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News aggregatorNo 10 to host 'web porn' summitInternet firms are to meet ministers at No 10 amid calls for more to be done to block images of child sex abuse and to stop children viewing pornography.
Hungary charges Nazi suspect CsataryA 98-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect linked to the murder of Jews is charged in Hungary.
Ieuan Wyn Jones to stand down as AMThe former leader of Plaid Cymru, Ieuan Wyn Jones, is to stand down from his Ynys Mon seat, triggering a by-election, BBC Wales understands.
Schools reading contest: e-books winNearly half the titles read by children in a national reading competition were consumed online, according to the charity Booktrust.
VIDEO: Brazil protests overnight in Brasilia and RioAs many as 200,000 people have marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities, as protests over rising public transport costs and the expense of staging the 2014 World Cup have spread.
Bravery medal call for Woolwich trioA petition calling for bravery medals for three women who confronted alleged Woolwich attackers will be handed over to Downing Street later.
British tennis needs 'big summer'Sport England warns the Lawn Tennis Association that it must drive up participation figures or face losing valuable funding.
Kinnear hits back at criticismJoe Kinnear says he has "more intelligence" than any of critics, who have questioned his return to Newcastle.
Former archbishop to head universityFormer Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is to become chancellor of the largest university in Wales.
Family tribute to hit-and-run victimThe family of a County Down man killed in a hit-and-run accident in New York remember him as a "man of many talents" who touched people's lives.
China in carbon trading experimentChina, the world's biggest carbon emitter, is to launch its first carbon trading scheme as a pilot project in Shenzhen.
Europe's Mars missions 'on track'Europe's plans to explore Mars with a satellite in 2016 and a rover in 2018 take a big step forward with the signing of new industrial contracts.
Army redundancy letters expectedUp to 5,000 military personnel are expected to receive redundancy letters in the third and biggest round of Army job cuts following the 2010 defence review.
Afghan forces take security leadAfghan forces have formally taken over security for the whole of the country from Nato-led troops, completing a process begun in 2011.
G8 leaders to focus on tax and tradeTax, trade and transparency are expected to dominate discussions at the G8 summit, with leaders said to be close to agreeing a statement on Syria.
Vodafone faces battle for German firmVodafone faces a potential bidding war for Kabel Deutschland after US firm Liberty Global makes a rival offer for the German cable TV firm.
Northern India flood toll risesThe death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain in northern India rises to 70, media reports say.
VIDEO: 'Unusual' British weather analysedThe UK's top climate scientists are to meet at the Met Office headquarters in Exeter to discuss Britain's "unusual" weather patterns.
Call centres in BBC programme finedTwo companies which appear in BBC Three documentary The Call Centre are fined by the regulators in connection with nuisance calls.
Assault caution for Charles SaatchiArt collector Charles Saatchi is cautioned for assault after images of him grasping his wife, Nigella Lawson, by the neck appeared in a newspaper.
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