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Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corporation agrees to buy IBM's point-of-sale business in $850m (£534m) deal.

The world's biggest tobacco firms are challenging the Australian government in court over a law on mandatory plain packaging for cigarettes.

The leading Crown lawyer in the South West pledges to prosecute all cases of hate crime brought to him.

A family who had to leave their house in east Belfast after two racist attacks have an application turned down for their home to be purchased under a special scheme.

About 40% of government contracts which involved external consultants in Northern Ireland ended up costing more than their original price, according to a Stormont watchdog report.

A consultation begins on whether doctors should be tested for their grasp of English and prevented from working for the NHS if they fail these tests.

A Libyan military commander is taking legal action against Jack Straw, to find out if the former foreign secretary signed papers allowing his rendition.

The government should explore ways to help pensioners whose retirement income has been undermined by low interest rates, MPs say.

The official London Olympic motto is unveiled as events are held to mark 100 days to the 2012 Games opening ceremony.

Citigroup shareholders vote against giving top executives a bigger pay deal in a rare show of investor discontent.

Nato ministers are meeting in Brussels for two days of talks set to be dominated by plans for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

North Korea says it is no longer bound by a moratorium on missile and nuclear tests agreed with the US in February in return for food aid.

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Students who bring water into the exam hall may improve their grades, a study suggests.

An annual study by Cardiff University reveals that in 2011 nearly 11,000 fewer people in England and Wales needed hospital treatment after a violent attack.

Being cheerful may protect against heart problems, experts believe.

Advocates for New York sex workers call for legislation that would stop police officers confiscating condoms from prostitutes.

Millions have lost Ceefax with the latest switch-off. Long-term addict Matthew Engel mourns its imminent demise.

The chiefs of Apple and Samsung agree to meet in a bid to resolve a patent case between the two in a California court.

New income tax and borrowing powers for the Scottish Parliament are endorsed by MSPs.