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A grandson of JRR Tolkien and a descendant of Charles Dickens are to collaborate on two new fantasy books for children.

A security guard is arrested following the theft of five of US musician Tom Petty's guitars from a rehearsal space.

The deputy prime minister says he feels "lucky" to be part of the government and is "not the slightest bit defensive" about the decisions ministers are taking.

Obama's father features in files on UK's Kenya fears

Tesco unveils details of a plan to invest £1bn to try to improve its UK business, as it announces a 5.3% rise in profits in the past financial year.

The man who killed 77 people in Norway last July tells an Oslo court there can be only two "just" outcomes to his trial - acquittal or the death penalty.

The public services ombudsman speaks of his concern over clinical record keeping at Hywel Dda Health Board after finding staff falsified information of a patient, who later died.

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to travel abroad for the first time in 24 years, suggesting she has growing confidence in reforms.

A body is found in a burnt out car following a fire at a salvage yard in Birmingham.

There will be no "pot of gold" to answer the prayers of councils struggling to look after the elderly, according to social care chiefs.

Honey bees "dancing" to explain directions to flowers to other bees make more errors due to gravity when performing horizontally, say researchers.

HSBC is to issue bonds in London in the Chinese currency, the first time it has been done outside mainland China or Hong Kong.

A small, fluffy mammal called the rock hyrax is a surprisingly sophisticated communicator, a study published in a Royal Society journal suggests.

An internal PSNI investigation is under way after an officer left a gun and ammunition in a north Belfast house after a raid.

Carbon emissions from goods imported in the UK are rising faster than the domestic fall in greenhouse gases, MPs say.

Rescuers are working to free a grey whale tangled in up to 30.5m (100ft) of fishing line off the California coast.

The vice chancellor of the University of Wales Newport tells BBC Wales he believes there is a conspiracy to force it to merge with others.

India is due to test fire a long-range inter-continental ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

Press focuses on savers' misery

China promises a "thorough" investigation into a top politician linked to the death of a UK businessman, after PM David Cameron holds talks with envoy.