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Brian Milligan visits the Road Transport Laboratory in Berkshire to find out what effect using a smartphone has on his driving.

Polls close in Iran after voting in parliamentary elections was extended by five hours because of a high turnout, according to state media.

Caitlin Moran's audiobook embarrassment

British singer Engelbert Humperdinck has been named as the artist who will represent the UK in this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

Can recycling medicines save the NHS millions?

There is not enough music in music lessons in many schools in England, say Ofsted inspectors.

Women can radically improve their chances of surviving cervical cancer by going for regular smear tests, a Swedish study suggests.

Oil prices dip after hitting their highest level since July 2008 after Saudi Arabia denies reports of a pipeline explosion.

Australian PM Julia Gillard names Bob Carr to replace Kevin Rudd as foreign minister in a cabinet reshuffle following Monday's leadership vote.

A tough-talking Arizona sheriff suggests US President Barack Obama's birth certificate may be a forgery, and calls for an criminal investigation.

A Red Cross convoy arrives in the Syrian city of Homs and prepares to deliver supplies to the Baba Amr district after a month-long bombardment.

Babies born just a few weeks early have a slightly higher risk of health problems in infancy, research suggests.

Drugs gangs are undermining democracy in Latin America by threatening politicians and even running their own candidates, the regional grouping warns.

Prime minister David Cameron raises formal objections in Brussels that his ideas for cutting red tape are not reflected in draft conclusions at an EU summit.

Nick Robinson on Len McCluskey's Olympian call-to-arms

A siege at a wheelie bin factory in northern Greece ends after a gunman surrenders, having injured two people and taken another two hostage.

Poor numeracy is hitting Britain's economic performance and ruining lives, according to a new charity launched to champion better maths skills.

Assurances that changes to road safety laws will go ahead - following the death of a mother and her children - have been made, an MP says.

Final preparations start for the next phase of tram works in Edinburgh, which are scheduled to begin at the weekend.

The leaders of Labour and the Lib Dems attack independence in speeches to their Scottish party conferences.