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The world's largest camel herd - in Australia

Sat, 2013-05-18 19:38
The world's largest camel herd - in Australia

Eurovision Song Contest in pictures

Sat, 2013-05-18 19:31
58th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo

'Full levers' call for Scots economy

Sat, 2013-05-18 19:24
A Scottish government paper on independence will argue Scotland's potential for growth is being held back by the lack of decision-making powers.

Treasury claims banks 'safer in UK'

Sat, 2013-05-18 19:23
The latest UK government paper on the impact of Scottish independence will claim the UK is better placed to manage the risk of a financial crisis.

VIDEO: Denmark triumphs at Eurovision

Sat, 2013-05-18 19:23
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Malmo in Sweden, with her song Only Teardrops.

Riot mars Belgrade football derby

Sat, 2013-05-18 19:13
Police in the Serbian capital Belgrade make 104 arrests as rival fans of the city's Partizan and Red Star teams clash at a match.

Tearful Beckham signs off with win

Sat, 2013-05-18 18:58
An emotional David Beckham leaves the pitch in tears as he completes the final home match of his career.

The real Sir Alex

Sat, 2013-05-18 18:46
By the man who ghost-wrote Ferguson's programme notes

Russian cult film director dies

Sat, 2013-05-18 18:39
Alexei Balabanov, the Russian director whose cult films caught the wildness of Russia's early post-Soviet years, dies at the age of 54.

No 10 issues 'loon slur' denial

Sat, 2013-05-18 17:46
No 10 denies that "anyone in Downing Street" made comments reported in several papers describing Tory activists as "mad, swivel-eyed loons".

Eurovision 2013: Reporter's log

Sat, 2013-05-18 17:11
Behind the scenes at this year's musical jamboree

Father of Assad spokesman kidnapped

Sat, 2013-05-18 17:06
Gunmen in Syria abduct the elderly father of Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, one of the most powerful voices in the government.

Massacre suspect held in Ivory Coast

Sat, 2013-05-18 16:57
The authorities in Ivory Coast arrest militia leader Amade Oueremi, suspected of one of the worst massacres during 2011 post-election violence.

Wilkinson savours 'historic' win

Sat, 2013-05-18 16:40
World Cup-winning fly-half Jonny Wilkinson says a maiden Heineken Cup triumph is one of his greatest achievements.

Clermont Auvergne 15-16 Toulon

Sat, 2013-05-18 14:36
Jonny Wilkinson kicks 11 points to help Toulon come from behind and secure the Heineken Cup at the expense of Clermont Auvergne.

Minister heckled by head teachers

Sat, 2013-05-18 14:04
Education Secretary Michael Gove receives one of the angriest receptions of his three years in office as he appears before head teachers in Birmingham.

Pro-drachma party launches in Greece

Sat, 2013-05-18 14:01
Greece sees the launch of a new political party, Plan B, which supports leaving the euro and returning to the drachma.

Fire guts County Down ancestral home

Sat, 2013-05-18 13:58
More than 80 firefighters tackle a blaze at one of Northern Ireland's grandest ancestral homes.

Nigeria army imposes curfew on city

Sat, 2013-05-18 13:55
Nigeria's military announces a 24-hour curfew in parts of the city of Maiduguri and says it has arrested 65 militants as it fights Boko Haram rebels.

VIDEO: River Thames speeding crackdown

Sat, 2013-05-18 13:44
BBC London joins the Environment Agency during a crack down on anti-social behaviour on the River Thames.