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German retail sales fell in February for the second month in a row, denting hopes that consumer spending will support the economy in the first quarter.

Respect Party candidate George Galloway has taken the Bradford West parliamentary seat from Labour, winning the by-election by 10,100 votes.

Fans of Harry Potter will have the chance to see sets and props from the film series when a studio tour opens to the public on Saturday.

The extradition of Shrien Dewani, a Bristol businessman accused of arranging the murder of his wife while on honeymoon, is temporarily halted on mental health grounds.

The company that makes Blackberry smartphones says it is refocusing its attention back onto business customers.

A health trust chief executive who dealt with a complaint about a patient's treatment failed to declare she was married to a surgeon involved, a watchdog finds.

Football officials call in online protection experts after players as young as 12 in Northumberland used social media sites to bully opponents.

Parents are warned it will become more difficult to take children out of school for holidays during term time.

Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi points out irregularities ahead of a key by-election, but says she does not regret taking part.

A 19-year-old dies in a crash between a car and a lorry which closed a section of Scotland's busiest motorway.

A children's charity calls for more clarification about the terms of an external review into children's congenital heart services in Northern Ireland.

Rory Cellan-Jones talks to Ben Medlock about his Swiftkey software, which he believes makes typing on a mobile device much easier.

The trial for Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach accused of molesting several boys, has been postponed until June 5.

Marley tells the story of the reggae legend Bob Marley's life, through interviews with his friends, colleagues and relatives.

Veteran Ulster Unonist Lord Kilclooney delivers a devastating verdict on the party, saying it has "failed to show what it stands for".

Alan Shearer says Kenny Dalglish remains "the right man to take Liverpool forward" despite the Reds' poor Premier League form.

The continued fallout from petrol and pasties remain themes

Shares in Sun Hung Kai Properties fall sharply in Hong Kong after the arrest of its joint chairmen on suspicion of bribery.

Japan will shoot down any part of North Korea's long-range rocket that enters Japanese territory, its defense minister says ahead of a planned launch next month.

The UK is doubling its non-military aid to opponents of President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, Foreign Secretary William Hague says.