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Former Manchester City chief executive Garry Cook says he "embarrassed the fans" with mistakes he made at the club.

Fashion designer Suzanne Lee has developed a novel approach to fashion design: She grows her own materials.

A passing police patrol prevented the landmark Bangor Parish Church from being destroyed in a fire, a senior detective has said.

A search is underway for a schoolgirl who disappeared after leaving her Belfast home at tea-time on Wednesday.

Metro staff across Tyne and Wear stage a 24-hour strike in a dispute over pay.

Papers fear Spanish banks fallout

Chinese state media say 17 people, including 12 children, have been injured in an explosion at a religious school in the restive Xinjiang province.

A new crop of films is changing popular cinema

A huge concrete dock torn from a Japanese port by last year's tsunami washes up some 8,000 km (5,000 miles) away in the US state of Oregon.

Water meters that charge for using extra supplies on cars and gardens are needed to avoid shortages, experts say.

Patients will be able to compare scores of GP practices in their local area as new patient experience ratings are published on the NHS Choices website.

Multiple CT scans in childhood can triple the risk of developing brain cancer or leukaemia, a study suggests.

People living in Tokyo, the world's most populated city, are turning to compact living to overcome the problem of expensive and scarce housing.

Cheryl Cole unfazed by miming claims

Cheryl Cole tells the BBC's Mark Savage she is 'complimented' by claims that she mimed on The Voice.

There are often warnings about an increase in prostitution and sex trafficking ahead of major sporting events. So will it happen at the Olympics?

Ed Miliband urges Labour to be positive about English identity - but rejects calls for an English Parliament.

Google has demonstrated new mapping technologies in an effort to reassert its position as a market leader amid reports of fresh defections.

Sports fans will watch an average of 27 hours of coverage of the Olympic Games on TV this summer, research suggests.

Sat-nav systems can not only sometimes send motorists the wrong way but also impair driving, a study suggests.