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The Olympic relay has begun its tour of Scotland, with large crowds lining the streets of Stranraer on day 21 of the torch relay.

BBC entertainment reporter Emma Jones went along to the Kerrang Awards in London on Thursday night and asked some of the World's biggest heavy metal stars for their most un-rock and roll secrets.

Millions of the world's poorest children would have a better chance of life if the deadly diseases of diarrhoea and pneumonia were tackled, says Unicef.

Papers focus on Cameron euro talks

Hudnreds gather for a memorial service in New Zealand's capital Wellington for the two-year-old triplets who died in a Qatar shopping centre blaze.

Relatives of victims of Augusto Pinochet's military rule in Chile protest against plans to pay homage to the late general in a new documentary.

Australia says it is lifting remaining travel and financial sanctions against Burma and pledges to double aid to the South East Asian nation by 2015.

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Sculptor David Nash creates works from garden's trees

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Fifteen years after exploring the world of male porn performers in 1997, Louis Theroux returns and finds a struggling industry.

An investigation begins into claims Ofsted approved 'cut and paste' inspection reports which put schools into special measures.

A brain training technique which helps people control activity in a specific part of the brain could help treat depression, a study suggests.

A common chiropractic treatment for neck pain, which involves applying thrusts to the neck area of the spine, should be abandoned, say experts in the BMJ.

An international team of scientists has generated the first laser-like beams of X-rays from a tabletop device.

Further tickets for the Olympic Games, including ones for the opening and closing ceremonies, are being put on sale.

Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac pay tribute to Bob Welch, the band's former guitarist and vocalist, after he is found dead in Nashville.

Hundreds of fans line the streets of Thame in Oxfordshire to pay their final respects to the Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb before his funeral is held in the town.

Ban Ki-moon expresses deep frustration with the violence in Syria, as UN monitors attempt to verify reports of a massacre at Qubair village.