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A memorial to two children killed in an IRA bomb has been stolen from a town centre by suspected metal thieves.

A 52-year-old man has been charged with explosives offences.

Facebook shares are being offered to the public for 38 US dollars (£24) in one of the biggest ever US stock flotations.

A court case which saw the Northern Ireland judiciary pitted against Westminster MPs has been shelved with both sides claiming moral victory.

A man's 2005 murder conviction has been quashed after the discovery of photographic evidence on his mobile phone which could have helped his defence case.

The future of a car factory has been secured for years after workers agreed to a "ground-breaking" pay and conditions deal clearing the way for investment worth £125 million.

David Cameron has warned fellow European leaders of the need for the eurozone to take "decisive action" to ensure stability in a high-level conference call to discuss the Greek crisis.

The Foreign Office has been accused of putting the Queen in the position of having to dine with despots as the row over a royal lunch with foreign monarchs intensified.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry will join the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh on board the royal barge for the Thames river pageant on June 3.

A man who stole a woman's possessions just minutes after she was hit and killed by a lorry caused "heartache and sadness" to her family - and stopped her from being identified and buried immediately in accordance with her Muslim faith.

A man who spent seven years in prison for a murder he maintained he did not commit has had his conviction quashed by judges.

The new Vauxhall Astra is to be built at Ellesmere Port, saving thousands of jobs and creating hundreds more, the company has confirmed.

The GP of a 15-year-old girl who died of TB has told her inquest that he "fully accepts" that a diagnosis of the disease "never crossed his mind" even though she had tested positive for it before.

Stormont junior minister Martina Anderson is to become an MEP for Sinn Fein, it has been confirmed.

Chilling CCTV footage showing a suspected arsonist in a ghoulish mask has been released by police.

The Olympic flame has been formally handed over to London at a historic ceremony in Greece attended by former England football captain David Beckham.

Healthy people could cut their risk of having a heart attack or stroke by taking cholesterol-lowering statins, according to a study.

Police have arrested two people in connection with the severe beating of a 93-year-old great-grandmother in her bed.

The Olympic Flame has been handed over to London.

LONDON (Reuters) - Companies whose staff act unlawfully might avoid prosecution if they come clean under new laws proposed in Britain as part of efforts to cut the costs and length of complex investigations. The practice is already used in the United States. However in Britain, although prosecutors can strike a form of plea bargaining with companies, there is no guarantee courts will accept those agreements in any trial. ...