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A man is found guilty of murdering a mother-of-six at a house in Bedfordshire where eight children were playing.

Welsh speakers would be able to access fully bilingual public services if new plans outlined for the language are given the go-ahead.

The head of Syria's main opposition umbrella body, the Syrian National Council, says he will resign amid growing criticism and rifts within the group.

The war crimes trial of Bosnian Serb ex-army chief Ratko Mladic is postponed on its second day because prosecutors failed to disclose some evidence to the defence.

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Iain Balshaw out to deny Jonny Wilkinson a European trophy as Biarritz tackle Toulon in the Amlin Challenge Cup final.

Nasa's Kepler space telescope provides new insight on the colossal explosions that can occur in the atmospheres of some stars.

An independent schools leader says A-levels could become university entrance exams if academics are given too much control.

The UK says it will retain stricter animal testing standards than required by a new European Union Directive.

A man whose appeal changed the Scottish legal system walks free from court after a re-trial collapses.

A drone strike in eastern Yemen has killed two suspected al-Qaeda militants, a Yemeni security official says.

An 83-year-old man has become the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still being alive, the NHS Blood and Transplant service has said.

Turkey says it scrambled two military jets to chase away an Israeli plane which allegedly violated the airspace of Turkish-held northern Cyprus.

A 24-year-old London man who has served more than seven years in jail for the murder of a trainee chef has his conviction quashed.

Two arrests are made after an attack that left a 93-year-old woman in a critical condition in hospital.

The Princess Royal has expressed her sympathy for athletes preparing for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

One of the biggest ever hauls of stolen scrap metal has been recovered by police in London.

At least two suspected armed robbers are killed in an explosion in a minibus in Nigeria's oil capital, Port Harcourt, police say.

Plans to use private firms in police roles in Surrey are put on hold, as West Midlands Police says it will ask the police authority for "a revision to the process".

A man admits raping one woman and seriously sexually assaulting another in Glasgow city centre on a Christmas night out.