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India's Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft moves itself into a position ready to enter into orbit around the Moon.

The keys to coping with Rory Delap's 'undefendable' throw-ins

The launch of two top titles for consoles has confirmed the UK's position as a centre of gaming creatvity.

How the ex-Newcastle striker is becoming one of Europe's brightest coaches

A 72-year-old woman is jailed for breaking a neighbour's arm with a spade in a boundary dispute in Lancashire.

Help to tackle winter fuel costs could be on the way for Isle of Man residents on low incomes.

Nasa's Messenger probe returns more close-up images of Mercury never before been seen by a spacecraft.

The gloves may have come off in the US presidential race but the nastiness is unlikely to reach the Obama-McCain debates, the BBC's Jonathan Beale writes.

Opposition parties claim that the removal of Lord Adonis as schools minister will undermine the future of academies.

BBC environment correspondent Richard Black joins a team looking and listening for beaked whales - probably the least understood large mammals on Earth.

Europe's biggest, most sophisticated spaceship is about to bring its six-month mission to an end by plunging into the Pacific in a ball of flames.

Why economic problems must not derail progress on the Millennium Development Goals, which the UN assesses this week.

Andy Murray beats Jurgen Melzer in the first of Great Britain's must-win Davis Cup singles matches against Austria.

British and German engineers are working on a potential new European mission to bring back material from an asteroid.

Average house prices in England are set to rise by 25% by 2013, a National Housing Federation report claims.

The Land Registry says that house prices fell by 1% in June compared with May, slowing house price inflation for a tenth month.

The Land Registry says that house prices fell by 1% in June compared with May, slowing house price inflation for a tenth month.

The US secretary of state signs a deal to base part of Washington's missile defence system in the Czech Republic.

The BBC's Max Deveson asks what recent policy U-turns by the US presidential candidates can tell us about the state of the race.

Extreme kayakers are plunging down increasingly high waterfalls in a bid to reach ever-greater adrenalin highs. But what do kayakers attempting such a feat need to consider?

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