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US murder suspect Amanda Knox is escorted from the court room in Perugia

Kercher pair could face life terms

Prosecutors have requested life sentences for an American student and her former Italian boyfriend accused of killing British student Meredith Kercher. More

Paul and Rachel Chandler, from Tunbridge Wells, Kent,  are being held by pirates

Fearful pirate-held pair in TV plea

The British couple kidnapped by… More

Relatives of coal miners come to the accident site in China to wait for further information

42 killed in China mine explosion

A gas explosion tore through a… More


Two people arrested in Italy over terror attacks in Mumbai, according to reports

Mumbai attack: Father and son held

Italian police have arrested a… More

A picture of the Large Hadron Collider taken while under construction

Atom smasher up and running again

Scientists have switched on the… More


US firm Hershey may make a 17 billion US dollar (10.

Hershey ups Kraft bid for Cadbury

US firm Hershey may make a 17… More

The US Senate is due to hold an initial vote on health care reforms

Health care reforms vote in Senate

The US Senate is due to hold an… More


All ethnic-minority Tamil detainees will be freed from government camps on December 1, official says

Sri Lanka to free 136,000 Tamils

All ethnic-minority Tamil detainees… More

An independent panel has said the US can extend the life of ageing nuclear weapons for decades

Ageing nuclear weapons 'reliable'

An independent panel has said… More


The day in pictures

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HMS Astute passes peace protesters as she sails up the Clyde and into the Gareloch
Pc Bill Barker, who was swept away after a bridge collapsed in the Cumbrian floods

Policeman dies amid flooding chaos

It was the wettest day ever - and a family were left mourning a "heroic" policeman while thousands of others were left counting the cost.