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Captain Andrew Strauss scores his first century in 18 months as England dominate West Indies on the second day of the first Test.

It may be time to give up on the European project in its current form, laments Will Self.

Thousands of Bahrainis protest outside the capital against a plan to create a union of Gulf Arab countries, with similar demonstrations in Tehran.

One of the two men accused of killing a Chinese take-away driver told police they were "Good Samaritans" trying to help him, a jury hears.

Six men and one woman in Northern Ireland are charged with a series of terrorist offences, including conspiracy to murder and cause explosions.

The Director of Public Prosecutions begins legal action to have a tougher sentence on a man in his 20s who made a 15-year-old girl pregnant.

France has confirmed it plans to withdraw its combat forces from Afghanistan by the end of 2012, two years ahead of the agreed Nato schedule.

Italian police seize assets estimated to be worth about 330m euros (£253m) from convicted businessman Gioacchino Campolo.

RAF Kinloss is the focus of a new probe into radioactive contamination, linked to the use of "glow in the dark" paint on WWII aircraft.

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The former leader of the Conservative Party on Slough Borough Council who admitted having two wives at the same time is to be electronically tagged.

Shares in internet giant Yahoo rise 5% on reports that it is close to selling its valuable stake in Alibaba Group, the Chinese e-commerce company.

Indian police charge two Italian marines with the murder of two Indian fishermen, prompting Italy to recall its ambassador.

Norwich City striker Grant Holt submits a transfer request but the Premier League club choose not to accept it.

Conservative co-chair Baroness Warsi says a "small minority" of Pakistani men see white girls as "fair game".

Euro woes turn mood in Madrid fearful

The Australian entertainer looks back over his career

A cheese firm boss died in a frozen garden after drinking heavily while celebrating her son's 21st birthday, an inquest hears.

President Joyce Banda says she wants Malawi to overturn its ban on homosexual acts - the first African country to do so since 1994.

The WBC says it will expel any person or organisation involved with the proposed fight between David Haye and Dereck Chisora.