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Four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson previews the 2012 Olympics, with 100 days to go until the opening ceremony. (UK users only)

Didier Drogba gives Chelsea a precious lead to take to the Nou Camp for the Champions League semi-final second leg.

Chelsea 1-0 Barcelona

Pressure mounts on GB athletes Watch

Pressure mounts on GB athletes Watch

From cricketer to cage-fighter

Didier Drogba gives Chelsea a precious lead to take to the Nou Camp for the Champions League semi-final second leg.

Four-time Olympic champion Michael Johnson previews the 2012 Olympics, with 100 days to go until the opening ceremony. (UK users only)

Conservative MP for Daventry Chris Heaton-Harris is leading an adjournment debate on selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) in the NHS.

Prime Minister David Cameron acknowledged that it had been a "tough month" for him as opposition leader Ed Miliband branded the Budget an "omni-shambles".

Live text commentary as Chelsea defeat holders Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final at Stamford Bridge.

Didier Drogba gives Chelsea a surprise win over Barcelona as they move towards the Champions League final.

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MPs are debating legislation to bring in measures included in the 2012 Budget.

Conservative MP for Daventry Chris Heaton-Harris is leading an adjournment debate on selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) in the NHS.

MPs are debating amendments relating to the so-called pasty tax during the first day of committee stage.

MPs are debating legislation to bring in measures included in the 2012 Budget.

The man who killed 77 people in Norway last July tells an Oslo court there can be only two "just" outcomes to his trial - acquittal or the death penalty.

The official London Olympic motto is unveiled as events are held to mark 100 days to the 2012 Games opening ceremony.

Fuel tanker drivers' representatives reject a deal aimed at resolving the dispute over working conditions - but say they are not going on strike.

The man who killed 77 people in Norway last July tells an Oslo court there can be only two "just" outcomes to his trial - acquittal or the death penalty.

UK unemployment has fallen by 35,000 to 2.65 million, the first fall since last spring, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Fuel tanker drivers' representatives reject a deal aimed at resolving the dispute over working conditions - but say they are not going on strike.

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Usain Bolt wants to "amaze" the world at London 2012 by running 9.4 seconds for the 100m and 19 seconds for the 200m.

Live text commentary as Chelsea host holders Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.

MPs are debating amendments relating to the introduction of bank pay roll tax during the first day of committee stage

MPs are debating amendments relating to the so-called pasty tax during the first day of committee stage.

Fuel tanker drivers' representatives reject a deal aimed at resolving the dispute over working conditions - but say they are not going on strike.

What we currently call breast cancer should be thought of as 10 completely separate diseases, according to a study which has been described as a landmark moment for treatment.

UK unemployment has fallen by 35,000 to 2.65 million, the first fall since last spring, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Fuel tanker drivers' representatives reject a deal aimed at resolving the dispute over working conditions - but say they are not going on strike.

A British soldier dies from his injuries following a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan last week, the Ministry of Defence says.

UK unemployment has fallen by 35,000 to 2.65 million, the first fall since last spring, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Tanker drivers' representatives have rejected a deal aimed at averting strikes over working conditions.

Fuel tanker drivers' representatives reject a deal aimed at resolving the dispute over working conditions - but say they are not going on strike.

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The cast of thousands behind London Olympics

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Tanker drivers' representatives are likely to reject a deal with company bosses aimed at averting strikes in the fuel dispute, the BBC understands.

Tanker drivers' representatives have rejected a deal aimed at averting strikes over working conditions.

MPs are debating amendments relating income tax rates during the first day of committee stage

MPs are debating amendments relating to the introduction of bank pay roll tax during the first day of committee stage

Radical cleric Abu Qatada's deportation is thrown into doubt after the European Court of Human Rights said it had received a last-minute appeal.

Radical cleric Abu Qatada's deportation is thrown into doubt after the European Court of Human Rights said it had received a last-minute appeal, but the Home Secretary calls it a "delaying tactic".

The official London Olympic motto is unveiled as events are held to mark 100 days to the 2012 Games opening ceremony.

A British soldier dies from his injuries following a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan last week, the Ministry of Defence says.

Will ads at the Olympics encourage people to eat fast food?

The cast of thousands behind London Olympics

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The cast of thousands behind London Olympics

Will ads at the Olympics encourage people to eat fast food?

Radical cleric Abu Qatada cannot be deported yet from Britain, the European Court of Human Rights says, after an appeal was lodged.

Radical cleric Abu Qatada's deportation is thrown into doubt after the European Court of Human Rights said it had received a last-minute appeal.

The cast of thousands behind London Olympics

When was the Eiffel Tower due for demolition?

When was the Eiffel Tower due for demolition?

Will ads at the Olympics encourage people to eat fast food?

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Machines dispensing Lady Godivas and speckled hens

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Readers' responses to a Saudi princess’s call for change

Machines dispensing Lady Godivas and speckled hens

Obama's father features in files on UK's Kenya fears

Readers' responses to a Saudi princess’s call for change

UK unemployment has fallen by 35,000 to 2.65 million, the first fall since last spring, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The official London Olympic motto is unveiled as events are held to mark 100 days to the 2012 Games opening ceremony.

Machines dispensing Lady Godivas and speckled hens

When was the Eiffel Tower due for demolition?

Readers' responses to a Saudi princess’s call for change

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Why so many single fathers live in Las Vegas

Readers' responses to a Saudi princess’s call for change

Gilroy jailed for Pilley murder

A convicted murderer whose sentencing at the High Court in Edinburgh is the first in Britain to be filmed for broadcast on the same day, is jailed for life.

Fuel tanker dispute deal unlikely

Tanker drivers' representatives are likely to reject a deal with company bosses aimed at averting strikes in the fuel dispute, the BBC understands.

Anders Behring Breivik tells the prosecution at his Oslo trial to "ridicule me less" as he is questioned about the far-right network he says he belonged to.

The man who killed 77 people in Norway last July tells an Oslo court there can be only two "just" outcomes to his trial - acquittal or the death penalty.

UK unemployment has fallen by 35,000 to 2.65 million, the first fall since last spring, according to the Office for National Statistics.

A Libyan military commander is taking legal action against Jack Straw, to find out if the former foreign secretary signed papers allowing his rendition.

UK unemployment has fallen by 35,000 to 2.65 million, the first fall since last spring, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Radical cleric Abu Qatada cannot be deported yet from Britain, the European Court of Human Rights says, after an appeal was lodged.

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A Libyan military commander is taking legal action against Jack Straw, to find out if the former foreign secretary signed papers allowing his rendition.

UK unemployment has fallen by 35,000 to 2.65 million, the first fall since last spring, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Four files relating to alleged offences committed by journalists have been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service to consider if charges can be brought.

A Libyan military commander is taking legal action against Jack Straw, to find out if the former foreign secretary signed papers allowing his rendition.

Readers responses to a Saudi princess’s call for change

Readers' responses to a Saudi princess’s call for change

The deadline approaches for new web tracking rules

Readers responses to a Saudi princess’s call for change

Labour MP Keith Vaz is introducing his Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks) Bill

MPs are debating amendments relating income tax rates during the first day of committee stage

Prime Minister David Cameron is holding his weekly question session with MPs

Labour MP Keith Vaz is introducing his Diabetes Prevention (Soft Drinks) Bill

Four files relating to alleged offences committed by journalists have been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service to consider if charges can be brought.

A convicted murderer whose sentencing at the High Court in Edinburgh is the first in Britain to be filmed for broadcast on the same day, is jailed for life.

A convicted murderer whose sentencing at the High Court in Edinburgh is the first in Britain to be filmed for broadcast on the same day, is jailed for life.

A Libyan military commander is taking legal action against Jack Straw, to find out if the former foreign secretary signed papers allowing his rendition.

A Libyan military commander is taking legal action against Jack Straw, to find out if the former foreign secretary signed papers allowing his rendition.

Four files relating to alleged offences committed by journalists have been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service to consider if charges can be brought.

Olympics people in numbers

The cast of thousands behind London Olympics

MPs are putting questions to the Scotland Secretary, Michael Moore, and his ministerial team

Prime Minister David Cameron is holding his weekly question session with MPs

A bid by peers to stop the government abolishing face-to-face advice on legal aid has been overturned in the Commons.

MPs are putting questions to the Scotland Secretary, Michael Moore, and his ministerial team

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Cookie crunch

Why so many single fathers live in Las Vegas

The deadline approaches for new web tracking rules

Secret history

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Obama's father features in files on UK's Kenya fears

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Press focuses on savers' misery

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An Edinburgh man who murdered a colleague after she ended their affair is sentenced to life in prison.

A Libyan military commander is taking legal action against Jack Straw, to find out if the former foreign secretary signed papers allowing his rendition.

A Libyan military commander is taking legal action against Jack Straw, to find out if the former foreign secretary signed papers allowing his rendition.

UK unemployment has fallen by 35,000 to 2.65 million, the first fall since last spring, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Phone hacking charges considered

Four files relating to alleged offences committed by journalists have been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service to consider if charges can be brought.

UK unemployment has fallen by 35,000 to 2.65 million, the first fall since last spring, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Four files relating to alleged offences committed by journalists have been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service to consider if charges can be brought.

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The government should explore ways to help pensioners whose retirement income has been undermined by low interest rates, MPs say.

MPs have overturned all the changes the House of Lords made to the government's proposals to cut legal aid in England and Wales.

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to travel abroad for the first time in 24 years, suggesting she has growing confidence in the country's reforms.

The government should explore ways to help pensioners whose retirement income has been undermined by low interest rates, MPs say.

The government should explore ways to help pensioners whose retirement income has been undermined by low interest rates, MPs say.

MPs have overturned all the changes the House of Lords made to the government's proposals to cut legal aid in England and Wales.

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to travel abroad for the first time in 24 years when she visits Norway in June, an official says.

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to travel abroad for the first time in 24 years, suggesting she has growing confidence in the country's reforms.

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to travel abroad for the first time in 24 years when she visits Norway in June, an official says.

UK unemployment has fallen by 35,000 to 2.65 million, the first fall since last spring, according to the Office for National Statistics.

UK unemployment has fallen by 35,000 to 2.65 million, the first fall since last spring, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to travel abroad for the first time in 24 years when she visits Norway in June, an official says.

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The government should explore ways to help pensioners whose retirement income has been undermined by low interest rates, MPs say.

UK unemployment has fallen by 35,000 to 2.65 million, the first fall since last spring, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Secret files on British colonial rule - once thought lost - have been released by the government, one year after they came to light.

The government should explore ways to help pensioners whose retirement income has been undermined by low interest rates, MPs say.

The cross-examination of Anders Behring Breivik, who has admitted killing 77 people in two attacks in Norway last July, resumes in Oslo.

Anders Behring Breivik tells the prosecution at his Oslo trial to "ridicule me less" as he is questioned about the far-right network he says he belonged to.

Events are marking 100 days to the 2012 Games opening ceremony, with a giant set of Olympic rings made up of 25,000 flowers being revealed at Kew Gardens.

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to travel abroad for the first time in 24 years when she visits Norway in June, an official says.

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MPs have overturned all the changes the House of Lords made to the government's proposals to cut legal aid in England and Wales.

Secret files on British colonial rule - once thought lost - have been released by the government, one year after they came to light.

Tesco unveils details of a plan to invest £1bn to try to improve its UK business, as it announces a 5.3% rise in profits in the past financial year.

Events are marking 100 days to the 2012 Games opening ceremony, with a giant set of Olympic rings made up of 25,000 flowers being revealed at Kew Gardens.

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Tesco announces annual profits of £3.8bn up 5.3% and promises to accelerate the overhaul of its UK business.

Tesco unveils details of a plan to invest £1bn to try to improve its UK business, as it announces a 5.3% rise in profits in the past financial year.

The government should explore ways to help pensioners whose retirement income has been undermined by low interest rates, MPs say.

Tesco announces annual profits of £3.8bn up 5.3% and promises to accelerate the overhaul of its UK business.

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MPs have overturned all the changes the House of Lords made to the government's proposals to cut legal aid in England and Wales.

The government should explore ways to help pensioners whose retirement income has been undermined by low interest rates, MPs say.

Secret files on British colonial rule - once thought lost - have been released by the government, one year after they came to light.

MPs have overturned all the changes the House of Lords made to the government's proposals to cut legal aid in England and Wales.

Mikele Leigertwood is the hero as his late goal secures Reading's promotion back to the Premier League.

Usain Bolt wants to "amaze" the world at London 2012 by running 9.4 seconds for the 100m and 19 seconds for the 200m.

The government should explore ways to help pensioners whose retirement income has been undermined by low interest rates, MPs say.

A Libyan military commander is taking legal action against Jack Straw, to find out if the ex-foreign secretary signed papers allowing his rendition.

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Radical cleric Abu Qatada can be deported to Jordan after assurances were obtained that he will get a fair trial, the home secretary has told MPs.

The government should explore ways to help pensioners whose retirement income has been undermined by low interest rates, MPs say.

Radical cleric Abu Qatada can be deported to Jordan after assurances were obtained that he will get a fair trial, the home secretary has told MPs.

The government should explore ways to help pensioners whose retirement income has been undermined by low interest rates, MPs say.

The man who killed 77 people in Norway last July boasts of carrying out a "spectacular attack", and says he should be acquitted.

Radical cleric Abu Qatada can be deported to Jordan after assurances were obtained that he will get a fair trial, the home secretary has told MPs.

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MPs have overturned all the changes the House of Lords made to the government's proposals to cut legal aid in England and Wales.

MPs have overturned all the changes the House of Lords made to the government's proposals to cut legal aid in England and Wales.

Secret files on British colonial rule - once thought lost - have been released by the government, one year after they came to light.