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Cancer risk gene testing announced

Mon, 2013-05-20 10:42
A pioneering programme to test cancer patients for nearly 100 risk genes is to start in London and could represent the future of treatment in the NHS.

Glasgow-Liverpool drug gang jailed

Mon, 2013-05-20 10:36
Eight members of a Liverpool-based drugs gang are jailed for supplying tens of millions of pounds worth of cocaine and heroin to Glasgow.

No punishment for Hearts, says SPL

Mon, 2013-05-20 10:29
Hearts avoid immediate relegation as the SPL decides it could not say their parent company had breached its rules.

VIDEO: Ark Royal makes final journey

Mon, 2013-05-20 10:28
The Royal Navy's former flagship, the Ark Royal, leaves its home port of Portsmouth for the final time, bound for a scrap yard in Turkey.

Godolphin doping scandal widens

Mon, 2013-05-20 10:26
The Godolphin doping scandal widens as seven more horses, including St Leger winner Encke, fail new drugs tests.

Congo clashes as UN force deploys

Mon, 2013-05-20 10:21
Heavy fighting takes place between government and rebel forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the UN is deploying an attack force.

Pregnant woman refused on ferry

Mon, 2013-05-20 10:17
A heavily pregnant British woman is refused permission to board a cross-Channel ferry from France to England.

Your questions to George Alagiah

Mon, 2013-05-20 10:17
Send your questions to George Alagiah

Giant chicken boss 'watching' locals

Mon, 2013-05-20 10:01
People living near a new takeaway complain "Colonel Sanders" is watching them from an oversized advertising sign.

Neville brothers' father charged

Mon, 2013-05-20 09:56
The father of former England footballers Gary and Phil Neville is charged with sexual assault.

Actavis agrees Warner Chilcott deal

Mon, 2013-05-20 09:52
US drugs maker Actavis, itself the subject of bid speculation, agrees to buy Dublin-based rival Warner Chilcott for $8.5bn (£5.6bn) including debt.

'No proof' Israel shot Gaza child

Mon, 2013-05-20 09:42
An Israeli government investigation concludes a French news report in 2000, which blamed Israeli troops for shooting dead a Palestinian child, was baseless.

Retired priest guilty of sex attacks

Mon, 2013-05-20 09:40
An Anglican priest who abused children in the 1960s and 70s is found guilty of 36 separate sex offences.

Russia pollster 'is foreign agent'

Mon, 2013-05-20 09:35
Russia's only independent polling agency says it may have to close after being targeted by prosecutors under the controversial "foreign agents" law.

No sign of record US lottery winner

Mon, 2013-05-20 09:34
A small Florida city waits for the winner of the largest lottery jackpot in US history, more than $590m (£388m), to come forward.

VIDEO: Oklahoma ravaged by tornadoes

Mon, 2013-05-20 09:28
At least one person has died and several others were injured in a series of tornadoes that have torn through the US state of Oklahoma.

O'Dowd makes A-level re-sit changes

Mon, 2013-05-20 09:27
Education Minister John O'Dowd has announced some changes to A-levels in Northern Ireland following a local consultation.

Tumblr takeover: Sex, jokes and gifs

Mon, 2013-05-20 09:17
What is Tumblr, and why is it worth so much to Yahoo?

Briton in court over child killings

Mon, 2013-05-20 09:16
A 47-year-old British man living in France has been arrested and could soon be charged with killing his two children, aged five and 10.

VIDEO: Celebrity gardeners at Chelsea Flower Show

Mon, 2013-05-20 09:03
The Chelsea Flower Show celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.