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- BA hopes to fly 60% during strike
British Airways has announced contingency plans to fly 60% of its customers during the first planned strike by cabin crew.
- Submarine officer given reprimand
A nuclear submarine commander whose vessel ran aground in the Red Sea is reprimanded.
- Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes split
Actress Kate Winslet and her film director husband Sam Mendes have split up, their lawyers announce.
- World Cup dream ends for Beckham
David Beckham's hopes of playing in this summer's World Cup have ended after it was revealed he has suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon.
- Prison for 'fantasist' bomb maker
A "misguided fantasist" is jailed for two years for building makeshift bombs in his bedroom in Lancashire.
- Tributes paid to Labour MP Kumar
Tributes are paid to the Labour MP Ashok Kumar, who has been found dead in his home in Middlesbrough, aged 53.
- Radar 'glitch' restricts flights
Aircraft movements in northern England and Scotland were restricted after a radar "glitch", air traffic authorities say.
- Inactivity rife in UK - chief medic
Fitness tests should be introduced for children in secondary schools to help make people more active, the chief medical officer for England says.
- Brown leads Foot funeral tributes
Gordon Brown calls Michael Foot "one of the greatest parliamentarians ever" at the former Labour leader's funeral.
- Device allows blind soldier to 'see' with his tongue
A soldier blinded by a grenade in Iraq says his life has been turned around by technology that allows him to "see" with his tongue.
- Turkey tale: movie to be made of woman stuck in snow for 30 days
The story of a woman who was stranded by snow for a month after she popped out to buy a turkey could be made into a Hollywood film.
- Live - Premier League
Liverpool host Portsmouth in Monday's sole Premier League match.
- Brown loses job as Hull manager
Hull City manager Phil Brown has been relieved of his duties at the struggling Premier League club and put on gardening leave.
- England held up by brave Tigers
England require five wickets to win the first Test against Bangladesh after the hosts close day four on 191-5, still 321 runs behind.
- Cheated by justice
How a rape investigation can go seriously wrong
- Diplomatic puzzle
How the West is trying to pin down China's world role
- Think it's all over?
How serious is David Beckham's injury?
- dot.Rory
What are the UK's dotcom pioneers doing now?
- Tides of change
The experimental technology to reduce emissions
- Crown dodger
Nick Clegg says he isn't one, but what is a kingmaker?
- New credit card protection agreed
Credit card holders will be offered more protection from spiralling debts, but changes are watered down from original plans.
- Call for better rape victim care
A new approach is needed to give greater priority to the care and support of rape victims, a major review says.
- Arrest over couple's fire deaths
A second person is held over the death of a couple who were killed when a fire in a mobility scooter spread to their home in Rugby.
- New gloss put on inflation basket
Lip gloss and hair straighteners replace lipstick and hair dryers in the typical basket of goods used to calculate inflation.
- Balls criticises Bulger comments
Children's Secretary Ed Balls criticises children's commissioner for "ill advised" comments about James Bulger's killers.
- Phillips blamed for equality row
A parliamentary committee raise concerns over the leadership of UK equalities chief Trevor Phillips and questions his reappointment.
- Police stops 'target minorities'
Most police forces in England and Wales still unfairly target black and Asian people in their use of stop and search powers, the equality watchdog says.
- Been and dotgone
Remember QXL and Beenz? 10 now defunct dotcoms
- Schama says...
Do we secretly like tough guy leaders instead of Mr Nice?
- 7 days quiz
Farrah left off In Memoriam list at Oscars. Who else?
- Papers criticise Bulger comments
The Children's Commissioner is criticised for saying James Bulger's killers were too young to understand the consequences of their actions.
- Man killed after fine for attack
A violent schizophrenic man killed a young father months after he was fined for brutally attacking a student, a court hears.
- Postman admits harassing stars
A former postman admits sending messages to a number of celebrities including American actress Meg Ryan.
- Smyth victim in Brady resign call
A victim of serial abuser Fr Brendan Smyth calls on the head of the Catholic Church in Ireland, Cardinal Sean Brady, to resign.
- Two appear on terrorism charges
Two men in their 20s appear in court in Newry on Monday charged with terrorism offences after a police operation.
- Murder charge over woman's death
A man is charged with murdering a mother-of-three who went missing on a night out in Dundee, police say.
- Man guilty of businessman killing
A 24-year-old man is found guilty of the culpable homicide of a 56-year-old businessman in Aberdeen.
- Air and sea jobs boost for city
A transatlantic airline and a boat repair company announce they are creating almost 300 jobs in Swansea.
- Newport County play for promotion
Newport County are playing to win promotion to the Blue Square Premier league against Havant at Spytty Park.
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