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- Buggy direction 'affects child'
The direction a child is facing in their pram could affect their development and stress levels, a study suggests. - Asbestos pay-out ruling due
A ruling is expected later that could have profound implications for asbestos-related cancer victims and their families. - Hospital bug fine plan 'unfair'
The government's plan to fine hospitals for not hitting Clostridium difficile targets is unfair, experts say. - Madonna split 'not about money'
Guy Ritchie tells a newspaper that discussion over the terms of his divorce from Madonna "was never, ever about money". - C zone
Manchester votes on world's largest congestion charge - Detention units 'fail on health'
Children held in UK detention centres are not getting the medical care they need, a leading medical journal warns. - Beavers arrive for spring release
Four Norwegian beaver families arrive in the UK as part of an historic plan to reintroduce the mammals to Scotland. - Booze patrol
New ways police are using to tackle drink crime - Testing times
P7 pupils face Northern Ireland's final 11 plus - Scots rail fares set to increase
Rail passengers in Scotland face a 6% rise in the ticket prices - almost 2% above the current rate of inflation. - Pupils sit last 11-plus in NI
More than 15,000 primary seven pupils across Northern Ireland are to sit the second part of the last 11-plus exam. - And finally...Sir Trevor hosts last News at Ten
Veteran newsreader Sir Trevor McDonald has made his last appearance as co-presenter of ITV's News at Ten. - UUP agrees on Conservative pact
The UUP's executive committee 'overwhelmingly' endorses an electoral pact with the Conservatives. - Name of dead cyclist is released
The name of the cyclist who died after being struck by a lorry in Mallusk on the outskirts of Belfast is released. - Sack Strictly judges - minister
Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy says the judges of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing should go. - RBS boss apologises over losses
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chairman, Sir Tom McKillop, says he is "profoundly sorry" for the bank's financial difficulties. - Pc on BNP member list suspended
Merseyside Police suspend a serving officer after he is named on a list of British National Party members. - Websites probed over Baby P posts
Police investigate an internet hate campaign which breaches a banning order about those convicted in the Baby P case. - Courts martial after BBC filming
Four Army training instructors face courts martial after a BBC investigation into bullying claims at Britain's biggest base. - Water charges deferred for a year
The executive confirms water charges will be deferred for another year, as it meets for the first time in five months. - Sign call after sand tunnel death
A coroner asks for beach warning signs, recording an accidental death verdict on a boy who died sand tunnelling. - Formula 1 boss faces divorce case
The wife of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone files for divorce, it is announced. - Four philosophical questions to make your brain hurt
It's World Philosophy Day - an opportunity to contemplate one's very existence and whether computer monitors really exist, says David Bain. - Bomb accused's father apologises
The father of a man accused of a terrorist bomb plot says the allegations have "blackened" his family's name. - Who doesn't have a belly button?
Underwear model Karolina Kurkova has no navel. Is a barely-there tummy button for cosmetic or medical reasons? - 'Ugly' author a 'liar and thief'
The mother of barrister who wrote a book detailing childhood abuse brands her daughter a "wicked thief and a liar". - Police ethnic recruitment lagging
The recruitment of ethnic minority police officers in England and Wales is "well below target", a study finds. - Sheridan to miss Springbok Test
England prop Andrew Sheridan is ruled out of Saturday's Test against South Africa because of a neck injury. - Woman 'with Orkney murderer'
A woman claims that she and others were with a man on the night he was said to have shot a waiter in Orkney. - Reality rebellion
Has TV witnessed an outbreak of civil disobedience? - Gallas questions Arsenal courage
Arsenal captain William Gallas admits his side must toughen up if they are to challenge for the Premier League title. - Leaving care
Teenagers prepare to strike out alone - Pietersen wants more from batsmen
Captain Kevin Pietersen wants England to score more hundreds after India's Duckworth-Lewis win in the third one-dayer. - Discount delight
Boost for budget supermarkets as slowdown deepens - Re-entry! Top of the Pops back in Christmas schedules
Top of the Pops returns to the BBC for two shows over Christmas, despite earlier promises it would stay off the airwaves. - Shannon accused 'felt threatened'
The man accused of kidnapping Shannon Matthews told police he was threatened into keeping her by her mother, a court hears. - Bosch jobs threat 'devastating'
A decision that could see a further 250 manufacturing jobs cut is described as a devastating blow. - What's so great about being a grown-up?
Half of you can grow a moustache, and that's just for starters, says Laurie Taylor in his weekly Magazine column. - Farewell to Sergeant
The papers mull John Sergeant's shock decision to leave BBC 1's Strictly Come Dancing.
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