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American The Office clocks out

Sat, 2013-05-18 00:58
How the US version of The Office reflects on America - and the UK

Five things prisoners' books show about life in prison

Sat, 2013-05-18 00:58
What do ex-convicts' books reveal about life inside?

Eurovision winners: Where are they now?

Sat, 2013-05-18 00:55
What happened to some of the acts of song contest fame?

21 euphemisms that readers grew up with

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.

Mafia boss gives himself up

Sat, 2013-05-18 00:42
Witnessing a mafia boss handing himself in

Breast cancer: What is the risk?

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?

New school flu vaccine pilot mooted

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.

Kirk General Assembly gets under way

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.

Tunisia bars Salafist gathering

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.

Worst season of my career - Mourinho

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.

Dravid 'shock' over cricket arrests

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.

Chinese man detained in Kashmir

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.

VIDEO: UKIP and protester go head to head

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".

Mourinho & Ronaldo off as Real lose

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.

Deadly blasts target Iraqi Sunnis

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.

VIDEO: Sunnis targeted in deadly Iraq blasts

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.

'Bomb' removed from gun attack scene

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.

VIDEO: Queen puts foot in it on Cornwall trip

Fri, 2013-05-17 22:36
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh placed their feet in casts on Friday as they visited Cornwall

VIDEO: Clashes at gay rally in Georgia

Fri, 2013-05-17 22:26
Conservative protesters have broken up a gay rally in the Georgian capital Tbilisi.

Leinster 34-13 Stade Francais

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.
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