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US boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr starts a 90-day jail sentence for domestic violence, which had been postponed in January to allow him to fight.

An audio slideshow of the past royal extravaganzas that have taken place on the River Thames.

The Queen is to attend the Epsom Derby later, launching a four-day weekend of events for her Diamond Jubilee.

The Queen joins 130,000 racegoers at the Epsom Derby, the first major event of her Diamond Jubilee weekend.

Latin America's largest rubbish dump, the Jardim Gramacho landfill in Rio de Janeiro, is to close for environmental reasons - costing thousands of local people their jobs.

A campaign to rename the tower housing Big Ben after the Queen receives the backing of the majority of MPs.

A campaign to rename the tower housing Big Ben for the Queen receives the backing of the majority of MPs.

Up to 300,000 families in England could benefit from proposals to scrap council tax on "granny flats" and ease planning laws on garage conversions.

Ministers say up to 300,000 families in England could benefit from plans to scrap council tax for so-called granny flats and ease rules on garage conversions.

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has spoken of his hopes to travel to London to see the sunken pavilion he helped to design for the London 2012 Festival.

Promiscuity, and divorce have reached epidemic proportions in the UK, the Bishop of London says, as he urges people to restore relationships.

Promiscuity, and divorce have reached epidemic proportions in the UK, the Bishop of London says, as he urges people to restore relationships.

The mission to stop leaks from the Vatican

A man suffers multiples fractures after falling 100ft (30m) at Holyrood Park in Edinburgh, the fire service says.

Juliet Stevenson on her Woody Allen experience

Doctors' email errors see patient data disclosed

Science presenter Liz Bonnin explains what the transit of Venus is and why it is so rare.

Celebrations and events are taking place across Scotland to marks the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

Vladimir Putin resists Western pressure to back stronger measures against Syria, arguing that Kofi Annan's peace plan is still the best solution.

Why Cuba has a passion for crazy names