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Cartoon apology from Sunday Times

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 23:19
Sunday Times acting editor Martin Ivens apologises to the Jewish community for a Gerald Scarfe cartoon which prompted complaints of anti-Semitism.

QPR 0-0 Man City

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 23:15
Bottom club Queens Park Rangers hold champions Manchester City to a draw, thanks to a fantastic display from Julio Cesar.

In Pictures: Up Helly Aa

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 22:44
Images from 2013's Up Helly Aa fire festival in Shetland

Man charged over tandem deaths

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 22:43
A man is charged with causing the deaths of a couple who were knocked off their tandem bicycle in Bristol.

Car driver killed in coach crash

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 22:03
A car driver dies and 15 people are injured after a crash involving a coach and a car in Carmarthenshire.

Footballers' photos were 'banter'

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 20:44
A footballer who took photos of himself and team-mates exposing themselves next to a teenager tells a court it was "boy banter".

Briton arrested over France death

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 20:38
A man from Chatham in Kent is arrested in the French town of Nimes in connection with the murder of a female jogger.

Tories defeated on boundary review

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 20:15
Government plans to redraw constituency boundaries before 2015, which split Tories and Lib Dems, are defeated in the House of Commons.

Man fights 'extreme list' ruling

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 19:57
A veteran protester from Brighton who wants records of his political activities removed from a police database takes his case to the Court of Appeal.

Man charged with teen manslaughter

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 19:43
A 21-year-old man is charged with the manslaughter of County Monaghan teenager Jason McGovern.

Police absolved over robber death

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 19:31
The police watchdog absolves officers of any blame after an armed robber died at a Plymouth betting shop.

VIDEO: 'Plastic surgeons are like car salesmen'

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 19:27
Model and TV personality Alicia Douvall, who has had many cosmetic procedures, said she was encouraged to have more operations.

Nursery changes 'to raise quality'

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 19:20
Nurseries and childminders in England are to be allowed to look after more children, in a package ministers say will improve quality and cut costs.

Grieving dad killed 'drug dealer'

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 19:04
A father killed the man he blamed for causing his son's drugs overdose death before hanging himself, an inquest rules.

Soldier found dead in mountains

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 18:57
An investigation is launched after a soldier dies on a mountain in the Brecon Beacons.

Funfair rapist wins court damages

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 18:35
A funfair worker who raped a 14-year-old girl after forcing her to drink alcohol has won damages at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

Wales and England divide on exams

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 18:31
The UK's exam system faces greater fragmentation, as qualifications in Wales will not follow changes planned for England.

FA charges Ferguson over comments

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 18:27
Sir Alex Ferguson is charged by the Football Association over comments he made about an official after Manchester United's game at Tottenham.

UK to send 330 troops to West Africa

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 18:27
The UK is to deploy about 330 military personnel to Mali and West Africa to support French forces there, Downing Street says.

Britain in the snow seen from above

Tue, 01/29/2013 - 18:22
The country blanketed in snow as seen from space
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