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Obama: Sex assaults harm military

Fri, 2013-05-24 12:51
President Barack Obama tells US Navy graduates they must help end a culture of sexual assault that is tarnishing the image of the military.

No Whyte-Green link over Rangers

Fri, 2013-05-24 12:45
Former chief executive Charles Green is cleared of having close links with former Rangers owner Craig Whyte.

Shortfall of £62m in mining clean-up

Fri, 2013-05-24 12:38
Taxpayers could be left with a bill for as much as £62m for restoring opencast mines in East Ayrshire.

Hit-and-run driver admits killing

Fri, 2013-05-24 12:26
A van driver admits killing a mother of three in a series of hit-and-run incidents around the city of Cardiff in October.

'Poor response' to Iraq abuse claims

Fri, 2013-05-24 12:16
The UK government's response to claims that British troops abused and unlawfully killed civilians in Iraq is inadequate, the High Court rules, but it stops short of ordering a public inquiry.

Two jailed for murder of teenager

Fri, 2013-05-24 12:05
Two Ballymena men have been given life sentences for the murder of a schoolboy seven years ago.

Unesco steps into Causeway row

Fri, 2013-05-24 12:00
A Unesco report calls for a halt to a proposed £100m golf resort close to the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.

Week in pictures: 18-24 May 2013

Fri, 2013-05-24 12:00
News photos from around the world

Man murdered wife in 'jealous rage'

Fri, 2013-05-24 11:55
A man is jailed for life for stabbing to death his wife as she was getting ready for a weekend away with her new boyfriend.

How to speak Franglais

Fri, 2013-05-24 11:54
Bonjour, mes amis antiques, let's parler Franglais

VIDEO: Chinese farmer creates 'bionic arms'

Fri, 2013-05-24 11:53
A Chinese farmer who lost his hands in an accident is turning his misfortune into a family business with home-made 'bionic arms' that he now sells to other amputees.

The Loop: Kulture Klub

Fri, 2013-05-24 11:48
Welcome to the Loop, the Magazine's weekly letters column, including the best of your thoughts on Twitter and Facebook.

Plane 'fire' closes Heathrow runways

Fri, 2013-05-24 11:41
British Airways cancels its short-haul flights to and from Heathrow after one of its planes makes an emergency landing.

Bercow's McAlpine tweet libellous

Fri, 2013-05-24 11:16
Sally Bercow says she is "surprised and disappointed" after the High Court rules a tweet she published about Tory peer Lord McAlpine was libellous.

Fire trial told of evidence delay

Fri, 2013-05-24 11:14
A murder trial hears a witness, who claimed one of the accused said a house fire victim "got what he deserved", delayed telling police about this.

10 things we didn't know last week

Fri, 2013-05-24 11:11
Eccles cakes should not be microwaved, and other nuggets

Yachtsman saved by call to Jewsons

Fri, 2013-05-24 10:55
A builders' merchant in land-locked mid Devon helps save the life of a yachtsman who fell overboard off the French coast.

VIDEO: BBC 'mortified' by failed project

Fri, 2013-05-24 10:47
The BBC has apologised after spending nearly £100m on a project which has been abandoned.

Co-op halts new business lending

Fri, 2013-05-24 10:40
Co-operative Bank has stopped offering new business loans amid concerns over its capital position and talks with UK regulators.

Clegg quotes Koran in peace appeal

Fri, 2013-05-24 10:28
Deputy PM Nick Clegg tells a multi-faith audience to reject a "corrosive feeling of fear" in the wake of the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby.