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Snowfalls of up to 16cm (6in) cause disruption to transport, with motorists warned to be aware of ice across much of Britain.
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Western nations deplore the vetoing by Russia and China of a UN resolution condemning the crackdown in Syria, as dozens are killed in Homs.
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Drinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer, the government is warning.
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Front-runner Mitt Romney looks set to convincingly win the Republican caucuses in Nevada, as he seeks to win his party's presidential nomination.
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More than 100 Conservatives are among MPs who have written to the prime minister calling on him to slash subsidies for onshore wind turbines.
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At least five police officers and two civilians have died in a car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say.
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The more young people come into contact with employers the less likely they are to drop out of school and become unemployed, research suggests.
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Former Cuban President Fidel Castro appears in public for the first time since April 2011 to launch a two-volume book of memoirs.
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One of the most famous paintings by Fife artist Jack Vettriano has gone on public display for the first time in two decades.
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A water tower in Devon is cleaned by a robot which is said to resemble the children's movie character Wall-E.
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Nottingham Forest owner Nigel Doughty is found dead in the gym at his home in Lincolnshire at the age of 54.
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England's new-look side give interim coach Stuart Lancaster the best possible start by claiming a first win at Murrayfield in eight years.
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Gary Lineker presents highlights of Saturday's Premier League clashes. (UK users only)
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The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, official figures show.
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Around 20% of unemployed people who have been on the government's main welfare-to-work scheme, the Work Programme, for at least 6 months have been found a job, the BBC has learnt.
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Chris Huhne's resignation as Energy Secretary will be a loss to the cabinet and the Lib Dems, his former parliamentary private secretary tells BBC News.
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Lib Dem minister Ed Davey is named the new energy and climate change secretary following Chris Huhne's resignation, while Norman Lamb takes over his role as business minister.
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Physiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in England to be scrapped, increasing pressure on the government.
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The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.
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A top girls' school is planning a "failure week" to teach pupils to embrace risk, build resilience and learn from their mistakes.
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The incoming fair access watchdog says universities will be fined for failing to recruit more students from poorer backgrounds.
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Apple is granted a suspension of a sales ban imposed on some of its iPads and iPhones in Germany.
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The FBI investigates how activists linked to Anonymous obtained a recording of a phone call between US and UK police on their operations against hacking.
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Prince Charles says there is a reason to be optimistic about the state of the world's oceans, but it is "critically urgent" to tackle overfishing.
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Astronomers at the Paranal observatory combine four telescope to create the world's largest virtual device with a 130m-mirror.
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Children's laureate and Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson writes a poem in protest at planned library closures across the country.
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US film and Broadway actor Ben Gazzara has died in New York at the age of 81.
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Scooters are becoming increasingly popular as people look to cut costs and stretch their budgets, but could the boom spark safety problems?
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The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions.
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Heavy snow causes widespread travel disruption with up to 100 motorists stuck for more than three hours on the M40.
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Fresh protests take place at the Syrian embassy in London over President Assad's regime.
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The Scottish government is launching a "changing attitudes" campaign to encourage women to drop a drink size.
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The process of evicting anti-social tenants could be simplified under plans being put forward by the Scottish government.
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A man who allegedly set fire to his County Antrim home appears in court charged with arson.
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About 100 people gather in Enniskillen to demonstrate against the use of fracking to extract gas from shale rock in County Fermanagh.
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More than half of Welsh councils are owed money from private developers which should be going towards community facilities.
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Snow brings difficult driving conditions on some roads in Wales, including the Brecon Beacons and heads of the valleys.
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South African youth leader Julius Malema loses his appeals against the ruling ANC's decision to suspend him for bringing the party into disrepute.
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At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after a football match.
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Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd warns Europe faces an "early grave" if it continues to ignore Asia's rise.
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Seven England players and Ireland batsman Kevin O'Brien fail to attract bids at the Indian Premier League auction.
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Tens of thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, while his supporters hold a rally elsewhere in Russia's capital.
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Freezing weather hits transport hubs across Europe, as a cold spell that has now claimed more than 200 lives continues.
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Police in Mexico say they have arrested the suspected leader of the Gente Nueva gang, the armed wing of the Sinaloa drug cartel.
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Prince William starts work as an RAF search and rescue pilot in the Falkland Islands, having arrived in the territory on a six-week routine deployment.
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The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.
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Two US women tourists and their Egyptian guide who were kidnapped in the south of Egypt's Sinai peninsula have been released, security sources say.
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Barack Obama challenges Congress to keep the recovery going as new data shows unemployment down to its lowest rate in three years.
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US prosecutors close an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct over doping claims in a cycle team partly owned by Lance Armstrong.
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News photos from around the world: 28 January-3 February
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Sixty photographs for 60 years on the throne
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Haunting views of Venice's waterways
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Drawing offices where Titanic was designed
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24 hours of news photos: 3 February 2012
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24 hours of news photos: 2 February 2012
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Readers pictures on the theme of hunger
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Many die in clashes after match between rivals
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Ministers will "unwind" any tax avoidance schemes being used by public sector employees, Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander has announced.
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Snowfalls of up to 15cm (6in) have caused disruption to road, rail and air travel in parts of Britain, with the threat of more delays later.
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Paintings by Winston Churchill have gone on display alongside works by the now-famous Moroccan artist, Hassan El Glaoui, who owes his career to Churchill.
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The British team are going head to head against hundreds of downhill skaters in the latest leg of the Red Bull "crashed ice" world championship.
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The Highways Agency is warning drivers to take care on the roads, as the cold weather continues.
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Freezing weather has hit transport hubs across Europe, closing airports, blocking roads and halting trains.
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Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance to launch his memoirs.
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Spencer Kelly explains, with the help of some rather outlandish wigs, how malware changes and disguises itself to avoid detection.
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Flooding in the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales has forced thousands of families from their homes.
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What awaits Flight Lieutenant Wales in the Falklands?
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Historian Lisa Jardine mourns the lost art of letterwriting
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How letting children cook helps them eat better
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Searching for witches on a tropical island
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Country's beauty not enough to keep jobless from leaving
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Thousands of volunteers attend Wembley Arena training session
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Even the sea freezes over as snow falls across Britain
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