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A World War II veteran receives France's highest decoration for bravery, 66 years after liberating a town there.

The first specialist college for young people with Asperger syndrome in Wales opens its doors.

Commander Andy Coles shows BBC News around the control room of the Royal Navy's new attack submarine and talks about life on board.

A controversial lottery system for secondary school places in Brighton failed in one of its key aims, to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.

A four-year-old boy who was allegedly abducted by his foster parents in Lincolnshire is found safe and well by police.

Papers discuss the existence of God

Cheryl and Ashley Cole are granted a divorce at the High Court after four years of marriage.

Inside the Royal Navy's newest, most powerful attack submarine

Director general denies he compromised the BBC's independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of the government's spending cuts.

Britain's Andy Murray takes on Dustin Brown of Jamaica in the second round of the US Open, with the threat of Hurricane Earl hanging over New York.

A health watchdog reports a marked improvement in 999 response times at Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

The government's chief environment scientist calls for more openness in admitting the UK's cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are an illusion.

Nigel Farage says he will stand for the leadership of the UK Independence Party, a position he held until last year.

The Royal Mail launches the world's first "intelligent" stamp, the first to work with image recognition technology.

England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.

The world is on the verge of a bed-bug pandemic, according to a report - how did the tiny biting insects come to pose such a threat?

Alcohol consumption has fallen faster than ever, figures from the British Beer and Pub Association suggest.

Traffic management plans are being finalised across Scotland for the visit of Pope Benedict XVI.

Engineering manufacturing in Scotland is showing its best performance since 2006, according to the latest figures.

Unison Scotland members will discuss how to respond to a move by councils to impose a pay deal on 150,000 workers.