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Syria artillery onslaught on Homs
6 Feb 2012 at 6:07pm
The fiercest attack yet - involving heavy artillery - rocks the Syrian city of Homs, as the US closes its Damascus embassy over security concerns.
Network Rail boss forgoes bonus
6 Feb 2012 at 3:39pm
Network Rail bosses, including chief executive Sir David Higgins, say they will not accept bonuses this year amid growing political pressure.
Mail editor 'knew of detectives'
6 Feb 2012 at 6:28pm
The Daily Mail's editor was aware the paper was using private detectives but not of the extent to which it was doing so, the Leveson Inquiry hears.
Radical cleric Qatada given bail
6 Feb 2012 at 8:22pm
Radical cleric Abu Qatada is granted bail following a hearing at the UK's Special Immigration Appeals Commission.
Queen commemorates 60-year reign
6 Feb 2012 at 4:21pm
The Queen visits a school in Norfolk and there are gun salutes around the UK as she marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.
Mars cooperation near collapse
6 Feb 2012 at 2:56pm
US space agency officials let their European counterparts know that it is now highly unlikely that America will participate in joint missions to the Red Planet in 2016 and 2018.
Clarkson ex's injunction 'terror'
6 Feb 2012 at 5:15pm
The ex-wife of TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson says she was "terrified" when he gained an injunction preventing her from mentioning their alleged affair.
Abbas to head interim government
6 Feb 2012 at 3:26pm
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says he will head a unity government between Hamas and Fatah ahead of elections in the West Bank and Gaza.
Schools and roads affected by ice
6 Feb 2012 at 12:29pm
Drivers are being warned of black ice and some schools are closed, after the snow that fell across much of Britain at the weekend.
Girl shot 'while playing in shop'
6 Feb 2012 at 4:37pm
A five-year-old girl was "happily playing" in a shop when she was hit by gang gunfire and left permanently paralysed, a jury hears.
Ian Paisley admitted to hospital
6 Feb 2012 at 6:38pm
The former first minister and leader of the DUP, Ian Paisley, has been admitted to hospital.
'More pupils not toilet trained'
6 Feb 2012 at 3:43pm
Teachers say an increasing number of pupils are wetting themselves at school, because they are not toilet trained.
VIDEO: Ping-pong toddler is YouTube hit
6 Feb 2012 at 1:13pm
Toddler table tennis player Jamie Myska-Buddell is proving a smash on YouTube.
Transplant jaw made by 3D printer
6 Feb 2012 at 2:07pm
An 83-year-old woman is fitted with a jaw made by a 3D printer in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.
Pakistan seal England whitewash
6 Feb 2012 at 1:08pm
England slump to a 71-run defeat in the third Test in Dubai to suffer a series whitewash by Pakistan for the first time.
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