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2 hours ago Explosive end for EastEnders star
An explosive EastEnders storyline which will lead to the departure of Peggy Mitchell, played by Barbara Windsor, has begun.
2 hours ago Reprieve for US stem cell funding
A court says federal funding for US stem cell research can continue until a final legal decision on the matter.
2 hours ago Gang strike paralyses El Salvador
El Salvador is semi-paralysed by a 72-hour transport strike called by street gangs in protest against a new law targeting them.
2 hours ago Belgium church raids are illegal
Belgium's court rules that recent raids by police probing alleged child sex abuse by Catholic priests were illegal, throwing the investigation into doubt.
2 hours ago Race-row German banker quits post
A German banker at the centre of a row over comments he made about Jews and Muslims agrees to leave his post, the Bundesbank says.
2 hours ago Social worker 'did nothing wrong'
A social worker involved in a County Fermanagh child sex abuse case did not do anything wrong, her employer says.
2 hours ago Live text - Wawrinka v Youzhny
Stanislas Wawrinka and Mikhail Youzhny battle for a US Open semi-final spot, with Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco in action later.
2 hours ago Redknapp eyes England manager job
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp would find the England job "hard to turn down" should he be asked to replace manager Fabio Capello.
2 hours ago Iran to is release US woman hiker
Iran is set to release on Saturday Sarah Shourd - one of three detained US hikers held since last July and accused of espionage, officials say.
2 hours ago Soldiers 'kept Afghan body parts'
A group of US soldiers murdered a number of Afghan civilians and took body parts as trophies, documents released by military officials suggest.
2 hours ago US pastor cancels Koran burning
US pastor Terry Jones cancels his Koran burning event, saying those behind an Islamic centre near New York's "Ground Zero" had agreed to relocate it.
2 hours ago Welfare bill 'to be cut by extra £4bn'
The government is planning to reduce the annual welfare bill by a further £4bn, Chancellor George Osborne tells the BBC.
6 hours ago Talk of The Town
Rebecca Hall is fast becoming one of Britain's leading actresses
6 hours ago Google revamps search system
Google launches a system for web links to appear and refresh as soon as characters are typed
6 hours ago Committee to examine MP phone-hacking claims
MPs have decided to hold a new inquiry into allegations that some of their phones were hacked by journalists at the News of the World.
6 hours ago Most expensive book up for sale
A rare copy of John James Audubon's Birds of America, billed as the world's most expensive book, is to go on sale at Sotheby's.
6 hours ago UK 'blind' to black female acts
The chair of the Mercury Prize claims that black British female artists are being ignored by the British public.
6 hours ago Apple lays App Store rules bare
Apple says that it will publish the guidelines it uses to determine which programs it sells in its App Store to appease critical developers.
6 hours ago Hospital boss summoned to inquest
The chief executive of an NHS trust appears at an inquest into an elderly patient's death after she was summoned by the coroner.
6 hours ago Cameron tribute to 'amazing dad'
David Cameron and his family pay tribute to their late father, saying he had "touched a lot of lives".
6 hours ago North East 'least resilient' area
Industrial areas in the North East and Midlands are least resilient to economic shocks, BBC-commissioned research suggests.
6 hours ago US exports near to two-year high
The US trade gap in July narrowed thanks to increased exports of large US-made items such as aircraft.
6 hours ago US marines recapture pirated ship
US Marines have boarded and seized a vessel hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia, navy officials say.
6 hours ago Suicide raid hits Somalia airport
A carload of suspected Islamist suicide bombers attack Mogadishu airport, killing soldiers and civilians, officials say.
6 hours ago Coroner opposes closure of unit
A decision to shut a pathology department will lead to a delay in post-mortems and the downgrading of a general hospital, claims a coroner.
6 hours ago £10,000 reward on teenager murder
Police are offering a £10,000 reward in their search for a man wanted in connection with the murder of a teenager in Cardiff.
6 hours ago Victim would not meet McGuinness
The son of a man killed in the Claudy bombings in 1972 says he does not believe Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness has told the whole truth.
6 hours ago Two seriously hurt in plane crash
Two men are seriously injured when they become trapped when their light aircraft crashes into a garden in Hampshire.
6 hours ago Wife murdered by cheating husband
A man who texted two lovers with messages of affection on the day he killed his wife of nearly 26 years is jailed for life.
6 hours ago Parker signs new deal at West Ham
Scott Parker signs a new contract with West Ham that will keep him at the club until 2014.