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Belfast plane emergency landing

1 hour 6 min ago
A plane makes an emergency landing at Belfast International Airport after it develops technical problems taking off.

Town plan invite for Mary Portas

1 hour 7 min ago
Retail expert Mary Portas is invited to Northern Ireland to advise on the content of an action plan to regenerate the country's town centres.

Press watchdog 'made a scapegoat'

1 hour 18 min ago
The Press Complaints Commission was made a scapegoat over phone-hacking at the News of the World, its former chairman tells the Leveson Inquiry.

Watchdog acts on Motorman queries

1 hour 20 min ago
The Information Commissioner says efforts to inform people whether they may have been illegally targeted by private investigators will be speeded up.

Antarctic lake success 'uncertain'

1 hour 21 min ago
It is not yet clear whether Russian scientists have succeeded in their quest to drill into an Antarctic sub-glacial lake, reports suggest.

Thirteen rescued from flood homes

1 hour 21 min ago
Thirteen people are rescued from their homes by police marine unit boats when a burst water main floods an Essex street.

Two held after flats fire rescue

1 hour 22 min ago
Two teenagers are detained by police over a blaze which led to a man being rescued from the 14th floor balcony of a Glasgow tower block.

Police failed over hack warnings

1 hour 23 min ago
The Met Police should have warned people - including ex-Deputy Prime Minister Lord Prescott - they were victims of phone hacking, a judicial review rules.

Russian envoy in crisis-hit Syria

1 hour 25 min ago
Pro-government crowds in Syria give the Russian foreign minister a hero's welcome in the capital Damascus, amid rising violence in the country.

'Syria spies' arrested in Berlin

1 hour 25 min ago
A Syrian and a German-Lebanese man are arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying on opponents of President Bashar al-Assad's government.

Court hears social care challenge

1 hour 30 min ago
The ability of English councils to consider their finances when assessing people for social care is being challenged at the Supreme Court.

Glencore-Xstrata in $90bn merger

1 hour 30 min ago
Anglo-Swiss mining group Xstrata announces a $90bn merger with Glencore, the world's largest commodity trader.

University creating 27 new jobs

1 hour 31 min ago
A recruitment drive for academic staff at Aberystwyth University is described as one of the most ambitious it has ever undertaken.

VIDEO: Barlow on 'massive' Jubilee concert

1 hour 32 min ago
Gary Barlow says he wants to represent "the whole world" at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in June.

Maldives leader quits amid unrest

1 hour 32 min ago
Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed resigns after weeks of demonstrations and a mutiny by some police officers.

Brazil sues Twitter over alerts

1 hour 35 min ago
The Brazilian government files a lawsuit against Twitter, demanding it block material that helps motorists evade drink-driving traps.

Budget political broadcasts axed

1 hour 35 min ago
Budget Day political broadcasts have been axed, under new BBC rules.

Chinese workers 'freed' in Sudan

1 hour 43 min ago
A group of Chinese workers kidnapped by rebels in Sudan has been freed and flown to Kenya, a statement from Sudan's foreign ministry says.

VIDEO: Portsmouth marks Dickens's birth

1 hour 43 min ago
Events are taking place in the UK and across the world to mark the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens.

Plaid MP leads stalking law call

1 hour 44 min ago
A Plaid Cymru MP leads calls for a new law making stalking a specific offence in England and Wales to stop harassment resulting in violence.
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