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Man beat wife and daughter to death
The wife and daughter of a man who was later found hanged were unlawfully killed, a coroner rules.


Man 'strangled wife and hid body'
A cheating husband murdered his wife after she found out about his infidelity within months of them getting married, a court hears.


Tube strikes on as talks collapse
Thousands of Tube workers will strike next week as talks between London Underground bosses and two unions break down.


Birth paramedic 'refused to help'
An ambulance paramedic put the life of a baby at risk by refusing to take the mother to hospital because they were on a break, a tribunal hears.


Rangers' plan to stop riot re-run
Rangers fans will go into a "holding zone" ahead of their team's Champions League match in Manchester, to prevent a re-run of the 2008 riots.


Pair held over 'honour killing'
A man and woman are arrested on suspicion of murdering so-called honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed, police confirm.


Tin helmet councillor suspended
A district councillor who wore a tin helmet and waved a Canadian flag as part of a land dispute protest is suspended.


Ex-officer jailed for child abuse
A retired police officer who sexually abused two boys while he worked for the force is jailed for seven years.


Delay for tourist bike hire plans
Tourists and casual users are prevented from using London's cycle hire scheme until the end of 2010.


Man jailed for murdering partner
A man is jailed for life for killing his girlfriend, who was found dead in the bath at her south Manchester home.


Twig row sparks helicopter search
A man criticises police for sending a helicopter to his house after he gathered twigs from a nature reserve near Princes Risborough.


Arrests in assisted suicide probe
A man and woman are arrested on suspicion of helping a disabled man from South Tyneside take his own life.


Missing boy couple 'faced court'
Police in Lincolnshire continue their search for a missing foster couple and four-year-old boy they were looking after.


Footballer threw punches in club
A West Bromwich Albion footballer is given a suspended sentence for throwing punches in a nightclub.


Call for Magna Carta bank holiday
Runnymede council calls for an extra bank holiday to mark the sealing of the Magna Carta in Surrey in June 1215.


New start at child abuse nursery
A new pre-school facility opens on the site where Plymouth nursery worker Vanessa George sexually abused young children and took photos of them.


Sorting office threatens 400 jobs
Plans to modernise postal services in Kent could lead to 400 jobs being cut and the closure of four sorting offices.


Bloomin' lovely: Tree flowers after 23 years
A rare Chinese tree flowers for the first time in 23 years at Kew's country estate in West Sussex.


Bones at centre of police probe are 1,500 years old
Human remains found in a Oxfordshire garden, sparking a police inquiry, are dated back to 500 AD.


Pakistan trio hit by ICC charges
The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption - Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir - have been charged, and provisionally suspended, by the International Cricket Council.


Hatton fighting career is 'done'
Former light-welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton says he is unlikely to fight again.


Curbishley linked with Villa job
Alan Curbishley is among those to be interviewed for the vacant manager's post at Aston Villa, BBC Sport understands.


Aircraft men 'incredibly lucky'
Two people in a light aircraft travelling to Norfolk which plunged into the North Sea are "incredibly lucky", the coastguard says.


Rare tree flowers after 23 years
A rare Chinese tree has flowered for the first time in 23 years at Kew's country estate in West Sussex.


Cavers dig for three county dream
Cavers Tim Allen and Hugh St Lawrence give BBC News a glimpse of the cramped conditions as they try to connect three English counties by an underground network of tunnels.


Footballer threw punches in club
West Bromwich Albion footballer Joe Mattock is given a suspended sentence for throwing punches in a Leicester nightclub.


New-style academies open doors
The first of 32 academies in England established under new legislation from the coalition government opened on Wednesday.


Subbuteo fan ready for flick-off
A nine-year-old boy from West Yorkshire is preparing to take part in the Subbuteo World Championships in Germany later this week.


Casualty of weight loss surgery
A man who lost 12 stone after a gastric bypass has to be fed by tube because his body cannot cope with solid food.


Drug dealer's goods auctioned off
Designer clothes and sports cars which once belonged to a drug dealer have been sold at an auction in Norfolk.


The slow goodbye
Husband speaks of the woman he lost over many years to dementia


PM's 'prop'
Does a Tony Blair-style drink habit do you any harm?


'The Stig'
Profile of man who has won the right to say he is Top Gear driver


Rough justice
Are extradition laws too draconian?


Ellen's new course
Sailor Ellen MacArthur bids to promote sustainabilty


Explosives expert
The hidden world of an MoD worker who died after bomb trials


Chocolate delight
The importance of Fairtrade to Kraft and Cadbury



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