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Police start anti-terror hotline: The Metropolitan Police launches a counter-terror campaign urging people to report suspicious behaviour by calling a dedicated hotline.

Prisoner fled in garish clothes: An escaped murder suspect was wearing brightly coloured prison clothing when he fled on the way to Stafford Crown Court, police reveal.

Dozens of 'sham' weddings halted: Immigration officers prevented about 70 sham marriages in one month taking place by monitoring a busy city centre register office, it emerges.

Two deaths 'linked to ketamine': The deaths of two people in Leicestershire may be linked to the drug ketamine, purchased online, police believe.

Boy, eight, dies as car hits tree: A boy of eight dies from his injuries when the car he is in comes off a Cambridgeshire road and hits a tree.

Car blast wife forgives husband: A woman who was seriously injured when her then husband tried to kill her by blowing up her car outside their Kent home says she has forgiven him.

'Shocking' pig cruelty condemned: An RSPCA investigation begins into claims pigs were beaten at a farm in Norfolk.

Rise in Heathrow noise complaints: Complaints about noise from planes at Heathrow Airport rise sharply during a trial change to the way the runways are used.

Warning for drug-drink clubbers: Four people are admitted to hospital after taking alcohol with the illegal drug ecstasy in a Manchester night club.

Concern at 'lowest' water levels: The Environment Agency says water levels in Coventry and Warwickshire are at their lowest level on record.

Suarez & Dalglish issue apologies: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez and manager Kenny Dalglish apologise for the handshake row against Manchester United after the direct intervention of the club's American owners, BBC Sport learns.

Acker Bilk 'fed up' of hit tune: Clarinet player Acker Bilk says he is "fed up" of playing his most famous tune - Stranger on the Shore.

Dog rescue man in icy river crawl: A man is condemned as "foolish" after being photographed in his underwear crawling over a frozen river in Essex to rescue his dog.

Aston Villa 0-1 Man City: Joleon Lescott scores the only goal as Manchester City return to the top of the Premier League after a 1-0 win over Aston Villa.

Wolves 1-5 West Brom: Peter Odemwingie scores a hat-trick as rampant West Brom humiliate Wolves in an absorbing Black Country derby at Molineux.

Ennis & Chambers sprint to titles: Jessica Ennis equals her personal best to win the 60m hurdles, while Dwain Chambers wins his fifth 60m title at the indoor UK Trials and Championships in Sheffield.

VIDEO: House of Commons: Both the UK and US remain committed to a timetable for withdrawal of combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, the foreign secretary has told MPs.

VIDEO: Acker Bilk 'fed up' of famous song: Acker Bilk says he's 'fed up' of playing Stranger on the Shore

VIDEO: Life downstairs in stately home: The everyday lives of servants in a stately home have been revealed to the public at the National Trust's Saltram House in Devon.

VIDEO: Cameron backs Lansley on bill: The Prime Minister has backed the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley over his controversial plans to reform the National Health Service.

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