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UK NEWSUK force 'to stay in Afghanistan'
20 May 2012. Last updated: 05:39AM
A small number of British soldiers could remain in Afghanistan after forces withdraw in 2014, a senior UK government official says. read morePhone hack police chief to retire
20 May 2012. Last updated: 06:56AM
The senior Scotland Yard officer in charge of three linked phone-hacking investigations will retire later this year, the Met Police confirms. read moreChelsea 1-1 Bayern Munich (aet, 4-3 pens)
19 May 2012. Last updated: 21:32PM
Chelsea achieve a dramatic Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich following a penalty shoot-out at the home of the German side. read moreTorch takes in South Devon coast
19 May 2012. Last updated: 19:34PM
The Olympic flame is being carried from Plymouth to Exeter on the second day of the torch relay ahead of the London 2012 Games. read moreFalklands memorial to be unveiled
20 May 2012. Last updated: 02:02AM
A service takes place later to dedicate a new memorial at Britain's National Memorial Arboretum to the 255 Britons who died in the Falklands War. read moreCall to challenge booze pricing
19 May 2012. Last updated: 23:12PM
The EU is urged to contest Scotland's plans for a minimum price per unit of alcohol. read morePM: 'Good progress' on eurozone
19 May 2012. Last updated: 17:36PM
David Cameron says progress is being made in the G8 summit as world leaders says they want debt-stricken Greece to remain in the eurozone. read moreMan charged with woman's murder
20 May 2012. Last updated: 02:00AM
A 27-year-old man is charged with murder after a woman was found beaten and stabbed at a residential caravan park in Oxfordshire. read moreWomen oppose female bishops move
20 May 2012. Last updated: 01:57AM
More than 2,000 female members of the Church of England sign a petition opposing the ordination of women bishops. read moreTwenty charged in drugs operation
19 May 2012. Last updated: 20:41PM
Twenty people are charged with drug offences following a Metropolitan Police operation in the West End. read more WORLD NEWSObama: EU 'must focus on growth'
20 May 2012. Last updated: 06:09AM
Speaking after the G8 summit, US President Obama says leaders agree that economies must focus on jobs and growth to boost recovery. read moreFour killed in Italy earthquake
20 May 2012. Last updated: 07:55AM
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in northern Italy kills at least four people and causes thousands of others to flee into the streets. read moreSri Lanka general to be released
20 May 2012. Last updated: 03:41AM
Sri Lanka's President Rajapaksa has signed papers to free his political rival General Sarath Fonseka from prison - three years after the civil war ended. read moreSerbia votes for new president
20 May 2012. Last updated: 05:08AM
Voters in Serbia have a choice between a reformist and a nationalist as they vote for a president, months after winning EU candidate status. read moreSudan's Bashir 'ready for peace'
20 May 2012. Last updated: 03:54AM
After crisis talks with Sudan's Omar al-Bashir, African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki says the president is committed to security agreements with South Sudan. read moreChina activist Chen lands in US
20 May 2012. Last updated: 03:49AM
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng arrives in New York, after his escape to the US embassy in Beijing last month sparked a diplomatic crisis. read moreBenghazi votes in local elections
19 May 2012. Last updated: 21:48PM
Residents in the Libyan city of Benghazi vote in local council elections, the first polls held in the city since the 1960s. read moreFrench rally car crash kills two
19 May 2012. Last updated: 18:33PM
A rally car ploughs into spectators in the Var region of southern France, killing a marshal and one other person, and injuring 17. read moreDominican vote likely to be close
20 May 2012. Last updated: 00:36AM
Two veteran politicians contest elections in the Dominican Republic after a presidential campaign dominated by concerns over rising food and fuel costs. read moreBombs kill soldiers in Mogadishu
19 May 2012. Last updated: 18:37PM
Somali government soldiers are among five people killed in two bomb attacks in the capital Mogadishu blamed on al-Shabab Islamist fighters. read more TECHNOLOGYFacebook shares see modest debut
18 May 2012. Last updated: 20:49PM
Facebook shares end a volatile first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing, having initially jumped more than 10%. read moreMet Police to extract phone data
17 May 2012. Last updated: 17:20PM
Mobile phone data of suspects in police custody is to be extracted and retained, regardless of whether charges are brought, the BBC has learned. read moreSilicon trick for next-gen memory
18 May 2012. Last updated: 11:09AM
Researchers reveal details of a promising way to make a fundamentally different kind of computer memory chip. read moreTwitter backs web privacy effort
18 May 2012. Last updated: 12:20PM
Micro-blogging service Twitter will support an initiative that lets people browse the web without being monitored. read moreAnonymous attacks Indian websites
18 May 2012. Last updated: 10:44AM
Hacker group Anonymous has carried out a series of attacks against government and political websites in India. read moreComputer game for stroke patients
17 May 2012. Last updated: 13:10PM
Newcastle University helps to develop a computer game to help those who have suffered strokes. read moreGovernment to miss cookie cut-off
16 May 2012. Last updated: 23:07PM
Most government websites will miss the UK's deadline for complying with EU regulations over cookies, the Cabinet Office tells the BBC. read moreChina Mobile in talks with Apple
17 May 2012. Last updated: 10:17AM
China Mobile, the main mobile service provider in China and the largest in the world by users, could soon offer its customers Apple's iPhone. read moreGovernment may miss cloud targets
17 May 2012. Last updated: 17:25PM
The Government may miss its cloud computing targets because of a lack of enthusiasm from public sector IT staff, a report suggests. read moreJapan launches S Korea satellite
18 May 2012. Last updated: 02:07AM
Japan completes its first successful commercial launch of a foreign-made satellite early on Friday, marking its entry into the launch business. read more ENTERTAINMENT & ARTSMoffat to receive special Bafta
19 May 2012. Last updated: 00:13AM
Doctor Who producer and Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat is to receive a special prize at this year's Bafta TV awards, organisers announce. read moreLemon 'wants Carry On success'
20 May 2012. Last updated: 02:58AM
TV celebrity Keith Lemon says he wants his new movie to replicate the success of the Carry On movies. read moreCeefax founding editor dies at 85
19 May 2012. Last updated: 09:16AM
Colin McIntyre, founding editor of the BBC's Ceefax service, the world's first teletext service, has died at the age of 85, his family confirms. read moreChan movie is 'last action role'
18 May 2012. Last updated: 11:11AM
Actor Jackie Chan, famed for his daring stunts, confirms he will be steering away from action roles in the future. read moreObama leads Donna Summer tributes
18 May 2012. Last updated: 08:59AM
President Barack Obama joins a host of music industry luminaries in paying tribute to Donna Summer following the disco star's death at the age of 63. read moreBaritone Fischer-Dieskau dies
18 May 2012. Last updated: 13:13PM
The respected German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, famed for his performances of Schubert's song cycle Winter Journey, dies at the age of 86. read moreDeVito praised for West End debut
18 May 2012. Last updated: 10:48AM
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Critics praise Danny DeVito's West End debut opposite Richard Griffiths, in a revival of Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys. read moreSweden tipped for Euro success
18 May 2012. Last updated: 10:54AM
Sweden is the frontrunner to win at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, while Engelbert Humperdinck believes the UK can triumph. read moreX Factor: No return for Dannii
18 May 2012. Last updated: 10:54AM
Dannii Minogue won't be returning to the judging panel this year, confirms a spokesperson for the talent show. read moreWill Young joins new Cabaret cast
18 May 2012. Last updated: 12:13PM
Will Young is cast as the Emcee in a revival of Cabaret in the West End. read more