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Cheering crowds waving union jacks greet the Queen in Leicester, as she begins her Diamond Jubilee tour of the UK.

Japan reports a record current account deficit because of rising energy imports, as the country's economic recovery remains fragile.

The government's expert adviser on behaviour in England calls for improvements in the "flawed" system for disruptive pupils taught outside mainstream schools.

Even a few weeks of eating fruit and vegetables could improve your skin colour, it is claimed.

A trial suggests that thousands of patients with Alzheimer's disease could benefit from staying on drug treatment - even as their condition worsens.

Rail smart cards, like those already used in London, are to be rolled out across the country under plans announced by the transport secretary.

Taking a sample from one part of a tumour may not reveal its full genetic identity, according to research by scientists from Cancer Research UK. They found around two third of genetic faults were not repeated across other biopsies from the same tumour.

British photographer Paul Conroy who was smuggled out of Homs by Syrian rebels says it's critical to keep the pressure on the regime to stop the violence.

A campaign to capture accused Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony goes viral on the web, even as the non-profit group responsible is criticised.

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After talks with President Raul Castro in Havana, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says he will not invite Cuba to next month's Americas Summit.

Syria's deputy oil minister says he is resigning and joining the anti-government revolt, denouncing President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown as "brutal".

Almost a year after the shutdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor, residents are still wondering if the area is safe.

Stalking is to be made a specific criminal offence, Prime Minister David Cameron announces.

A man pleads guilty to breaking into a teenage girl's home and locking her to a fake "collar bomb" in Sydney, Australia, last year.

Ministers should draw up security plans to deal with a break-up of the eurozone "as a matter of urgency", a committee of MPs and peers warns.

How little blue penguins keep the peace

Arsenal agree a deal to sign Germany international striker Lukas Podolski from Cologne this summer, BBC Sport understands.

Thousands of Jewish women fled the Nazis by applying for jobs as domestic servants in the UK - but little is known of their stories, writes Mario Cacciottolo.

A teaching union survey suggests members are not confident a new exam system can be implemented next year.