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A BP report says "a series of failures" by BP and its contractors were to blame for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:09:42 GMTDavid Cameron's father Ian dies in hospital in France shortly after the Prime Minister joined other members of his family at his bedside.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:42:24 GMTJohn Higgins is cleared of all match-fixing allegations but admits bringing snooker into disrepute, resulting in a £75,000 fine and a ban until November.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:05:02 GMTCalls for different degrees of murder charges have received the backing of the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, the BBC learns.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:26:14 GMTA school where a boy was attacked with a hammer failed to recognise a series of racist incidents prior to the assault, a serious case review finds.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:10:48 GMTOne of the men convicted of killing 10-year-old Damilola Taylor is released from prison.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:41:00 GMTFour animal rights activists admit waging a hate campaign against people linked to a Cambridgeshire animal testing laboratory.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:28:42 GMTThe UK's most senior diplomat in Afghanistan has stepped down with immediate effect, the Foreign Office says.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:47:08 GMTThe government orders an independent review of the UK's extradition laws, which will examine if the US-UK treaty is "unbalanced".Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:43:16 GMTA driver is found guilty of causing death by careless driving after he left his handbrake off and his van rolled down a slope in London, killing two people.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:55:34 GMTTony Blair pulls out of a second event related to his memoirs amid threats of disruption by an anti-Iraq war protest.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:30:03 GMTA woman who was thought to be the oldest person in Britain has died at the age of 111.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:30:55 GMTA distinctive white helmet worn by Top Gear driver The Stig is expected to fetch up to £1,200 at auction in Sussex.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:15:21 GMTA burglar breaks into a house in Redhill in the early hours and steals a packet of bacon from the fridge.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:26:12 GMTThe priest suspected of being involved in the 1972 Claudy bombing met Martin McGuinness shortly before he died, the deputy first minister confirms.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:26:33 GMTSinn Fein says cuts "proposed or imposed by the British goverment must be challenged and resisted", following Peter Robinson's call for savings.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:06:54 GMTMetal plant owners Anglesey Aluminium confirm production will not restart at their Holyhead factory which was mothballed 12 months ago.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:37:08 GMTOfficials seeking the source of a Legionnaires' outbreak linked to the death of a 64-year-old woman, focus on industrial premises.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:17:06 GMTThe Scottish government unveils plans to scrap the "double jeopardy" rule under its new programme for government.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:36:28 GMTA driver who was almost three times over the alcohol limit admits causing the death of a 37-year-old cyclist in West Lothian.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:59:11 GMTTwo men, believed to a be father and son from Surrey, drown in rough seas off the Costa del Sol in Spain.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:40:41 GMTA man is found guilty of murdering his father, whose remains were found in concrete in a garden in Buckinghamshire.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:46:31 GMTEngland boss Fabio Capello hails Wayne Rooney, who is the subject of newspaper allegations about his private life, for his performance in the win over Switzerland.Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:43:03 GMTThe Scottish FA apologises to Liechtenstein for the "disgraceful" booing of their national anthem before the Euro 2012 qualifier.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:38:56 GMTSussex clinch promotion back to Division One of the County Championship, while leaders Nottinghamshire launch a fightback against Yorkshire in the race for the title.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:02:09 GMTThe world has a new shortest man - a 27in-tall person from Colombia. but is the title itself in poor taste?Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:35:56 GMTIn his regular column, Michael Blastland looks at why the people ignored by surveys could be those with the strongest opinions.Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:33:26 GMTStreet cocaine has long been diluted, but now the cutting agents themselves have spawned a black market.Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:12 GMTParliament is to debate allegations that MPs had their mobile phones hacked into by News of the World journalists.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:29:57 GMTMinisters meet to discuss whether to release information about the death of government scientist Dr David Kelly and whether to hold a formal inquest.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:21:50 GMTAll the action, reaction and analysis as Nick Clegg stood in for David Cameron at prime minister's questions.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:57:05 GMTMPs are taking part in a Labour-led debate on crime and policing.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:09:37 GMTThe Pope has said he is "very much looking forward" to his visit to the UK next week, and thanked all those involved in advance for their efforts.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:25:19 GMTCalls for different degrees of murder charges have received the backing of the director of public prosecutions.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:57:48 GMTSnooker player John Higgins reacts to being cleared of all bribery allegations made against him by the News of the World, at a hearing in central London.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:22:09 GMTTodmorden, in West Yorkshire, is striving to become self sufficient by growing fruit and vegetables and keeping livestock.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:18:11 GMTAs preparations are made for the eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing, Radio 1 Newsbeat's Natalie Jamieson has a look behind the scenes.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:38:09 GMTThe xx have won this year's Mercury Music Prize for their debut album xx.Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:58:51 GMTThe BBC's Nick Robinson is taking the public's opinion along the length of Britain's longest road, the A1, on the Spending Review.Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:47:09 GMTBehind this tree in Plymouth is a semi-detached house - but the man who lives in it has refused to cut it back.Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:00:25 GMTDid the Blitz really make British people tougher?Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:34:56 GMTThe UK visits of Benedict XVI and John Paul II comparedWed, 08 Sep 2010 09:52:55 GMTVictims 'in the wrong place at the wrong time'Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:17:27 GMTPrize win sees the xx step into the spotlightWed, 08 Sep 2010 02:58:37 GMTThe experimental class where hands-up are bannedTue, 07 Sep 2010 23:33:00 GMT
