Torch takes in South Devon coast
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:34:50 GMT
The Olympic flame is being carried from Plymouth to Exeter on the second day of the torch relay ahead of the London 2012 Games.
Missing fishermen search halted
Sat, 19 May 2012 14:33:22 GMT
The search ends for two fishermen missing off the Dorset coast, after a life-raft was found on-board the wreck of their boat.
Chelsea 1-1 Bayern Munich (aet, 4-3 pens)
Sat, 19 May 2012 21:32:42 GMT
Chelsea achieve a dramatic Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich following a penalty shoot-out at the home of the German side.
Two further arrests over grooming
Sat, 19 May 2012 10:41:01 GMT
Two men from Rochdale are arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into grooming and child sexual exploitation in the town.
Appeal to help gas blast families
Sat, 19 May 2012 15:55:38 GMT
An appeal is launched for donations to help residents whose homes were damaged by a gas explosion in Cheltenham.
Aircraft crash pilot 'critical'
Sat, 19 May 2012 10:47:28 GMT
A pilot suffers "life-threatening injuries" when his light aircraft crashes into a field in Hertfordshire.
Dead baby girl's mother sought
Sat, 19 May 2012 11:02:09 GMT
A new appeal is made to the mother of a baby girl found dead at a West Yorkshire waste site a year ago.
Cows hit by train on railway line
Sat, 19 May 2012 11:47:21 GMT
Police condemn a "mindless act of vandalism" which led to two cows dying on a Lancashire railway line.
Armed forces in Jubilee parade
Sat, 19 May 2012 18:05:39 GMT
Thousands of members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force have taken part in a parade and flypast for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
'Light shone' at Olympic plane
Sat, 19 May 2012 12:27:00 GMT
An investigation starts into reports a red light was shone at the plane carrying the Olympic flame as it came into land at RNAS Culdrose.
Teen motorcyclist dies in crash
Sat, 19 May 2012 11:51:22 GMT
A 17-year-old boy dies in a collision involving his motorbike and a car in Newbury.
Twenty charged in drugs operation
Sat, 19 May 2012 20:41:50 GMT
Twenty people are charged with drug offences following a Metropolitan Police operation in the West End.
Fire sweeps through row of shops
Sat, 19 May 2012 14:37:04 GMT
A row of shops in a parade in a Teesside town is destroyed in a fire.
Boy receives Communion after ban
Sat, 19 May 2012 13:53:01 GMT
A boy with Down's syndrome takes his first Holy Communion after a church in West Yorkshire revoked an earlier refusal.
Blackpool 1-2 West Ham
Sat, 19 May 2012 16:23:14 GMT
Ricardo Vaz Te strikes a late winner as West Ham defeat Blackpool in an absorbing Championship play-off final.
Man City get 'victory' ball back
Sat, 19 May 2012 11:16:27 GMT
Premier League victors Manchester City get their title-winning ball back from a teenager who stole it during a pitch invasion.
Visitors can drink free spa water
Sat, 19 May 2012 08:38:59 GMT
Visitors to the Roman Baths are now able to drink Bath's famous spa water for free.
England closing in on Lord's win
Sat, 19 May 2012 17:40:39 GMT
England are closing in on victory at Lord's after dominating the third day, which ended with West Indies 120-4 and trailing by 35.
Win means everything - Allardyce
Sat, 19 May 2012 18:10:21 GMT
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce says winning promotion back to the Premier League is one of the greatest achievements of his career.
Price powers to title victories
Sat, 19 May 2012 23:17:45 GMT
Liverpool heavyweight David Price produces a dominant display against Sam Sexton to win the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles.
VIDEO: House of Commons
Thu, 17 May 2012 11:18:07 GMT
MPs have put questions to Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey and his ministerial team.
VIDEO: Olympic torch officers tackle man
Sat, 19 May 2012 12:07:59 GMT
Police officers on the Olympic torch route tackled a man they thought was attempting to reach one of the torchbearers.
VIDEO: Olympic flame arrives at Land's End
Sat, 19 May 2012 06:46:09 GMT
The Olympic flame starts its 70-day tour of the UK in the run-up to the London 2012 Games, after arriving in Land's End.
VIDEO: Minute's silence for fishermen
Sat, 19 May 2012 12:33:24 GMT
A minute's silence has been held in Weymouth for the three crewmen from fishing boat, Purbeck Isle.
VIDEO: Military parade for Queen's Jubilee
Sat, 19 May 2012 16:43:37 GMT
Thousands of members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force have taken part in a parade and flypast to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
VIDEO: Ken Dodd recalls party with Queen
Fri, 18 May 2012 21:30:09 GMT
Comedian Ken Dodd pays tribute to the Queen and reveals how he performed for Her Majesty at a private party at Windsor Castle.
VIDEO: Resistance member shares memories
Fri, 18 May 2012 17:42:45 GMT
A member of the Belgian resistance has recalled her wartime experiences ahead of a memorial unveiling in Staffordshire.
VIDEO: Ship 'floated' on sea of jelly
Fri, 18 May 2012 13:26:08 GMT
A ship moored in Bristol which is more used to being featured in oil and watercolour paintings is being "floated" in a sea of neon-green jelly.
VIDEO: New signal box for heritage line
Fri, 18 May 2012 17:59:54 GMT
A new signal box is set up to allow for regular connections between a heritage railway line and the main railway network.
Sub disaster remembered 80 years on
Sat, 19 May 2012 08:02:03 GMT
Submarine disaster remembered by families 80 years on
Crash victim reunited with player
Sat, 19 May 2012 06:37:19 GMT
Fan reunited with footballer whose voice helped him out of a coma
Torchbearer Swallow's trip fear
Sat, 19 May 2012 09:52:36 GMT
Teenage torchbearer's fears she would fall with the flame
Pawnbrokers attracting new custom
Fri, 18 May 2012 23:01:11 GMT
Offering shoes and handbags as security for a loan
Chelsea's old guard set for last stand
Fri, 18 May 2012 08:11:26 GMT
Last stand for the squad that Mourinho built?
Hackney's 'beauty and ugliness'
Fri, 18 May 2012 05:09:48 GMT
Capturing the trendy and troubled aspects of a London borough
Freed man 'faces biggest sentence'
Thu, 17 May 2012 17:22:48 GMT
Wrongly-jailed Sam Hallam warned he faces new ordeals
G8 backs Greek euro membership
Sat, 19 May 2012 21:18:29 GMT
The leaders of the G8 group of major economies say they want Greece to remain in the eurozone, and commit to promoting growth.
Facebook shares see modest debut
Fri, 18 May 2012 20:49:36 GMT
Facebook shares end a volatile first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing, having initially jumped more than 10%.
Merkel 'suggests Greek euro vote'
Fri, 18 May 2012 21:13:41 GMT
Greek officials say Germany's Chancellor Merkel has suggested a euro referendum, but Berlin denies the report, as world leaders gather in the US for a G8 summit meeting.
Yahoo jumps on Alibaba deal talk
Fri, 18 May 2012 16:35:40 GMT
Shares in internet giant Yahoo rise 5% on reports that it is close to selling its valuable stake in Alibaba Group, the Chinese e-commerce company.
N Rock rescue 'could cost £2bn'
Thu, 17 May 2012 23:00:31 GMT
The taxpayer could lose about £2bn once the assets of collapsed bank Northern Rock are wound down, the National Audit Office estimates.
JP Morgan boss to testify in US
Fri, 18 May 2012 13:01:13 GMT
JP Morgan chief executive Jamie Dimon will appear before a Senate committee to explain the bank's $2bn trading loss on a failed hedging strategy.
UK in £50m pork deal with China
Fri, 18 May 2012 09:56:56 GMT
The UK agrees a £50m trade deal to sell pork to China, the world's biggest market for pig meat, where parts such as offal and trotters are more popular.
HMRC defends child benefit plan
Thu, 17 May 2012 23:00:43 GMT
Asking people to reveal financial information to their partners is legal, HM Revenue & Customs says, despite claims it breaks confidentiality rules.
Cuban offshore oil attempt fails
Fri, 18 May 2012 20:00:34 GMT
Spain's Repsol oil company says a first attempt to find oil off Cuba's northern coast has been unsuccessful.
LSE reveals strong profits rise
Fri, 18 May 2012 16:11:57 GMT
The London Stock Exchange bucks the economic turmoil to deliver a better-than-expected rise in annual profit.
Argentine gas exports cancelled
Fri, 18 May 2012 22:41:57 GMT
Spanish energy giant Repsol cancels a contract to provide gas to Argentina, in a continuing row after Buenos Aries nationalised one of its subsidiaries.
Rain dampens sales at pub group
Fri, 18 May 2012 07:35:33 GMT
Pubs group Mitchells & Butlers reports a sharp slowdown in sales, saying the recent wet weather has led to fewer customers.
EU 'plans for Greek exit option'
Fri, 18 May 2012 17:19:23 GMT
The EU Commission and European Central Bank are making contingency plans for a possible Greek exit from the euro, an EU commissioner says.
Stagecoach in £100m US expansion
Fri, 18 May 2012 09:08:43 GMT
Perth transport group Stagecoach is to buy parts of a US bus firm for about £100m, helping it expand its operations.
£9k fees 'to push debt up £100bn'
Fri, 18 May 2012 11:38:12 GMT
A study suggests public sector debt will be pushed up by £100bn over next two decades by higher university fees.
Private rents 'increasing again'
Thu, 17 May 2012 23:00:49 GMT
Private rents in England and Wales went up by 0.5% in April, according to letting agency group LSL Property Services.
More households in fuel poverty
Thu, 17 May 2012 13:30:03 GMT
Gas and electricity price rises at the end of last year are expected to have pushed 400,000 more households in England into fuel poverty.
Market jitters over eurozone woes
Fri, 18 May 2012 17:31:52 GMT
European markets suffer a nervous session with investors unsettled by a downgrade for Spanish banks and the political crisis in Greece.
China property prices fall again
Fri, 18 May 2012 07:19:33 GMT
Chinese property prices continued to fall during April after the government kept policies in place to curb speculation.
Spain's cost of borrowing jumps
Thu, 17 May 2012 10:16:17 GMT
The cost of borrowing on the international money markets rise sharply for Spain as investors fear further financial turmoil in Europe.
Moody's downgrades Spanish banks
Thu, 17 May 2012 22:12:10 GMT
Ratings agency Moody's cuts the credit ratings of 16 Spanish banks, as shares in struggling lender Bankia fell another 14%.
Jobs boost as UK gets Astra deal
Thu, 17 May 2012 11:12:33 GMT
Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port car plant will build a new Astra car in a deal that means huge investment and the creation and support of thousands of jobs.
US puts tariffs on Chinese panels
Fri, 18 May 2012 01:18:37 GMT
The US says it will impose import tariffs of about 30% on Chinese solar companies, saying China is flooding it with subsidised products.
Ticketus deal 'being terminated'
Fri, 18 May 2012 13:36:51 GMT
Charles Green says administrators at Rangers have told Ticketus they are terminating its contract over future ticket sales.
Debt-ridden Glens to get IFA loan
Fri, 18 May 2012 10:54:59 GMT
Glentoran's cash flow crisis is expected to be eased by a loan from the Irish Football Association.
Sierra Leone league resumes
Fri, 18 May 2012 17:25:07 GMT
Sierra Leone's football league resumed on Friday, less than a week after suspending operations because of a shortage of funds.
AUDIO: Peston: Rock loss 'not a disaster'
Fri, 18 May 2012 09:26:06 GMT
A report published by the National Audit Office into the creation and sale of Northern Rock reveals that the government is likely to lose £2bn overall by the time all the assets are wound down. The BBC's business editor Robert Peston has the details.
VIDEO: EU 'taking all neccessary action'
Fri, 18 May 2012 16:10:01 GMT
EU Economic Commissioner Olli Rehn has said the eurozone is taking "all neccessary action in order to overcome" the debt crisis.
VIDEO: Eurozone in spotlight at G8 talks
Sat, 19 May 2012 17:36:28 GMT
The leaders of the G8 group of the world's most powerful economies say they want debt-stricken Greece to remain in the eurozone.
VIDEO: Facebook shares see modest debut
Fri, 18 May 2012 21:11:10 GMT
Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38.
VIDEO: Should Britain build a spaceport?
Fri, 18 May 2012 10:24:53 GMT
A new report is recommending that the UK builds its own spaceport, to enable tourists to go into space.
VIDEO: 'Business leaders should work harder'
Fri, 18 May 2012 09:55:28 GMT
Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie has said British business leaders should work harder to get the UK out of the current economic downturn.
VIDEO: From prison to Belfast distillery
Fri, 18 May 2012 13:01:39 GMT
A notorious Belfast prison that held IRA inmates during the worst of the city's sectarian troubles is to be transformed into a whiskey distillery.
VIDEO: UK signs pig deal with China
Fri, 18 May 2012 09:49:14 GMT
The government has signed a multi-million pound deal to export British pork to China.
Euro fears on the streets of Spain
Fri, 18 May 2012 15:48:05 GMT
Spain, feeling fragile, looks to Germany for help
Pawnbrokers attracting new custom
Fri, 18 May 2012 23:01:11 GMT
Offering shoes and handbags as security for a loan
Huge economic challenge awaits Egypt's next leader
Sat, 19 May 2012 00:26:18 GMT
Egypt's economic crisis sets major task for country's next leader
The entrepreneurs aiming to rebuild Greece
Thu, 17 May 2012 23:01:03 GMT
The young entrepreneurs aiming to rebuild Greece
Asian trading heads for online
Thu, 17 May 2012 23:00:59 GMT
The social networks breaking Asia's stock market traditions
How to ask for a pay rise
Wed, 16 May 2012 23:10:03 GMT
How to ask your boss for a pay rise
How a Greek euro exit could affect you
Wed, 16 May 2012 23:09:31 GMT
How a Greek euro exit could affect you
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Half a million gold buttons decorate Royal Barge
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Manchester City fans celebrate winning the Premier League
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Day in pictures: 18 May 2012
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In pictures: Royals in North West
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The Queen visits Cheshire and Merseyside
Day in pictures: 17 May 2012
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In pictures: Olympic flame tours Greece
Wed, 16 May 2012 11:32:53 GMT
Olympic flame tours Greece
Gold buttons for Queen's banner
Thu, 17 May 2012 05:08:25 GMT
Half a million gold buttons decorate Royal Barge
Your pictures: Sailing
Thu, 17 May 2012 13:54:42 GMT
Yachts and paper boats
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Snow and summer rides
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Letters and bikes
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Krakow, Torun and Gdansk
Your pictures: Fields
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Corn and croquet
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Bunnies and boxing hares
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Planks and pencils
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Manchester City fans celebrate title win
Mon, 14 May 2012 14:22:32 GMT
Manchester City fans celebrate winning the Premier League
Links between our landscape and literature
Wed, 09 May 2012 01:23:59 GMT
How great writers have been inspired by the UK
Farming into your 80s: A crofter's life
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Automata in the modern age
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