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Gay couple refused rental agreement

Mon, 2013-05-13 21:36
A gay couple in the Isle of Man call for a change in the law after being refused a rental tenancy on the basis of their sexual orientation.

Who was greatest foreign secretary?

Mon, 2013-05-13 21:30
What makes a great foreign secretary?

AP condemns US phone records seizure

Mon, 2013-05-13 21:29
The Associated Press news agency describes the US government's secret seizure of its journalists' telephone records as an "unprecedented intrusion".

Concerns over hospital death rate

Mon, 2013-05-13 21:28
An NHS review says more patients are dying at weekends at Basildon University Hospital than would normally be expected.

VIDEO: OJ Simpson calls for new trial

Mon, 2013-05-13 21:26
American football star OJ Simpson has asked a Nevada judge to grant him a new trial in the 2008 armed robbery case that left him serving a 33-year prison sentence.

Do famous role models help or hinder?

Mon, 2013-05-13 21:20
Do famous role models help or hinder?

Brazil judge unblocks Maracana sale

Mon, 2013-05-13 21:13
A Rio de Janeiro court overturns an order to block the controversial concession of Brazil's iconic Maracana stadium to a group of private firms.

Did the football pools almost destroy society?

Mon, 2013-05-13 21:05
How the football pools provoked a frenzy of fun and moral fury

US abortion doctor guilty of murders

Mon, 2013-05-13 21:05
A Philadelphia doctor is convicted of the first-degree murders of three babies born alive and killed with scissors in illegal, late term abortions.

Coldplay named best British act

Mon, 2013-05-13 20:58
Coldplay are to receive the best British act award at the Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards in London on 28 June.

VIDEO: Abortion doctor guilty of murders

Mon, 2013-05-13 20:58
A Philadelphia doctor has been convicted of the first-degree murders of three babies delivered and killed with scissors in late-term abortions.

'Gardeners not dull' says Titchmarsh

Mon, 2013-05-13 20:41
Gardeners need to show that their profession is not for "thick, dull or unadventurous" people, TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh has urged.

VIDEO: Artist dazzles with light-and-sound installations

Mon, 2013-05-13 20:38
Jen Lewin is known as a new media interactive artist who works on large-scale installations with lights and sound that are designed for people to interact and play with.

A country where big is no longer beautiful

Mon, 2013-05-13 20:35
For centuries, female fleshiness was prized in Sudan - but many Sudanese women now aspire to being slim.

The grammar quiz

Mon, 2013-05-13 19:56
Children in England are to be tested on grammar. But how is your grasp of grammar?

Humphrys wins award for DG grilling

Mon, 2013-05-13 19:50
Today presenter John Humphrys wins a Sony radio award for his grilling of former BBC director-general George Entwistle over the Jimmy Savile scandal.

10 facts about Hell

Mon, 2013-05-13 19:49
As Dan Brown tackles Dante's Inferno in his new thriller, we present 10 facts about Hell.

Charles Correa - India's greatest architect?

Mon, 2013-05-13 19:46
Celebrating the work of India's greatest architect

Crackdown on voting fraud considered

Mon, 2013-05-13 19:43
Restrictions on postal voting and identity checks at polling stations may be needed to help combat fraud, the elections watchdog says.

Warning over online benefit claims

Mon, 2013-05-13 19:41
More than three quarters of benefit claimants would struggle to apply for payments using the internet, according to a new report.