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Three men and a woman are charged with the murder of a man found burned in an industrial bin in Southampton.

A government that operates on mothers without their consent

A third of parents spend between 10 and 49 hours a month per child ferrying their children about by car, a survey suggests.

Italian novelist Umberto Eco is among the writers in the running for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.

The Scottish government says money from criminals will help to fund care for police officers who have been assaulted.

Booker-nominated author William Boyd is taking on the mission to write a new officially-sanctioned James Bond novel.

The level of young homelessness in the UK is underestimated by more than two-thirds of Britons, a survey suggests.

Prime Minister David Cameron says the UK is ready to ease sanctions in response to moves towards democracy, ahead of his visit to Burma on Friday.

George Zimmerman, who shot unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida, is charged with second-degree murder and taken into custody.

Organisations wishing to buy web addresses ending in their brand names have until midnight to submit applications.

People with Huntington's disease, a debilitating brain condition, appear to be "protected" from cancer, according to a study in Sweden.

A Cairo court rules that Hazem Abu Ismail, a leading member of the conservative Salafist movement, is eligible to stand in Egypt's May presidential election,

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says his side cannot overhaul Manchester United's Premier League lead.

Sir Alex Ferguson admits Wigan were the "better team" and "dominated" the first half as his side crashed to a 1-0 defeat at the DW Stadium thanks to Shaun Maloney's 50th-minute winner.

Two American soldiers have died and another two are injured after their helicopter crashed in southern Morocco, according to US officials.

A fragile ceasefire appears to be holding in Syria, despite violations reported by both sides, as the UN considers deploying monitors.

Shift workers getting too little sleep at the wrong time of day may be increasing their risk of diabetes or obesity, according to researchers.

Demolition has begun on nine houses on part of the Norfolk coastline before they slip into the sea.

Manchester City cut Manchester United's lead at the top of the Premier League to five points with victory over West Brom at Etihad Stadium.