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The leader of Rochdale Council has told the BBC that children should no longer be sent to live in the borough's care homes because their safety is not being guaranteed.

The leader of Rochdale Council has told the BBC that children should no longer be sent to live in the borough's care homes because their safety is not being guaranteed.

Children who witness violence in the family home are more likely to carry a weapon or seriously harm someone else, says the NSPCC.

Children who witness violence in the family home are more likely to carry a weapon or seriously harm someone else, says the NSPCC.

Eight new stamps featuring memorable events of the Queen's reign are launched to mark her Diamond Jubilee.

Eight new stamps featuring memorable events of the Queen's reign are launched to mark her Diamond Jubilee.

Alcohol sensors should be in every car to cut drink-related road deaths and injuries, says the government's former chief drugs advisor.

Alcohol sensors should be in every car to cut drink-related road deaths and injuries, says the government's former chief drugs advisor.

SEATTLE (AP) -- A gunman killed five people in Seattle on Wednesday - four at a cafe and another in a carjacking - before he apparently shot himself as officers closed in following a citywide manhunt, authorities said....

SEATTLE (AP) -- A gunman killed five people in Seattle on Wednesday - four at a cafe and another in a carjacking - before he apparently shot himself as officers closed in following a citywide manhunt, authorities said....

A collection of Tintin memorabilia is about to go under the hammer in Paris, with a rare cover drawn by the author himself expected to fetch a record 1m euros.

Long waits in A&E units in England have started rising "steeply", hitting their highest level for seven years, an analysis suggests.

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- There is the facial contortion of Naomi Li as she considers the challenge placed before her. The next challenge has Philip Andrew Cummings scratching his head. Then, the look of shock Coralee Ashley Tibeingana Ahabwe Wade LaRue shows as she spells her word. These are some of the faces of the contestants in this year's National Spelling Bee, revealing the frustration, concentration and confidence the children bring to the meet....

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- There is the facial contortion of Naomi Li as she considers the challenge placed before her. The next challenge has Philip Andrew Cummings scratching his head. Then, the look of shock Coralee Ashley Tibeingana Ahabwe Wade LaRue shows as she spells her word. These are some of the faces of the contestants in this year's National Spelling Bee, revealing the frustration, concentration and confidence the children bring to the meet....

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- There is the facial contortion of Naomi Li as she considers the challenge placed before her. The next challenge has Philip Andrew Cummings scratching his head. Then, the look of shock Coralee Ashley Tibeingana Ahabwe Wade LaRue shows as she spells her word. These are some of the faces of the contestants in this year's National Spelling Bee, revealing the frustration, concentration and confidence the children bring to the meet....

Reports from Tibet say Chinese security forces have launched a wave of detentions in Lhasa following two self-immolations there on Sunday.

SEATTLE (AP) -- A hospital spokeswoman says the man who police suspect opened fire in a Seattle cafe and then killed a woman in an apparent carjacking has died....

SAN ISIDRO, Colombia (AP) -- A French journalist freed by leftist rebels Wednesday said he had no complaints about his captivity other than its 33-day duration and lamented that Colombia's war is an "invisible conflict" where the poor kill the poor....

SAN ISIDRO, Colombia (AP) -- A French journalist freed by leftist rebels Wednesday said he had no complaints about his captivity other than its 33-day duration and lamented that Colombia's war is an "invisible conflict" where the poor kill the poor....

SAN ISIDRO, Colombia (AP) -- A French journalist freed by leftist rebels Wednesday said he had no complaints about his captivity other than its 33-day duration and lamented that Colombia's war is an "invisible conflict" where the poor kill the poor....