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Updated: 10 hours 53 min ago

ANC demands Winnie Mandela answers

11 hours 26 min ago
South Africa's ruling ANC asks Winnie Mandela to clarify comments attributed to her that starkly criticised her ex-husband, Nelson.

Apology for women raped by father

11 hours 32 min ago
Two women raped by their father over 25 years- bearing seven of his children - are given an apology by authorities.

Kennel Club 'fails pedigree dogs'

11 hours 55 min ago
The producer of a BBC documentary about poor health in pedigree dogs accuses the Kennel Club of not doing enough to improve matters since its broadcast in 2008.

Lost Boys actor Haim dies aged 38

12 hours 7 min ago
Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies at the age of 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office confirms.

British Gas faces strike ballot

12 hours 29 min ago
British Gas workers are to vote in a strike ballot over allegations of bullying by management, and on changes to working conditions.

Boy's torturers given jail terms

12 hours 31 min ago
A Leeds drugs gang are jailed for torturing a boy, 16, to force his family to pay a £20,000 ransom over a "drugs debt".

Airlines offer to give up slots

12 hours 35 min ago
British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia offer to give up take off and landing slots in London and New York, say EU watchdogs.

Biden steps up pressure on Israel

12 hours 37 min ago
The US vice-president renews criticism of Israel over an East Jerusalem building project and urges bold steps to peace.

India help for Sri Lanka amputees

12 hours 39 min ago
An Indian charity sends a team to Sri Lanka to provide 1,000 amputees in the war-ravaged north with artificial limbs.

Kidnap boy's father returns to UK

12 hours 44 min ago
The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has returned home against police wishes, the BBC learns.

Street actress reveals depression

12 hours 47 min ago
Coronation Street actress Beverley Callard reveals she has been receiving treatment for a "serious breakdown" and depression.

Spanish hostage in Africa freed

12 hours 51 min ago
A Spanish woman aid worker kidnapped in West Africa last year has been freed, the Spanish government says.

Economic storm not over, says PM

12 hours 54 min ago
Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.

Beckham excited by Man Utd return

13 hours 2 min ago
AC Milan's David Beckham says he is excited to face Manchester United at Old Trafford for the first time but maintains he wants them to lose.

Iran attacks US over Afghanistan

13 hours 17 min ago
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan.

'Last Bali bomber' killed in Indonesia

13 hours 44 min ago
Indonesia's president confirms security forces have killed the last main main suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings, Dulmatin.

Berezovsky wins poison libel case

13 hours 45 min ago
Businessman Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko.

Onions ruled out of opening Test

13 hours 49 min 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.

Israel sued over dead US activist

13 hours 49 min ago
A court case brought by the family of Rachel Corrie, a US protester killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in 2003, opens in Israel.

Science 'is a key election issue'

13 hours 53 min ago
The science spokesmen of the three main political parties cross swords on the issue of UK research funding.