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UK astro Peake given station date

May 20, 2013 - 4:26am
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

May 20, 2013 - 4:20am
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

May 20, 2013 - 4:14am
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

May 20, 2013 - 2:57am
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

May 20, 2013 - 1:39am
George Alagiah has been to a shoe factory with a difference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

VIDEO: US lottery ticket scoops $590m

May 20, 2013 - 1:11am
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

May 20, 2013 - 12:25am
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'

May 19, 2013 - 11:04pm
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

May 19, 2013 - 10:56pm
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

May 19, 2013 - 10:34pm
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

May 19, 2013 - 10:22pm
One protester has died as tensions rise in Tunisia between hardline Salafists and the country's moderate Islamist government.

Deadly tornadoes ravage Oklahoma

May 19, 2013 - 9:50pm
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

May 19, 2013 - 9:41pm
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

May 19, 2013 - 9:14pm
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

May 19, 2013 - 9:14pm
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

May 19, 2013 - 8:39pm
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

May 19, 2013 - 8:06pm
Preserving the spice of life when ingredients and power are scarce

Do white South Africans have a future?

May 19, 2013 - 7:54pm
What is the future for white people in South Africa?

Police killed in fresh Iraq attacks

May 19, 2013 - 7:42pm
At least three police officers have been killed after gunmen attack their station in northern Iraq, local officials say.

The cassette makes a comeback

May 19, 2013 - 7:36pm
The company reinvigorating the humble cassette tape