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Posted: 09 May 2011 05:32 PM
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Leicester's first elected mayor Sir Peter Soulsby announces his cabinet.
Posted: 09 May 2011 04:33 PM
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A jury at an inquest into a fatal accident on the A46 between Nottingham and Leicester retires to consider its verdict.
Posted: 09 May 2011 04:01 PM
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Centre Matt Smith says Leicester Tigers will lose to Northampton in the play-offs unless they improve dramatically on the win over London Irish.
Posted: 09 May 2011 01:03 PM
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A passenger dies in collision involving a lorry, a caravan and two cars on the A47 in Leicestershire.
Posted: 09 May 2011 11:34 AM
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Leicester has become the largest city outside of London with an elected mayor, but what can we expect from the politician who's got the top job?
Posted: 09 May 2011 10:22 AM
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Injury-plagued defender Aleksandar Tunchev is likely to find out this week if he has a future at Leicester City.
Posted: 09 May 2011 09:50 AM
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A campaign aimed to encourage people to cut down their drinking begins in Leicester.
Posted: 09 May 2011 07:58 AM
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The traditional Hallaton bottle kicking contest has inspired the creation of a new cider company
BBC News - Technology
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Posted: 09 May 2011 09:42 AM
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Customers of TalkTalk are being offered free security that blocks malware and pornography at server level.
BBC News - UK
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Posted: 09 May 2011 07:23 PM
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A man accused of two double murders in Pembrokeshire in the 1980s told police he couldn't explain how a victim's blood came to be found on clothing recovered from his home.
Posted: 09 May 2011 07:17 PM
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A man from Gloucester who said he was suffering from post-natal depression denies killing his six-month-old baby daughter.
Posted: 09 May 2011 06:14 PM
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How a policeman's son born and raised in Carmarthenshire became the second Welsh-born billionaire, according to The Sunday Times Rich List.
Posted: 09 May 2011 06:13 PM
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While many farmers in the UK are concerned over the unusually dry season, strawberry farmers in Hampshire are counting their blessings.
Posted: 09 May 2011 06:08 PM
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Maxi Rodriguez hits a hat-trick as Liverpool thrash Fulham, moving fifth in the table to boost their chances of qualifying for the Europa League.
Posted: 09 May 2011 05:47 PM
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Young golfer Sam Gwilliams qualifies for an international tournament just weeks after taking up the sport.
Posted: 09 May 2011 05:45 PM
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A man is arrested after another man dies after being shot in a street in west London, despite the efforts of an air ambulance crew.
Posted: 09 May 2011 05:43 PM
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Security minister Baroness Neville-Jones has stepped down from the government "at her own request", Downing Street says.
Posted: 09 May 2011 05:04 PM
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The leader of the Scottish Conservative Party Annabel Goldie says she will stand down in the autumn.
Posted: 09 May 2011 04:57 PM
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A terror suspect who claims he was attacked by police tells a court he is not an 'al-Qaeda superman'.
Posted: 09 May 2011 04:47 PM
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There must be no sign of "wavering" in the international community's resolve to protect the Libyan people from Col Gaddafi, the defence secretary has said.
Posted: 09 May 2011 04:40 PM
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Scotch producers warn the Scottish government that plans to introduce minimum prices on alcohol could impact on exports.
Posted: 09 May 2011 04:38 PM
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Women in North America have been marching over the use of the word "slut". But why does the word have the power to arouse so much passion?
Posted: 09 May 2011 04:24 PM
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Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Tom Brake has called on the government to "seriously consider" establishing a pilot scheme for elected police commissioners before the policy is implemented throughout England and Wales.
Posted: 09 May 2011 04:10 PM
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The Crystal Palace fan kicked by Eric Cantona in 1995 is given a suspended jail sentence for punching the coach of his son's football team.
Posted: 09 May 2011 03:54 PM
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Olympic organisers say money will not be taken from successful ticket applicants' accounts until next week while they carry out ballots for oversubscribed events.
Posted: 09 May 2011 03:45 PM
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Labour confirms it has spoken to other parties in the Welsh assembly after falling just short of an outright majority in the election.
Posted: 09 May 2011 03:38 PM
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Hundreds of drivers in Wales are still legally on the roads despite reaching 12 or more penalty points, BBC Wales has learned.
Posted: 09 May 2011 03:24 PM
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More than half of the council posts in Northern Ireland have been declared.
Posted: 09 May 2011 03:10 PM
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Gavin Henson returns to the Wales squad after a two-year absence to play the Barbarians.
Posted: 09 May 2011 03:08 PM
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Government plans to curb anti-social behaviour in England and Wales could put vulnerable children at greater risk, the charity Barnardo's has said.
Posted: 09 May 2011 02:58 PM
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Hull was so badly damaged during the Blitz 70 years ago that at the time it was kept a secret from the rest of the country.
Posted: 09 May 2011 02:53 PM
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A Peterborough hospital is the first in the country to offer ante-natal classes for fathers-to-be.
Posted: 09 May 2011 02:23 PM
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Counting begins of votes cast last Thursday in the Northern Ireland council elections, with the DUP and Sinn Fein well ahead of their rivals.
Posted: 09 May 2011 02:23 PM
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The police watchdog says it is a matter of concern only one officer who saw Ian Tomlinson pushed over at the G20 protests produced a written log.
Posted: 09 May 2011 02:11 PM
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The SNP calls for urgent talks with UK Defence Secretary Liam Fox over RAF base closures in Scotland.
Posted: 09 May 2011 02:02 PM
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Theresa May described the proposals as a "watershed moment" in police reform and said she wants to save 2.5m police hours in England and Wales every year.
Posted: 09 May 2011 02:01 PM
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All 138 people accused of staging a sit-in at London's luxury food store Fortnum and Mason have the cases against them reviewed.
Posted: 09 May 2011 01:53 PM
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Thousands of people are set to take part in a SlutWalk march in London after protests in the US and Canada.
Posted: 09 May 2011 01:12 PM
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A report by the Committee on Climate Change is calling for around 14 new nuclear plants to be built by the end of the next decade.
Posted: 09 May 2011 12:33 PM
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Documents revealing the torture of Mau Mau Kenyans directed by the British authorities were a "sort of guilty secret," within the Foreign Office, a report says.
Posted: 09 May 2011 12:28 PM
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A woman who stalked footballer Rio Ferdinand is jailed for 10 weeks and given a 10-year restraining order.
Posted: 09 May 2011 12:27 PM
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Aberystwyth University votes in favour of becoming the first in Wales to charge tuition fees of £9,000 per year for students from the rest of the UK.
Posted: 09 May 2011 12:12 PM
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David Haye labels Wladimir Klitschko "a fraud" at a news conference in Hamburg to promote their world heavyweight unification fight.
Posted: 09 May 2011 11:41 AM
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Newly elected MSPs arrive for registration at Holyrood ahead of the first meeting of the new Scottish Parliament.
Posted: 09 May 2011 11:24 AM
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A 49-year-old woman admits the manslaughter of her autistic son at a hotel near Cardiff Airport.
Posted: 09 May 2011 11:17 AM
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The rising number of gardens being used to house people in so-called "sheds with Beds" is causing concern among officials. In Slough the council said a number of garden structures were being rented out unlawfully.
Posted: 09 May 2011 11:14 AM
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A pilot found guilty of threatening to kill UKIP leader Nigel Farage following a plane crash is told he faces a suspended jail term.
Posted: 09 May 2011 11:03 AM
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With Manchester United on the brink of a record 19th league title, Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola leads the plaudits by calling them an "extraordinary" side.
Posted: 09 May 2011 10:50 AM
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Tottenham winger Gareth Bale ruptures ankle ligaments but the club hope he will be fit for pre-season.
Posted: 09 May 2011 10:36 AM
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Thousands of suspects are to be charged by post under government plans to cut what Home Secretary Theresa May called "grinding" police bureaucracy.
Posted: 09 May 2011 10:35 AM
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The coroner for Swansea and Neath and Port Talbot receives a reprimand for a six-year delay in holding an inquest.
Posted: 09 May 2011 10:22 AM
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Pupils across much of the UK are in the last week of revision for GCSEs, but is learning off by heart still a practised and valued skill?
Posted: 09 May 2011 10:19 AM
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appears in court on charges he bribed UK lawyer David Mills to provide false testimony.
Posted: 09 May 2011 10:15 AM
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Fuel protesters who attempted to blockade the Stanlow oil refinery at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire end their demonstration.
Posted: 09 May 2011 09:56 AM
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Why do so many girls love the colour pink and how much do parents and society fuel the attraction?
Posted: 09 May 2011 09:42 AM
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Customers of TalkTalk are being offered free security that blocks malware and pornography at server level.
Posted: 09 May 2011 09:33 AM
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The findings of a public inquiry into the murder of Lurgan solicitor Rosemary Nelson will be made public later this month, the Secretary of State has confirmed.
Posted: 09 May 2011 09:31 AM
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After months of rising prices, the cost of raw materials has dropped dramatically, but lower prices may be months away.
Posted: 09 May 2011 09:08 AM
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The owner of British Gas, Centrica, warns that customers may face higher energy bills following turmoil in energy markets.
Posted: 09 May 2011 08:23 AM
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The UK government will not move to block a referendum on independence for Scotland, Scottish Secretary Michael Moore says.
Posted: 09 May 2011 08:23 AM
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The Lib Dems have become a "human shield" for the Conservatives and are taking "all of the flak" for coalition policies, Nick Clegg's chief adviser says.
Posted: 09 May 2011 07:52 AM
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More than 200 surveillance cameras which sparked outrage when they were installed in mainly Muslim areas of Birmingham are dismantled.
Posted: 09 May 2011 07:45 AM
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Steel-making giant Tata has been accused of "MI5-style surveillance" after sacking 13 workers it caught sleeping at work.
Posted: 09 May 2011 07:31 AM
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Former Ulster Unionist David McClarty is approached by Tom Elliott about rejoining the party.
Posted: 09 May 2011 07:15 AM
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The banking industry abandons the fight over PPI mis-selling, as Barclays sets aside £1bn for possible pay-outs.
Posted: 09 May 2011 07:03 AM
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Police are investigating the death of a 49-year-old man in Draperstown on Saturday.
Posted: 09 May 2011 06:59 AM
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Paul Davies, the new interim Welsh Conservative leader, says he will not seek the permanent post as Tories look to replace Nick Bourne.
Posted: 09 May 2011 06:56 AM
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Rail passengers made almost 5% more journeys in the first three months of 2011 than in the same period last year.
Posted: 09 May 2011 06:54 AM
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More than half of young people in Scotland expect to be able to buy their first home by the age of 25, a new survey has suggested.
Posted: 09 May 2011 06:34 AM
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The UK risks losing its influence in Europe because of poor language skills, according to the head of the European Parliament in London.
Posted: 09 May 2011 06:04 AM
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The leader of the Royal College of GPs, Dr Clare Gerada, has said the coalition government must rethink plans to extend competition from private companies.
Posted: 09 May 2011 06:01 AM
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A judge who suffered a heart attack while walking in Snowdonia thanks rescuers, including search and rescue pilot Prince William who came to his aid.
Posted: 09 May 2011 05:47 AM
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The family of a father-of-six who was shot dead on a business trip in Pakistan say they cannot understand why he was killed.
Posted: 09 May 2011 05:33 AM
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Newly-elected AMs start work in Cardiff Bay, as Labour faces the options for how it aims to govern in Wales for the next five years.
Posted: 09 May 2011 05:30 AM
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It is understood Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness met on Monday afternoon to discuss the next steps towards the formation of an Northern Ireland Executive.
Posted: 09 May 2011 05:04 AM
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Poor foreign language skills among the British workforce are leaving the UK under-represented in EU institutions, a European official has said.
Posted: 09 May 2011 05:00 AM
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Government plans to curb anti-social behaviour in England and Wales could put vulnerable children at greater risk, the charity Barnardo's says.
Posted: 09 May 2011 04:51 AM
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A user of Twitter has tried to unmask some of the public figures who have obtained super-injunctions to prevent publication of details of their private lives.
Posted: 09 May 2011 04:00 AM
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The government fights off a Commons challenge by Labour to its controversial plans to shake-up the health service in England.
Posted: 09 May 2011 01:45 AM
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Rail passengers made almost 5% more journeys in the first three months of this year compared with the snow-hit January-March 2010 period.
Posted: 09 May 2011 12:49 AM
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Pay in the public sector in the UK has risen faster than in the private sector, a report for think tank Policy Exchange says.
Posted: 09 May 2011 12:47 AM
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Catherine Zeta Jones lends her support to a £1m National Trust campaign to buy a farm in Snowdonia.
Posted: 09 May 2011 12:29 AM
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The UK's spring heatwave has led to the biggest and best quality English strawberry crop in about two decades, growers say.
Posted: 09 May 2011 12:07 AM
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Nuclear power will remain the cheapest way for the UK to grow its low-carbon energy supply for at least a decade, according to government advisers.
Posted: 09 May 2011 12:04 AM
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Research on parents of young children suggests a quarter use the television as a babysitter and do not feel guilty about allowing their children to watch TV.
Posted: 09 May 2011 12:00 AM
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A survey of business leaders for the CBI suggests too many youngsters are leaving school without adequate literacy and numeracy skills.
The Register
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Posted: 09 May 2011 07:40 PM
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Wireless DataPass
It's notebook-rollout day for HP. In addition to a new lineup of consumer-level lap-warmers, the world's biggest PC manufacturer has also released a trio of business-class models and inaugurated a pay-as-you-go 3G mobile broadband service.…
Posted: 09 May 2011 07:35 PM
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Attack followed tongue-lashing against file-sharers
Federal authorities have raided the home of a suburban Washington family after tracing a crippling attack on the website of Kiss frontman and anti-piracy crusader Gene Simmons to an internet connection there.…
Posted: 09 May 2011 05:46 PM
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'Our cloud is like a wompus triangle'
Exclusive Hewlett-Packard's as-yet-unannounced cloud will likely be known as HP Scalene, according to a recent trademark filing and domain registration.…
Posted: 09 May 2011 04:17 PM
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UK.gov says 'vital work' will continue, despite criticism
The government, in an effort to allay criticism about its decision to fold the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) into a new National Crime Agency along with other bodies, confirmed today that the agency would retain operational control.…