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At 3:30 a.m., Stefany Shaheen awoke to a feeling of uneasiness. Something was not quite right with her daughter, Elle.

A BBC Scotland investigation reveals how millions of pounds is being paid out in an abuse of the agricultural subsidy system.

Becoming a farmer and claiming a subsidy - without working the land

An advertising campaign challenging teenagers on their views of rape and consent is being launched by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg

A senior civil servant warns against publishing the document which allows officials to "think the unthinkable" about what might go wrong with the NHS changes.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- Muslim women in Australia's most populous state will have to remove veils to have their signatures officially witnessed under the latest laws giving New South Wales officials authority to look under religious face coverings....

The UK will avoid a double-dip recession but growth this year will be slower than previously forecast, the British Chambers of Commerce says.

Supermarket giant Tesco says it is to create 20,000 new jobs in the UK in what the prime minister is calling a massive confidence boost to the economy.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The hours leading to the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history and the actions of Virginia Tech administrators will be replayed in a Christiansburg courtroom when the parents of two students slain in the April 2007 massacre press their legal effort to hold school officials accountable....

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The hours leading to the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history and the actions of Virginia Tech administrators will be replayed in a Christiansburg courtroom when the parents of two students slain in the April 2007 massacre press their legal effort to hold school officials accountable....

A Japanese researcher spins thousands of strands of spider silk into violin strings, said to have a "soft and profound timbre" relative to standard strings.

Get to know China's next generation of leaders

John Healey: 'I was almost alone in arguing against NHS changes'

Can new BBC drama emulate Our Friends in the North's success?

Back in the 1800s single mothers were receiving generous benefits. So were they better off than today?

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) -- Homes and buildings collapsed in the Congolese capital after an arms depot exploded Sunday, killing at least 206 people and entombing countless others in crushed structures including inside two churches that buckled while parishioners were celebrating Mass, officials and witnesses said....

MOSCOW (AP) -- Vladimir Putin scored a decisive victory in Russia's presidential election Sunday to return to the Kremlin and extend his hold on power for six more years. His eyes brimming with tears, he defiantly proclaimed to a sea of supporters that they had triumphed over opponents intent on "destroying Russia's statehood and usurping power."...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- An Indiana toddler found in a field after violent tornadoes died Sunday after being taken off life support, ending a hopeful tale for survivors in the Midwest and South picking through the storms' devastation....

WILLOW, Alaska (AP) -- Sixty-six mushers began their quest to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race with the competition's official start Sunday in Willow....

Semi-detached houses and cornflakes in corner of Pakistan