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A Foreign Office official cleared of breaching the Official Secrets Act says he plans to sue the department after being sacked.

You have been sending your views about England's chief medical officer column on how the NHS could learn from department stores, such as John Lewis.

A statement from the UDA tells loyalists to be "ready for battle" and accuses republicans of racism, ignorance and bigotry.

A look at what's making the headlines in Tuesday's morning newspapers.

India beat Australia by 172 runs to seal a 2-0 Test series victory and win back the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Australia are dismissed for just 209 on day five of the final Test against India in Nagpur, losing the series 2-0.

The BBC's Adam Brookes analyses what Barack Obama can expect to find in his first President's Daily Brief

Barack Obama has been elected the 44th President of the United States. BBC correspondents report on the mixed expectations from around the world.

India finish on 43-2 in their second innings after Australia post 577 on the fourth day of the third Test in Delhi.

Australia finish on 338-4 after fine knocks from Matthew Hayden and Ricky Ponting at the close of day three of third Test against India in Delhi.

England survive a scare to come through 32-22 against Papua New Guinea in the opening game of the Rugby League World Cup.

India's batsmen see of the threat of Australia to draw the first Test in Bangalore.

India reach 68-0 chasing Australia's 430 as rain ends the second day of the first Test in Bangalore.

Notts, Somerset, Durham and Hampshire battle for the title in the final round of matches.

African Union peacekeepers are becoming bogged down in surging violence in Somalia, writes the BBC's Mark Doyle.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev likens the Georgian conflict to the 9/11 attacks in the US.

Paralympic chief Phil Lane believes the British team are worthy of a top-three place in Beijing.

Pictures from the third one-day international

Russia's defence of its involvement in Georgia is littered with deception, broken promises and inconsistencies, says international affairs analyst William Horsley.

A man who murdered his cellmate with a shoelace has his sentence increased for attacking a prison officer.

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