the country's largest in Sao Paulo, in sales valued at $14bn.
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Mexico's governing conservative party selects its first woman candidate to run in the country's presidential election.
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The US is working closely with Israel to use diplomacy to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear power, President Barack Obama says.
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Egypt says it is to try 43 people - including Americans and other foreigners - over the alleged illegal funding of non-governmental organisations.
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US President Barack Obama places new sanctions on Iran, blocking government assets held in the US, including the Iranian Central Bank.
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Eli Manning is full of praise for his team-mates after leading the New York Giants to their second Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots in four years.
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Much of UK with several inches of snow
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New York Giants beat New England Patriots
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Making make use of old rubber trees in Liberia
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News photos from around the world: 28 January-3 February
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Sixty photographs for 60 years on the throne
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Haunting views of Venice's waterways
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Drawing offices where Titanic was designed
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24 hours of news photos: 3 February 2012
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MPs are debating the Financial Services Bill at second reading.
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A 41-gun salute in London's Hyde Park has marked the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth's accession to the throne.
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Anders Breivik, who killed 77 people in a bombing and mass shooting in Norway, has appeared in court in Oslo.
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Sixty years ago today King George VI died and his 25-year-old daughter Princess Elizabeth became Queen.
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Pop singer Cher Lloyd tells Panorama's Declan Lawn about being cyberbullied and her fears for her family's safety.
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A 25-mile stretch of the A1 northbound in North Yorkshire has been closed after a series of accidents in icy conditions early on Monday.
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The Independent's Simon Calder explains why Heathrow airport was so badly affected by the severe weather on Sunday.
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A factory building has collapsed in the Pakistani city of Lahore, with many people including child workers feared trapped, officials say.
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BBC Scotland's Cameron Buttle gives a behind the scenes look at a British army base in Afghanistan.
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How realistic are police shows on television?
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How Elizabeth became queen in a treehouse in Kenya
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The winter weather brings out the UK's playful side
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Nudes and portraits - 20 years of working with artist Lucian Freud
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Why climate sceptics claim they've cracked the consensus
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Why would deaf teenagers refuse an implant to improve hearing?
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Why biggest firms in UK feel let down by the government
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The 'Bristol Pound' that hopes to help the local economy
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