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Cyclist Di Luca fails doping test

21 hours 27 min ago
Former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca, who is 26th in this year's race, tests positive for EPO.

VIDEO: Cockroaches evolve to beat traps

21 hours 32 min ago
A mutant strain of cockroach that can outsmart the sugar traps used to kill them has evolved, scientists in the US have found.

New curriculum workload 'too high'

21 hours 46 min ago
More than 80% of nursery and primary school teachers in Scotland have warned of high workloads as a result of the new curriculum, a union claims.

VIDEO: Heathrow: 'Flames were coming out'

21 hours 50 min ago
Eyewitness Steve Fryer told the BBC, "I saw the right engine was on fire, flames were coming outside of it".

Germany reports sluggish growth

22 hours 3 sec ago
Germany's economy barely grew in the first quarter of the year, figures show, as private consumption helped offset shrinking exports and investment.

VIDEO: Openly gay US Boy Scouts allowed

22 hours 16 sec ago
The Boy Scouts of America organisation has voted to welcome openly gay scouts from January 2014, but a ban on openly gay adult scout leaders will remain in place.

Drug linked to girl's house death

22 hours 21 min ago
A 16-year-old girl who died after suffering breathing difficulties in Warrington had an ecstasy-like drug in her system, police say.

Powerful quake off Russia east coast

22 hours 21 min ago
A strong earthquake strikes off the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's far east, but an initial tsunami warning issued by the authorities is lifted.

Manchester United cuts debt costs

22 hours 46 min ago
Manchester United has struck a new loan deal to cut the amount of interest it pays on its huge debts.

India soldiers die in Kashmir ambush

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 00:56
Three soldiers are killed in an ambush by suspected militants in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Kashmir, officials say.

Japanese stocks see further falls

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 00:56
Shares in Japan have fallen again, adding to the global sell-off in shares seen on Thursday.

China 'offers peacekeepers' for Mali

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 00:53
China has offered soldiers to the new UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, UN officials say.

PSNI 'may have to foot £50m G8 bill'

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 00:53
The Police Service of Northern Ireland may have to pay out at least £50m to cover the costs of policing and security at the G8 summit in Fermanagh, it has been claimed.

Some statins 'raise diabetes risk'

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 00:44
Some drugs taken to protect the heart may increase the risk of developing Type-2 diabetes, according to researchers in Canada.

City want five cups in five years

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 00:44
Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano expects the club to win five trophies in the next five years.

VIDEO: Sex education 'must counter porn'

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 00:43
In an age when "extremely violent and sadistic imagery is two clicks away", school sex education is struggling to keep pace, a study suggests.

Pardew's Newcastle future assured

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 00:41
Newcastle tell manager Alan Pardew his position is safe but the club expect a top-half finish next season.

Lewis Hamilton: Racing at Monaco truly special

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 00:32
Lewis Hamilton talks about his passion for Monaco, helmet designs and his love of motorbikes

Stockholm riots throw spotlight on Swedish inequality

Fri, 05/24/2013 - 00:19
Nightly riots highlight Sweden's inequalities

Pier plan is given grant boost

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 23:49
Plans to restore a Grade II listed pier are boosted by a heritage lottery grant of nearly £600,000.