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Unemployment increases to 2.685m
UK unemployment rose by 118,000 in the three months to November to 2.685 million, official figures show.
Arrest in Games stadium spy probe
A 45-year-old man is arrested by detectives investigating allegations that Tottenham Hotspur spied on Olympic officials during its stadium bid.
Insurers fined for file tampering
Insurance firms Direct Line and Churchill - both owned by the RBS group - have been fined £2.17m for tampering with customer complaint files.
Editor defends celebrity exposes
A magazine editor appearing at the Leveson Inquiry into media ethics stresses the public interest in exposing hypocritical behaviour by stars.
Barclays to support free schools
Barclays Bank lends its support to England's new academies and free schools, but the National Union of Teachers describes the move as "wrong".
Search suspended as ship shifts
The search of the capsized Costa Concordia is suspended after the Italian cruise ship shifts, amid fears it might slide into deeper water.
MSPs debate referendum electorate
Holyrood is to discuss whether Scots living outside Scotland should be given a vote in the independence referendum.
VIDEO: How a ship should be evacuated
An admiral and evacuation expert discuss what should happen when a ship is in danger of sinking
New Wallenberg inquiry for Sweden
Sweden announces it will hold a new inquiry into the death of diplomat and Holocaust hero Raoul Wallenberg after his capture by Soviet forces in 1945.
Israel launches Gaza air strike
Israel has carried out an air strike east of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, sources say.
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Slight fall in unemployment rate
The unemployment rate in Northern Ireland drops slightly but the number of people claiming benefits continues to rise.
Gunmen kill Iraqi village elder
A village elder and his three sons have been killed by gunmen south of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police say.
Tourists die in Ethiopia attack
Five foreign tourists are killed in an attack in the northern Afar region of Ethiopia in which four people are also kidnapped, the Ethiopian government says.
Gervais to step down from Globes
Comedian Ricky Gervais says that he will not return as host of the Golden Globes after three years at the helm of the awards show.
Thames Estuary airport considered
Controversial plans for a new airport on an island or peninsula in the Thames Estuary are to be put out to formal consultation later this year.
Key Greece debt talks to resume
Talks between Greece and its private creditors that could affect the country's future in the eurozone are expected to resume later.
VIDEO: Youth concern as unemployment rises
The BBC's Nick Ravenscroft has been getting reaction from people at the Bolton Lads and Girls Club, where training is available for those looking for work.
Unemployment total falls by 1,000
The number of jobless people in Wales falls over the three months to last November, taking the unemployment rate to 8.9%.
Africa drought delay 'cost lives'
Thousands of needless deaths occurred from famine in East Africa last year because early warnings were ignored, say two of Britain's leading aid agencies.