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Vettel on pole ahead of Hamilton

Match of the Day Live

Cristiano Ronaldo scores the winner as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 to go seven points clear at the top of La Liga.

Adel Taarabt scores a match-winning free-kick and is then sent off as QPR boost their survival hopes and dent Tottenham's Champions League ambitions.

Live text commentary of el Clasico, as Barcelona look to close the gap on Spanish league leaders Real Madrid.

Cristiano Ronaldo scores the winner as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 to go seven points clear at the top of La Liga.

Live text commentary as 10-man QPR beat Tottenham in the Premier League, while there are also wins for Newcastle, Blackburn and Fulham.

Live text commentary of el Clasico, as Barcelona look to close the gap on Spanish league leaders Real Madrid.

Barcelona v Real Madrid Live

QPR 1-0 Tottenham

Barcelona v Real Madrid Live

Hendry makes Crucible 147 break

Hendry makes Crucible 147 break

Live Snooker - Higgins v Liang Live

Chancellor George Osborne tells the BBC he wants to work with charities and donors to ensure Budget changes do not hit charities' income.

A man is found dead in Bahrain after overnight protests ahead of Sunday's Grand Prix - opposition activists say he was killed by the security forces.

A man is found dead in Bahrain after overnight protests ahead of Sunday's Grand Prix - opposition activists say he was killed by the security forces.

Disabled rights campaigner Lord Ashley of Stoke dies at the age of 89 after a short battle with pneumonia.

Live text commentary of a crucial afternoon in the Premier League where there are wins for Newcastle, Blackburn and Fulham.

Live text commentary of QPR v Tottenham in a crucial afternoon in the Premier League where there are wins for Newcastle, Blackburn and Fulham.

Vettel on pole ahead of Hamilton

Live video - Bahrain GP qualifying highlights Live

Cedella Marley on having the coolest father at school

Famous Vienna street renamed over anti-Semite controversy

Writer Peter Ackroyd on time, terrain and the shadows of London

Cedella Marley on having the coolest father at school

Three-week challenge

Unseen powers Watch

Paralysed woman to tackle marathon with help of 'robot legs'

Writer Peter Ackroyd on time, terrain and the shadows of London

Dark allegations in China's Bo Xilai scandal

Paralysed woman to tackle marathon with help of 'robot legs'

A dog can be best man at a wedding, and other snippets

Dark allegations in China's Bo Xilai scandal

Brooklyn court hears claims of UK links to bomb plot

A dog can be best man at a wedding, and other snippets

Air crash investigators comb the wreckage of a passenger jet that crashed near the Pakistani capital Islamabad, killing all 127 people on board.

The Security Council votes to increase the number of UN observers in Syria to 300 for three months, as monitors on the ground visit restive Homs.

• Devastation and chaos after crash
• Footage from crash scene Watch
• 'Flames all over the place' Watch
• In pictures: Pakistan plane crash

A man is shot dead in Bahrain during overnight protests ahead of Sunday's F1 Grand Prix, opposition activists say.

A man is found dead in Bahrain after overnight protests ahead of Sunday's Grand Prix - opposition activists say he was killed by the security forces.

Why presidential hopefuls recall France's glorious past

Paralysed woman to tackle marathon with help of 'robot legs'

Why presidential hopefuls recall France's glorious past

Cedella Marley on having the coolest father at school

Cedella Marley on having the coolest father at school

Writer Peter Ackroyd on time, terrain and the shadows of London

Writer Peter Ackroyd on time, terrain and the shadows of London

Queen's 86th birthday marked with 21-gun salutes around UK

Dark allegations in China's Bo Xilai scandal

Why presidential hopefuls recall France's glorious past

Berber beats Watch

'They tortured me'

Singing to fight West's ignorance and rediscover African roots

Dark allegations in China's Bo Xilai scandal

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel takes his first pole position of 2012 for the Bahrain Grand Prix, with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton second.

Live text commentary as Arsenal play Chelsea in the day's first top-flight match, before a crucial afternoon at the bottom of the table.

Motorsport boss backs Bahrain GP

Football League Live

Football League Live

Vettel on pole ahead of Hamilton

Why presidential hopefuls recall France's glorious past

Tireless crusader for the rights of the UK's underprivileged

Dark allegations in China's Bo Xilai scandal

Why presidential hopefuls recall France's glorious past

Singing to fight West's ignorance and rediscover African roots

Cedella Marley on having the coolest father at school

Norwegians find it hard to avoid blanket coverage of Breivik trial

Dark allegations in China's Bo Xilai scandal

10 things

Berber beats Watch

A dog can be best man at a wedding, and other snippets

Singing to fight West's ignorance and rediscover African roots

Brooklyn court hears claims of UK links to bomb plot

A dog can be best man at a wedding, and other snippets

Breivik description of Norway massacre scrutinised

Brooklyn court hears claims of UK links to bomb plot

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton is fastest after the second qualifying session at the Bahrain Grand Prix, with Michael Shumacher out in Q1.

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel takes his first pole position of 2012 for the Bahrain Grand Prix, with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton second.

Harry The Viking primed for Ayr

Live video - Football Focus Live

• Bahrain struggles to get Grand Prix back on track
• Rosberg heads Vettel in practice BBC Sport

Lawro's Premier League predictions

Live Snooker - Higgins v Liang Live

Mercedes' Nico Rosberg is fastest ahead of Sebastian Vettel in the third practice session of the Bahrain GP.

Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg is fastest in third practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Qualifying begins at 1200 BST.

Author Peter Ackroyd on his work and fascination with London

Writer Peter Ackroyd on time, terrain and the shadows of London

'Protester shot dead' in Bahrain

A man is shot dead in Bahrain during overnight protests ahead of Sunday's F1 Grand Prix, opposition activists say.

Baltacha to start GB Fed Cup bid

Live Snooker - Higgins v Liang Live

Live Snooker - Higgins v Liang Live

Harry The Viking primed for Ayr

Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg is fastest in the third practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Qualifying begins at 1200 BST.

Mercedes' Nico Rosberg is fastest ahead of Sebastian Vettel in the third practice session of the Bahrain GP.

The third practice session is under way for the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sakhir, with Nico Rosberg fastest on Friday.

Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg is fastest in the third practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Qualifying begins at 1200 BST.

Williams 'hates' Crucible Theatre

Live Snooker - Higgins v Wenbo Live

The chancellor is criticised by some Conservative backbenchers and Labour after announcing Britain is to commit another £10bn to the IMF.

Chancellor George Osborne tells the BBC he wants to work with charities and donors to ensure Budget changes do not hit charities' income.

The chancellor is criticised by some Conservative backbenchers and Labour after announcing Britain is to commit another £10bn to the IMF.

Air crash investigators comb the wreckage of a Boeing 737 passenger jet that crashed near the Pakistani capital Islamabad, killing all 127 people on board.

Air crash investigators comb the wreckage of a Boeing 737 passenger jet that crashed near the Pakistani capital Islamabad, killing all 127 people on board.

The chancellor is criticised by some Conservative backbenchers and Labour after announcing Britain is to commit another £10bn to the IMF.

A dog can be best man at a wedding, and other snippets

Author Peter Ackroyd on his work and fascination with London

If the rich stop giving to the arts, will we all end up paying?

A dog can be best man at a wedding, and other snippets

Pakistan mourns the victims of a plane crash in a residential area near Islamabad airport - with officials saying all 127 on board died.

Air crash investigators comb the wreckage of a Boeing 737 passenger jet that crashed near the Pakistani capital Islamabad, killing all 127 people on board.

Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa rules out cancelling the weekend's grand prix despite violent protests.

Nico Rosberg was fastest in Friday practice with action resuming at the Bahrain International Circuit at 0900 BST.

Pakistan begins mourning the victims of a plane crash in a residential area near Islamabad airport - all 127 on board are believed to have died.

The chancellor is criticised by some Conservative backbenchers and Labour after announcing Britain is to commit another £10bn to the IMF.

The IMF says it has pledges for $430bn (£247bn) of the extra funds it was seeking to help economies in trouble - including just under $15bn from the UK.

Pakistan begins mourning the victims of a plane crash in a residential area near Islamabad airport - all 127 on board are believed to have died.

Two British twins, who were 16 when they allegedly defrauded investors out of $1.2m via a bogus stock-picking robot, face charges in the US.

Opposition supporters in Bahrain attend a mass protest demanding an end to the crackdown on dissent and the cancellation of Sunday's Grand Prix.

Singing to fight West's ignorance and rediscover African roots

Dark allegations in China's Bo Xilai scandal

A dog can be best man at a wedding, and other snippets

Singing to fight West's ignorance and rediscover African roots

Norwegians find it hard to avoid blanket coverage of Breivik trial

A dog can be best man at a wedding, and other snippets

If the rich stop giving to the arts, will we all end up paying?

Norwegians find it hard to avoid blanket coverage of Breivik trial

Brooklyn court hears claims of UK links to bomb plot

If the rich stop giving to the arts, will we all end up paying?

Will "improper" meanings of words take over?

Brooklyn court hears claims of UK links to bomb plot

Hunter Moore: The 'most hated man on the internet'

Brooklyn court hears claims of UK links to bomb plot

Hunter Moore: The 'most hated man on the internet'

Why presidential hopefuls recall France's glorious past

The 30-ft puppets taking over a city

Singing to fight West's ignorance and rediscover African roots

Five things the supermarket giant got wrong

A dog can be best man at a wedding, and other snippets

What does 'Luddite' really mean - and are you one?

Norwegians find it hard to avoid blanket coverage of Breivik trial

Peston on the bank executives facing pressure over pay

If the rich stop giving to the arts, will we all end up paying?

Stars dazzle at Avengers UK premiere Newsbeat

Hunter Moore: The 'most hated man on the internet'

Opposition supporters in Bahrain attend a mass protest demanding an end to the crackdown on dissent and the cancellation of Sunday's Grand Prix.

Two British twins, who were 16 when they allegedly defrauded investors out of $1.2m via a bogus stock-picking robot, face charges in the US.

Government plans to cull badgers in England are to to be reviewed in the High Court following a legal challenge by the Badger Trust.

Opposition supporters in Bahrain attend a mass protest demanding an end to the crackdown on dissent and the cancellation of Sunday's Grand Prix.

Sheffield United and Wales footballer Ched Evans is jailed for five years for raping a 19-year-old woman, while another player, Clayton McDonald, is cleared.

Government plans to cull badgers in England are to to be reviewed in the High Court following a legal challenge by the Badger Trust.