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BBC NI political editor Mark Devenport looks at what the agreement on the devolution of policing and justice powers fails to spell out.

A high-ranking Sussex police officer whose daughter was murdered five years ago is found dead.

European leaders meeting at a crisis summit in Paris announce a plan to save their beleaguered banking industry.

ETS - the company behind the "Sats shambles" - apologises, but puts much of the blame on the exams body which employed it.

England skipper Kevin Pietersen leads his side to a hard-fought 20-run victory over South Africa in the opening one-day international at Headingley.

Gordon Brown calls for the release of five British hostages in Iraq after claims one of them has taken his own life.

One of the five UK hostages held captive in Iraq has killed himself, a video given to a newspaper claims.

Andrew Strauss hits 106 to guide England to victory in the second Test against New Zealand.

Violinist Fenella Barton suffered from crippling arthritis she tells how drugs helped her recover.

CCTV cameras in Lisburn, Moira, Hillsborough and Dunmurry are suspended due to a lack of funding.

England end day two of the second Test 148 runs ahead of New Zealand after James Anderson takes five wickets.

"The Gretna fairytale is threatening to turn into a horror story"

China arrests 10 people accused of copying and distributing explicit images of Hong Kong actor Edison Chen.

Will the chancellor's concessions on the capital gains tax changes reassure small businesses?

Capturing carbon emissions, then storing them under the sea bed, could help reduce overall emissions without changing behaviour.

Nationalist Tomislav Nikolic wins the first round of Serbia's presidential poll, but will face a run-off.

Korea analyst Aidan Foster-Carter looks at the implications of North Korea's failure to meet a deadline to disclose its nuclear activities.

"Why did it take so long to arrive at the decision to postpone the Old Firm match?"

Man Utd beat Everton, Chelsea see off Blackburn and Derby hold Newcastle on the final day of Premier League action before Christmas.

A day after the US-led conference, there is widespread uncertainty among the Middle East press over the prospects for peace.

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