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Welders held after 53 die in blaze

Unlicensed welders have been detained by police in China after a blaze engulfed a high-rise apartment building under renovation in Shanghai, killing 53 people...

Senders 'stumped for card messages'

Most people write the same message every time they send a greetings card, usually just saying "happy birthday" or "have a good day", according...

£6,000 Harry Potter book stolen

A limited first edition of a Harry Potter book, worth almost £6,000, has been stolen from an art gallery, police have said.The rare edition...

Scientists probe astronomer's death

The body of 16th-century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe has been exhumed as scientists attempt to discover more about his sudden and mysterious death.Brahe's extraordinarily...

Experts say pterosaurs 'could fly'

Scientists say they have disproved claims that enormous prehistoric winged beasts could not fly, with new evidence that they "pole-vaulted" themselves into the sky.Dr...

High BMI 'aids food sniffing skill'

Heavier people have a greater sense of smell for food, scientists have said.Dr Lorenzo Stafford, of the University of Portsmouth's Department of Psychology, found...

BBC Afghanistan drama criticised

Gulf War veteran Colonel Tim Collins has criticised an episode of a BBC One drama set on the front line as irresponsible and a...

Survey: Maternity units facing cuts

Maternity units are facing cuts despite dealing with a high birthrate and more complex births, a survey has shown.Some 30% of the most senior...

Woolas seeks reversal of MP ruling

Former minister Phil Woolas is to ask three High Court judges to overturn a decision stripping him of his Commons seat.In a rare ruling,...

May calls for action against yobs

Home Secretary Theresa May has issued a "call to action" for community activists to tackle neighbourhood problems alongside frontline services.Baroness Newlove will promote "the...

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