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Jury shown footage of July 7 bombings
Dramatic new video footage was shown to a court on Thursday of the moments two of the 2005 July 7 bombers detonated their devices in London.
Drugmakers win appeal over Alzheimer curbs
An appeals court on Thursday ruled the country's healthcare cost-effectiveness watchdog had acted unfairly in the way it decided to curb access to Alzheimer's drugs, in a victory for drugmakers and patients.
Dean's record season recalled 80 years on
Dick White remembers clearly his father's words on the day "Dixie" Dean scored his 60th league goal in a single season, even though the still-standing record-breaking feat happened 80 years ago:
Drug-resistant TB seen on the rise
Drug-resistant tuberculosis is spreading, according to findings published on Friday that show the difficult-to-treat strains are often carried by travellers and immigrants.
Tony Blair makes Time's Top 100 list
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair and tween idol Miley Cyrus have joined Time magazine's "100 most influential people" list alongside other world leaders, celebrities and sports stars.
Johnson wins cautious votes in leafy London suburb
The leafy London commuter belt of Chislehurst is the kind of traditionally Conservative supporting suburb that Boris Johnson must win to seize the mayoralty from incumbent Ken Livingstone.
Greece voted tops for European travel
The Greek island of Rhodes was voted on Thursday as the top European location in a survey of the world's 100 best travel destinations.
New Zealand, Canada join this year's Back to Church Sunday
Thousands of churchgoers across the UK and in New Zealand and Canada to invite their friends to return to church as Back to Church Sunday expands abroad.
Church welcomes Competition Commission's supermarket report
The Church of England has warmly welcomed the Competition Commission's decision to seek undertakings from grocery retailers to establish a Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP) Ombudsman
Obama tries to move beyond controversy over pastor
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tried on Wednesday to move past a controversy over racially charged remarks by his former pastor and refocus his message on kitchen-table economic issues.
Watchman urges Christian men to mentor capital's challenging youth
David Williams, otherwise known as gospel reggae artist Watchman, is calling on Christian men to mentor some of London's most challenging young people.
Hong Kong bus accident kills 12 elderly Christians, injures 49
A bus packed with elderly Christian worshippers struck a roadside barrier and overturned in Hong Kong, killing 12 people and injuring 49 others, officials said on Thursday.
Sources say Tsvangirai wins vote
Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai beat Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe's presidential election, winning 47 percent of the vote against the president's 43 percent, senior government sources said on Wednesday.
Somali Islamists say 2 leaders killed in air strike
Two senior leaders of Somalia's Islamist movement were killed when four planes dropped bombs over the house they were staying in early Thursday morning, an Islamist commander said.
Iran complains to U.N. about Clinton comment
Iran complained to the United Nations on Wednesday about U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's comment the United States could "totally obliterate" Iran in retaliation for a nuclear strike against Israel.
Dozen hurt in blast in northwest Pakistan
At least a dozen people were wounded in a blast at an office of a Muslim cleric in Pakistan's north-western Khyber tribal region on Thursday, officials and witnesses said.