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Radical Islam issues in the press

1 hour 32 min ago
Papers report on moves to tackle radical Islam

Two questioned after UK plane alert

2 hours 9 min ago
Two men are questioned on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after RAF jets were scrambled to escort a Pakistan Airlines plane in UK airspace.

Pakistan gas blast kills 17 children

2 hours 11 min ago
At least 17 children have been burned to death after a gas cylinder exploded on their school bus in Pakistan, police say.

Heathrow back to normal after 'fire'

2 hours 53 min ago
Heathrow operator BAA says it is expecting business as usual on Saturday after a British Airways plane had to return to the airport to make an emergency landing on Friday morning.

Two held in hospital gun alert

2 hours 58 min ago
A man and a woman are arrested at Salford Royal Hospital on suspicion of possessing a gun.

Warnings over flagship projects

3 hours 39 min ago
More than 30 of the coalition's flagship schemes, including the West Coast Main Line scheme, are at serious risk of failure, a government report warns.

French army to begin Mali pullout

3 hours 40 min ago
France is set to begin the first major stage of its military withdrawal from Mali, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out the north.

Neuron growth 'cuts memory space'

5 hours 43 min ago
The reason we struggle to recall memories from our early childhood is down to high levels of neuron production during the first years of life, say Canadian researchers.

Syria opposition ready to negotiate

5 hours 58 min ago
Syria's main opposition coalition says it is willing to attend an peace conference next month only if President Bashar al-Assad agrees to step down.

Out-of-date law halts grooming cases

6 hours 52 min ago
How an out-of-date law is thwarting sex abuse victims

How easy is it to hack a smart meter?

6 hours 57 min ago
How easy is it to hack a smart meter?

Oil air deaths memorial unveiled

6 hours 57 min ago
A memorial dedicated to 79 people who lost their lives in four oil industry-related air accidents around Shetland is due to be unveiled.

MI5 'approached Woolwich suspect'

7 hours 6 min ago
Security service MI5 asked Woolwich murder suspect Michael Adebolajo if he wanted to work for them about six months ago, a childhood friend claims in a BBC Newsnight interview.

Tiger attack wildlife worker dies

7 hours 30 min ago
A woman attacked by a tiger at the Cumbria wildlife park where she worked dies of her injuries.

VIDEO: Five Minutes With: Brian Moore

7 hours 38 min ago
Rugby legend Brian Moore on praise, fear and the front row

Arizona sheriff 'profiled' Hispanics

7 hours 42 min ago
The office of Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona, improperly targeted Hispanics in patrols for undocumented immigrants, a judge finds.

Viewpoint: Mars - what we've learnt in five years

7 hours 42 min ago
What we have learnt from Martian probes

Calvin Harris headlines Big Weekend

8 hours 8 min ago
Calvin Harris headlines day one of Radio 1's Big Weekend in Londonderry.

Texting safely on the High Street

8 hours 10 min ago
The 'safety belt' for the walking texter

Area sealed off after explosion

8 hours 45 min ago
Police evacuate homes in a south Belfast street after reports of an explosion in the area late on Friday evening.

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