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The BBC's director general, Mark Thompson, announces he will leave the corporation this autumn, after eight years.

Newport city centre is going glass-free on Friday and Saturday nights in an attempt to cut down on glassing injuries, Gwent Police confirms.

Adele helps British musicians take their highest share of US album sales for more than a decade, according to UK record industry body the BPI.

A 17-year-old youth appears in court charged with internet sex offences allegedly involving up to 50 children.

The former head of military intelligence in Guinea-Bissau is shot dead by uniformed men just hours after polls closed in the unstable country, officials say.

Apple says it will use its cash to start paying a quarterly dividend of $2.65 per share to investors and to buy back some of its shares.

24 hours of news photos: 19 March 2012

The Duchess of Cambridge makes her first public speech during a visit to one of her charities in Ipswich.

A gunman on a scooter has opened fire on a Jewish school in the French city of Toulouse, killing three children and a teacher, police say.

A group of Chinese authors are suing Apple for £2.3m over allegedly pirated titles being published in the App Store.

A new stage adaptation of the classic Ealing comedy The Ladykillers is to tour the UK and Ireland from September.

One of the bidders Rangers has warned it will not pursue its interest in the club if the Ticketus season ticket deal is in force, a court hears.

Bolton captain Kevin Davies says playing is "irrelevant at the minute" with team-mate Fabrice Muamba still in hospital.

The national minimum wage will rise by 11p to £6.19 an hour in October, but will be frozen for workers aged under 21.

Belarus executes two men convicted of a metro bombing in Minsk in April which killed 15 people, drawing EU condemnation.

The Duchess of Cambridge has made her first public speech as a member of the Royal family.

The South Pacific nation of Tonga is in mourning following the death of its king, George Tupou V, at the age of 63.

Bolton captain Kevin Davies says playing football is "irrelevant at the minute" with team-mate Fabrice Muamba still in hospital as all "immediate thoughts" should be on the 23-year-old.

The sister of a Welsh journalist freed from Libya after being detained last month tells of her relief at his release.

A group of 12 Northamptonshire bus drivers celebrate winning a £38m jackpot on the EuroMillions lottery.