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Ex-footballer Les Ferdinand on his grandfather’s prostate cancerThis article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

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Prosecutors said Locker had been looking for someone to kill him A New York man has been convicted of murdering an indebted motivational speaker who prosecutors said paid his attacker to stab him dead in his car. Kenneth Minor testified that he held … Continue reading →

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s credibility as the ‘acceptable’ face of the Libyan regime has been damaged The director of the London School of Economics Sir Howard Davies has submitted his resignation after admitting an “error of judgment” in establishing… Continue reading →

GPs get paid for hitting performance targets Related Stories GPs are getting too much in performance-related pay, says an expert who helped create the system. Professor Martin Roland, from Cambridge University, was a key adviser when the GP contract… Continue reading →

More universities in England could be put at risk of bankruptcy as a result of cuts and changes to funding, the National Audit Office has warned.This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible … Continue reading →

Is doing deals in your pyjamas now a reality?This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

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Virtually every police cell in the West Midlands force failed safety tests, inspectors have said. Their report said there were numerous “ligature points” in cells, where detainees could harm themselves. But the joint report by prison and police inspect… Continue reading →

Tom Hanks has some fun with a BBC reporter at the Oscars, human breast milk ice cream and the claustrophobic contortionist. It’s the week’s weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat’s Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.This article is from the BBC News web… Continue reading →

Rebels in eastern Libya have said they will not engage in negotiations unless Col Muammar Gaddafi quits and goes into exile.This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of ex… Continue reading →

The Scottish Lib Dem conference is kicking off in Perth with a pledge to boost MSP numbers, despite challenging times for the party.This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the conte… Continue reading →