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Legend Dalglish joins Liverpool board

Fri, 2013-10-04 17:39
Liverpool confirm that former player and manager Kenny Dalglish has returned to Anfield as a director on the club's board.

VIDEO: BBC World News business headlines

Fri, 2013-10-04 17:07
The latest international business headlines from BBC World News.

Child benefit deadline day looms

Fri, 2013-10-04 16:49
A tax boss says nearly 200,000 parents must "get off their backsides" and register with the UK tax authority amid changes to child benefit.

Dozens guilty in Marbella scandal

Fri, 2013-10-04 15:33
Fifty people are convicted for their part in a major property and corruption scandal in the Spanish resort of Marbella.

Silk Road accused appears in court

Fri, 2013-10-04 14:53
The alleged mastermind behind the online illegal drugs marketplace Silk Road is too dangerous to be bailed, prosecutors say.

Obituary: General Vo Nguyen Giap

Fri, 2013-10-04 14:17
Vietnamese general and talented strategist Vo Nguyen Giap

S Lanka Prabhakaran bunker destroyed

Fri, 2013-10-04 13:39
The Sri Lankan military blows up one of the final places where the dead leader of the Tamil Tiger militants, Velupillai Prabhakaran, lived.

Shankar addresses Delhi gang rape

Fri, 2013-10-04 13:32
Musician Anoushka Shankar says she decided to reveal her own experiences of sexual abuse after the gang rape and murder of a woman in Delhi.

An unusual thank you for WWII Spitfires

Fri, 2013-10-04 13:16
The WWII gift that's now brought the Samaritans to Africa

VIDEO: How the Samaritans came to Kenya

Fri, 2013-10-04 13:00
John Hurst plans to create Samaritans offices in the 21 countries that donated Spitfire planes to the Allies in 1940.

Hart still the best, says Zabaleta

Fri, 2013-10-04 12:55
Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart is "still the best" and makes his team-mates "feel safe", says defender Pablo Zabaleta.

CPS to decide on 'plebgate' row

Fri, 2013-10-04 12:55
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has received all of the evidence about the "plebgate" row and will decide if charges should be brought.

'Two million' monitor web in China

Fri, 2013-10-04 12:46
More than two million people in China are employed by the government to monitor web activity, state media say, providing a rare glimpse into how the state tries to control the internet.

The man who dreamed of the atom bomb

Fri, 2013-10-04 12:45
The man who realised the atomic bomb could be built

10 things we didn't know last week

Fri, 2013-10-04 12:45
Dolphins like Radiohead, and nine more nuggets from the week's news.

Man jailed 41 years in solitary dies

Fri, 2013-10-04 12:09
Herman Wallace, a Louisiana man released from prison on Tuesday after 41 years in solitary confinement, dies of liver cancer.

Afghanistan in historic cricket win

Fri, 2013-10-04 11:57
Celebrations take place across Afghanistan after its cricketers qualify for the first time for the World Cup, to be held in 2015.

VIDEO: One Cuba street, 12 sets of twins

Fri, 2013-10-04 11:22
A street in Havana, the capital of Cuba, is home to 12 sets of twins, ranging from toddlers to senior citizens.

Week in pictures: 28 September - 4 October 2013

Fri, 2013-10-04 11:04
News photos from around the world

Bank card fraud 'highest since 2009'

Fri, 2013-10-04 10:47
Card fraud hits its highest half-yearly level since 2009 as fraudsters tricked consumers into handing over details, an industry group says.

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