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A French couple appear before a judge to answer questions over the discovery of the bodies of eight newborn babies in a village in northern France.

Satellite TV group BSkyB reports a sharp jump in profits, driven by new subscriptions, particularly for high definition services.

All five candidates for the Labour Party leadership are questioned by Victoria Derbyshire and BBC Radio 5 live listeners in Stevenage.

The mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan says she believes British troops are fighting a war that is "not ours".

The BBC's news coverage of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland has improved significantly over the last year, the BBC Trust says.

North Yorkshire Police announces it is to scale down its inquiry into the disappearance of York chef Claudia Lawrence.

A teenager is shot in the legs after he is abducted by four masked men in the Falls Road area of west Belfast.

The resignation of Iona Jones, the head of Welsh-language channel S4C, is greeted with shock

Seven doctors who treated Michael Jackson in the years before his death will not face charges, US investigators say.

BT reports what it describes as "acceptable" quarterly results, with profits sharply higher despite a fall in revenue.

Police call off their search of a Brighton property where serial killer Peter Tobin once lived after it revealed no evidence of any crimes.

Fulham have reached an agreement with Mark Hughes for him to become their new manager, BBC Sport understands.

The BBC's coverage of Wales in its UK-wide news and current affairs programmes has improved, says the BBC Trust.

North Korea's foreign minister arrives in Burma, days after the US voiced concern about possible nuclear co-operation between the two authoritarian states.

Two senior executives from Asda parent company Walmart have met the family of two brothers murdered in 1975 by one of its employees.

Rescue teams in northeast China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media says.

Second-quarter profits at oil giant Royal Dutch Shell almost double after it completes a year-long restructuring programme.

The cheetah, eradicated in India by hunting nearly a century ago, will run again in the country, as three sites are earmarked for its reintroduction.

Referring patients to a specialist private clinic cheaper than NHS

David Cameron has confessed that, on the day before entering Downing Street, he told his wife Samantha he was sure he would not become prime minister.