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Musical mates

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 08:42
Mercury prize-winner Guy Garvey talks to nominees I Am Kloot

Elbow and Kloot talk Mercury Prize

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 08:42
I Am Kloot singer John Bramwell talks to Elbow's Guy Garvey about Kloot's Mercury Music Prize-nominated album, which Garvey and bandmate Craig Potter produced.

Brilliant ideas

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 08:23
The secrets behind some of the UK’s newest inventions

Male victims of domestic violence

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 08:19
40% of domestic violence victims are male but a new study suggests victims are often ignored by police and there are only a handful of refuge places for abused men across the UK. Ian McNicholl was abused by a partner and told his story to BBC Breakfast

Diabetes drug used despite advice

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 08:10
Senior doctors are calling for a drug used to treat type two diabetes to be withdrawn on safety grounds.

'Many dead' in DR Congo accidents

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 07:53
Many people are feared dead in the Democratic Republic of Congo after two boats capsize in separate incidents.

Edinburgh Festival closes with a bang

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 07:44
The Edinburgh International Festival finished with a bang on Sunday as more than 100,000 fireworks lit up the night sky.

Wife accused of husband's murder

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 07:39
A 67-year-old woman is charged with murdering her husband who died from a single stab wound to the heart at the family home in Surrey.

New M4 link 'to create 600 jobs'

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 07:38
Up to 600 jobs are expected to be created during the construction of a £107m motorway link near Port Talbot.

Strike starts at S African mine

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 07:25
Thousands of South African platinum miners at the Northam mine begin a strike in support of a 15% pay claim.

Toshack ready to quit Wales job

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 07:23
John Toshack is on the verge of quitting as Wales manager after the defeat in Montenegro, BBC Sport understands.

Record breaker enjoys dinner at 100 mph

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 07:15
Perry Watkins from Buckinghamshire has set what he hopes is a new world record for the fastest piece of furniture, a Queen Anne dining table.

Life for Roma expelled from France

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 06:28
Nick Thorpe has been visiting some of the families in western Romania, who were sent back from France.

Human trafficking - four in court

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 06:16
Two men and two women are due in court following a series of raids on suspected brothels in Belfast in a UK-wide operation.

NI parties divided on vote reform

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 06:14
NI political parties are divided over proposals to change the voting system for Westminster elections and to have fewer MPs.

Moldova vote on president 'fails'

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 06:01
Moldova's prime minister acknowledges that a referendum to make presidents directly elected has failed to gain enough voters.

Paper review

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 05:52
Phone-hacking allegations continue to be reported widely

Indian Maoists release policemen

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 05:30
Maoist rebels in the eastern Indian state of Bihar release three policemen they were holding hostage for eight days, police say.

Murray baffled by US Open defeat

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 02:59
Andy Murray is at a loss to explain the physical problems behind his surprise defeat by Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round of the US Open.

Cloak and dagger

Mon, 06/09/2010 - 02:57
How the BBC learned that Eta was calling a ceasefire