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Car bomb rocks Mogadishu airport

29 min 19 sec ago
At least eight people are killed as a car bomb explodes at Somalia's main airport in Mogadishu, officials say.

Defoe out for at least six weeks

31 min 20 sec ago
Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe is ruled out for at least six weeks because of an ankle injury.

Riaz to face police questioning

49 min 15 sec ago
Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz will be question by Scotland Yard on 14 September in relation to allegations of corruption.

Defence firm BAE cuts 1,000 jobs

49 min 36 sec ago
BAE Systems announces it is to axe almost 1,000 jobs across the UK, with 740 to go from five sites in England.

Taxi driver picks up pipe bomb

52 min 41 sec ago
A Strabane taxi driver picks up a pipe bomb and takes it to waste ground.

Second death linked to outbreak

53 min 49 sec ago
Health officials are investigating a second death which is being linked to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in south Wales.

Obama condemns Koran burning plan

54 min 37 sec ago
US President Barack Obama says a small church's plans to burn the Koran are a "recruitment bonanza" for al-Qaeda.

MPs get first vote on Afghanistan

59 min 35 sec ago
The Commons is to vote for the first time on whether UK troops should remain in Afghanistan - almost nine years after the war started.

Door ajar on private universities

1 hour 6 min ago
The Universities Minister suggests an increased role for private universities as he signals graduates will have to pay more for their degrees.

Trains sent on collision course

1 hour 8 min ago
A Tube train was sent into the path of another train during Wednesday morning's rush hour, it emerges.

Spending cuts 'to hit north harder'

1 hour 9 min ago
Industrial towns in the north east of England may be least able to cope with deep cuts in public spending, BBC-commissioned research suggests.

Smartphone chip battle heats up

1 hour 15 min ago
Intel is to launch its first chip with built-in graphics, while established phone chipmaker ARM releases a fast new chip.

Parties unite over carriers fears

1 hour 23 min ago
Scottish ministers and opposition politicians join forces in a bid to ensure the future of two Royal Navy aircraft carriers.

Gillan agrees referendum question

1 hour 28 min ago
Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan says next year's referendum on further Welsh powers will use a revised question by the Electoral Commission.

University research focus 'wrong'

1 hour 36 min ago
Science Minister David Willetts says the research-teaching balance in universities has 'gone wrong', after defending cuts to science research.

MPs back new phone hacking probe

1 hour 37 min ago
MPs back calls for a fresh parliamentary investigation into allegations of phone hacking by journalists at the News of the World.

Media barons "have no predators"

1 hour 44 min ago
The Labour MP for West Bromwich, Tom Watson, used the Commons debate on phone hacking to accuse fellow members of cowardice in the face of Britain's tabloid newspapers.

Southampton withdraw Adkins offer

1 hour 44 min ago
Southampton withdraw their offer to Scunthorpe boss Nigel Adkins to become their new manager, according to Iron chairman Steve Wharton.

Toshack stands down as Wales boss

1 hour 45 min ago
John Toshack stands down as Wales manager after a six-year reign with immediate effect by "mutual consent."

Income tax: Interest may be added

1 hour 51 min ago
HM Revenue & Customs says it is impossible to tell how many taxpayers may have to pay interest as a result of tax errors.