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BBC News - UK
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The latest stories from the UK section of the BBC News web site.
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Comic Frank Carson dies aged 85
Northern Irish comedian Frank Carson has died aged 85, a statement from his family says.
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Tributes to reporter Marie Colvin
Tributes pour in for Sunday Times foreign correspondent Marie Colvin, who has been killed in Syria.
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Nine cleared of UDA man's murder
Nine men involved in the UVF supergrass trial in Belfast are acquitted of the murder of UDA leader Tommy English.
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NHS 'will be Cameron's poll tax'
Labour leader Ed Miliband tells David Cameron he risks making NHS reform "his poll tax" - in noisy Commons clashes over the health bill.
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Mackay signs new Cardiff contract
Malky Mackay is rewarded for guiding Cardiff City to the Carling Cup final with a new three-and-a-half year contract.
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Vicar and teacher murder charges
A man is charged with murdering a clergyman at his South Gloucestershire vicarage and a retired teacher in Worcestershire.
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Investigation into health board
Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon orders an investigation into procedures at NHS Ayrshire and Arran after critical incident disclosures.
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Cherie Blair starts hacking case
Cherie Blair has started legal proceedings over phone hacking, her solicitor confirms.
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Man City 4-0 FC Porto (6-1 agg)
Sergio Aguero is again the headline act as Manchester City seal an impressive win over holders Porto to reach the last 16 of the Europa League.
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Stressed teacher set fire to self
A Harrogate teacher who felt under pressure to get good exam results set himself on fire in the school car park, an inquest hears.
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Awema: Ministers want money back
The Welsh government says it is trying to retrieve public funding from race-relations charity All Wales Ethnic Minority Association (Awema) as opponents accuse ministers of failing to answer questions.
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Baby P duo made 'serious errors'
Two of Baby Peter's social workers committed a "serious error of judgement" during an incident which saw him "disappear" for 12 days, a tribunal hears.
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South Korea wins Navy tanker deal
The Royal Navy selects South Korean firm Daewoo for a £452m deal to build four new fuel tankers.
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Dangerous dogs £3.7m kennel bill
Kennelling dogs suspected of being dangerous, cost at least £3.7m in 2010, according to figures given to BBC Newsnight.
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VIDEO: Conroy's wife 'feared he was dead'
The wife of a British photographer working in Homs has said that she believed he had been killed when she heard news that two western journalists had died in the city.
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Olympics security test is staged
A major exercise testing security and emergency services in the event of a terror attack during the Olympic and Paralympic Games is held in London.
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St Paul's camp appeal bid refused
A legal challenge by Occupy protesters to keep a camp outside St Paul's Cathedral is thrown out by the Court of Appeal.
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VIDEO: 'Occupy will make a difference"
Protesters have been refused permission to appeal against orders to evict their camp outside St Paul's Cathedral.
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Peacocks sold but 3,100 jobs lost
Fashion retailer Peacocks is sold out of administration to Edinburgh Woollen Mill, saving 6,000 jobs, but 3,100 staff will be made redundant.
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The myth of the eight-hour sleep
Sleeping in one eight-hour chunk is a very recent phenomenon, and lying awake at night could be good for you, according to scientists and historians.
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250 jobs lost as Peacocks closes
Nineteen Peacocks stores in Northern Ireland are to close with the loss of more than 250 jobs.
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Appeal for CCTV in murder probe
Police investigating the murder of an 80-year-old woman in her isolated Perthshire cottage say private CCTV footage could hold vital clues.
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VIDEO: Barnes: Racism 'ambiguity' an issue
Prime Minister David Cameron has chaired a meeting with members of the football community to discuss the issue of racism in the game.
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AUDIO: Corden: 'So hard' cutting Adele short
James Corden told Radio 5 live how he had to interrupt Adele as she was giving her speech so that Blur could begin their set.
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Hotels chain to create 3,000 jobs
Intercontinental hotels, which owns the Holiday Inn and Crown Plaza hotel brands, says it will create 3,000 jobs in the UK.
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Million homes 'need TV filters'
Filters will need to be installed in almost a million UK homes to combat TV interference likely to occur from new 4G mobile services.
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Republican 'silent' over murder
The alleged commander of the Continuity IRA in mid-Ulster refused to answer police questions about the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll, a court hears.
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England waiting on Bopara fitness
England will wait until the morning of the match to decide whether Ravi Bopara is fit to play in Thursday's opening Twenty20 international against Pakistan.
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Alarm over UK-French drone theft
A briefcase filled with documents relating to a new Franco-British drone project is stolen in Paris, reports say.
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40,000 athletics tickets released
Fans who missed out in last year's Olympic ballot are to be given the first chance to buy 40,000 seats for athletics sessions when the last batch of one million tickets goes on sale in April.
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The full story: PM's Questions
Video of the full session plus all the key points, analysis and reaction as David Cameron faced his weekly Commons grilling from MPs.
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VIDEO: Behind-the-seams: Oscar costumes
The BBC's John Maguire goes behind-the-scenes at a costume warehouse, and takes a look at some Oscar-nominated designs.
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VIDEO: Breakthrough in radio wave energy
Researchers at the University of Bedfordshire believe they have found a way of harvesting power from radio waves.
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Bonham Carter honoured at Palace
British actress Helena Bonham Carter is made a CBE by the Queen, two years on from playing her mother in Oscar-winning film The King's Speech.
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35 years for pregnant teen killer
A former nightclub bouncer is jailed for a minimum of 35 years for murdering pregnant teenager Nikitta Grender two weeks before she was due to give birth.
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VIDEO: House of Commons
Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband have once again clashed over the NHS, with the PM accusing Mr Miliband of showing "a complete lack of substance" over the issue.
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VIDEO: Nikitta family will 'never deal' with death
A former nightclub bouncer has been convicted of murdering a heavily pregnant teenager two weeks before she was due to give birth.
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BBC Queen series biased: Republic
Anti-monarchy group Republic accuses the BBC of bias in its documentary series The Diamond Queen.
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Fox calling for business tax cuts
Former defence secretary Liam Fox, as well as business leaders, urge the chancellor to cut taxes to boost British business in next month's Budget.
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How much Christianity is hidden in British society?
How much Christianity is hidden in British society?
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Nuclear space bomb 'quite likely'
The government must take "more seriously" the threat of a nuclear weapon being exploded in space by a rogue state, MPs warn.
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Culinary twist to crayfish battle
Culinary twist to a fishy business in Scotland
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Papers pan latest Greek bailout
The latest Greek bailout is far from the end of the story, papers agree
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VIDEO: Kate and Pippa lookalikes at LFW
Artist Alison Jackson creates a fake-royal scene for an off-schedule show at London Fashion Week.
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7 questions on fashion faux pas
Test yourself on fashion faux pas
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Brits 2012: Artists in awe of Adele
Music stars at Brits assess where it all went so right for Adele
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Is English or Mandarin the language of the future?
English has been the dominant global language for a century, but is it the language of the future? Jennifer Pak finds that for some in South East Asia, Mandarin Chinese is becoming increasingly important.
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Biosensors measure sporting success
The new technologies changing sport performance
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10 radical solutions to binge drinking
Pressure to address the UK's binge drinking grows ever stronger, with a number of radical solutions being put forward to dry out the nation
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