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Academies, soon to be a majority of secondary schools in England, are showing more signs of continuity than radical upheaval, suggests a survey.

A ceremony to mark one of the most daring raids of World War II is being held at St Nazaire in western France.

Opening GP surgeries on Saturday mornings is a "question of priorities" for the NHS, the doctors' union has warned.

EU diplomats are facing calls for a cut in annual leave amid claims that offices around the world are left "empty for months".

England close day three of the first Test in Galle on 111-2, set 340 to beat Sri Lanka, which would be their highest Test chase.

David Cameron says he "loves a hot pasty", but defends the government's decision to slap VAT on all sales of the snack.

An American man who received a full-face transplant is recovering well, according to the medical team that carried out the operation.

The Unreal computer games engines is being licensed to the FBI and other US government agencies to aid training.

Police appeal for CCTV footage as they question a taxi driver on suspicion of attempted murder after eight men are hurt in Cardiff.

How does biggest ground-based optical telescope actually work?

Major changes are needed in agriculture and food consumption around the world if future generations are to be adequately fed, a major report warns.

England rugby player Delon Armitage is cautioned by police following his arrest over an assault outside a Devon nightclub.

Ten reasons why some people dread the Olympics

The Sand Museum in Tottori Japan has commissioned an exhibition of London themed sand sculptures in honour of the Olympics

The Green Party London mayoral hopeful asks supporters to vote for her Labour rival Ken Livingstone as their second choice.

Two French judges request an international arrest warrant for the Equatorial Guinea president's son on money-laundering charges, reports say.

There could be many billions of planets in our galaxy that are not much bigger than Earth circling the "habitable zones" of faint stars, says an international team of astronomers.

The police should "resist demands to get involved" in the "cash for access" row, the officer who led the cash for honours inquiry - John Yates - says.

A French Jewish official urges vigilance after a reported assault on a Paris schoolboy, the latest anti-Semitic incident reported since the Toulouse murders.

Roger Federer says he "cares dearly" about this summer's Olympic tennis at Wimbledon and feels "massive pressure" to win.