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Social networking websites are being used to threaten and make false allegations against teachers, according to a teachers' union.

The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland says Christians should "proudly" wear a cross every day of their lives.

A man and woman arrested over the death of a six-year-old girl at a Hampshire campsite are released without charge after her death is deemed not to be suspicious.

A senior black Scotland Yard officer joins criticism of the Metropolitan Police, after eight officers are suspended over allegations of racism.

A bomb found in Newry, County Down, contained a significant amount of explosives that had the potential to kill, police say.

A man is charged with murder after a stabbing outside a pub in south London.

Emergency engineers say plans to pump heavy mud into the pipeline leaking gas on board a North Sea platform can go ahead.

British gold medallist Sally Gunnell OBE has given her stamp of approval to a new design issued by Royal Mail.