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Some wealthy people donate to charities which do not "do a great deal of charitable work" in order to cut their tax bills, Downing Street says.

More than 30,000 people attend the funeral of Tanzania's most popular film star Steven Kanumba, who died on Saturday at the age of 28.

The manager of the Miami Marlins baseball team is suspended for five games after saying he "loves" the former Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

One of the world's largest research charities, the Wellcome Trust, is to support efforts by scientists to make their work freely available for all.

The Pentagon announces a $2m competition to develop robots able to drive vehicles and use tools in disaster-hit areas.

The Syrian government has given no "signal of peace" but could still change its military posture before a deadline, envoy Kofi Annan says.

Bradford Bulls announce they have reached their initial target of £500,000 as they look to stay in business.

Abdel Hakim Belhaj sues the UK commission in charge of Diego Garcia over his 2004 extradition to Gaddafi's Libya.

A man who murdered his partner hours after she underwent surgery for breast cancer is jailed for at least 16 years.

At least eight soldiers and three militants have been killed in an attack by militants on an army checkpoint in central Yemen, officials say.

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez receives a call from referees chief Mike Riley to apologise for mistakes made during the 2-1 defeat at Chelsea.

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A three-year-old boy has been kept alive with an artificial heart for more than eight months, which doctors say is a record for a child in the UK.

The chief executive of US electronics retailer Best Buy, Brian Dunn, resigns after the firm's recent poor performance.

A new report details torture, forced abortions and public executions in North Korea's vast network of political prison camps.

Poland marks the anniversary of the 2010 plane crash that killed its president Lech Kaczynski with ceremonies in Warsaw and Smolensk.

Fake computer chips might soon be putting lives at risk warns a report on counterfeit semiconductors.

BBC pundit Alan Hansen says smart purchases and growing belief make Newcastle genuine contenders for Champions League qualification

About 40 firms based near the Olympic Park plan to sue the organiser of the Games over fears of a "devastating" impact on their businesses.

Members of the National Union of Teachers say they will resist any attempt to shorten the six-week school summer holiday.