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Stig's helmet goes under hammer

news.bbc.co.uk - A distinctive white helmet worn by Top Gear driver The Stig is expected to fetch up to £1,200 at auction in Sussex. More... (England)

Man guilty over van roll deaths

news.bbc.co.uk - A driver is found guilty of causing death by careless driving after his van rolled down a slope in the City of London and killed two people. More... (England)

Finance department cuts revealed

news.bbc.co.uk - The Department of Finance and Personnel has said it needs to cut its budget by £28.2m by 2014/15. More... (Northern Ireland)

The Full Story: PM's questions

news.bbc.co.uk - All the action, reaction and analysis as Nick Clegg stood in for David Cameron at prime minister's questions. More... (UK)

Woman 'broke ban to hit ex-lover'

news.bbc.co.uk - A Belfast woman travelled 30 miles in a taxi to assault her former lesbian partner with no money to pay the fare, the High Court is told. More... (Northern Ireland)

'Racism missed' at attack school

news.bbc.co.uk - A 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. More... (England)

Arrest over golf club burnt body

news.bbc.co.uk - A 21-year-old man is being held by Sussex Police in connection with the death of Stefan Welch, whose burnt body was found on a golf course. More... (England)

Daughter reveals axe killer abuse

news.bbc.co.uk - A daughter whose father killed her mother with an axe has said he abused his wife for years before the attack. More... (Scotland)

'Many failures' caused BP spill

news.bbc.co.uk - BP's internal investigation into the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico finds that "a series of failures" was to blame. More... (UK)

UK's Afghanistan envoy steps down

news.bbc.co.uk - The UK's most senior diplomat in Afghanistan has stepped down with immediate effect, the Foreign Office says. More... (UK)

Rugby ref backs suicide campaign

news.bbc.co.uk - A top rugby referee who took an overdose as he struggled with his sexuality is backing a campaign to reduce suicides amongst men. More... (Wales)

Border arms dump search 'ongoing'

news.bbc.co.uk - Irish police are continuing their search of an arms dump following the discovery of a "significant amount" of items. More... (Northern Ireland)

SFA apologises for anthem abuse

news.bbc.co.uk - The Scottish FA apologises to Liechtenstein for the "disgraceful" booing of their national anthem before the Euro 2012 qualifier at Hampden. More... (Scotland)

Henson back in Wales rugby shirt

news.bbc.co.uk - Gavin Henson fronts the launch of the new Wales team kit despite remaining on indefinite unpaid leave from rugby. More... (Wales)

Dog survives 150ft cliff plunge

news.bbc.co.uk - A terrier is rescued by the RNLI after falling 150ft down cliffs at a Cornish beach. More... (England)

Children flee school in new alert

news.bbc.co.uk - Children from a County Antrim primary school are among those forced to flee their homes in a security alert. More... (Northern Ireland)

MP met Claudy bomb suspect priest

news.bbc.co.uk - The priest suspected of being involved in the 1972 Claudy bombing met Martin McGuinness shortly before he died, the deputy first minister confirms. More... (UK)

Five arrested over stabbing death

news.bbc.co.uk - Five people are arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a teenager in east London. More... (England)

Bonfire 'free-for-all' is banned

news.bbc.co.uk - People will no longer be able to take part in a Sussex bonfire parade unless they become members of the local society, it is announced. More... (England)

Castle's rare art sale could secure its future

news.bbc.co.uk - The trustees of Belvoir Castle hope to safeguard its future by selling a painting by the French artist Poussin. More... (England)

Smoke ban blamed for pub closures

news.bbc.co.uk - More than 700 pubs have closed in Scotland since the introduction of the smoking ban according to a new report. More... (Scotland)

Officers probe fatal dyke crash

news.bbc.co.uk - Police are investigating the cause of a crash in which a 16-year-old boy died in Lincolnshire. More... (England)

Homecoming impact 'overestimated'

news.bbc.co.uk - The economic impact of Scotland's year-long Homecoming celebrations was "substantially" overestimated, a report claims. More... (UK)

Princess opens new wolf enclosure

news.bbc.co.uk - A new wolf enclosure at the Highland Wildlife Park is opened by the Princess Royal. More... (Scotland)

Rural retreat

news.bbc.co.uk - Giancarlo Rinaldi on thrashing out the countryside's future More... (Scotland)

Kelly inquest calls under review

news.bbc.co.uk - Ministers meet to decide whether to release information about the death of government scientist Dr David Kelly and whether to hold a formal inquest. More... (UK)

Thames 'super sewer' backed

news.bbc.co.uk - The government gives its backing to a plan to build a £3.6bn tunnel to stop raw sewage polluting the River Thames. More... (England)

Warning following harbour crimes

news.bbc.co.uk - Boat owners who use harbours in Moray are being warned to keep their vessels secure after a spate of thefts. More... (Scotland)

Sir Ranulph fined over car crash

news.bbc.co.uk - Sir Ranulph Fiennes is fined £1,000 after a court is told he fell asleep at the wheel of his car and crashed into another vehicle. More... (England)

Live: Prime Minister's questions

news.bbc.co.uk - All the action, reaction and analysis in video and text as Nick Clegg stands in for David Cameron at prime minister's questions. More... (UK)

'Home help' is hit by health cuts

news.bbc.co.uk - Domiciliary care packages cut as health chiefs warn they face the most difficult financial year in a generation More... (Northern Ireland)

Cameron flies to see ill father

news.bbc.co.uk - David Cameron misses prime minister's questions, flying to be with his father in France after he suffered a stroke while on holiday. More... (UK)

Teenager's bail over city attack

news.bbc.co.uk - A 16-year-old youth questioned about a serious assault on a man in Swansea has been bailed by police who are continuing to investigate. More... (Wales)

Council to introduce care charges

news.bbc.co.uk - Falkirk Council says it will begin charging for some social care services like meals-on-wheels later this year. More... (Scotland)

Concern at hospital ward closure

news.bbc.co.uk - A health board is criticised for the temporary closure of a hospital ward for patients near Pwllheli. More... (Wales)

Boy dies after being hit by van

news.bbc.co.uk - A teenage boy has died after being hit by a van while crossing a road, Strathclyde Police have confirmed. More... (Scotland)

Arrest in fatal house fire case

news.bbc.co.uk - A woman from Northamptonshire is arrested over a fire at a house in Milton Keynes in which a woman and her three-year-old daughter died. More... (England)

Alert over suspicious object find

news.bbc.co.uk - There is a security alert in Crumlin, County Antrim, following the discovery of a suspicious object. More... (Northern Ireland)

Concern for missing girl and baby

news.bbc.co.uk - Police are concerned about a 14-year-old girl from Bristol who has been missing with her 11-month-old daughter since Friday. More... (England)

Last travellers quit illegal site

news.bbc.co.uk - The last remaining travellers living on an illegal site in Essex move on after bailiffs begin clearing the site. More... (England)

Warning issued over bogus workers

news.bbc.co.uk - Police and a council have issued a warning about rogue roofing companies after complaints about cold-callers. More... (Wales)

Ex-Rangers player in cancer fight

news.bbc.co.uk - Former Rangers star player Brian Laudrup, who won three championships with the club, has vowed to beat cancer. More... (Scotland)

Papal tours

news.bbc.co.uk - The UK visits of Benedict XVI and John Paul II compared More... (UK)

Hannan seeks 'in or out' EU vote

news.bbc.co.uk - Tory MEP Daniel Hannan pushes for a referendum on whether the UK should stay in the European Union, calling it a "matter of major constitutional significance". More... (UK)

Cuts 'must be resisted' says SF

news.bbc.co.uk - Sinn Fein says cuts "proposed or imposed by the British goverment must be challenged and resisted", following Peter Robinson's call for savings. More... (UK)

Schoolgirl in unprovoked attack

news.bbc.co.uk - A schoolgirl is recovering from being punched in the face during an unprovoked attack by a man in East Lothian. More... (Scotland)

Cambridge tops university table

news.bbc.co.uk - Cambridge University has come top of an international university rankings table, knocking Harvard of the top spot for the first time since 2004. More... (UK)

All for one

news.bbc.co.uk - Did the Blitz really make British people tougher? More... (England)

Did the Blitz really unify Britain?

news.bbc.co.uk - The courage of the nation as it endured eight months of nightly German bombing 70 years ago is etched on the collective memory. But does this tale of national unity tell the whole story? More... (UK)

Girl tells of Rottweiler attack

news.bbc.co.uk - The 10-year-old schoolgirl injured after she was pulled off her bike and attacked by a pair of Rottweilers has spoken about her ordeal. More... (Scotland)

Blair cancels second book event

news.bbc.co.uk - Tony Blair pulls out of a second event related to his memoirs amid threats of disruption by an anti-Iraq war protest. More... (UK)

Castle's rare art sale bid to secure future

news.bbc.co.uk - The trustees of Belvoir Castle hope to safeguard its future by selling a painting by the French artist Poussin. More... (England)

Cameron to miss PM's questions

news.bbc.co.uk - David Cameron will miss prime minister's questions on Wednesday after his father suffered a stroke. More... (UK)

'The Russians are here'

news.bbc.co.uk - How John le Carre's old foe is back on British soil More... (UK)

McManus praises Scots' character

news.bbc.co.uk - Stephen McManus insists Scotland's last-gasp victory over Liechtenstein was down to character rather than luck. More... (Scotland)

McManus praises Scots character

news.bbc.co.uk - Stephen McManus insists Scotland's last-gasp victory over Liechtenstein was down to character rather than luck. More... (Scotland)

Fuel clues sought over burnt body

news.bbc.co.uk - Police investigating the murder of a man whose body was set alight and dumped at a golf course near Brighton visit petrol stations looking for clues. More... (England)

Blitz remembered

news.bbc.co.uk - The north Wales towns hit in 1940 air raids More... (Wales)

Child murders 'not preventable'

news.bbc.co.uk - A review into the deaths of two girls killed by their mother in Cambridgeshire says social workers must listen to children. More... (England)

Cable worries over 'casino' banks

news.bbc.co.uk - Business Secretary Vince Cable expresses "worry" about the combination of High Street banks with investment banking, after Bob Diamond is named as Barclays' new boss. More... (UK)

Winding up

news.bbc.co.uk - Regional Development Agency on its way out More... (England)

Pope visitors transport anger

news.bbc.co.uk - Pilgrims from Glasgow travelling to the Pope's mass at Bellahouston Park are told to use public transport. More... (Scotland)

Extradition laws to be reviewed

news.bbc.co.uk - An independent review of the UK's controversial extradition laws is due to be announced by the home secretary, with a likely focus on the US-UK treaty. More... (UK)

Council agrees redundancy scheme

news.bbc.co.uk - A council agrees plans for a voluntary redundancy scheme in order to try to meet a potential savings target of £50m. More... (Scotland)

Tribute paid to crash schoolboy

news.bbc.co.uk - The headteacher of a Borders secondary pays tribute to a pupil who died in a motorbike crash along with his father. More... (Scotland)

Concern over private nursery cash

news.bbc.co.uk - Ministers are asked to clarify rules on part-time funded nursery places after claims councils are "ignoring" guidelines. More... (Scotland)

Seven charged over drugs seizure

news.bbc.co.uk - Seven people are due for court after drugs with an estimated street value of £30,000 are seized. More... (Scotland)

Carter Clothing in administration

news.bbc.co.uk - One of Belfast's most upmarket clothing retailers, Carter Clothing, is placed into administration. More... (Northern Ireland)

Chwilio am darddiad clefyd

news.bbc.co.uk - Swyddogion iechyd yn ceisio canfod tarddiad nifer o achosion o glefyd y Llengfilwyr yn ardal Blaenau'r Cymoedd. More... (Wales)

Girl, 14, raped during park walk

news.bbc.co.uk - Police appeal for information in a bid to trace a man who raped a 14-year-old girl in a Bedford park. More... (UK)

Jobs hope for £23m marine project

news.bbc.co.uk - A £23m project to help Wales exploit its increasingly important marine research work has been given the go-ahead. More... (Wales)

Scots teachers spend 60% in class

news.bbc.co.uk - Teachers in Scotland spend 60% of their time in the classroom which is higher than their counterparts anywhere in the western world, says a survey. More... (Scotland)

Man charged with sexual offences

news.bbc.co.uk - Police charge a 40-year-old man with a number of sexual offences including sexual activity with a child. More... (Northern Ireland)

Tube services resume after strike

news.bbc.co.uk - Thousands of London Underground staff return to work after taking part in industrial action which severely disrupted the network. More... (UK)

Former pub converted into church

news.bbc.co.uk - A pub in Gwynedd has been converted into a church after a family moved into the premises from Nigeria. More... (Wales)

Search for Legionnaires' source

news.bbc.co.uk - Health officials are trying to find the source of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak which has been linked to the death of a 64-year-old woman. More... (Wales)

Murder charge changes supported

news.bbc.co.uk - Calls for different degrees of murder charges in England receive the backing of the director of public prosecutions, the BBC learns. More... (England)

Cuts job losses 'not inevitable'

news.bbc.co.uk - The leading public sector union Nipsa says that job losses need not be an inevitable consequence of the spending review. More... (UK)

Bus station open after £3m revamp

news.bbc.co.uk - A Denbighshire bus station will officially re-open following a £3.7m revamp which was partly designed to curb anti-social behaviour. More... (Wales)

Versatile Thomas enjoys new role

news.bbc.co.uk - Ospreys and Wales forward Jonathan Thomas says he is happy with yet another position switch this season. More... (Wales)

Powering on

news.bbc.co.uk - Teenager who could not walk till he was four heads to Delhi games More... (Wales)

30 yn ceisio diffodd tân mewn ffatri

news.bbc.co.uk - Pedair injan dân a hyd at 30 yn ceisio diffodd tân mawr ddechreuodd mewn ffatri ychydig wedi hanner nos. More... (Wales)

Religious revival

news.bbc.co.uk - Baptist chapel dating back to 1710 to reopen after 20 years More... (Wales)

Town's aim to become self sufficient

news.bbc.co.uk - Todmorden, in West Yorkshire, is striving to become self sufficient by growing fruit and vegetables and keeping livestock. More... (England)

Derby school desperate for repairs

news.bbc.co.uk - Hundreds of schools in England have had their plans for refurbishment put on hold after the coalition government cancelled a rebuilding programme. More... (England)

Monster invasion

news.bbc.co.uk - Doctor Who monsters roam streets of Belfast More... (Northern Ireland)

Alien invasion

news.bbc.co.uk - Doctor Who monsters roam streets of Belfast More... (Northern Ireland)

Treatment of tumours is discussed

news.bbc.co.uk - Up to 400 people have been taking part in a conference in Belfast looking at the research and treatment of a rare but fast-growing type of cancer. More... (Northern Ireland)

NI Secretary on dissident threat

news.bbc.co.uk - Owen Paterson is to make his first appearance before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee in Westminster later More... (Northern Ireland)

Fire at Swansea car parts plant

news.bbc.co.uk - Firefighters are tackling a fire at the Linamar car parts factory in Swansea. More... (Wales)

DUP MP to step down from assembly

news.bbc.co.uk - The DUP MP for North Belfast Nigel Dodds is to step down from the assembly within days, the BBC learns. More... (Northern Ireland)

Mwy wedi'u cael yn euog o dreisio

news.bbc.co.uk - Ffigyrau wedi'u datgelu i'r BBC yn dangos fod mwy o bobl yng Nghymru wedi cael eu herlyn yn llwyddiannus am dreisio dros y pedair blynedd diwethaf. More... (Wales)

Heddlu'n cyfadde 'caethiwo' protestwyr

news.bbc.co.uk - Yn groes i'r hyn ddywedwyd ar y pryd, Heddlu'r De yn cyfadde iddyn nhw ddefnyddio tactegau caethiwo ar brotestwyr gwrth-ffasgaidd yng Nghaerdydd. More... (Wales)

£23m i hybu diwydiant morol

news.bbc.co.uk - Prifysgol Bangor yn gobeithio y bydd buddsoddiad o £23.6m yn cadw swyddi o ansawdd uchel yng Nghymru yn diwydiant ynni adnewyddol yn y môr. More... (Wales)

Rape convictions reach new high

news.bbc.co.uk - The number of rape convictions in Wales has risen to a four-year high, according to figures revealed to BBC Wales. More... (UK)

What happens when food rots?

news.bbc.co.uk - Mould, flies, and maggots - watch what happens when food is left to rot More... (UK)

Murder charge changes suggested

news.bbc.co.uk - Calls for different degrees of murder charges have received the backing of the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, the BBC learns. More... (UK)

Cable to signal 'cuts to science'

news.bbc.co.uk - Business Secretary Vince Cable is expected to signal a squeeze on government funding for scientific research, urging universities to do 'more for less'. More... (UK)

Mercury musicians

news.bbc.co.uk - Prize win sees the xx step into the spotlight More... (UK)

Behind the scenes of new Strictly

news.bbc.co.uk - As preparations are made for the eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing, Radio 1 Newsbeat's Natalie Jamieson has a look behind the scenes. More... (UK)