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Comic Frank Carson dies aged 85

Northern Irish comedian Frank Carson has died aged 85, a statement from his family says.
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Hamilton praises new car's speed

Lewis Hamilton pronounces himself impressed with the speed of his "well-behaved" new McLaren after day two of the second pre-season test in Spain.
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Mackay signs new Cardiff contract

Malky Mackay rewarded for guiding Cardiff City to the Carling Cup final with a new three-and-a-half year contract.
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VIDEO: President Obama sings the blues

To mark America's Black History Month, a blues concert called 'Red White And Blues' was held at the Whitehouse, featuring Mick Jagger and B.B. King.
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VIDEO: Colvin's mother: 'She was committed'

Rosemarie Colvin, mother of the killed journalist Marie Colvin, has said her daughter was totally committed to what she did.
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VIDEO: Colvin 'defined by her humanity'

Tributes have been paid to Marie Colvin, the highly respected American Sunday Times reporter, following her death in the Syrian city of Homs.
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Man City 4-0 FC Porto (6-1 agg)

Sergio Aguero is again the headline act as Manchester City seal an impressive win over holders Porto to reach the last 16 of the Europa League.
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South Sudan expels oil firm boss

South Sudan expels the head of a Chinese and Malaysian-owned oil firm following its investigation into Khartoum's "theft" of oil worth $815m (£518m).
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Awema: Government want money back

The Welsh government says it is trying to retrieve public funding from race-relations charity All Wales Ethnic Minority Association (Awema) as opponents accuse ministers of failing to answer questions.
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Male extinction theory challenged

A new study comparing chromosomes in humans and rhesus monkeys suggests genetic decay of the male sex chromosome has all but ended.
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Dangerous dogs £3.7m kennel bill

Kennelling dogs suspected of being dangerous, cost at least £3.7m in 2010, according to figures given to BBC Newsnight.
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Vicar and teacher murder charges

A man is charged with murdering a clergyman at his South Gloucestershire vicarage and a retired teacher in Worcestershire.
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Strauss-Kahn released by police

Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is released after two days of questioning over an alleged prostitution ring.
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VIDEO: Conroy's wife 'feared he was dead'

The wife of a British photographer working in Homs has said that she believed he had been killed when she heard news that two western journalists had died in the city.
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Time link to sudden cardiac death

How the time of day can increase the risk of dying from an irregular heartbeat has been identified by researchers.
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Visa rules 'may deter students'

Visa changes could see the UK's top universities and schools lose their appeal to international students, says a report.
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Cherie Blair starts hacking case

Cherie Blair has started legal proceedings over phone hacking, her solicitor confirms.
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PM to 'crush' racism in football

The Prime Minister, David Cameron, pledges to "crush" racism in football at the launch of an anti-discrimination summit at Downing Street.
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Baby P duo made 'serious errors'

Two of Baby Peter's social workers committed a "serious error of judgement" during an incident which saw him "disappear" for 12 days, a tribunal hears.
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Brit ratings 'biggest since 2005'

The average audience to have watched the Brits ceremony on ITV1 and catch-up channel ITV1+1 comes in at 6.2 million - the event's highest audience since 2005.
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250 jobs lost as Peacocks closes

Nineteen Peacocks stores in Northern Ireland are to close with the loss of more than 250 jobs.
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Stressed teacher set fire to self

A Harrogate teacher who felt under pressure to get good exam results set himself on fire in the school car park, an inquest hears.
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In pictures: Argentina train crash

A commuter train crash in Buenos Aires
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AUDIO: Cordon: 'So hard' cutting Adele short

James Corden told Radio 5 live how he had to interrupt Adele as she was giving her speech so that Blur could begin their set.
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Obama seeks US corporate tax cut

US President Barack Obama is to propose a cut in corporate tax and an end to tax loopholes, as part of his election-year strategy on the economy.
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Nigeria rig 'may burn for months'

A gas-fuelled fire, with flames as high as 5m, may burn for months in waters off the Niger Delta in south-east Nigeria, a Chevron oil spokesperson tells the BBC.
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Steinman to receive Fame honour

Record producer Jim Steinman, who has written songs for Meatloaf and Bonnie Tyler, is to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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South Korea wins Navy tanker deal

The Royal Navy selects South Korean firm Daewoo for a £452m deal to build four new fuel tankers.
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Million homes 'need TV filters'

Filters will need to be installed in almost a million UK homes to combat TV interference likely to occur from new 4G mobile services.
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Republican 'silent' over murder

The alleged commander of the Continuity IRA in mid-Ulster refused to answer police questions about the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll, a court hears.
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Miliband's NHS question time

David Cameron is watched by glum Liberal Democrats on NHS
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England waiting on Bopara fitness

England will wait until the morning of the match to decide whether Ravi Bopara is fit to play in Thursday's opening Twenty20 international against Pakistan.
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Holland killer convicted over gun

A man jailed for murdering west Belfast greengrocer Harry Holland is convicted of having an imitation gun three months before the killing.
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Metal theft forces school closure

Hundreds of children are send home from a Rhondda comprehensive after thieves steal copper piping from the heating system causing thousands of pounds worth of flooding damage.
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UK photographer injured in Syria

A photographer was injured in an attack on a media centre in Syria that left two other reporters dead, it emerges.
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40,000 athletics tickets released

Fans who missed out in last year's London 2012 ticket ballot are to be given the first chance to buy 40,000 seats for athletics when the last batch of one million tickets goes on sale in April.
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Peacocks sold but 3,100 jobs lost

Fashion retailer Peacocks is sold out of administration to Edinburgh Woollen Mill, saving 6,000 jobs, but 3,100 staff will be made redundant.
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VIDEO: 2012 Olympics security test staged

A major exercise testing security and emergency services in the event of a terror attack during the Olympics and Paralympics is taking place.
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Pakistan 'memogate' man testifies

Mansoor Ijaz, the man at the centre of Pakistan's "memogate" scandal, begins giving video link testimony to a judicial commission in Islamabad.
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Somalia militants lose key town

Ethiopian and Somali troops capture Baidoa, a strategic stronghold of al-Shabab Islamist militants in south-west Somalia.
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