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Wife expected soldier 'to be safe'
Fri, 24 May 2013 14:42:08 GMT

The wife of a soldier murdered in a London street says she expected her husband to be safe in the UK.

Plane 'fire' closed Heathrow runway
Fri, 24 May 2013 14:29:53 GMT

British Airways cancels its short-haul flights to and from Heathrow after one of its planes makes an emergency landing.

Benefit fraud talent show mum jailed
Fri, 24 May 2013 12:34:31 GMT

A mother of eight is jailed for four years for fraudulently claiming more than £350,000 in benefits and tax credits.

Bercow's McAlpine tweet libellous
Fri, 24 May 2013 12:31:09 GMT

Sally Bercow says she is "surprised and disappointed" after the High Court rules a tweet she published about Tory peer Lord McAlpine was libellous.

In pictures: Kabul kids on wheels
Thu, 23 May 2013 01:02:39 GMT

Afghan education - through skateboarding

In pictures: Masseurs of Mumbai
Thu, 23 May 2013 01:33:23 GMT

The male masseurs of Mumbai

In pictures: Keeping cool in India's heat wave
Wed, 22 May 2013 12:29:46 GMT

In the grip of a scorching heat wave

Day in pictures: 23 May 2013
Thu, 23 May 2013 11:21:15 GMT

Twenty-four hours of news photos: 23 May

Day in pictures: 22 May 2013
Wed, 22 May 2013 11:18:56 GMT

Twenty-four hours of news photoss: 22 May

In pictures: India's fading trams
Mon, 20 May 2013 23:19:20 GMT

India's last remaining tramcars

Day in pictures: 21 May 2013
Tue, 21 May 2013 11:54:23 GMT

Twenty-four hours of news photos: 21 May

In pictures: Monster tornado hits Oklahoma
Wed, 22 May 2013 08:16:58 GMT

Gigantic tornado rips through Oklahoma City

The uneven charm of Rome's cobblestones
Thu, 23 May 2013 23:43:52 GMT

The stories behind Rome's gleaming cobblestones

Quiz of the week's news
Fri, 24 May 2013 00:42:10 GMT

Beer, toilet paper, rice - which is Venezuela short of?

Stockholm riots throw spotlight on Swedish inequality
Fri, 24 May 2013 06:19:15 GMT

Nightly riots highlight Sweden's inequalities