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20 Mar 10, 04:03:58
Pope apology for Irish sex abuse

Pope Benedict XVI apologises to victims of child sex abuse by priests in Ireland and says bishops made "serious mistakes".

20 Mar 10, 04:03:32
BA cabin crew strike takes effect
Unions and management dispute the impact of the first day of a three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew.

20 Mar 10, 02:03:33
Cameron announces bank tax plan
Tory leader David Cameron announces plans for a special tax on banks - even without other countries' agreement.

20 Mar 10, 05:03:34
SNP's pledge on cuts protection
SNP leader Alex Salmond puts party on a UK election footing, declaring: "More Nats means less cuts."

20 Mar 10, 04:03:46
Arrests made at Bolton protest
More than 50 arrests are made as demonstrators clash with police during an English Defence League protest in Bolton.

20 Mar 10, 04:03:39
Obama in final health vote push
US President Barack Obama heads to Capitol Hill to try to drum up support ahead of a vote on sweeping healthcare reform.

20 Mar 10, 04:03:48
UN chief says settlements illegal
UN chief Ban Ki-moon - beginning a Mid-East trip - reiterates international demands for a halt to Israeli settlement building.

20 Mar 10, 01:03:36
Google SAS photos 'irresponsible'
Google is labelled "irresponsible" by an MP for showing images of the SAS headquarters in Herefordshire online.

20 Mar 10, 12:03:56
Smartphone web use abroad warning
Consumers' association Which? warns of the risk of huge bills for people using smartphones abroad to connect to the internet.

19 Mar 10, 09:03:12
Photo bid to trace baby's mother
Police release clothing photographs of an abandoned baby who died, in an effort to trace his mother.

20 Mar 10, 12:03:07
Miliband issues message to Iran
The foreign secretary uses an Iranian New Year message to say he hopes people there will be able to express themselves freely.

20 Mar 10, 02:03:08
Sport Relief event raises £29m for charity
More than £29m is raised for global causes by celebrities and the public taking part in the BBC's Sport Relief charity event.

20 Mar 10, 10:03:39
John Hurt to receive lifetime achievement honour
John Hurt is to receive an lifetime achievement award at the Bradford International Film Festival later.

20 Mar 10, 02:03:41
Live Six Nations - Ireland v Scotland
Ireland take on Scotland in Dublin after Wales beat Italy 33-10, with France going for the Grand Slam against England at 1945.

20 Mar 10, 11:03:18
Live - Saturday football
Arsenal have the chance to go top if they win the late game against West Ham after wins for Tottenham, Portsmouth, Everton, Sunderland and Wigan in the earlier games.

20 Mar 10, 04:03:21
Wales 33-10 Italy
Wales end a disappointing Six Nations on a high as James Hook's try double inspires a comfortable win over Italy.

18 Mar 10, 11:03:58
Do unions have too much power?
BA cabin crew have begun a three-day strike action. What's your reaction?

20 Mar 10, 12:03:26
The love of haiku
How the European president got bitten by the haiku bug

20 Mar 10, 11:03:08
Landmine legacy
The desert battle of WWII that still kills and maims

19 Mar 10, 11:03:51
Photo blog
Simon Roberts is chosen to be the election artist

20 Mar 10, 12:03:30
Life under Hamas
Women describe conditions in the Gaza Strip

20 Mar 10, 12:03:15
Thin line
How atmospheres create wonders of the Solar System

24 Nov 09, 03:11:25
10 things
Neck transplant to plump up lips, and nine more snips

20 Mar 10, 01:03:14
New arrest on carpet remains find
A fourth man is arrested after human remains were found wrapped in carpet in a garden in south-west London.

20 Mar 10, 04:03:27
Two die and one injured in crash
A man and a woman have died and another person has been seriously injured in a crash in Dumfries and Galloway.

20 Mar 10, 11:03:25
Photo plea to find baby's mother
Police say an abandoned baby who died was no more than a day old, as detectives renew their efforts to trace his mother.

20 Mar 10, 02:03:09
Victims react to papal letter
Groups representing victims of clerical abuse give a mixed reaction to the Pope's letter to Irish Catholics about the issue.

20 Mar 10, 03:03:14
Somali Islamist commander killed
A senior commander of the Somali Islamist group, al-Shabab, is assassinated inside an area held by his own forces.

19 Mar 10, 06:03:58
Colombia rights activist killed
The killing of a Colombian human rights activist sparks calls for an urgent investigation into his death.

20 Mar 10, 08:03:09
US renews offer of Iran dialogue
President Obama says the US offer of dialogue with Iran still stands, in a New Year message to the Iranian people.

20 Mar 10, 08:03:39
Thai protesters parade in Bangkok
Thousands of anti-government protesters in Thailand stage a mass rally in Bangkok in the latest stage of their campaign.

20 Mar 10, 04:03:10
Russians protest against PM Putin
Dozens of people are arrested at a banned rally in Moscow - one of several anti-Putin protests in Russian cities.

20 Mar 10, 10:03:30
Nepalese statesman Koirala dies
Nepal's four-time Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has died in Kathmandu, his aides and state TV say.

19 Mar 10, 10:03:07
Pound falls on 'recession risk'
The pound drops against the dollar and the euro after a Bank of England policymaker said the UK could fall back into recession.

19 Mar 10, 03:03:35
New expenses file passed to CPS
Scotland Yard passes a new file of evidence against a parliamentarian suspected of abusing expenses to prosecutors.

20 Mar 10, 12:03:13
Setback for cancer test hopes
Testing for a virus linked with cervical cancer during traditional screening does not help identify high risk women, say doctors.

19 Mar 10, 09:03:56
Student loan delays 'may reoccur'
The public spending watchdog criticises the Student Loans Company and warns of another year of delays.

19 Mar 10, 02:03:27
Consortium wins big weather prize
A Franco-German consortium will enter into negotiations for a 1.3bn-euro contract to build Europe's next weather satellites.

19 Mar 10, 10:03:56
Batman takes best game at Baftas
British developed Batman: Arkham Aslyum takes coveted title of best game at the 2010 Bafta video game awards.

20 Mar 10, 12:03:12
US moots official data 'YouTube'
In a BBC interview, US technology chief Vivek Kundra calls on developers to build the "YouTube" of government data.

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