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Probe as police crash seized car
Two police officers are suspended from driving duties after crashing a car they had seized from a suspected drink-driver.
Sarah Kennedy leaves BBC Radio 2
Veteran broadcaster Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2's Dawn Patrol show - 34 years after joining the station
15 rescued in city brothel raids
15 "potential victims of human trafficking" have been rescued in raids on suspected brothels in Belfast, police say.
G20 death pathologist suspended
A pathologist at the centre of a row over the death of a man during the G20 protests is suspended from the medical register for three months.
BBC defends Thompson No 10 visit
The BBC denies the director general compromised its independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of the government's spending cuts.
Lib Dem veteran Cyril Smith dies
The former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Cyril Smith has died, aged 82, the party confirms.
Portugal child sex abuse 'proved'
Portuguese judges find an ex-ambassador, a former TV presenter and five others guilty of sexually abusing children in care.
US sees 54,000 jobs go in August
The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show.
3D cameras and web TVs on show
Rory Cellan-Jones tries out 3D video equipment and looks at the latest ultra thin and bright OLED TVs.
Ex-MI6 man sentenced over leaks
A former MI6 worker is given a 12-month jail sentence for trying to sell top secret material for £2m.
Men in short supply in primaries
One in four state primary schools in England has no male teacher, statistics show.
Dozens die at Pakistan rally bomb
A bomb kills at least 42 people at a Shia Muslim rally in the south-western city of Quetta, the second attack on Pakistan's religious minority in days.
MP says paper 'hacked' his phone
Welsh MP Chris Bryant says he believes his answer machine messages were intercepted by journalists at a tabloid newspaper.
Fringe defends ticket sales total
Edinburgh Fringe officials defend their decision to count customers of free shows in their box office returns.
Four teenagers deny man's murder
Four teenagers deny murdering a 61-year-old man at his home in Conwy.
Farage to contest UKIP leadership
Nigel Farage says he will stand for the leadership of the UK Independence Party, a position he held until last year.
Irish delay EU-Israel data deal
Dublin delays a deal to allow transfers of EU citizens' data to Israel, which is accused of forging passports.
Tycoon Nadir bailed in fraud case
Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir is remanded on bail at the Old Bailey at his first court appearance on fraud and theft charges.
Police patrol after Maputo riots
The police and army are patrolling the streets of the Mozambique capital Maputo after two days of riots over rising food prices.
Mother charged with son's murder
A County Durham woman who took the lifeless body of her two-year-old to a police station has been charged with his murder

