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1:46 pm (15 minutes ago)
The US Vice-President meets the Palestinian leadership, after Israeli plans for more homes in East Jerusalem are announced.
1:38 pm (23 minutes ago)
The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan is heading home against police wishes, the BBC learns.
1:33 pm (28 minutes ago)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan.
1:32 pm (29 minutes ago)
David Cameron demands an apology from Gordon Brown over alleged "slurs" by Labour MPs against defence chiefs.
1:26 pm (35 minutes ago)
Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.
1:18 pm (43 minutes ago)
Talks aimed at averting strike action by BA cabin crew are continuing at the TUC, after a deadline was extended.
1:15 pm (46 minutes ago)
A Spanish woman kidnapped in West Africa last year has been freed, Madrid says; and an Italian may also be free.
1:14 pm (47 minutes ago)
Plaid Cymru and the SNP say planned televised debate plans breach the BBC's duty of impartiality.
1:07 pm (55 minutes ago)
Indonesia's President Yudhoyono confirms security forces killed Bali bomb suspect Dulmatin in raids in Jakarta on Tuesday.
1:06 pm (55 minutes ago)
Oligarch Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.
1:04 pm (57 minutes ago)
Test yourself, now Royal Mail will no longer limit the stuff
1:02 pm (59 minutes ago)
England bowler Graham Onions is ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh with a back injury, but there are more encouraging signals about Stuart Broad.
12:55 pm (an hour ago)
A care home manager from Somerset accused of killing two of her residents has denied she was a "drug-crazed monster killer", a court is told.
12:50 pm (an hour ago)
Around 150 jobs will go at the Toyota plant on Deeside, Flintshire, as part of 750 posts going across the UK.
12:30 pm (an hour ago)
Gunmen attack the office of a Western aid agency, killing six people and wounding others, the agency and police say.
12:05 pm (an hour ago)
More schools in England are being judged as inadequate in Ofsted's new-style inspections, according to figures just released.
11:27 am (3 hours ago)
Former UTV presenter Fearghal McKinney tells a press conference that he wants to be part of a "new era" in NI politics.
11:19 am (3 hours ago)
A former head of MI5 says she did not know US intelligence services were mistreating terror suspects until after she retired.
10:55 am (3 hours ago)
Radio 1 is broadcasting midweek singles and album figures for the first time during a new weekly show on Wednesday afternoons.
10:43 am (3 hours ago)
The earthquake in Chile may cost the global insurance industry as much as $7bn (£4.7bn), Swiss Re estimates.
10:39 am (3 hours ago)
Illegal file-sharers should be fined, rather than have their internet connection cut off, says the boss of BT.
10:34 am (3 hours ago)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praises the resolve of Nicklas Bendtner, who put recent media criticism behind him by scoring a hat-trick in the 5-0 Champions League win over Porto.
10:30 am (4 hours ago)
Police will start DNA swabbing sessions later to attempt to find the murderer of an elderly woman in Hampshire.
10:29 am (4 hours ago)
South Africa's ANC asks Winnie Mandela to clarify a media report in which she apparently fiercely criticised ex-husband Nelson.
10:19 am (4 hours ago)
Actress Farrah Fawcett was not in the Oscars memorial segment because she was more known as a TV star, the Academy says.
9:48 am (4 hours ago)
Northern Rock says that it made "good progress" in 2009, after reporting a sharp fall in its annual losses.
9:00 am (5 hours ago)
Doctors leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England.
8:05 am (6 hours ago)
The driving test should have compulsory questions on level crossings to teach good habits in learner drivers, says Network Rail.
7:56 am (6 hours ago)
Pakistan cricketers Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan are banned indefinitely from representing their country.
4:46 am (9 hours ago)
About 60% of prisoners serving short sentences reoffend within a year. Is prison the right answer?
1:26 am (13 hours ago)
Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, according to Italian scientists.
1:16 am (13 hours ago)
Rules to improve child protection after the Baby P case may leave children more vulnerable to harm, council leaders warn.
12:54 am (13 hours ago)
One of the world's leading Scotch whisky suppliers warns Scottish jobs could go under plans for minimum drink pricing.
12:19 am (14 hours ago)
The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.
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