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Crystal Palace record their first league win in five games thanks to goals from Clint Hill and Ben Watson.

The Foreign Office warns against all but essential travel to Zimbabwe, but according to the country's tourism chiefs, thousands of people from overseas still head there every year. So who are Zimbabwe's tourists and why do they go?

Oscar-winning film composer Hans Zimmer discusses his career and writing music for Batman.

A road safety campaign aimed at cutting accidents among teenage drivers is now targeting young soldiers.

Apple boss Steve Jobs unveils a new version of its iPhone, with support for faster 3G wireless networks.

A Grampian Police officer is found guilty of a breach of the peace after being ejected from a Scottish Cup football match.

The BBC Scotland news website speaks to one Rangers fan with memories of the club's last European triumph.

Children who have not received all their vaccinations should not be allowed to start school, a Labour MP suggests.

Rangers meet Celtic in the first of three end-of-season derbies

When Phil Morris got testicular cancer he felt the information on offer was unsuitable - so he wrote his own.

What is it that motivates outdoor swimmers to give up their home comforts at Christmas and take to the rivers, lidos and seas?

Some British Asian women, under family pressure to have sons, are travelling to India to abort their unborn daughters.

Allison Curbishley on what lies ahead for reborn 400m star

A takeaway restaurant in Shropshire loses its licence after a "catalogue" of breaches.

With the champagne and hype overflowing for the new St Pancras international station, it's easy to overlook another more poignant side of the high-speed continental rail link - the closure of Britain's first international rail terminal.

It's not double maths when the teacher unpacks a box of blades at the start of the class. That's what happens in courses which aim to stop pupils carrying knives.

Flowers in the Rain was famously Radio One's first song. But it's become much interesting than a mere hippy anthem.

The Health and Safety Executive investigate the death of a construction worker who died on a building site in central London

People living and working near Haymarket describe the scene after police disable a car bomb nearby.

A 17-year-old who crashed while drink-driving describes how he had a lucky escape.

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