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Questions over airport runway

9 hours 2 min ago
The Northern Ireland Assembly's environment committee is to question government officials about plans for George Best Belfast City Airport later.

More rape victims coming forward

9 hours 10 min ago
More rape victims in Wales are now coming forward to seek help for their trauma thanks to new specialist units.

Plaid will 'change not manage'

9 hours 11 min ago
Plaid Cymru's conference opens with a pledge to transform, not simply manage, Wales.

Rural Wales waits for funding axe

9 hours 13 min ago
Some of the largest conservation bodies in Wales fear they will have to find massive savings following the UK Government spending review.

Merlin series takes 'darker tone'

9 hours 24 min ago
Newsbeat visits the cast of Merlin on location in a soggy Puzzlewood and speaks to the actors who play Merlin and Morgana.

Why do interest rates matter?

9 hours 34 min ago
The BBC's Declan Curry looks at why interest rates matter

Plus size debut at NY Fashion Week

9 hours 44 min ago
For the first time at New York Fashion Week there will be a runway show featuring plus size models.

Vocational courses to face review

9 hours 51 min ago
Education Secretary Michael Gove is to announce an independent review of vocational qualifications for students aged 14 to 19 in England.

Newspaper review

9 hours 57 min ago
Sympathy for grieving PM

Modelling the future

10 hours 20 min ago
What will London's skyline look like in 2030?

Brilliant Federer beats Soderling

11 hours 13 min ago
Five-time champion Roger Federer produces a stunning display to beat Robin Soderling and reach the semi-finals of the US Open.

Colorado fire destroys 136 homes

11 hours 38 min ago
A forest fire in the US state of Colorado has destroyed at least 136 homes, officials say.

Honduras massacre 'gang rivalry'

11 hours 48 min ago
A mass shooting in a shoe factory in Honduras is blamed on rival street gangs linked to Mexican drug cartels.

UN aid chief Amos visits Pakistan

13 hours 20 min ago
The newly appointed head of UN humanitarian relief Lady Valerie Amos has spent her first day in office touring Pakistan.

Mexico rejects drug 'insurgency' analogy

13 hours 28 min ago
Mexico has rejected remarks from the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, that drug-related violence in Mexico increasingly has the hallmarks of an insurgency.

Empty shops highlighting 'divide'

13 hours 41 min ago
The number of shops closing in Britain is slowing but a north-south divide has emerged, a survey by retail analysts the Local Data Company suggests.

Koran bonfire 'still going ahead'

14 hours 11 min ago
A US pastor says he is not "backing down" from plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11, despite international condemnation.

Rig firms hit back at BP report

14 hours 55 min ago
Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Dr Dre or The Cure? Study into music on prescription

15 hours 10 min ago
Patients could be prescribed music tailored to their needs as a result of new university research.

Boundary move 'gives Tories hope'

15 hours 14 min ago
Boundary changes for the next Scottish Parliament elections suggest a possible boost to the Conservatives, according to experts.