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Presenter William Crawley of BBC Radio Ulster's Sunday Sequence looks back on some of the big religion stories of the year.

A running commentary on all the day's Scottish Premier League action.

The Czech Republic will steer EU business from 1 January, but politics is less than sweet in the land that produced the sugar cube, Rob Cameron reports.

People on both sides of the Line of Control which divides the disputed territory of Kashmir give their views on the controversial militant group, Lashkar-e-Taiba.

A newspaper ad placed by a Free Presbyterian church breached advertising codes, the Advertising Standards Authority rules.

The Mumbai terror attacks continue to dominate the papers, with the focus now on whether there were UK links.

BBC Sport's John Inverdale criticises plans for the National One re-structure that will see five clubs relegated this season.

The text of Nelson Mandela's statement paying tribute to South African singing legend Miriam Makeba, who has died aged 76.

Scientists in the US who examined hairs claimed to belong to a yeti in India say that in fact they belong to a species of Himalayan goat.

A decision to fell an ancient yew tree which stood in front of the Richard Jefferies Museum in Coate sparks an angry reaction.

Even ultra-orthodox Jewish singers have found themselves on a list of non-kosher music made by a group of rabbis in Israel.

Delegates at the TUC annual conference give their views on Gordon Brown.

Details of a serious complaint made about how the Northern Ireland Events Company was being run are obtained by the BBC.

Pedigree dogs suffer from debilitating genetic diseases due to inbreeding, a BBC inquiry concludes.

Iris Robinson will not be rebuked by the Prime Minister over her comments on homosexuality, Downing Street says.

Images from the Belfast Pride parade

Thousands of people attend Belfast's gay Pride parade which this year has been engulfed in controversy

A gay rights activist tells a Belfast crowd that DUP MP Iris Robinson should resign over her remarks about homosexuality.

Scientists in the UK who examined hairs reputed to belong to a yeti in India say that an initial series of tests have proved inconclusive.

The Indian press says the Congress party-led government's vote of confidence win was "tainted" by charges of vote buying.

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