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Kennel Club 'fails pedigree dogs'
The producer of a BBC documentary about poor health in pedigree dogs accuses the Kennel Club of not doing enough to improve matters since its broadcast in 2008.
Man guilty of murdering daughter
A man is found guilty of the murdering his 17-year-old daughter, whose body was found when police stopped his car.
The Full Story: PM's questions
All the action with key points, analysis and reaction as Gordon Brown faces his weekly prime minister's questions grilling.
Jury out in daughter stab trial
The jury considers its verdict in the trial of a father accused of murdering his teenage daughter.
Scrubbing Up: sleeping killers
In this week's health opinion column Scrubbing Up, Professor Tony Leeds warns that our roads are less safe because an obesity epidemic is leading more drivers to fall asleep at the wheel.
More hoard items going on display
More items from the Staffordshire Hoard are going on display in Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent and London.
Youth 'deformed in city attack'
A teenage visitor to Derry is left with a deformed ear after he was attacked in the city, the High Court is told.
Team USA chooses east London base
Team USA is to use University of East London campuses as its base for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Hunt supporter 'had time to move'
A hunt supporter killed by a gyrocopter propeller was given ample opportunity to move out of the way, a court hears.
Girl, 10, to get crucial heart op
A Derbyshire girl with a rare heart condition is preparing for specialist surgery that could save her life.
Child care or nanny state?
Is a five-year-old child told about a Caesarean birth genuinely "at risk" or are social services victimising a family?
First class - what's the point?
MPs may no longer be allowed to claim first class rail journeys on expenses. And one But are the wider seats and free nibbles a luxury or necessity for those who like to travel in premium class?
No evidence from murder accused
A father accused of murdering his teenage daughter decides not to give evidence in his own defence.
Legal challenge over Yarl's Wood protest
BBC East speaks to those involved in recent protests at Yarl's Wood immigration centre as lawyers mount a legal challenge in the High Court.
Hailing the arrival of alien predators
Europe is set to release its first non-native "biological control" species to curb the spread of Japanese knotweed.
Men jailed for raping schoolgirl
Two men who raped a 13-year-old girl in a Buckinghamshire town are sentenced at Oxford Crown Court.
Fifth person charged over thefts
Police charge a fifth person with firearms offences, armed robbery and kidnap following incidents in Handsworth, Birmingham.
Worry over airport runway debris
Debris from an aircraft lay undiscovered on Jersey's runway while other aeroplanes took off and landed.
Journalists test out Jaguar's XJ
A look at how the new Jaguar XJ, which bosses hope will help the West Midlands car maker recover from the recession, fares in test drives.
Probe halts pub development plan
Plans by the UK's biggest pub company to convert a community pub into a housing development are halted following a BBC investigation.


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