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Fussy eaters – what's wrong with GM?
With the world's food security facing a looming "perfect storm", GM food crops need to be part of the solution. |
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Reprieve aims to expose torture
Human rights charity Reprieve recruits a team of volunteers to speak to the British Pakistani community and uncover evidence of torture by Pakistani police. |
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Powell shows off favourite shirts
Former England defender Chris Powell gives south London pupils an insight into his career as part of BBC School Report Sports Day. |
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School Report Sports Day as it happens
A minute-by-minute account of School Report Sports Day, involving hundreds of school children around the UK - and beyond. |
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It's payback time for home generation
An effective subsidies system is needed in order to convince people to generate electricity in their own homes. |
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The nine lives of ID cards
National identity cards are dead, but history shows it's an idea that keeps getting resurrected, says David Cannadine in his Point of View column. |
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Do you drink more than you think?
After our recent feature on the difficulties in estimating alcohol consumption, we asked readers to estimate their weekly consumption and then keep a drinking diary to find the truth. Many were shocked by the results. |
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The myth of the tyrannical dad
Fathers of yesteryear tend to be portrayed as cold, detached, even callous creatures. But many of them were cuddly, warm and sentimental. |
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As it happened: Labour hustings
All the action and expert analysis as the Labour leadership hopefuls went head-to-head on BBC's Newsnight. |
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The hidden world of police divers
Underwater search teams are a familiar sight during major police investigations. But what is it like to probe the UK's murkiest recesses? |
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The Unswinging Sixties
A Radio 2 chart reveals that the biggest sellers of the 1960s include Ken Dodd, Rolf Harris and Engelbert Humperdinck. |
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What's the best way to break bad news?
Seven England footballers are recovering from the shock of learning they won't be at the World Cup. What's the best way to break bad news, such as you're fired, or you're dumped? |
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Man and volcano
The ash cloud disruption is a recent reminder of how volcanoes have continued to intrude on human lives, says David Cannadine in his Point of View column. |
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Ex-Pompey bosses 'facing charges'
Two former Portsmouth Football Club bosses will face new tax evasion charges when they appear in court next month, a court is told. |
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Week in pictures: 22-28 May
A selection of pictures from the news this week |
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Killer solicitor's 'act of evil'
The husband of solicitor Vina Patel was "disturbed" to hear her business partner had doubled her life insurance policy before she was killed. |
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Facebook privacy: Your comments
Social network Facebook has said it will offer a one-stop shop for privacy settings in response to user concerns. Facebook users around the world have been emailing the BBC to give their reaction to the story. |
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Care home failings 'led to death'
Failings by staff at a Leicester nursing home led to the premature death of a resident, a coroner finds. |
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MP apologises for Twitter picture
A Leicestershire MP apologises for taking a photograph during the State Opening of Parliament and posting it on the internet. |
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Gang assaulted visitors to park
Four assaults by a group of youths who caused problems in the Leicester park prompts an appeal by police. |