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The average price of unleaded petrol reaches a new high of 140.20p per litre, according to industry analysts Experian Catalist.

The Queen has visited Salford and officially opened the BBC's new base, as well as opening hospitals in Manchester.

The port of Leith is chosen by Spanish company Gamesa for the site of a new offshore wind turbine plant, creating hundreds of jobs.

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Lawyers representing a Nigerian fishing community take oil firm Shell to court in London over alleged unpaid compensation for recent oil spills.

A man is charged with possession of a knife in relation to the death of a man at the Norfolk home of former boxing world champion Herbie Hide.

Tom Daley wins a second World Series silver medal in a week with Peter Waterfield in the 10m platform synchro in Beijing.

The giant asteroid Vesta has many features that are usually associated with rocky planets like Earth, according to data from a Nasa probe.

Foreign spies have comprehensively penetrated the computer networks of the US government, American politicians have been told.

Labour accuses the government of using an announcement about alcohol pricing as "cover" to distract from criticism of the Budget.

Young people fighting tuberculosis in Peru

Home Secretary Theresa May has announced that the government will introduce a minimum price for alcohol.

A 22-year-old Londonderry woman who inflicted permanent scars on another 22-year-old woman by smashing a pint glass into her face, is jailed for two and a half years.

A man who ran an international prostitution ring will have to hand over £1.9m of his criminal profits after losing an appeal in court.

A man is charged with possessing a dangerous dog which attacked five police officers - along with two other serious offences.

Sinn Fein chooses an ex-journalist and member of a prominent republican family to replace former IRA prisoner Mary McArdle as a special adviser at Stormont.

Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson laughs off criticism from Man City over his decision to bring Paul Scholes out of retirement.

Egypt starts supplying fuel to the Gaza Strip today to help ease the territory's worst fuel crisis in years.

The funeral of an engineer from Oldham, kidnapped and killed in Nigeria, takes place, with his family saying he "made people feel special".

A Suffolk doctor is charged with 12 counts of sexual assault, including seven relating to a girl under the age of 13.