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Magpies owner Mike Ashley announces he has taken the club off the market.

Two rangers share their experiences of protecting mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park, DR Congo.

More than £1bn has been knocked off the cost of the new Forth bridge, Scottish ministers announce.

A bomb explodes at a Shia mosque in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, injuring at least eight people, officials say.

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A collection of rare and historical medical books and artefacts are to go on public display for the first time.

Esher first-team manager Dave Page criticises the RFU for not reaching a decision about re-structuring National League One yet.

Newcastle climb off the bottom of the Premier League with a 2-0 win at home against Aston Villa.

Bolton climb off the bottom of the Premier League by beating Manchester City at the Reebok Stadium.

ICC president David Morgan backs calls for a rethink over the result of the disputed 2006 Test between England and Pakistan.

Most of Monday's papers are covering a speech yet to be made in which Justice Secretary Jack Straw is expected to signal the end of cushy jails.

A mountain range, a remote peninsula and an island are earmarked funding aimed at regeneration and conservation.

The financial crisis has led to calls for a return to old-fashioned banking. But it's easy to forget how things have, in many ways, changed for the better.

Dundee United chairman Eddie Thompson dies, aged 67, following a long battle with prostate cancer.

Leading figures in Scottish sport pay tribute to the late Dundee United chairman Eddie Thompson.

A man accused of beheading a passenger on a Canadian bus in July is now fit to stand trial, his lawyers say.

Motherwell edge Falkirk out in a frantic five-goal thriller at Fir Park.

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Wigan beat Manchester City at the JJB Stadium while Portsmouth pile the pressure on Spurs with victory at Fratton Park.

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