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HSBC admits huge Swiss data theft

1 hour 18 min ago
About 24,000 clients of HSBC's private banking operation in Switzerland had personal details stolen, the bank admits.

Crackdown call over school cheats

1 hour 23 min ago
Whistleblowing hotlines and random checks should be used to catch parents who cheat over school places, a report says.

Pinera sworn in as new quake hits

1 hour 29 min ago
Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 7.2-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country.

Live - Europa League

1 hour 51 min ago
Liverpool take on Lille before Fulham play Juventus in the last 16 of the Europa League.

Hoodwinked?

1 hour 55 min ago
Were rumours of Sarkozy's infidelity a media hoax?

'No giveaway Budget' says Darling

1 hour 58 min ago
Chancellor Alistair Darling warns people not to expect a "giveaway" when he unveils the government's Budget later this month.

Brain scan 'can distinguish memories'

2 hours 13 min ago
Scientists say they have been able to tell which past event a person is recalling using a brain scan.

Nigeria women protest at killings

2 hours 16 min ago
Hundreds of Nigerian women protest over last week's violence near Jos, where women and children were massacred.

Pair guilty of homophobic murder

2 hours 27 min ago
Two men are found guilty of murdering a County Tyrone supermarket manager because he was gay almost two years ago.

Pink Floyd win EMI court ruling

2 hours 28 min ago
Pink Floyd tracks may be removed from digital music services like iTunes after a High Court ruling.

Hamas releases British journalist

2 hours 39 min ago
Hamas releases a British journalist it had held for a month in Gaza, saying at a news conference that it suspects him of being a spy.

Burma annuls 1990 Suu Kyi poll win

2 hours 55 min ago
Burma's leaders formally annul the National League for Democracy's 1990 election win, as more details of new poll laws emerge.

Ukraine president forms coalition

3 hours 9 min ago
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych secures a coalition in parliament and one of his loyalists is confirmed as PM.

HMRC to accept Portsmouth set-up

3 hours 12 min ago
The validity of Portsmouth's administration will not be challenged by HM Revenue & Customs, the BBC learns.

Clegg setting 'tests' for support

3 hours 15 min ago
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says he will pose four "tests" to Labour and the Conservatives if they want support in a hung Parliament.

UK giving US control of Musa Qala

3 hours 23 min ago
UK forces are to hand security powers in the Afghan district of Musa Qala to US troops, the defence secretary says.

James Bulger's mother meets Straw

3 hours 23 min ago
Justice Secretary Jack Straw meets the mother of murdered toddler James Bulger to discuss the return to prison of one of her son's killers.

England beaten in World Cup semi

3 hours 24 min ago
Reigning champions Germany end England's hopes of reaching the World Cup final with a 4-1 victory in their last-four clash.

Rail link 'must include Scotland'

3 hours 26 min ago
The UK government's proposals for a high-speed rail link must include Scotland, the Scottish government says.

Man jailed for organic egg scam

3 hours 26 min ago
A businessman is jailed for masterminding a scam which saw tens of millions of battery hen eggs sold as free-range or organic.