Piper Alpha anniversary honoured

The 20th anniversary of 167 workers losing their lives in the Piper Alpha disaster is marked with ceremonies.

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What Africa can teach gardeners in Chipping Sodbury

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Inquiry urged into UK territory

MPs call for an inquiry into the administration of British overseas territory the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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Mbeki holds Harare crisis talks

South Africa's Thabo Mbeki holds talks in Zimbabwe with President Mugabe and leaders of a breakaway opposition faction.

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Everton footballer's brother kidnapped

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnap the brother of star Nigerian and Everton football player Joseph Yobo, police say.

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Farewell to the inventor of the mini-roundabout

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Seat designed to aid breastfeeding in public

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In pictures

Colourful costumes at the UK's biggest gay pride parade

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Residents moved after chapel fire

A blaze damages a disused Victorian chapel and leads to nearby homes being evacuated.

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Woman in India gives birth to twins 'at 70'

A woman said to be aged 70 years of age gives birth to twins after undergoing IVF treatment.

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Congo ex-leader appears in court

The former vice-president of Democratic Republic of Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba, appears in court in The Hague.

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Hero foils postman kidnap bid

A 'have-a-go hero' twarts an attempt by two men to kidnap a postman in the Gressham Street area of Belfast city centre.

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Labour MSP joins by-election race

Labour MSP Margaret Curran says she will stand as a candidate for the Glasgow East by-election after the frontrunner drops out.

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Stabbed boy's parents thank helper

The parents of Shakilus Townsend, London's latest teenage knife death victim, thank a woman who tried to save him.

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Government accused over bonuses

The government is criticised by the Tories after it was revealed civil servants banked more than £128m in bonuses.

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Twenty years on

The 167 victims of Piper Alpha are remembered

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Man arrested over student murders

A man is arrested in connection with the murder of two French students who were stabbed and burned in a flat in London.

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Son charged over bin bag body

A man is charged with murdering his father whose body was found wrapped in bin bags in an East Yorkshire field.

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Sentamu rebukes Williams critics

The Archbishop of York accuses an Anglican traditionalist movement of "ungracious" behaviour.

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Boy dies in mini-motorbike crash

A 13-year-old boy dies after his mini-motorcycle collided with a car in the Clackmannanshire area on Friday.

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Kovalainen on pole for British Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton only qualifies fourth fastest for the British GP as his McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen grabs pole position.

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Venus triumphs in Wimbledon final

Venus Williams captures her fifth Wimbledon title by beating her sister Serena 7-5 6-4 in a high-quality final.

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What do you want the world to talk about?

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Love your local bookshop? Tell us why and send a pic

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Briton Laura Robson wins girls' title

Laura Robson becomes the first Briton since 1984 to win the Wimbledon girls' singles title.

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In pictures

Colourful costumes at the UK's biggest gay pride parade

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Everton footballer's brother kidnapped

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnap the brother of star Nigerian and Everton football player Joseph Yobo, police say.

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Sentamu rebukes Williams critics

The Archbishop of York accuses an Anglican traditionalist movement of "ungracious" behaviour.

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Labour MSP joins by-election race

Labour MSP Margaret Curran says she will stand as a candidate for the Glasgow East by-election after the frontrunner drops out.

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Son charged over bin bag body

A man is charged with murdering his father whose body was found wrapped in bin bags in an East Yorkshire field.

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Alex James on...

What Africa can teach gardeners in Chipping Sodbury

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What do you want to talk about?

What do you want the world to talk about?

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Man arrested over student murders

A man is arrested in connection with the murder of two French students who were stabbed and burned in a flat in London.

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Small but...

Love your local bookshop? Tell us why and send a pic

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Mbeki holds Harare crisis talks

South Africa's Thabo Mbeki holds talks in Zimbabwe with President Mugabe and leaders of a breakaway opposition faction.

news.bbc.co.uk

Congo ex-leader appears in court

The former vice-president of Democratic Republic of Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba, appears in court in The Hague.

news.bbc.co.uk

Woman in India gives birth to twins 'at 70'

A woman said to be aged 70 years of age gives birth to twins after undergoing IVF treatment.

news.bbc.co.uk

Briton Laura Robson wins girls' title

Laura Robson becomes the first Briton since 1984 to win the Wimbledon girls' singles title.

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Boy dies in mini-motorbike crash

A 13-year-old boy dies after his mini-motorcycle collided with a car in the Clackmannanshire area on Friday.

news.bbc.co.uk

Inquiry urged into UK territory

MPs call for an inquiry into the administration of British overseas territory the Turks and Caicos Islands.

news.bbc.co.uk

Piper Alpha anniversary honoured

The 20th anniversary of 167 workers losing their lives in the Piper Alpha disaster is marked with ceremonies.

news.bbc.co.uk

Kovalainen on pole for British Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton only qualifies fourth fastest for the British GP as his McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen grabs pole position.

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Pull up a chair

Seat designed to aid breastfeeding in public

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Twenty years on

The 167 victims of Piper Alpha are remembered

news.bbc.co.uk

Residents moved after chapel fire

A blaze damages a disused Victorian chapel and leads to nearby homes being evacuated.

news.bbc.co.uk

Hero foils postman kidnap bid

A 'have-a-go hero' twarts an attempt by two men to kidnap a postman in the Gressham Street area of Belfast city centre.

news.bbc.co.uk

Government accused over bonuses

The government is criticised by the Tories after it was revealed civil servants banked more than £128m in bonuses.

news.bbc.co.uk

All-rounder

Farewell to the inventor of the mini-roundabout

news.bbc.co.uk

Stabbed boy's parents thank helper

The parents of Shakilus Townsend, London's latest teenage knife death victim, thank a woman who tried to save him.

news.bbc.co.uk

Venus triumphs in Wimbledon final

Venus Williams captures her fifth Wimbledon title by beating her sister Serena 7-5 6-4 in a high-quality final.

news.bbc.co.uk