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A Nato serviceman is injured in an incident involving a vehicle at the main UK base in Afghanistan, during a visit by US defence chief Leon Panetta.

The American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians on Sunday is taken out of the country, as the US defence secretary visits Afghanistan.

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Bionics could connect wirelessly with the nervous system and feel

Starbucks wants to know your name. Will you tell them?

Ten years, $900m, one verdict - is the ICC worth it?

Bionics could connect wirelessly with the nervous system and feel

But when exactly did 'love' come into it?

Ten years, $900m, one verdict - is the ICC worth it?

Chelsea defeat Napoli after extra time and Real Madrid knock out CSKA Moscow in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Branislav Ivanovic scores an extra-time winner as Chelsea overcome Napoli to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.

Real Madrid 4-1 CSKA Moscow (agg 5-2)

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Live text commentary as Chelsea versus Napoli goes into extra time after Real Madrid knock out CSKA Moscow in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Chelsea defeat Napoli after extra time and Real Madrid knock out CSKA Moscow in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Chelsea look to overcome a two-goal deficit against Napoli, and Real Madrid host CSKA Moscow in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Live text commentary as Chelsea versus Napoli goes into extra time after Real Madrid knock out CSKA Moscow in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Can Goldman Sachs become servant rather than master?

Electric car start-up test driven by Google and Microsoft

Ten years, $900m, one verdict - is the ICC worth it?

Can Goldman Sachs become servant rather than master?

But when exactly did 'love' come into it?

Ten years, $900m, one verdict - is the ICC worth it?

You put freemason Nigel Brown on the spot

But when exactly did 'love' come into it?

The impact of water contamination on a Cornish town

You put freemason Nigel Brown on the spot

Ex-beauty queen champions Afghan legal change

The impact of water contamination on a Cornish town

England's chief schools inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw says progress on literacy has stalled and England is being overtaken by other leading nations.

The Fitch credit ratings agency has joined Moody's and put the UK's top AAA rating on "negative outlook".

Goldman Sachs' boss has refuted claims by a former employee that its environment is "toxic and destructive".

England's chief schools inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw says progress on literacy has stalled and England is being overtaken by other leading nations.

David Cameron and Barack Obama stress progress is being made in Afghanistan and pledge to complete the mission, at a joint White House press conference.

England's chief schools inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw says progress on literacy has stalled and England is being overtaken by other leading nations.

UK unemployment has risen by 28,000 to 2.67 million, according to latest figures, which the government says show signs of "stabilising".

Goldman Sachs' boss has refuted claims by a former employee that its environment is "toxic and destructive".

Finian's Rainbow wins the Queen Mother Champion Chase for record-breaking trainer Nicky Henderson at the Cheltenham Festival.

Chelsea look to overcome a two-goal deficit against Napoli, and Real Madrid host CSKA Moscow in the last 16 of the Champions League.

Eleanor Laing, Conservative MP for Epping Forest, is introducing the adjournment debate on control of dangerous dogs.

Nick Clegg and Harriet Harman have clashed over the latest unemployment figures and the government's NHS reforms.

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Premier League boss in Fifa rant

But when exactly did 'love' come into it?

Ten years, $900m, one verdict - is the ICC worth it?

The impact of water contamination on a Cornish town

But when exactly did 'love' come into it?

How the pineapple will be used to calculate the cost of living

You put freemason Nigel Brown on the spot

Ex-beauty queen champions Afghan legal change

The impact of water contamination on a Cornish town

Should George Osborne borrow for 100 years?

Ex-beauty queen champions Afghan legal change

A truck drives onto the runway at the main British military base in Afghanistan and bursts into flames as the US defence secretary arrives, sources say.

A member of Nato forces is hurt when a stolen truck is driven onto the runway at the main British military base in Afghanistan, as the US defence secretary arrived.

Finian's Rainbow wins the Queen Mother's Champion Chase for record-breaking trainer Nicky Henderson at the Cheltenham Festival.

Finian's Rainbow wins the Queen Mother Champion Chase for record-breaking trainer Nicky Henderson at the Cheltenham Festival.

Eleanor Laing, MP for Epping Forest, is introducing the adjournment debate on control of dangerous dogs.

Eleanor Laing, Conservative MP for Epping Forest, is introducing the adjournment debate on control of dangerous dogs.

UK unemployment has risen by 28,000 to 2.67 million, according to latest figures, which the government says show signs of "stabilising".

Former News of the World chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck is arrested for a second time by police investigating phone hacking, in connection with suspected intimidation of a witness.

Police probing phone hacking arrest a former News of the World journalist in connection with suspected intimidation of a witness.

David Cameron and Barack Obama stress progress is being made in Afghanistan and pledge to complete the mission, at a joint White House press conference.

David Cameron and Barack Obama stress progress is being made in Afghanistan and pledge to complete the mission, at a joint White House press conference.

UK unemployment has risen by 28,000 to 2.67 million, according to latest figures, which the government says show signs of "stabilising".

Finian's Rainbow wins the Queen Mother Champion Chase in the feature race on day two at the Cheltenham Festival.

Finian's Rainbow wins the Queen Mother's Champion Chase for record-breaking trainer Nicky Henderson at the Cheltenham Festival.

MPs are considering the third reading of the Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill, which proposes giving the government powers to reduce water bills in certain regions.

Eleanor Laing, MP for Epping Forest, is introducing the adjournment debate on control of dangerous dogs.

But when exactly did 'love' come into it?

Can Goldman Sachs become servant rather than master?

Starbucks wants to know your name. Will you tell them?

But when exactly did 'love' come into it?

How the pineapple will be used to calculate the cost of living

Starbucks wants to know your name. Will you tell them?

Can Goldman Sachs become servant rather than master?

The impact of water contamination on a Cornish town

The impact of water contamination on a Cornish town

How the pineapple will be used to calculate the cost of living

"Real progress" is being made in Afghanistan and international forces will move to a support role from 2013, say Barack Obama and David Cameron.

David Cameron and Barack Obama stress progress is being made in Afghanistan and pledge to complete the mission, at a joint White House press conference.

James Murdoch writes to MPs to say he accepts responsibility over not uncovering "wrongdoing sooner" over the phone-hacking scandal at News International - but denies misleading them.

A former News of the World journalist is arrested in connection with suspected intimidation of a witness.

A truck drives onto the runway at the main British military base in Afghanistan and bursts into flames, as US defence secretary arrives.

A truck drives onto the runway at the main British military base in Afghanistan and bursts into flames as the US defence secretary arrives, sources say.

A vehicle drives onto the runway at the main British military base in Afghanistan and burst into flames, reports say.

A truck drives onto the runway at the main British military base in Afghanistan and bursts into flames, as US defence secretary arrives.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama are setting out details of their talks about Afghanistan, Iran and Syria in a joint press conference.

"Real progress" is being made in Afghanistan and international forces will move to a support role from 2013, say Barack Obama and David Cameron.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama are setting out details of their talks about Afghanistan, Iran and Syria in a joint press conference.

James Murdoch writes to MPs to say he accepts responsibility over not uncovering "wrongdoing sooner" over the phone-hacking scandal at News International - but denies misleading them.

The water authority responsible for poisoning a Cornish town's water supply was "gambling with as many as 20,000 lives", a coroner says.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama are setting out details of their talks about Afghanistan, Iran and Syria in a joint press conference.

MPs are considering in committee the Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill, which proposes giving the government powers to reduce water bills in certain regions.

MPs are considering the third reading of the Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill, which proposes giving the government powers to reduce water bills in certain regions.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron gets a 19-gun salute as he arrives at the White House for talks with US President Barack Obama.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama are setting out details of their talks about Afghanistan, Iran and Syria in a joint press conference.

A car drives onto the runway at the main British military base in Afghanistan and burst into flames, reports say.

A vehicle drives onto the runway at the main British military base in Afghanistan and burst into flames, reports say.

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UK unemployment has risen by 28,000 to 2.67 million, according to latest figures, which the government says show signs of "stabilising".

A car drives onto the runway at the main British military base in Afghanistan and burst into flames, reports say.

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The water authority responsible for poisoning a Cornish town's water supply was "gambling with as many as 20,000 lives", a coroner says.

UK unemployment has risen by 28,000 to 2.67 million, according to latest figures, which the government says show signs of "stabilising".

The International Criminal Court finds Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers - the court's first verdict.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron gets a 19-gun salute as he arrives at the White House for talks with US President Barack Obama.

A union rejects a London Underground pay offer of £850 for engineering staff to work during the Olympic Games, due to "unacceptable conditions".

The water authority responsible for poisoning a Cornish town's water supply was "gambling with as many as 20,000 lives", a coroner says.

Ex-beauty queen champions Afghan legal change

The impact of water contamination on a Cornish town

Should George Osborne borrow for 100 years?

Ex-beauty queen champions Afghan legal change

If there is military intervention - what might it be?

Should George Osborne borrow for 100 years?

Finian's Rainbow beats favourite Sizing Europe in the Queen Mother Champion Chase in day two's big race.

Finian's Rainbow wins the Queen Mother Champion Chase in the feature race on day two at the Cheltenham Festival.

Trainer Nicky Henderson breaks winners record, ahead of the Queen Mother Champion Chase on day two.

Finian's Rainbow beats favourite Sizing Europe in the Queen Mother Champion Chase in day two's big race.

At least 28 people - including 22 children - die when a Belgian coach crashes in a road tunnel in Switzerland, police say.

People in Belgium are in mourning following the death of 28 people, including 22 children, in a coach crash in Switzerland.

A union rejects a London Underground pay offer of £850 for engineering staff to work during the Olympic Games, due to "unacceptable conditions" attached to the deal.

A union rejects a London Underground pay offer of £850 for engineering staff to work during the Olympic Games, due to "unacceptable conditions".

Chelmsford, Perth and St Asaph are to be awarded 'city status' after winning a competition to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

A union rejects a London Underground pay offer of £850 for engineering staff to work during the Olympic Games, due to "unacceptable conditions" attached to the deal.

MPs are considering the Committee Stage of the Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill.

MPs are considering in committee the Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill, which proposes giving the government powers to reduce water bills in certain regions.

Ex-beauty queen champions Afghan legal change

Bionics could connect wirelessly with the nervous system and feel

Should George Osborne borrow for 100 years?

Ex-beauty queen champions Afghan legal change

How the author's literary career began amid Parliamentary tumult

Should George Osborne borrow for 100 years?

Prime Minister's Questions Live

Police assaulted boy with autism

Labour MP Kerry McCarthy is proposing a bill to reduce food waste.

MPs are considering the Committee Stage of the Water Industry (Financial Assistance) Bill.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will stand in for David Cameron, who is in the United States, at PMQs.

Labour MP Kerry McCarthy is proposing a bill to reduce food waste.

Pressure from animal rights activists on airlines and shipping companies is reducing the number of animals being brought into Britain for research, meaning people will "suffer and die", scientists warn.

The water authority responsible for poisoning a Cornish town's water supply was "gambling with as many as 20,000 lives", a coroner says.

All the action as it happens from day two of the centrepiece of the jump racing calendar, with the feature race the Queen Mother Champion Chase.

The Queen Mother Champion Chase will be the feature race on day two at the Cheltenham Festival.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says Carlos Tevez could make his first-team return against Chelsea next week.

All the action as it happens from day two of the centrepiece of the jump racing calendar, with the feature race the Queen Mother Champion Chase.

How the pineapple will be used to calculate the cost of living

Starbucks wants to know your name. Will you tell them?

How the author's literary career began amid Parliamentary tumult

How the pineapple will be used to calculate the cost of living

If there is military intervention - what might it be?

How the author's literary career began amid Parliamentary tumult

Can the precious metal calm financial markets?

If there is military intervention - what might it be?

International Development ministers are answering questions from MPs.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will stand in for David Cameron, who is in the United States, at PMQs.

Chelmsford, Perth and St Asaph are to be awarded 'city status' after winning a competition to mark the Diamond Jubilee.

Chelmsford, Perth and St Asaph are to be awarded 'city status' after winning a competition to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

UK unemployment has risen by 28,000 to 2.67 million, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

UK unemployment has risen by 28,000 to 2.67 million, latest official figures show, prompting the government to say the situation is "stabilising".

Police assaulted boy with autism

Prime Minister's Questions Live

A rescue mission which ended in the deaths of a British and Italian hostage was the "best chance" to rescue the two men alive, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has told the House of Commons.

International Development ministers are answering questions from MPs.

Steven Gerrard says Liverpool must use their victory over Everton to end the inconsistency that has plagued their season.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says Carlos Tevez could make his first-team return against Chelsea next week.

Scientists warn on animal imports

Pressure from animal rights activists on airlines and shipping companies is reducing the number of animals being brought into Britain for research, meaning people will "suffer and die", scientists warn.

Pressure from animal rights activists on airlines and shipping companies is reducing the number of animals being brought into Britain for research, meaning people will "suffer and die", scientists warn.

UK unemployment has risen by 28,000 to 2.67 million, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

UK unemployment has risen by 28,000 to 2.67 million, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Pressure from animal rights activists on airlines and shipping companies is reducing the number of animals being brought into Britain for research, meaning people will "suffer and die", scientists warn.

If there is military intervention - what might it be?

Should George Osborne borrow for 100 years?

Can the precious metal calm financial markets?

If there is military intervention - what might it be?

What next year's changes will mean for your budget

Can the precious metal calm financial markets?

Brooks arrest puts PM's relationships in spotlight

What next year's changes will mean for your budget

Pressure from animal rights activists on airlines and shipping companies is reducing the number of animals being brought into Britain for research, meaning peolpe will "suffer and die", scientists warn.

Pressure from animal rights activists on airlines and shipping companies is reducing the number of animals being brought into Britain for research, meaning people will "suffer and die", scientists warn.

If there is military intervention - what might it be?

Ex-beauty queen champions Afghan legal change

Ex-beauty queen champions Afghan legal change

If there is military intervention - what might it be?

The government is considering issuing a new "super" long-term bond which it hopes will cut the UK's interest payments for years.

The International Criminal Court finds Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers - the court's first verdict.

The International Criminal Court finds Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers - the court's first verdict.

Chelmsford, Perth and St Asaph are to be awarded 'city status' after winning a competition to mark the Diamond Jubilee.

Rick Santorum wins the Alabama and Mississippi Republican primaries, US media say, as front-runner Mitt Romney falls to third place in both states.

The International Criminal Court finds Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers - the court's first verdict.

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UK Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama will discuss Syria and Afghanistan when they meet at the White House.

Leading scientists warn pressure from animal rights activists is reducing the number of animals being brought into Britain for research.

Using CS gas to disperse troublemakers during outbreaks of disorder is to be considered by the Metropolitan Police, a Scotland Yard review says.

UK unemployment has risen by 28,000 to 2.67 million, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Sizing tops Champion Chase field

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Steven Gerrard marks his 400th Premier League game with a hat-trick as Liverpool beat Everton in the Merseyside derby at Anfield.

Steven Gerrard says Liverpool must use their victory over Everton to end the inconsistency that has plagued their season.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama will discuss Syria and Afghanistan when they meet at the White House.

At least 28 people - including 22 children - die when a Belgian coach crashes in a road tunnel in Switzerland, police say.

PM urges peaceful change in Syria

UK Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama will discuss Syria and Afghanistan when they meet at the White House.

Many children die in Swiss crash

At least 28 people - including 22 children - die when a Belgian coach crashes in a road tunnel in Switzerland, police say.

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The government is considering issuing a new "super" long-term bond which it hopes will cut the UK's interest payments for years.

Using CS gas to disperse troublemakers during outbreaks of disorder is to be considered by the Metropolitan Police, a Scotland Yard review says.

Using CS gas to disperse troublemakers during outbreaks of disorder is to be considered by the Metropolitan Police, a Scotland Yard review says.

The government is considering issuing a new "super" long-term bond which it hopes will cut the UK's interest payments for years.

At least 28 people - including 22 children - die in a bus crash in Switzerland, media reports say.

At least 28 people - including 22 children - die in when a Belgian coach crashes in a road tunnel in Switzerland, police say.

Switzerland bus crash 'kills 28'

At least 28 people - including 22 children - die in a bus crash in Switzerland, media reports say.

CS gas use 'could tackle rioters'

Using CS gas to disperse troublemakers during outbreaks of disorder is to be considered by the Metropolitan Police, a Scotland Yard review says.

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Detainees in Syria's prisons are routinely and systematically tortured in what amounts to crimes against humanity, says Amnesty International.

Using CS gas to disperse troublemakers during outbreaks of disorder is to be considered by the Metropolitan Police, a Scotland Yard review says.

Households owed smaller amounts in 2011 than the previous year but faced a "tide" of difficulties in paying back these debts, a report suggests.

Rick Santorum wins the Alabama and Mississippi Republican primaries, US media say, as front-runner Mitt Romney falls to third place in both states.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron says he wants peaceful transition of power in Syria, not revolution, ahead of talks with US President Barack Obama.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron says he wants a peaceful transition of power in Syria, not revolution, ahead of talks with US President Barack Obama.

David Cameron says the public "want an endgame" to the war in Afghanistan ahead of talks with US President Barack Obama about the conflict.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron says he wants peaceful transition of power in Syria, not revolution, ahead of talks with US President Barack Obama.

The International Criminal Court is set to deliver its first ever verdict, in the case of DR Congo's Thomas Lubanga. accused of using child soldiers.

Using CS gas to disperse troublemakers during outbreaks of disorder is to be considered by the Metropolitan Police, a Scotland Yard review says.

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Former News International chief Rebekah Brooks and five others are released on bail after being arrested in connection with phone-hacking allegations.

The government is considering issuing a new "super" long-term bond which it hopes will cut the UK's interest payments for years.

The government is considering issuing a new "super" long-term bond which it hopes will cut the UK's interest payments for years.

The International Criminal Court is set to deliver its first ever verdict, in the case of DR Congo's Thomas Lubanga. accused of using child soldiers.

A Commons motion by rebel Lib Dem MPs calling for the government to drop plans to overhaul the way the NHS is run in England has been defeated.

Households owed smaller amounts in 2011 than the previous year but faced a "tide" of difficulties in paying back these debts, a report suggests.

A Commons motion by rebel Lib Dem MPs calling for the government to drop plans to overhaul the way the NHS is run in England has been defeated.

Detainees in Syria's prisons are routinely and systematically tortured in what amounts to crimes against humanity, says Amnesty International.

Cheryl Cole is suing Now magazine's publishers over a story which claimed she was involved in a "secret romance" with rapper MC Harvey.

A Commons motion by rebel Lib Dem MPs calling for the government to drop plans to overhaul the way the NHS is run in England has been defeated.