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A top Chinese policeman in charge of a major crackdown on organised crime goes on leave, amid rumours of an investigation and a bid for asylum.

A father suffocated his six-month-old son before hanging himself at a house in Lancashire, an inquest hears.

The highs and lows of Fabio Capello's career as England manager.

Fabio Capello has resigned as England manager, the Football Association has confirmed.

Three US citizens who lost their sight in childhood have reported a dramatic improvement in vision after having gene therapy in both eyes.

Fabio Capello resigns as England manager, the Football Association confirms.

Conservative MPs call for Labour's candidate for London mayor, Ken Livingstone, to apologise for saying their party is "riddled" with homosexuals.

An 86-year-old woman who lives yards from a hospital in Essex waits nearly two hours for an ambulance to arrive at her house.

Researchers build efficient lasers just 100 billionths of a metre across that may be used to make faster computer chips in the future.

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia announced the details of 4,000 job losses on Wednesday at plants in Hungary, Mexico and Finland.

The government loses the first of a series of votes in the House of Lords on its controversial plans to overhaul the NHS in England.

Michelle Obama has been showing off her fitness prowess in a series of chat show appearances in the US.

The parents of a "wonderful" five-year-old boy who choked to death in Aberdeenshire speak of their devastation.

At least 10 people are killed and more than 20 injured when a car bomb planted by Islamist militants explodes near a cafe in Somalia's capital.

Researchers say most of the world's continents will merge somewhere over the Pacific "ring of fire" in 50-200 million years.

Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum pledges to push for victory in March's Super Tuesday votes, after a hat-trick of wins on Tuesday night.

Harry Redknapp says his "nightmare" is over after being cleared of tax evasion along with Milan Mandaric.

More than 200 people are arrested during raids across London by the Metropolitan Police's new dedicated unit tackling gang crime.

Checks are ordered on all Airbus A380 superjumbos after cracks were found in wing components, extending an earlier safety ruling covering 20 planes.

The social development minister says he will move to ban some cheap drink promotions in Northern Ireland.