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A woman is jailed for life after admitting bludgeoning an 86-year-old woman to death in her home in south-east London.

A confidential inquiry is needed to try to find out why Wales has the highest stillbirth rate in Europe, according to health experts.

Lord Prescott warns "cheap labour" could be used at the Olympics after volunteer stewards for the Jubilee spent part of the night under a bridge.

Hundreds of Tamil and human rights campaigners gathered outside Marlborough House in central London in opposition to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's presence at a lunch for Commonwealth heads of state attended by the Queen.

Police appeal for information about a dark saloon car used by armed men who left a 16-year-old schoolboy "fighting for his life" in an attempted robbery near Magherafelt.

More than 2,000 viewers complain to the BBC about coverage of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

How long will Spanish society hold together in economic crisis?

Pakistan's Supreme Court has sent a fact-finding mission to a remote northern area to establish if four local women have been killed.

French president Francois Hollande unveils details of a plan to lower the retirement age to 60 for some workers - one of his key election pledges.

A man accidentally shot dead his former lover at a launderette in Portswewart, County Londonderry, while intending to kill himself, a court hears.

Officials in Pakistan investigate whether four women who apparently sang and watched as two men danced have been murdered in a so-called 'honour' killing.

The mother of a Kent student who was murdered in Poland has described the man who is on trial for her murder as "pure evil".

Nato planes carry out an air strike in Logar province, south of the Afghan capital Kabul, with several people reported dead.

Skywatchers in California have headed to the hills above Los Angeles to watch the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun.

24 hours of news photos: 6 June 2012

The US town of Boring in Oregon has voted in favour of "pairing" with the village of Dull in Perthshire, Scotland.

Live BBC coverage of the Aegon Championships from the Queen's Tennis Club in London. (UK users only)

The world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will take place in New Zealand on 28 November, it is announced.

A new identification system for the internet is enabled, allowing for trillions of new unique internet addresses to be made.

Agriculture Minister Riad Hijab is named as new prime minister of Syria by President Bashar al-Assad.