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Police patrol after Maputo riots
30 min 13 sec agoWith a heavy security presence, Mozambique's capital is calm after two days of riots, however there are reports of clashes in Chimoio city.
Ex-MI6 man sentenced over leaks
31 min 15 sec agoA former MI6 worker is given a 12-month jail sentence for trying to sell top secret material for £2m.
Prescott urges phone hack review
35 min 49 sec agoLord Prescott says he is prepared to take legal action to find out whether News of The World journalists hacked into his phone messages.
Probe as police crash seized car
47 min 45 sec agoTwo police officers are suspended from driving duties after crashing a car they had seized from a suspected drink-driver.
Sarah Kennedy leaves BBC Radio 2
48 min 44 sec agoVeteran broadcaster Sarah Kennedy is leaving BBC Radio 2's Dawn Patrol show - 34 years after joining the station
PSNI rescue 'trafficking victims'
50 min 48 sec agoSeveral "potential victims of human trafficking" have been rescued in raids on suspected brothels in Belfast, police say.
G20 death pathologist suspended
53 min 53 sec agoA pathologist at the centre of a row over the death of a man during the G20 protests is suspended from the medical register for three months.
BBC defends Thompson No 10 visit
54 min 34 sec agoThe BBC denies the director general compromised its independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of the government's spending cuts.
Lib Dem veteran Cyril Smith dies
55 min 15 sec agoThe former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Cyril Smith has died, aged 82, the party confirms.
Portugal child sex abuse 'proved'
1 hour 1 min agoPortuguese judges find an ex-ambassador, a former TV presenter and five others guilty of sexually abusing children in care.
US sees 54,000 jobs go in August
1 hour 2 min agoThe US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show.
3D cameras and web TVs on show
1 hour 4 min agoRory Cellan-Jones tries out 3D video equipment and looks at the latest ultra thin and bright OLED TVs.
Men in short supply in primaries
1 hour 31 min agoOne in four state primary schools in England has no male teacher, statistics show.
Dozens die at Pakistan rally bomb
1 hour 35 min agoA bomb kills at least 42 people at a Shia Muslim rally in the south-western city of Quetta, the second attack on Pakistan's religious minority in days.
MP says paper 'hacked' his phone
1 hour 42 min agoWelsh MP Chris Bryant says he believes his answer machine messages were intercepted by journalists at a tabloid newspaper.
Fringe defends ticket sales total
1 hour 51 min agoEdinburgh Fringe officials defend their decision to count customers of free shows in their box office returns.
Four teenagers deny man's murder
1 hour 54 min agoFour teenagers deny murdering a 61-year-old man at his home in Conwy.
Farage to contest UKIP leadership
2 hours 3 sec agoNigel Farage says he will stand for the leadership of the UK Independence Party, a position he held until last year.
Irish delay EU-Israel data deal
2 hours 12 min agoDublin delays a deal to allow transfers of EU citizens' data to Israel, which is accused of forging passports.
Tycoon Nadir bailed in fraud case
2 hours 13 min agoFugitive tycoon Asil Nadir is remanded on bail at the Old Bailey at his first court appearance on fraud and theft charges.
