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PC David Rathband's twin brother Darren told BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire that he tried to cheer him up.

Education Secretary Michael Gove warns against the "damaging trend" of pupils taking GCSEs early.

And 14 other tips for women reporting from the front line

A camp of about 300 armed opposition supporters and ex-rebels in the city of Nampula in northern Mozambique is broken up by police.

Readers' pictures on the theme of Japan as the country marks one year since the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

Thousands foreced to evacuate.

The UK's Green Investment Bank is to have its headquarters in Edinburgh after it beat off competition from 31 other bids.

A three-week-old baby boy dies after a three-car crash on a road in Dumfries and Galloway on Wednesday evening.

Allied Irish Banks, the parent company of First Trust in Northern Ireland, confirms that it is cutting its workforce across the UK and Ireland by 2,500.

Robbie Savage answers the best of your tweets in Savage Says, including the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas and whether footballers are wimps. (UK users only)

Some of the UK's biggest supermarkets have admitted there's a problem with getting hold of tarragon.

Dissident republican prisoners are carrying out a so-called 'dirty protest' in a row over body searches

Scientists have for the first time measured the energy levels of antimatter, perhaps leading to a better understanding of the Universe.

A private funeral has been held for Monkees singer Davy Jones, near his home in Florida, his publicist says.

Pakistan's Supreme Court orders the government to ask the Swiss authorities to reopen a corruption case against President Asif Ali Zardari.

An injection of stem cells given alongside a kidney transplant could remove the need for a lifetime of drugs, say scientists.

China's parliament unveils new legislation on police powers to detain dissidents, on the fourth day of the National People's Congress in Beijing.

The Welsh government wants to look into whether there are alternatives to help save jobs at Remploy factories threatened by closure.

The UK's fourth largest supermarket chain, Morrisons, reports an 8% rise in profits saying it was helped by bargain-hunting "professional shoppers".

New Zealand Under-20 coach Mark Anscombe is to take over at Ulster next season.