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UK astro Peake given station date
UK astronaut Tim Peake is to fly to the International Space Station, launching on a Soyuz rocket in November or December 2015.
We must keep Bale, says Villas-Boas
Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas says it is vital the club keep star player Gareth Bale if they are to improve next season.
China asks N Korea to free boat crew
China says it has called on North Korea to secure the release of a fishing boat and its crew seized on 5 May, as captors reportedly demand a ransom.
Ryanair profits at record high
Discount airline Ryanair reports record full-year profits and rising revenues despite soaring fuel costs, but hits out at "bizarre" EU takeover decision.
VIDEO: From tyres to shoes in Ethiopia
George Alagiah has been to a shoe factory with a difference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
VIDEO: US lottery ticket scoops $590m
Authorities in the US state of Florida are calling for the holder of a $590m winning lottery ticket to come forward and claim their prize.
Business leaders attack Eurosceptics
A number of prominent business leaders accuse those calling for Britain to leave the European Union of "putting politics before economics".
Peru's Fujimori health 'worsens'
A senior doctor treating Alberto Fujimori says the jailed former president of Peru has severe and worsening health problems.
VIDEO: Ai Weiwei makes art from milk tins
Artist Ai Weiwei has created a map of China made entirely out of tins of formula milk, to highlight tensions over tainted baby food.
Briton held over children's deaths
A British man has been arrested in France in connection with the deaths of his two children, media reports say.
VIDEO: Tensions rise in Tunisia
One protester has died as tensions rise in Tunisia between hardline Salafists and the country's moderate Islamist government.
Deadly tornadoes ravage Oklahoma
At least one person is reported dead and several others injured by a series of tornadoes that have torn through the US state of Oklahoma.
PM warns overseas territories on tax
David Cameron has called on British overseas territories to "get their house in order" and sign up to international treaties on tax.
Morsi rules out Sinai hostage talks
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi rules out negotiating with the abductors of seven security personnel seized last week in the Sinai peninsula.
Morsi rules out Sinai hostage talks
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi rules out negotiating with the abductors of seven security personnel seized last week in the Sinai peninsula.
Man killed as blast destroys house
The body of a man is recovered from the remains of a house in Nottinghamshire after it was destroyed in an explosion that injured four others.
Keeping alive Gaza's culinary traditions
Preserving the spice of life when ingredients and power are scarce
Do white South Africans have a future?
What is the future for white people in South Africa?
Police killed in fresh Iraq attacks
At least three police officers have been killed after gunmen attack their station in northern Iraq, local officials say.
The cassette makes a comeback
The company reinvigorating the humble cassette tape
