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• Labour MP facing expenses probe
  Labour MP Harry Cohen is being investigated by the police over his expenses claims, the BBC understands.
  
  
• Pakistan kidnap father returns to UK
  The father of a British boy kidnapped in Pakistan returns to the UK against the wishes of the country's police, the BBC learns.
  
  
• Ex-chief warns over defence funds
  Ministers will have to cut back all but the most essential projects to meet a funding shortfall, a former defence chief warns.
  
  
• Apology for women raped by father
  Two women raped by their father over 25 years - bearing nine of his children - are given a public apology by the authorities.
  
  
• Tories allege plan to cut police
  The Tories allege ministers plan to cut the number of uniformed officers despite a pledge to protect front line police.
  
  
• BA strike talks end without deal
  Talks between BA and the Unite union aimed at averting strike action by cabin crew break down without agreement.
  
  
• Winter insurance claims hit £650m
  Insurers paid out £650m from 335,000 claims made as a result of damage caused by the wintry weather in the UK.
  
  
• Schools offered gang trouble tips
  Schools in England are being issued with new guidance on how to spot signs that children are involved with gangs.
  
  
• UK harmony needs 'political will'
  Closer co-operation between Holyrood and Westminster will only be achieved if it is backed by political will, a committee of MPs says.
  
  
• Councils told not to have 'goldfish bowl facilitated conversations'
  Wellderly, webinar and disbenefits are among new forms of jargon being used by the public sector, a survey reveals.
  
  
• Food for thought: McDonald's offers work-based GCSE
  Teenagers who complete a period of work experience at McDonald's will be able to gain a qualification equivalent to a GCSE.
  
  
• Man Utd into Champions League quarters
  Wayne Rooney scores twice in another irresistible display as Manchester United ease into the Champions League quarter-finals at AC Milan's expense.
  
  
• Burnley 1-1 Stoke
  David Nugent's headed finish earns relegation-threatened Burnley their first point in five games in a scrappy encounter at Turf Moor.
  
  
• Pompey axe 85 jobs to cut costs
  Administrators at Portsmouth FC start to make employees redundant, with 85 people losing their jobs.
  
  
• Spy story
  The untrue murder accusation that enraged an oligarch
  
  
• Bigger than ever
  More than 700 schools take part in BBC School Report
  
  
• Chester wound up
  Why Cardiff and Southend could be next to disappear
  
  
• Stephanomics
  Activist PM is no fan of 'letting things take their course'
  
  
• Works of beauty
  The zenith of British industry in sound and pictures
  
  
• Robert Peston
  How much stress can the banks take?
  
  
• Bulger error man in plea to Straw
  A man subjected to a hate campaign over false claims he is Jon Venables pleads with Jack Straw to reveal his new identity.
  
  
• Fifth charge in Singh murder case
  Police charge a fifth person with the murder of a Huddersfield shopkeeper who was attacked during a robbery at his store.
  
  
• Body found in missing mother hunt
  Police searching for a Dundee mother-of-three who went missing two weeks ago believe they have found her body.
  
  
• Man charged with terror offences
  A 30-year-old Tyneside man has been charged with a series of terror offences, police said.
  
  
• Gambler awaits extradition result
  A British poker champion accused of killing his wife and dumping her body in a US national park will find out in April if he is to be extradited.
  
  
• Economic storm not over, says PM
  Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.
  
  
• Labour 'ahead on education'
  A BBC Newsnight poll suggests that the Conservatives are failing to win over voters unsatisfied with Labour's record on education.
  
  
• Berezovsky wins poison libel case
  Businessman Boris Berezovsky wins his libel case over claims he was behind the murder of ex- Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko.
  
  
• How do you recycle a jumbo jet?
  It can take 12 weeks and a lot of elbow grease, but planes are recycled when they are too old or not needed anymore. How is it done?
  
  
• Fatwa flashing
  Can a fatwa to counter a fatwa really work?
  
  
• Junk mail quiz
  Test yourself, now Royal Mail will no longer limit the stuff
  
  
• UK troops inquest widely reported
  The inquest verdict into the deaths of four UK solder in Afghanistan is widely reported in Wednesday's papers.
  
  
• GMP chief criticises report card
  The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) criticises a report grading the force poorly.
  
  
• Starling flock 'falls from sky'
  Mystery surrounds the deaths of 75 starlings which fell from the sky on to the driveway of a Somerset house.
  
  
• Renewed threat to crystal factory
  There is a renewed threat to the Tyrone Crystal factory in Dungannon, County Tyrone, according to staff.
  
  
• Man to face UVF terrorism charges
  A 33-year-old man is to appear in court charged with terrorist offences linked to the UVF, the police say.
  
  
• Tram project 'could be delayed'
  The contractors working on Edinburgh's tram line say they want to delay the project for a further 30 months.
  
  
• Rugby stars set to honour McLaren
  A tribute evening is to take place at Murrayfield rugby stadium in honour of rugby commentator Bill McLaren.
  
  
• Man guilty of murdering daughter
  A man stabbed to death his 17-year-old daughter with a hunting knife as she sat in the passenger seat of his car.
  
  
• 150 Toyota jobs to go on Deeside
  Around 150 jobs will go at the Toyota plant on Deeside, Flintshire, as part of 750 posts going across the UK.