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Mitt Romney is defending his time at private equity firm Bain Capital after strongly worded attacks from the Obama campaign.
EU leaders begin summit talks in Brussels with Germany resisting pressure to launch eurobonds as a way to ease the debt crisis and revive growth.
One Scotland Yard detective and three former officers are arrested in connection with claims that anti-corruption officers were bribed.
Sir Derek Jacobi, Dame Judi Dench, Sir Paul McCartney and David Hockney are among the leading cultural figures joining the Queen at a reception in London.
The bravery of Ben Fox provides a highlight of day five of the Olympic torch relay as it passes through Royal Wootton Bassett.
The prime minister tells MPs he will resist a European Court ruling to give prisoners the right to vote in UK elections.
Queens Park Rangers captain Joey Barton is banned for 12 matches following a Football Association hearing.
Shafilea Ahmed's sister breaks down in tears as she tells a court how the schoolgirl gasped for air as their parents suffocated her.
Ex-tabloid newspaper editor Piers Morgan explained how to access mobile phone voicemail messages, Jeremy Paxman tells the Leveson Inquiry.
Facebook, its founder Mark Zuckerberg, and the banks leading its flotation are sued over claims that financial information was not disclosed.
Internet giant Google did not infringe patents belonging to software developer Oracle, a court in California has ruled.
Egyptians vote in the first free presidential election in their history, made possible by last year's Arab Spring uprising.
Temperatures have soared across Scotland, but enough snow has clung on in the Cairngorms for skiing.
A stuntman lands safely after making what is thought to be the world's first wingsuit flight without deploying a parachute.
An ancient creature thought to be the first to step on land could not have walked on four legs, 3D computer modelling shows.
World stock markets fall sharply ahead of an EU meeting, as concerns mount over Greece's future in the euro.
UK retail sales volumes fell sharply in April largely because of a record fall in petrol sales, according to official figures.
Prime Minister David Cameron is rebuked for unparliamentary language after calling shadow chancellor Ed Balls a "muttering idiot".
A book about the death of a British officer in Afghanistan, once pulped by the Ministry of Defence, is awarded the Orwell Prize for political writing.
Many patients with advanced cancer and other debilitating conditions are being "under-treated" for their pain, according to new guidance.
Hundreds of thousands of heart patients could benefit from new blood thinning drugs to cut their risk of stroke, guidelines recommend
The shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg has called for all state school pupils to be given lessons in public speaking and interview techniques.
Head teachers in England criticise arrangements for scoring this year's Sats tests taken by 11-year-olds.
The search firm's chairman announces funds to place new computer science teachers in English schools.
Two Asian Android-based micro-PCs offer users an alternative to the British-designed project.
A sensory organ discovered in the jaw of the world's largest whales explains how the animals open their huge mouths so quickly, say scientists.
Researchers find that ground-dwelling invertebrates such as harvestmen and beetles preferentially live near street lights, even during the day.
Seminal indie band The Stone Roses are to make their live comeback at a surprise gig in Warrington later.
A long-awaited film adaptation of Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road is screened for the first time at the Cannes Film Festival.
Is the fountain pen a curious example of an old-fashioned object surviving the winds of change?
Following the feature on how to grow a four-metre moustache, readers have been sending in pictures of their own follicly fertile upper lips.
A leading insolvency expert raises concerns about a conflict of interest on the part of Rangers administrators Duff & Phelps.
Carl Froch says Lucian Bute will struggle to come to terms with his vociferous home support when they meet in Nottingham on Saturday.
Stuart Broad says Steven Finn is good enough to "get in most teams in the world" despite being kept out of England's Test side.
Spurs legend Alan Mullery relives his infamous sending off against Yugoslavia, as England's world champions came unstuck in Italy.
BBC Sport looks ahead to this year's PGA Championship at Wentworth with world number 10 Justin Rose.
A Hungarian doctor who gave a four-year-old boy a potentially fatal dose of medication is suspended from work for three months.
A London patient is confirmed as having rabies after being bitten by a dog in South Asia, the Health Protection Agency says.
A serial rapist is given a lifelong restriction order for attacking women across Scotland over a 15-year period.
A report into controversial changes to the Scottish secondary school exam system concludes they are on track to be fully implemented on time.
One of two men accused of murdering Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius claimed he was beaten and forced to sign a confession, the trial jury is told.
A man is charged with the murder of a south Belfast man, whose body was found in the Republic of Ireland 14 years ago.
A coroner warns of the dangers of drugs after hearing how two young friends killed i
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Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan says she wants to electrify the Great Western railway line to Swansea, but there needs to be a business case behind the plan.
A minister in Ivory Coast is sacked over his alleged role in the disappearance of millions of dollars meant for the victims of a toxic waste dumping scandal.
Mali's President Dioncounda Traore is going to Paris for medical tests after being assaulted by protesters on Monday, according to an aide.
A Pakistani doctor is sentenced to at least 30 years in jail for a false vaccination programme which helped the US find and kill Osama Bin Laden.
A "major upgrade" is under way at North Korea's rocket launch site, a report says, as Pyongyang hits out at US warnings on a nuclear test.
Russia tests a new long-range missile which sources say is designed to penetrate Nato's missile defence shield.
Roma (or Gypsy) communities in Western Europe often face similar levels of discrimination as their counterparts in the east, the EU and UN say.
A bomb is found hidden in a lamp at a theatre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, ahead of a speech to be given there by Colombian ex-President Alvaro Uribe.
A Peruvian minister denies claims that explosions used in oil exploration are to blame for the deaths of hundreds of dolphins.
A group of six world powers put forward a detailed proposal aimed at stopping Iran processing enriched uranium.
Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour announces that 13 Lebanese Shia pilgrims kidnapped in Syria have been found and should be released soon.
Sixty-four allegations of sexual misconduct have been made against the US Secret Service over the past five years, a congressional panel hears.
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Images from the streets of Cairo as polls open
Press day at the Chelsea Flower Show
Eastern Asia to the western US states
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Bee Gees' singer Robin Gibb has died
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Chelsea celebrate their European Cup triumph
An ill-tempered clash a
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A stuntman is thought to have become the first person to jump out of a helicopter and land safely without deploying a parachute.
The Princess Royal's daughter, Zara Phillips, has carried the Olympic flame while riding her horse Toytown.
The Speaker intervened to ask the prime minister to withdraw a reference to Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls as a "muttering idiot".
Piers Morgan warned Jeremy Paxman that he would be a fool if he did not use the security settings on his mobile phone to protect his voicemail messages, according to the Newsnight host.
The inventor of the television remote control has died at the age of 96, his former employer has said.
Radio 5 live asked the director of the Reagan Foundation about the sale of a vial of blood taken from President Reagan.
The prosecution team at the Michaela McAreavey murder trial in Mauritius begin delivering their case.
The RAC has reported an increase in the number of people accessing the internet behind the wheel using their mobile phones.
What do the candidates have to offer Egypt?
Why are people obsessed with the perfect lawn?
The troubled descendants of Nazi war criminals
Who would wear a hoodie with the slogan 'Asbo'?
Will Germany bend to pressure on the euro?
Are cuts in council funding to blame for recent museum thefts?
Could a bomb really be sewn into a human?
How bullying made girl's school life a 'daily torment'
