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Pyramid fraudster guilty of £34m scam
A professional gambler is found guilty of running a pyramid scheme which targeted people on low incomes.

Facebook killer monitoring probed
The monitoring of a sex offender who killed a girl he met on Facebook is to be investigated by the police watchdog.

Man fined over Turkey PM dog art
A County Durham artist charged with mocking Turkey's prime minister by portraying him as a dog is handed a fine.

Somali hope for Chandlers release
Somalia's president says efforts are being made to release a Kent couple held by pirates at the "earliest possible date".

Lift firm guilty over gym death
A lift company pleads guilty to breaching health and safety laws after a City banker was crushed to death at her gym.

Venables should 'have a chance'
Jon Venables' former solicitor urges the justice system not to "give up" on the child killer who has been recalled to prison.

FA probes England security breach
The Football Association is looking into a security breach after a recording emerged purporting to carry discussions between England coaches and players.

Brothers in arms - pair in bid to break 24-hour hug record
Two Salford University students are trying to break the world record for hugging to raise money for an Oldham hospital.

Undercover arrest - boy catches burglar while hiding under duvet
A 14-year-old boy who helped catch a serial burglar when he broke into his Dorset home is praised by police.

Bendtner scores hat-trick as Arsenal beat Porto 5-0
Nicklas Bendtner silences his recent critics with a hat-trick as Arsenal see off Porto in emphatic fashion to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.

Jerome inspires Blues to victory over Pompey
Two goals from Cameron Jerome inspire Birmingham to a battling win against bottom-club Portsmouth at Fratton Park.

Worsley recalled for Calcutta Cup
England make just two changes to the starting XV for Saturday's Calcutta Cup match against Scotland at Murrayfield, with Joe Worsley and Louis Deacon coming into the side.

Care concern
Is a child told about a Caesarean birth genuinely "at risk"?

Friend's grief
Killer Peter Chapman "should never see daylight"

Art 'crime'
UK painter defiant despite Turkish conviction

Right to know?
What should the public learn about Jon Venables?

Push the button
We use lifts daily, but how common are accidents?

BBC Local
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Robbers raid Queen's silversmith
A gang of robbers on motorcycles raid a flagship store of the Queen's silversmith in the middle of the day in London's West End.

Man jailed over Facebook murder
A man who stabbed his ex-lover to death after seeing a Facebook photo of her with a new boyfriend is jailed for life.

No charges over police shooting
A firearms officer will not face charges over the fatal shooting of a man in West Sussex, says the police watchdog.

Christian registrar case rejected
The Supreme Court rules against a north London Christian registrar disciplined for refusing to conduct same-sex civil partnerships.

Mentally ill killer skips custody
A mentally ill killer escapes from a secure hospital in north London just two months after being sentenced.

Man cleared of dog attack murder
A man is cleared of murdering a 16-year-old boy who allegedly had two dogs set upon him before he was stabbed to death.

Baby-find paramedic alert delayed
Paramedics say they were not called to a mosque until an hour after police found an abandoned baby, who later died in hospital.

Police discover two dead at flat
A 37-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman are found dead with gunshot wounds at a flat in Hertfordshire.

Officer 'did not stop' at crash
A West Midlands police chief inspector hit a student in his car but failed to stop and later claimed he hit a post, a jury is told.

Memorial for murdered women
Hundreds of people attend a memorial service for a mother and daughter found murdered in Shropshire.

Sylvia Heal MP standing down
Halesowen MP and deputy speaker in the House of Commons Sylvia Heal announces she is standing down.

Panic alarms for hospital staff
Panic alarms are being given to NHS staff who work alone in Lincolnshire following 143 reports of assaults last year.

Gerrard opens university centre
Footballer Steven Gerrard compares sport to science as he opens a new facility at a university on Merseyside.

Condom carriers can queue jump
Condom-carrying clubbers in Liverpool are being given the privilege of queue-jumping in a bid to promote safe sex across the city.

Troop bomb training 'inadequate'
The coroner at an inquest into the death of four soldiers in an Afghan blast says there were training "inadequacies".

Pharmacy probe over pill refusal
A high street chemist is investigating after a religious employee refused a customer in Sheffield the contraceptive pill.

Wife murder accused is remanded
A man is remanded in custody after appearing at Hull Crown Court charged with murdering his wife at a house in East Yorkshire..

Youth admits shopkeeper robbery
A 17-year-old boy admits robbing a Huddersfield shopkeeper two days before he was fatally attacked in his store.

Teenager 'stabbed man 17 times'
A Somerset teenager stabbed her friend's lover to death with a carving knife, a court hears.

German mine found in harbour
A "huge" German World War II parachute mine is found on the seabed in Portland Harbour in Dorset.

Hospital bed closure plan delayed
A health scrutiny committee says more consultation is needed over plans to close up to 200 beds at Gloucestershire's two main hospitals.

Sainsbury submits stadium plans
Sainsbury's formally submits its outline planning application to build a store on Bristol City FC's current ground.

Sick elephant is put down at zoo
An elephant with severe foot problems is put down at a zoo in Devon.

Council wants benefit cash back
A council in Devon is in the process of trying to recoup hundreds of thousands of pounds in overpaid benefits.