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British equestrian star Pippa Funnell misses the London Games after seeing two of her top rides suffer injuries.

A Christian group who had their advertisement pulled from London buses after it was described as anti-gay is looking at taking legal action.

The fuel tanker drivers' dispute could end within days if the Unite union accepts a proposed deal which it will discuss next week.

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's reaffirms its AAA credit rating for the UK, saying it believes the economy is "wealthy, open and diversified".

A mother from Bury who admitted trying to hide her dead baby in a garden is given a suspended jail sentence.

Frank Gardner on the arguments for and against Bahrain GP

Mario Balotelli needs "professional help" for his disciplinary problems, says an official from the world players' union.

A rapist from Teesside, who preyed on two schoolgirls, aged 11 and 13, is jailed for public protection.

Few monarchs make it to their diamond jubilee, and in the past century or so, many of the world's royal dynasties have fallen by the wayside. So the festivities can carry a hint of relief and thankfulness, says historian David Cannadine.

Two people are arrested over the murder of a baby girl who died in a Yorkshire hospital.

St Helens survive a late fightback from spirited Widnes to book a place in the fifth round of the Challenge Cup.

Andy Carroll heads in a late winner to help Liverpool beat Everton at Wembley and book a place in the FA Cup final.

A computer hacker who broke into the website of Britain's biggest abortion provider has been jailed for two years and eight months.

Two farmers are cleared of murdering Cheshire builder John Iveson who disappeared five years ago and whose body has never been found.

Shares fall in the US and Europe, led by banks, as worries about the Spanish economy's borrowing needs re-emerge in financial markets.

Several people have been shot dead during protests in Syria, activists say, as the UN considers deploying monitors to oversee a peace plan.

The airline Qantas is flying its planes on biofuel made from recycled chip oil. But how does it work?

A video which shows children acting like kidnappers, corrupt police officers and drug traffickers is causing controversy in Mexico.

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Four people test positive and a further 13 possible cases of cryptosporidium infection are found at a community farm.