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Sat, 2013-05-18 00:58
How the US version of The Office reflects on America - and the UK
Sat, 2013-05-18 00:58
What do ex-convicts' books reveal about life inside?
Sat, 2013-05-18 00:55
What happened to some of the acts of song contest fame?
Sat, 2013-05-18 00:45
Readers have been sharing their favourite euphemisms. Today we publish those known only to a family, or to a circle of friends or colleagues.
Sat, 2013-05-18 00:42
Witnessing a mafia boss handing himself in
Sat, 2013-05-18 00:27
Angelina Jolie had a mastectomy after being told there was an 87% chance she would develop breast cancer. How high is the risk for other women?
Sat, 2013-05-18 00:17
Highland Council plans to pilot an annual flu vaccination for schoolchildren before rolling it out for all P1 to S5 pupils.
Sat, 2013-05-18 00:10
The new moderator of the Church of Scotland officially takes up her post as the Kirk's General Assembly gets under way.
Sat, 2013-05-18 00:08
Tunisia bans the radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia from holding a meeting in the city of Kairouan, raising fears of possible violence.
Sat, 2013-05-18 00:07
Jose Mourinho describes his season as "the worst of my career" after Real Madrid's Copa del Rey final defeat.
Sat, 2013-05-18 00:01
India batsman Rahul Dravid is shocked after three of his Rajasthan Royals IPL stars are arrested over spot-fixing claims.
Fri, 2013-05-17 23:49
A Chinese man in Pakistani-administered Kashmir is taken into protective custody after he was accused of desecrating the Koran, officials say.
Fri, 2013-05-17 23:47
The man who organised the student protest against Nigel Farage during his visit to Edinburgh has defended the action as "constructive criticism".
Fri, 2013-05-17 23:36
Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo are sent off as Real Madrid lose bad-tempered Copa del Rey final 2-1 to Atletico Madrid.
Fri, 2013-05-17 23:26
More than 60 people have died in attacks in and around Baghdad, apparently targeting Sunnis, in the worst day of violence in Iraq for months.
Fri, 2013-05-17 23:15
More than 60 people have been killed and dozens hurt in several bomb attacks apparently targeting Sunnis, in Iraq's worst day of violence for months.
Fri, 2013-05-17 22:51
Police find what they believe is a bomb in the Foxes Glen area of west Belfast - the scene of a gun attack on officers on Thursday afternoon.
Fri, 2013-05-17 22:36
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh placed their feet in casts on Friday as they visited Cornwall
Fri, 2013-05-17 22:26
Conservative protesters have broken up a gay rally in the Georgian capital Tbilisi.
Fri, 2013-05-17 22:16
Leinster produce a display of clinical finishing as they beat Stade Francais in Friday's Amlin Challenge Cup final.