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Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, defends his comparison between legalising same sex marriage and the slave trade.

Sam Warburton wants Grand Slam-chasing Wales to impress against Italy to send a message to final opponents France.

League Managers' Association boss Richard Bevan says the dismissal of Blues manager Andre Villas-Boas is "a serious embarrassment".

At least 27 policemen have been killed in a wave of shootings blamed on al-Qaeda in the western Iraqi city of Haditha.

An inquest into the death of a woman who lived in a Cornwall town where the water supply was poisoned in the 1980s hears aluminium levels in her brain were "beyond belief".

Prince Harry was supposed to join the crew of a Royal Bahamian Defence Force patrol boat on a naval exercise but the vessel broke down. He eventually landed on tiny Harbour island, where he greeted crowds of tourists and locals.

Between 600 and 900 species of tropical birds could become extinct by 2100 due to climate change, researchers say.

Vitamin E supplements may interfere with the process that keeps bones healthy, suggest Japanese scientists.

A pioneering project has found that giving working dogs to seven to 12 year olds with hearing problems is bringing about some unexpected improvements in their lives.

At least two people are killed and thousands forced from their homes as flooding continues across areas in three Australian states.

The trial of two men accused of sending parcel bombs to a leading Scottish lawyer who was found dead in his hotel room is postponed as a mark of respect.

Armed officers arrest a man reported to have entered a shop in Rhyl with a firearm.

A big employer in Wrexham announces £13.5m redevelopment plans to safeguard 220 jobs at its creamery

Health Minister Edwin Poots defends staff working in Northern Ireland's nursing homes saying the majority provide good quality care.

A Unesco team arrives in Australia to investigate possible damage to the Great Barrier Reef by the mining industry.

Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke says the FAs of Scotland, Wales and Ireland should support the GB Olympic football team.

Secret documents reveal the Lockerbie bomber told investigators he may have visited Malta to have sex shortly before the 1988 atrocity.

Newspapers ponder the Russian presidential election - and the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas

Go behind the scenes of a new government advert dealing with rape among teenagers.

An anonymous donor is giving away mysterious wads of money in the German town of Braunschweig.