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Speaking after the G8 summit, US President Obama says leaders agree that economies must focus on jobs and growth to boost recovery.
1:10 am (3 hours ago)
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng arrives in New York, after his escape to the US embassy in Beijing last month sparked a diplomatic crisis.
Yesterday 10:32 pm (6 hours ago)
Chelsea achieve a dramatic Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich following a penalty shoot-out at the home of the German side.
3:02 am (an hour ago)
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.
Yesterday 6:54 pm (9 hours ago)
A bomb outside a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi kills a teenage girl and injures five other people as children gather for classes.
2:57 am (an hour ago)
More than 2,000 female members of the Church of England sign a petition opposing the ordination of women bishops.
12:12 am (4 hours ago)
The EU is urged to contest Scotland's plans for a minimum price per unit of alcohol.
3:00 am (an hour ago)
A 27-year-old man is charged with murder after a woman was found beaten and stabbed at a residential caravan park in Oxfordshire.
Yesterday 8:53 pm (7 hours ago)
A competitor has been killed in an accident on the last day of North West 200 road races.
3:16 am (58 minutes ago)
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg ends a hectic week by getting married to long -time girlfriend Priscilla Chan in a surprise ceremony at his home.
Yesterday 8:34 pm (8 hours ago)
The Olympic flame is being carried from Plymouth to Exeter on the second day of the torch relay ahead of the London 2012 Games.
Yesterday 12:16 pm (16 hours ago)
Premier League victors Manchester City get their title-winning ball back from a teenager who stole it during a pitch invasion.
Yesterday 5:23 pm (11 hours ago)
Ricardo Vaz Te strikes a late winner as West Ham defeat Blackpool in an absorbing Championship play-off final.
Yesterday 6:59 pm (9 hours ago)
Leinster crush a spirited Ulster by a record Heineken Cup final-winning margin to become the first side to win three titles in four years.
Yesterday 6:40 pm (10 hours ago)
England are closing in on victory at Lord's after dominating the third day, which ended with West Indies 120-4 and trailing by 35.
Yesterday 4:48 pm (11 hours ago)
Rudi Skacel scores twice as Hearts hammer Edinburgh rivals Hibernian to claim the Scottish Cup in a goal-laden Hampden final.
Yesterday 5:16 pm (11 hours ago)
West Ham celebrate promotion to the Premier League after a 2-1 play-off win over Blackpool, secured by Ricardo Vaz Te's dramatic late winner.
Yesterday 10:18 pm (6 hours ago)
The leaders of the G8 group of major economies say they want Greece to remain in the eurozone, and commit to promoting growth.
Friday, 9:49 pm
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%.
Yesterday 6:36 pm (10 hours ago)
UK PM David Cameron says "progress" is being made in the G8 summit before world leaders says they want debt-stricken Greece to remain in the eurozone.
Friday, 10:13 pm
Greek officials say Germany's Chancellor Merkel has suggested a euro referendum, but Berlin denies the report, as world leaders gather in the US for a G8 summit meeting.
Yesterday 1:12 pm (15 hours ago)
The prospect of high student debt and increased pension contributions could discourage young people from entering medicine, a senior doctor warns.
Friday, 2:36 am
Dieting in pregnancy is safe and does not carry risks for the baby, a review of research has suggested.
Yesterday, 1:53 am
Schools should keep detailed records of the languages spoken by ethnic minority pupils urges a report.
Friday, 12:38 pm
A study suggests public sector debt will be pushed up by £100bn over next two decades by higher university fees.
Thursday, 6:20 pm
Mobile phone data of suspects in police custody is to be extracted and retained, regardless of whether charges are brought, the BBC has learned.
Friday, 12:09 pm
Researchers reveal details of a promising way to make a fundamentally different kind of computer memory chip.
Yesterday 11:58 am (16 hours ago)
The US firm SpaceX aborts the lift-off of its Falcon rocket and Dragon ship to the International Space Station.
Friday, 10:26 am
Japan urges businesses and households to cut electricity use by up to 15% to avoid possible blackouts.
Yesterday, 1:13 am
Doctor Who producer and Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat is to receive a special prize at this year's Bafta TV awards, organisers announce.
3:58 am (16 minutes ago)
TV celebrity Keith Lemon says he wants his new movie to replicate the success of the Carry On movies.
Friday, 12:07 pm
Campaigners want to overturn laws targeting "insulting words and behaviour". Just how safe is it to scorn others?
Yesterday 3:33 pm (13 hours ago)
The search ends for two fishermen missing off the Dorset coast, after a life-raft was found on-board the wreck of their boat.
Yesterday 11:41 am (17 hours ago)
Two men from Rochdale are arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into grooming and child sexual exploitation in the town.
Yesterday 2:47 pm (13 hours ago)
Spanish police are investigating the death of a man, reported to be a 26-year-old Scot, on the Costa Brava in Spain.
12:13 am (4 hours ago)
A stone discovered by chance on the Isle of Canna is Scotland's first known example of a bullaun "cursing stone", experts reveal.
Yesterday 4:12 pm (12 hours ago)
A teenager is shot dead and her sister is seriously wounded in County Londonderry.
Yesterday 2:05 pm (14 hours ago)
Three men and a woman appear in court in Omagh on charges linked to an alleged terrorist training camp in County Tyrone.
Yesterday 3:24 pm (13 hours ago)
A rally is held to oppose the relocation of 32 ScottishPower office jobs across north Wales.
Yesterday 5:56 pm (10 hours ago)
Police and the fire service are investigating the death of a man following a fire in Cardiff.
Friday, 5:19 pm
President Joyce Banda says she wants Malawi to overturn its ban on homosexual acts - the first African country to do so since 1994.
Friday, 4:45 pm
US President Barack Obama announces a $3bn (£1.9bn) plan to boost food security in Africa ahead of a G-8 summit near Washington.
Yesterday 9:04 am (19 hours ago)
Sri Lanka's President Rajapaksa has signed papers to free his political rival General Sarath Fonseka from prison - three years after the end of the civil war.
Yesterday 1:44 pm (15 hours ago)
An explosion in a road tunnel being constructed in central China's Hunan province kills at least 20 people, state media say.
1:56 am (2 hours ago)
Voters in Serbia have a choice between a reformist and a nationalist as they elect a president, months after winning EU candidate status.
Yesterday 7:33 pm (9 hours ago)
A rally car ploughs into spectators in the Var region of southern France, killing a marshal and one other person, and injuring 17.
Yesterday 7:18 pm (9 hours ago)
A fourth senior Mexican officer is detained as part of an investigation into links between the army and drug trafficking cartels.
1:36 am (3 hours ago)
Two veteran politicians contest elections in the Dominican Republic after a presidential campaign dominated by concerns over rising food and fuel costs.
Yesterday 3:01 pm (13 hours ago)
At least nine people are killed and dozens injured after a powerful car bomb explodes in eastern Syria, officials say.
Yesterday 10:48 pm (5 hours ago)
Residents in the Libyan city of Benghazi vote in local council elections, the first polls held in the city since the 1960s.
Friday, 10:10 pm
The highest court in Maryland allows gay couples to divorce, even though same-sex marriage is not yet allowed in that US state.
Yesterday, 3:02 am
US baby boomers are advised to get tested for the liver-destroying virus hepatitis C, in a move health officials say could save 120,000 lives.
Thursday, 12:18 pm
MPs have put questions to Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey and his ministerial team.
Yesterday 10:58 pm (5 hours ago)
Chelsea have won the Champions League for the first time in the club's history, beating German team Bayern Munich in a penalty shoot out.
Yesterday 3:04 pm (13 hours ago)
Thousands of members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force take part in an event to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, including a flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft.
Yesterday 11:47 pm (4 hours ago)
South Africa is to opens its first theatre in a township - Soweto - once home to former President Nelson Mandela.
Yesterday 7:15 pm (9 hours ago)
At the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 two black medal winners made a significant political statement by raising their fists on the winners' podium.
Yesterday 7:02 pm (9 hours ago)
A bomb has exploded in front of a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi killing at least one girl and injuring six others.
Yesterday 9:08 am (19 hours ago)
Sailing champion Ben Ainslie starts the London 2012 Olympic torch relay from Land's End amid tight security.
Yesterday 7:42 pm (9 hours ago)
At least nine people have been killed and dozens injured after a car bomb exploded in eastern Syria, according to reports.
12:14 am (4 hours ago)
Although the Maldives are known as an unspoilt tourist paradise, the islands struggle with managing their waste, as the BBC discovered on a visit to an 'apocalyptic' floating island waste dump.
Yesterday 5:31 pm (11 hours ago)
Images from the first leg of the Olympic Torch's 70-day journey
1:20 am (3 hours ago)
How Didier Drogba's self-belief has been key in Chelsea's glory
Yesterday 11:50 am (16 hours ago)
The curious rise of Chinese dairy foods
2:10 am (2 hours ago)
How worthwhile is Nato's missile defence system?
Yesterday 11:45 am (16 hours ago)
Do smoke alarms violate Amish religious freedom?
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