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VIDEO: Police probe fatal tiger attack

Sat, 2013-05-25 21:05
The death of a zoo worker attacked by a tiger could have been due to "human or technical factors", police said.
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VIDEO: Urban art on streets of Bristol

Sat, 2013-05-25 14:06
Europe's largest live Urban Paint Festival takes place this weekend in Bristol.
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VIDEO: Cheese-maker warned over hill roll

Sat, 2013-05-25 08:36
The woman who has supplied the wheel of cheese for Gloucester's famous annual cheese-rolling event has been told by police she may be liable for legal action.
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VIDEO: Will Smith surprise at City Hall

Sat, 2013-05-25 00:50
Hollywood star Will Smith and son Jaden surprised schoolchildren gathered for an event at London's City Hall.
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VIDEO: The Queen and her passion for horses

Sat, 2013-05-25 00:05
A one-off BBC documentary presented by Clare Balding charts the Queen's enduring relationship with horses and an astonishing 65-year career as one of Britain's leading breeders.
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VIDEO: Plane 'fire' closed Heathrow runway

Fri, 2013-05-24 22:56
A British Airways plane had to return to Heathrow Airport to make an emergency landing after smoke was seen coming from an engine.
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VIDEO: Opera singer proposes on stage

Fri, 2013-05-24 21:46
An opera singer gets down on bended knee in front of 700 audience members to ask his girlfriend to marry him.
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VIDEO: Yachtsman saved by call to Jewsons

Fri, 2013-05-24 20:50
A yachtsman who went overboard off the French coast is saved after his colleague called builders' store Jewsons.
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VIDEO: Jubilee mosaic on show at Gatwick

Fri, 2013-05-24 20:22
A giant mosaic of the Queen, made up of thousands of photos sent into BBC South East, has gone on display at Gatwick Airport.
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VIDEO: Flintshire fire 'stay indoors' warning

Fri, 2013-05-24 19:39
Residents have been urged to stay indoors as fire crews tackle a large blaze at a factory in Flintshire.
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VIDEO: Big rise in medical trial volunteers

Fri, 2013-05-24 19:28
The number of patients taking part in clinical trials in England has trebled in five years.
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VIDEO: Bercow 'surprised' over tweet ruling

Fri, 2013-05-24 19:13
The wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sally Bercow, has said she is "surprised and disappointed" after the High Court ruled she had libelled Lord McAlpine.
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AUDIO: 'Sally Bercow acted dishonourably'

Fri, 2013-05-24 18:29
The High Court has ruled a tweet sent by the wife of the Commons Speaker about Lord McAlpine was libellous.
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VIDEO: 'Pilot said there had been a threat'

Fri, 2013-05-24 16:00
Police have arrested two men after RAF jets were scrambled to escort a passenger plane travelling from Pakistan to the UK.
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VIDEO: BBC 'mortified' by failed project

Fri, 2013-05-24 15:47
The BBC has apologised after spending nearly £100m on a project which has been abandoned.
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VIDEO: Plumes of smoke after factory fire

Fri, 2013-05-24 15:39
Residents are urged to stay indoors as fire crews tackle a large blaze and exploding cylinders at a factory in Flintshire.
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VIDEO: 'My fiancé died on hard shoulder'

Fri, 2013-05-24 10:49
Research into deaths on motorway hard shoulders suggests more than 800 people a year have been killed or injured in such incidents since 2000.
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VIDEO: Heathrow: 'Flames were coming out'

Fri, 2013-05-24 10:02
Eyewitness Steve Fryer told the BBC, "I saw the right engine was on fire, flames were coming outside of it".
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VIDEO: Sex education 'must counter porn'

Fri, 2013-05-24 07:43
In an age when "extremely violent and sadistic imagery is two clicks away", school sex education is struggling to keep pace, a study suggests.
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VIDEO: Fans and artists set for Big Weekend

Fri, 2013-05-24 06:38
Thousands of music fans prepare to celebrate Radio 1's Big Weekend in Londonderry.
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