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 | Spending cuts 'to hit north hard' Middlesbrough is the area of England least resilient to economic shocks, according to BBC-commissioned research. |
| Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's' High doses of B vitamins may slow the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, a study says. |
| Planes in 'near-miss' over London A business jet and a passenger plane carrying 232 people came close to a mid-air collision over London in July, a report reveals. |
| Nutrient clue to common disorder Scientists begin a study to determine if an everyday vitamin supplement could help prevent a common birth defect. |
| Child detention 'harm' documented A medical charity says it has documented for the first time the effects of immigration detention on children facing removal from the UK. |
| Boundary move 'gives Tories hope' Boundary changes for the next Scottish Parliament elections suggest a possible boost to the Conservatives, according to experts. |
| Rig firms hit back at BP report Contractors who worked for BP on the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon oil rig criticise the company's report into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. |
| Pilot 'impaired' during air stunt An aerobatic pilot killed while taking part in an air show might have become "somehow impaired" as she carried out a manoeuvre, an accident report says. |
| Shoppers turning to card payments The number of cash machines in the UK has fallen and withdrawals have dropped as shoppers turn to cards, figures show. |
| Labour MPs to pick shadow cabinet Labour MPs have rejected a move to allow the new party leader to choose who serves in the shadow cabinet. |
| Fees rise 'best' for universities Vice chancellors are expected to be told raising student tuition fees is the best way to ensure future finding for higher education. |
| Could music on prescription be the cure? Patients could be prescribed music tailored to their needs as a result of new university research. |
| 'One in four' has given fake net names A survey shows a majority of web users have suffered cybercrime, but many respondents were themselves less than honest. |
| Woman pulled from house fire Firefighters revive a woman found slumped in her living room after she was overcome by smoke in her north Belfast home. |
| Crumlin alert device was 'viable' The police say a device left close to a primary school in Crumlin, County Antrim was "viable". |
| Rural Wales waits for funding axe Some of the largest conservation bodies in Wales fear they will have to find massive savings following the UK Government spending review. |
| Plaid will 'change not manage' Plaid Cymru's conference opens with a pledge to transform, not simply manage, Wales. |
| 'No guarantees' over Moray bases The Scottish Secretary says he can give "no guarantees" about the future of two Scottish RAF bases. |
| Cold climate crop gene discovered Scientists at Edinburgh and York universities discover a gene that limits the growth of plants in cool environments. |
| Exeter city election polls open Voters in Exeter are electing 13 councillors to bring the city council back to its full complement after the new government denied it unitary status. |
| Shot boy's family still suffering Police use the anniversary of the killing of Manchester schoolboy Jessie James to once again appeal for help to catch his killer. |
| Houllier named Aston Villa boss Former Liverpool and Lyon boss Gerard Houllier is named the new manager of Aston Villa. |
| Capello confirms 2012 quit date England coach Fabio Capello confirms he will stand down from the role after Euro 2012. |
| Higgins cleared of fixing claims John Higgins is cleared of all match-fixing allegations but admits bringing snooker into disrepute, resulting in a £75,000 fine and a ban until November. |
| Did the Blitz really unify Britain? Seventy years ago Britain endured eight months of nightly German bombing. Does this tale of national unity tell the whole story? |
| Is it bad taste to have a 'shortest man' record? The world has a new shortest man - a 27in-tall person from Colombia. but is the title itself in poor taste? |
| Beware the 'don't know' brigade In his regular column, Michael Blastland looks at why the people ignored by surveys could be those with the strongest opinions. |
| MPs to probe Cameron-Clegg deal MPs are to examine how the coalition was formed after the election and issues arising from the negotiations between the two parties. |
| Hague: Axing embassies 'unlikely' Closing dozens of small embassies to save money would be a "false economy" as they do not cost much, says William Hague. |
| MPs to debate phone hacking claim Parliament is to debate allegations that MPs had their mobile phones hacked into by News of the World journalists. |
| PMQs: Clegg faces questions on phone hacking Standing in for David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has insisted it is for the police to decide how to proceed over the News of the World phone hacking row. |
| Merlin series takes 'darker tone' Newsbeat visits the cast of Merlin on location in a soggy Puzzlewood and speaks to the actors who play Merlin and Morgana. |
| Business basics: Interest rates The BBC's Declan Curry looks at why interest rates matter |
| Pope 'looking forward' to UK visit The Pope has said he is "very much looking forward" to his visit to the UK next week, and thanked all those involved in advance for their efforts. |
| Support for murder charge reform Calls for different degrees of murder charges have received the backing of the director of public prosecutions. |
| Vitamin B 'puts off Alzheimer's' A new study suggests high doses of B vitamins may halve the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing some of the warning signs of Alzheimer's disease. |
| John Higgins on bribery claims Snooker player John Higgins reacts to being cleared of all bribery allegations made against him by the News of the World, at a hearing in central London. |
| Town's aim to become self sufficient Todmorden, in West Yorkshire, is striving to become self sufficient by growing fruit and vegetables and keeping livestock. |
| Behind the scenes of new Strictly As preparations are made for the eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing, Radio 1 Newsbeat's Natalie Jamieson has a look behind the scenes. |
| Off the dial What happened to Mercury, as in Mercury music prize? |
| Modelling the future What will London's skyline look like in 2030? |
| At-a-glance Scottish government's last programme before 2011 election |
| Papal tours The UK visits of Benedict XVI and John Paul II compared |
| Freak crash Victims 'in the wrong place at the wrong time' |
| Newspaper review Papers express sympathy for PM David Cameron |