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Diana Concert funds to help young leprosy sufferers in India
The Leprosy Mission is to invest the £200,000 it received from last year's Concert for Diana in the training of young leprosy sufferers in India.
Action promised on army pay
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the government would do "everything it could" to help members of the armed forces after the head of the Army complained that troops were paid less than traffic wardens.
Student in court over schoolgirl knife murder
A 21-year-old student is due to appear in court on Thursday charged with the murder of schoolgirl Arsema Dawit.
More teeth unearthed at Jersey home
Two more children's teeth were found in the cellar of the former Jersey care home at the centre of an abuse scandal, police said on Thursday.
Phone study confirms people are creatures of habit
Researchers who spied on 100,000 people using their cell phone signals confirmed on Wednesday that most human beings are indeed creatures of habit.
Lower temps fail to protect young injured brains
Chilling the body to well below its normal temperature does little to protect children from further damage after an accidental brain injury, and may even make things worse, researchers reported on Wednesday.
Greece's first gay weddings defy church, state
Greece's first gay weddings were held on Tuesday when two couples, abetted by a sympathetic local mayor, defied the threat of criminal charges and the wrath of the Orthodox church to tie the knot on a tiny Aegean island.
Environment day calls for end to CO2 addiction
The United Nations urged the world on Thursday to kick an all-consuming addiction to carbon dioxide and said everyone must take steps to fight climate change.
Summit haggles over hunger declaration
Political squabbling put a U.N. summit on the global food crisis at risk of closing on Thursday without a powerful declaration on how to stop millions more people going hungry.
UN council envoys to see Darfur crisis up close
Diplomats from the U.N. Security Council head to Sudan's western Darfur region on Thursday where they hope to see up close the effects one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
So what do men and what do women want?
Bible Society's Lindsay Shaw compares and contrasts summer blockbusters Sex and the City: The Movie and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Brown wants tougher action on knives
Prime Minister Gordon Brown vowed to get tough on knife crime on Thursday, telling prosecutors they should take action against younger people found carrying weapons.
Ofcom introduces broadband speed code
Internet service providers (ISP) will have to give greater clarity over their broadband speeds under a new code announced by media regulator Ofcom on Thursday.
Saudi king's interfaith call faces Muslim divisions
Muslim political rifts were laid bare at a Saudi conference on interfaith dialogue on Wednesday, as King Abdullah talked about opening up to non-Muslims and a former Iranian president attacked the United States.
Cardinal tells politicians to follow conscience
Scottish cardinal tells politicians to follow their consciences in wake of recent embryo votes.
UN body told to address Philippine Government human rights abuses
World Council of Churches joins Philippine human rights activists in appeal to UN Human Rights Council.