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Ryan Gosling's film Only God Forgives has been booed at Cannes because of extreme violence.

Damian Lewis and Benedict Cumberbatch are among the British stars flying the flag at the 2013 American Critics' Choice Television Awards.

New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori has been ruled out of the second Investec Test against England after he was unable to guarantee his fitness over five days.

Finland's Mikko Ilonen survived everything the British summer could throw at him, including a brief spell of hail, to set the clubhouse target in the first round of the BMW PGA Championship.

The first of 25 World War II warships sail into Liverpool to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are visiting Cambridge today - and are taking a ride on the guided busway.

The Prime Minister chaired a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee, telling senior ministers, police and intelligence services that Britain will not 'buckle' to terror.

Sources today named one of the suspects as Michael Adebolajo (pictured) who, along with his fellow alleged killer, is a British citizen who converted to a radical form of Islam.

The dramatic video emerged after terrified eyewitnesses saw two men shot by police marksmen following a machete attack on a serving soldier in Woolwich, south-east London.

Matthew Davidson, 28, and Kevin Sherratt, 33, stole the mutilated remains and paraded the animal's head around after beating it to death in a field in Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Advice on forces uniforms uncertain

The £100 Scanadu Scout can measure heart rate, temperature, blood pressure, blood oxygen levels, respiratory rate, ECG and emotional stress.

The recall affects 133,869 Sunderland-built Nissan Micras (pictured) sold in the UK between December 2002 and May 2006, and is caused by a nut of the steering wheel becoming loose.

Jo Shuter, from Quintin Kynaston Academy, central London, spent £6,957.49 on her 50th birthday party that was held at the school. the headmistress won a CBE for services to education in 2010.

Paul Doughty, from Liverpool, bought a timeshare in the Canary Islands, a court was told. Royal Mail was forced to pay out £228,935.28 in insurance claims as a result of his crimes.

More than 100 supporters of the English Defence League last night gathered near the scene of where a soldier was hacked to death by Islamic fanatics. Many wore black balaclavas and threw bottles at riot police.

The UK's economy grew at 0.3% in the first three months of the year, official figures confirm, but concerns remain over the strength of the recovery.

The UK's economy grew at 0.3% in the first three months of the year, official figures confirm, but concerns remain over the strength of the recovery.

A man accused of murdering April Jones tells a court he felt sick with "fright and fear" after accidentally knocking her over in his car.

BBC Sport looks back at Germany's greatest football triumphs before the first all-German Champions League final on Saturday.