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On board an oil tanker in waters roamed by pirates

Jack Kerouac's only full-length play - Beat Generation - is to premiere in his hometown in Massachusetts, eight years after the script was discovered.

Armed police and a bomb disposal squad are at Saltburn seafront in east Cleveland amid fears for the welfare of a woman.

The home secretary signs papers to extradite Sheffield student Richard O'Dwyer to face copyright infringement allegations in the US.

The UK's telecoms regulator says it is minded to allow Everything Everywhere to use its existing spectrum to launch 4G services.

A professional wrestler, a beauty salon owner and a woman who calls herself "the blonde assassin" are among 16 contestants competing in this year's series of The Apprentice.

Fourteen people are arrested for suspected money laundering in Northern Ireland and England

Loved ones get emails from dead man's account

The makers of ITV2's The Only Way Is Essex are "actively in discussions" to make new versions of the programme in Texas or Florida.

Jaguar Land Rover says it is creating 1,000 new jobs at its Halewood factory on Merseyside.

Word indoor triple jump champion Yamile Aldama has her nationality change approved, clearing the way to compete for Britain at the London Olympics.

South Africa's Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe calls for an official inquiry into allegations that his partner solicited a $13m (£8m) bribe.

A court in Guatemala sentences a former soldier to 6,060 years in prison for his role in the massacre of 201 people during the country's civil war.

Amir Khan says he will not make the same mistakes in his rematch with Lamont Peterson in Las Vegas in May.

The Smithwick Tribunal hears claims that in 1980, the Taoiseach said that the Warrenpoint killings were a "political crime and no assistance would be given to the RUC".

24 hours of news photos: 13 March 2012

The Met Police's communications chief let a News of the World reporter use an office computer to write up a story, the Leveson Inquiry hears.

Continued inefficient use of water could threaten Europe's economy, productivity and ecosystems, a report warns.

The UK's Prime Minister will be the first foreign dignitary to fly on Air Force One with President Obama.

A 66-year-old woman was tortured for her bank details and then beaten to death in her home by a man who needed money to pay for his wedding, a murder trial hears.