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HSBC admits huge Swiss data theft
About 24,000 clients of HSBC's private banking operation in Switzerland had personal details stolen, the bank admits.
Crackdown call over school cheats
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
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
Liverpool take on Lille before Fulham play Juventus in the last 16 of the Europa League.
Hoodwinked?
Were rumours of Sarkozy's infidelity a media hoax?
'No giveaway Budget' says Darling
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'
Scientists say they have been able to tell which past event a person is recalling using a brain scan.
Nigeria women protest at killings
Hundreds of Nigerian women protest over last week's violence near Jos, where women and children were massacred.
Pair guilty of homophobic murder
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
Pink Floyd tracks may be removed from digital music services like iTunes after a High Court ruling.
Hamas releases British journalist
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
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
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych secures a coalition in parliament and one of his loyalists is confirmed as PM.
HMRC to accept Portsmouth set-up
The validity of Portsmouth's administration will not be challenged by HM Revenue & Customs, the BBC learns.
Clegg setting 'tests' for support
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
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
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
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'
The UK government's proposals for a high-speed rail link must include Scotland, the Scottish government says.
Man jailed for organic egg scam
A businessman is jailed for masterminding a scam which saw tens of millions of battery hen eggs sold as free-range or organic.
