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VIDEO: A closer look at the Blackberry 10
The chief executive of Research in Motion has told the BBC how he hopes the new operating system, Blackberry 10, will bring back smartphone users
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UK first to get Blackberry 10 phone
The first handsets to be powered by the new Blackberry 10 operating system are unveiled in New York. The UK is first to get the touchscreen Z10.
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VIDEO: Giffords: 'You must act' on guns
Former Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords tells a Senate panel, "you must act" on curbing violence.
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German inquiry into SS massacre
German investigators open a new inquiry into the wartime massacre of 642 people by SS troops in the central French village of Oradour-sur-Glane.
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US economy in surprise downturn
The US economy unexpectedly shrank at an annualised rate of 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2012, official figures indicate.
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The big questions
The Scottish independence vote is taking shape, says Brian Taylor
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Doctors to repair Malala's skull
Doctors describe the procedure to repair a missing area of the skull of Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who was shot.
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QPR trigger Samba release clause
Christopher Samba flies to England to discuss personal terms after QPR trigger a release clause in the defender's contract.
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Woman died in care home lift fall
A Cardiff inquest hears how a 96-year-old woman died when her wheelchair was pushed into an open care home lift shaft, breaking 52 bones in the fall.
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British army stages huge virtual war
The British army stages its biggest ever computer-based simulation to help it research which resources it should invest in.
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Russia scraps US anti-drug accord
The Russian government abandons an agreement with the US on fighting crime and the drugs trade, in an apparent sign of worsening relations.
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Surfer rides 'highest ever' wave
An American man rides what may be the highest wave ever caught by a surfer off the Portuguese coast.
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Ambulances miss response targets
The Welsh Ambulance Service failed to meet its response time targets for the most urgent cases for the seventh consecutive month, figures show.
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Funeral for murdered Garda Donohoe
Several thousand people attend a state funeral for the Irish police officer shot dead during a robbery in County Louth.
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PM laughs off Tory stalking horse
David Cameron laughs off reports that some Tory backbenchers are lining up a stalking horse to oust him, saying he was glad his MPs wanted to "get on".
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Ticketmaster dumps 'hated' Captcha
The world's largest online ticket retailer is to stop requiring users to enter hard-to-read words in order to prove they are human.
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VIDEO: Charles and Camilla take Tube ride
Prince Charles and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall have taken a ride on a London Underground train as part of celebrations marking 150 years of the Tube.
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Life term for nightclub shooting
A man is sentenced to a minimum of 28 years in jail for the murder of a father-of-three shot dead in a nightclub.
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Report finds 'containment over care'
Some hospitals have allowed a culture to develop where control and containment are given priority over care, a report by the health regulator for England finds.
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Welsh uni applications fall 2.1%
The number of Welsh students applying to university has fallen by 2.1% since 2012, admissions service UCAS has said.
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