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US singer Donna Summer, famous for disco hits including I Feel Love and Love To Love You Baby, dies at the age of 63.

The first wave of a West African peacekeeping force lands in Guinea-Bissau to try to bring stability after last month's military coup.

Hundreds of people attend the first gay pride event to be held in Burma, where homosexual relationships are banned.

Mary Kennedy - the estranged wife of Robert F Kennedy Jr, nephew of John F Kennedy - died of asphyxiation due to hanging, authorities say.

Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers is not interested in speaking to Liverpool about their vacant managerial position.

Mobile phone data of suspects in police custody is to be extracted and retained, regardless of whether charges are brought, the BBC has learned.

Stuart Broad takes six wickets as England seize the upper hand against West Indies on day one of the first Test at Lord's.

A look at the life of Donna Summer

Chef Kunio Miura shows Roland Buerk how to prepare the potentially deadly Japanese dish blowfish.

Britain's Andy Murray is beaten 6-7 (2-7) 6-3 6-2 by 16th seed Richard Gasquet of France in the Italian Open third round.

The South African government's failure to provide textbooks to all state school pupils violates the constitution, the high court rules.

MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner is to retire at the end of the season, saying he no longer "has the passion" for the sport.

Why swimming can be a life-shaping - and a life-saving - skill

Peter Hain says the dropping of contempt of court proceedings against him for criticising a judge are a "victory for free speech".

A man admits stealing a woman's handbag, minutes after she had been knocked down by a lorry and killed in Manchester.

Facebook prices its shares at $38 each ahead of one of the most eagerly anticipated share flotations in recent stock market history.

A deal to secure the future of Ellesmere Port's Vauxhall car plant will give a welcome boost to the estimated 400 workers from north-east Wales.

Rebecca McKeown's manslaughter trial is told the doctor who examined the disabled teenager may have withheld details of a medical examination to protect her professional reputation.

Queen's visit to Cheshire and Merseyside

Adele picks up two prizes at the prestigious Ivor Novello songwriting awards - but misses out on two more trophies.