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- SNP stuns Labour in Glasgow East
The SNP pulls off a stunning victory, winning one of Labour's safest seats by just a few hundred votes.
- Lifestyle 'should hit' IVF access
Almost half of fertility experts say access to IVF should be conditional, a poll of international experts finds.
- Painter fined for smoking in van
A painter and decorator says he is fuming after being handed an on-the-spot fine for smoking in his own private van.
- Loch Fyne wages 'below minimum'
Staff at the ethical restaurant chain Loch Fyne are being paid less than half the national minimum wage, the BBC finds.
- UK troops receive bravery awards
Dozens of soldiers and marines serving with UK forces in Afghanistan and Iraq receive bravery awards.
- HIV drugs 'add 13 years of life'
Life expectancy for people with HIV increases by 13 years on average since the late 1990s, survey finds.
- Fears for wedding gift list firm
Wedding gift firm Wrapit says it is having financial problems, amid fears that brides and grooms will not get their presents.
- UK climber 'missing in Pakistan'
A British mountaineer goes missing in northern Pakistan after attempting to climb a 20,000ft (6,096m) summit.
- Fire crews tackle warehouse blaze
Firefighters are battling a large fire which has broken out at a warehouse in Melton Mowbray.
- Oops - drilled Chinese vase 'only' fetches £25,000 at sale
A rare Chinese vase valued at £50,000 in mint condition sells for £25,000 after a hole was drilled in its base so it could be used as a lamp.
- Doctor Who and Star Trek fans' autograph ban at Hamlet show
Doctor Who and Star Trek fans are banned from having sci-fi merchandise signed by David Tennant and Patrick Stewart while they star in Hamlet.
- Murray advances after rain delay
Andy Murray reaches round three of the Toronto Masters after a rain-delayed 6-4 6-4 win over Sweden's Thomas Johansson.
- Ashton rejects Academy position
Former England coach Brian Ashton turns down the chance to become head of the National Academy.
- Liverpool snap up French teenager
Liverpool sign 19-year-old striker David Ngog from Paris St Germain.
- 'Why am I gay?'
John Barrowman on his quest to know more about himself
- Shark spotting
Volunteers wanted to identify basking sharks off Cornwall
- Show of solidarity
Bishops take to the streets to highlight poverty
- Vanishing Act
How to disappear without a trace - legitimately
- 'Teen toddler'
The struggle of living with a child who has ADHD
- Just £9.99
Why do we find this price much better value than £10?
- Toddler falls from hotel balcony
A one-year-old boy from the UK is in intensive care after falling from a hotel balcony in an accident in Spain.
- Payout for false Facebook profile
A businessman wins £22,000 in libel and breach of privacy after his personal details were printed on the Facebook website.
- British Energy close to sale deal
French energy firm EDF and British Gas owner Centrica are close to buying British Energy, the BBC learns.
- Mosley wins court case over orgy
World motorsport boss Max Mosley has won his legal action against a newspaper over reports of a Nazi-style orgy.
- Mother in court over baby's death
A British woman appears in court in Crete charged with causing the death of her newborn baby son in a hotel room.
- Net firms in music pirates deal
Six of the UK's biggest net providers sign up to a government plan to tackle illegal file-sharing.
- Suspension for 'suicide' case GP
A Glasgow GP is suspended for six months by the General Medical Council after prescribing sleeping tablets to a suicidal patient.
- 'George and no other' shot Dando
Barry George "and no other" person could have murdered TV presenter Jill Dando, a jury is told.
- Man drowns during family holiday
A man dies and his son is airlifted to hospital after getting into trouble while swimming in the sea.
- Teenager denies Rhys murder
A teenager accused of murdering the schoolboy Rhys Jones appears in court in Liverpool.
- Asylum seekers backlog to remain
About 39,000 asylum seekers among a backlog of applications are allowed to stay in the UK.
- Monkey magic
A mystery to those who never watched it - and to those who did
- Wallpaper music
What makes songs like Daniel Powter's Bad Day such mega hits?
- 'Disgraced' Darwins lead papers
The sentencing of back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin and wife Anne Darwin occupies most of the front pages.
- Three dead in two-vehicle crash
Three people are killed and two others seriously injured in a crash between a lorry and people carrier in Cambridgeshire.
- Tide throws swimmers onto rocks
A number of swimmers are rescued from the sea off Sidmouth in Devon after being dashed against rocks by unusual tidal conditions.
- Body found in burning car in park
A body is discovered in a burnt-out car in a country park in Crawfordsburn, in County Down.
- Man seriously injured in M5 crash
A man has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following an accident on the M5 motorway.
- Complaint silences historic bells
A town's historic clock bells are silenced at night after an environmental health investigation.
- Jobs lost as paper maker closes
A historic Fife paper mill ceases production and goes into administration with the loss of 180 jobs.
- Cameron backs Welsh badger cull
The Conservative's leader backs a badger cull in Wales, as he visits the Royal Welsh Show.
- Watchdog investigates taxi death
A police watchdog confirms it is investigating a pursuit that ended when a car crashed and killed a passing taxi driver.
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