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25 Jul 08, 07:07:11
SNP stuns Labour in Glasgow East

The Scottish National Party pulls off a stunning victory, winning one of Labour's safest seats by a few hundred votes.

25 Jul 08, 09:07:36
Hole forces Qantas plane to land
A Qantas 747 makes an emergency landing in Manila as a hole in its belly causes it to lose cabin pressure, officials say.

25 Jul 08, 08:07:12
Scrum for last Olympic tickets
Thousands of people descend on ticket booths in Beijing, to get their hands on the last batch of Olympic tickets.

25 Jul 08, 12:07:38
HIV drugs 'add 13 years of life'
Life expectancy for people with HIV increases by 13 years on average since the late 1990s, survey finds.

25 Jul 08, 07:07:34
Obama seeks stronger Europe ties
Barack Obama tells Berliners the US and Europe have drifted apart and it is time for them to come together again.

25 Jul 08, 12:07:28
Lifestyle 'should hit' IVF access
Almost half of fertility experts say access to IVF should be conditional, a poll of international experts finds.

24 Jul 08, 11:07:08
Painter fined for smoking in van
A painter and decorator says he is fuming after being handed an on-the-spot fine for smoking in his own private van.

25 Jul 08, 01:07:27
Karzai 'impeding Afghan drug war'
An ex-US narcotics official accuses President Hamid Karzai of obstructing efforts to tackle the Afghan drugs trade.

25 Jul 08, 08:07:59
Oyster travel card system fails
The Oyster system used on London's transport network is hit by another fault, Transport for London confirms.

24 Jul 08, 09:07:09
Oops - drilled Chinese vase 'only' fetches £25,000 at sale
A rare Chinese vase valued at £50,000 in mint condition sells for £25,000 after a hole was drilled in its base so it could be used as a lamp.

25 Jul 08, 06:07:14
Murray through to face Djokovic
Andy Murray beats Stanislas Wawrinka to set up a Toronto Masters quarter-final against Novak Djokovic.

25 Jul 08, 08:07:59
Boycott may hit Champions Trophy
Player associations around the world warn their members over travelling to the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan on security grounds.

03 Jul 08, 12:07:40
What do you want to talk about?
What do you want the world to talk about?

25 Jul 08, 12:07:07
Home front
Has Obama's trip been a hit with US voters?

24 Jul 08, 06:07:52
Leaving Beijing
Migrants asked to go before Olympics comes to town

25 Jul 08, 02:07:51
Shark spotting
Volunteers wanted to identify basking sharks off Cornwall

25 Jul 08, 04:07:50
High note
'Extreme cellists' scale England's tallest mountain

21 Jul 08, 03:07:09
Unsung star
India's top boxer takes a shot at Beijing

24 Jul 08, 04:07:25
'Teen toddler'
The struggle of living with a child who has ADHD

25 Jul 08, 05:07:41
Fire crews tackle warehouse blaze
Firefighters are damping down a large fire which broke out at a warehouse in Melton Mowbray.

24 Jul 08, 04:07:12
Suspension for 'suicide' case GP
A Glasgow GP is suspended for six months by the General Medical Council after prescribing sleeping tablets to a suicidal patient.

25 Jul 08, 08:07:59
Man drowns during family holiday
A man from Cardiff dies after being pulled from the sea on a family holiday in Devon.

25 Jul 08, 07:07:57
Witnesses appeal over city rape
Police appealing for witnesses to a serious sexual assault say they want to speak to people in nearby bars and nightclubs.

24 Jul 08, 07:07:58
Zuma 'shocked by white poverty'
The head of South Africa's governing ANC party, Jacob Zuma, says he is shocked by white poverty in the country.

24 Jul 08, 11:07:55
Life for Argentine ex-army chief
An Argentine ex-army officer is sentenced to life in prison for the 1977 kidnapping, torture and killing of four left-wing activists.

24 Jul 08, 04:07:35
UK MPs call for talks with Hamas
A UK parliamentary committee calls for dialogue with Hamas, as the UN says poverty has reached a new high in Gaza.

25 Jul 08, 07:07:43
Arson fear in deadly S Korea fire
Officials say they suspect arson in a fire which swept through a boarding house south of Seoul, killing seven.

25 Jul 08, 02:07:18
Chavez set to meet Spanish king
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez says he may hug Spain's King Juan Carlos - who famously told him to shut up last year.

25 Jul 08, 07:07:58
Bush and Singh push nuclear deal
US President George Bush telephones Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the controversial civil nuclear deal.

25 Jul 08, 12:07:16
Loch Fyne wages 'below minimum'
Staff at the ethical restaurant chain Loch Fyne are being paid less than the national minimum wage, the BBC finds.

25 Jul 08, 09:07:57
Labour 'must unite behind Brown'
Labour must "unite" behind Gordon Brown following the loss of Glasgow East, the Scottish secretary says.

25 Jul 08, 12:07:50
'Wrong bras' can damage breasts
Women who wear the wrong kind of bra could be damaging their breasts, researchers warn.

25 Jul 08, 05:07:28
Student teachers' higher degrees
People seeking to become teachers in England are better qualified than they were a decade ago, analysis shows.

24 Jul 08, 01:07:21
'Neglect' of codebreakers' HQ
UK computer scientists sign a letter criticising the ongoing neglect of Bletchley Park - home of the wartime codebreakers.

24 Jul 08, 05:07:18
Doctor Who signing ban at Hamlet
Doctor Who and Star Trek fans are banned from having sci-fi merchandise signed by David Tennant and Patrick Stewart while they star in Hamlet.

24 Jul 08, 10:07:56
Net firms in music pirates deal
Six of the UK's biggest net providers sign up to a government plan to tackle illegal file-sharing.