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Fauja Singh hangs up spikes after crossing finish line for final time in Hong Kong.

It must be a matter of conscience for Cardinal Keith O'Brien whether he takes part in next week's papal conclave, says Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor

Business secretary says separate inquiries into allegations of inappropriate contact by former Lib Dem chief executive will include independent element.

When the US and France lost their AAA ratings in 2011, instead of borrowing costs rising, they actually fell. Could that happen in the UK?

Tracing service allows account holders to retrieve long lost assets.

Festival commemorates deliverance of Jews from genocide in 6th century Persia, and celebrations have been getting bigger and wilder in recent years.

Marta Andreasen's decision, on the eve of the Eastleigh by--election, prompts sharp words from UKIP leader Farage, who says the Tories 'deserve what is coming to them'.

Death plunge from east London balcony was murder and I will prove it, says victim's mother, Sheila Blanco.

Controversial £110,000 statue to be installed, despite former BBC boss labelling Orwell 'too left-wing'.

Excitement as Edinburgh Zoo's giant pandas ring in the mating season.

Mistaken testicular removals have resulted in 56 successful cases against the NHS, figures show.

Prospective buyers post online ads offering £10,000 for rock fragments.

Aid agency warns that proliferation of arms and non-state militias pose unprecedented challenge.

Home secretary blames judges for giving undue consideration to human rights laws protecting right to family life.

Three of five men released from custody, as inquiries continue at premises in London and Hull.

$2bn mission will send Clipper to explore the buried oceans of Europa

Double gold medallist will treat this year's race as a warm-up for the 2014 event.

For two million years, nature has selected for big brains. But they come at a cost.

26 per cent rise in the number of gay men having unprotected sex leads to 76 percent rise in HIV cases since 1990

Pioneering guitarist vows to go out with a bang after cancer diagnosis leaves him with a year to live.

Well-wishers lay floral wreaths for Kim Jong-il as officials in Pyongyang tell China more tests are planned.

Rising numbers of families are refusing consent to donate their loved ones' organs.

Pay is rising for the top 1 percent of earners, but falling for the poorest 50 percent, thinktank reveals

Former England football star suffers severe withdrawal symptoms after entering rehab in Arizona.

Formula One star in mourning as mother-of-one Lynsay dies of suspected heart attack in her sleep.

Charity ActionAid accuses Associated British Foods of siphoning money through tax havens to avoid paying tax in poverty-stricken Zambia.

Cream carrots, purple potatoes and black apricots could be coming to a supermarket near you.

Discovery of protected species forces work on £14m Durham HQ to be halted

Court orders closure of file-sharing sites that failed to block access to film that insulted the prophet.