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The chairman of the body representing 5,000 petrol stations writes to the Energy Secretary calling for urgent talks over the fuel "crisis".

Hungary's President Pal Schmitt says he is resigning, after being stripped of his doctorate over plagiarism.

Scotland and Blackburn striker David Goodwillie pleads guilty to assaulting a man in Glasgow.

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Violence continues in Syria as the UN and Arab League envoy, Kofi Annan, prepares to brief the Security Council on the progress of his peace plan.

Six people have been rescued from a house in Essex which collapsed after what is thought to have been a gas explosion.

BBC Radio 5 live Investigates found that a minority of truckers and couriers are driving high on class A drugs.

More than 2,000 mourners pay tribute to pioneering US banjo musician Earl Scruggs on Sunday at his public funeral in Nashville.

David Hockney's current Royal Academy exhibition is on the shortlist for the best visual art prize at the South Bank awards.

The daughter of a County Antrim cyclist missing for three months appeals to him to come home.

German opposition MPs threaten to block a deal with Switzerland to tackle tax dodgers as the Swiss pursue three German tax officials.

Why is France out of step in the treatment of autism?

British soldiers' uniforms could soon use conductive yarn woven directly into clothing to replace cumbersome batteries and cables.

British artist Sir Peter Blake has recreated the iconic album sleeve for The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on his 80th birthday.

Most people have watched a spy film, but how close are real spies to the Bournes and the Bonds?

England fight back with two late wickets after Mahela Jayawardene's second century in as many Tests leads Sri Lanka's recovery.

Private training firms have been paid almost £250m to offer apprenticeships without facing any government inspection, the BBC has found.

Kenny Dalglish will not resign as Liverpool manager despite the club's poor form, according to former team-mate Mark Lawrenson.

An investigation is under way after indecent images were "inadvertently" shown by a Catholic priest during a presentation at a primary school in County Tyrone.

Rory McIlroy says he split with manager Andrew Chandler last year because he felt he was being taken in a wrong direction.