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A man is charged with murdering a clergyman at his South Gloucestershire vicarage and a retired teacher in Worcestershire.

Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon orders an investigation into procedures at NHS Ayrshire and Arran after critical incident disclosures.

A second body is discovered in Southport a day after a woman was found dead at a property in the Merseyside resort.

Tributes pour in for Sunday Times foreign correspondent Marie Colvin, who has been killed in Syria.

Tributes have been paid to Marie Colvin, the highly respected American Sunday Times reporter, following her death in the Syrian city of Homs.

Cherie Blair has started legal proceedings over phone hacking, her solicitor confirms.

Syrian forces murdered American-born journalist Marie Colvin after pledging to kill 'any journalist who set foot on Syrian soil', it emerged today.

Sergio Aguero is again the headline act as Manchester City seal an impressive win over holders Porto to reach the last 16 of the Europa League.

A Harrogate teacher who felt under pressure to get good exam results set himself on fire in the school car park, an inquest hears.

The Welsh government says it is trying to retrieve public funding from race-relations charity All Wales Ethnic Minority Association (Awema) as opponents accuse ministers of failing to answer questions.

Nightclub bouncer Carl Whant, 27, was today found guilty of killing Nikitta Grender, 19, at her home in Newport, South Wales.

Two of Baby Peter's social workers committed a "serious error of judgement" during an incident which saw him "disappear" for 12 days, a tribunal hears.

The Royal Navy selects South Korean firm Daewoo for a £452m deal to build four new fuel tankers.

US President Barack Obama proposes a cut in corporate tax and an end to tax loopholes, as part of his election-year strategy on the economy.

Kennelling dogs suspected of being dangerous, cost at least £3.7m in 2010, according to figures given to BBC Newsnight.

The wife of a British photographer working in Homs has said that she believed he had been killed when she heard news that two western journalists had died in the city.

Minutes show two of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee wanted more money pumped into the economy, sending sterling down on the currency markets.

American Marie Colvin of the UK's Sunday Times and French photographer Remi Ochlik are among 60 people killed in the Syrian city of Homs.

The Scottish Premier League investigates sectarian chanting by Rangers fans during Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Kilmarnock at Ibrox.

Protests take place outside parliament in Greece, as MPs consider emergency laws after a 130bn-euro bailout deal.