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British Airways strikes a deal to build in the UK the first plant in Europe to produce jet fuel from waste matter.

Japan's economic figures show it grew more than expected late last year, despite contracting over the whole year.

Japan's economic figures show it grew more than expected late last year, despite contracting over the whole year.

Thousands party as the annual Rio carnival begins

Thousands party as the annual Rio carnival begins

Five men convicted of a terrorist conspiracy in Sydney, Australia, are given jail sentences of between 17 and 21 years.

Five men convicted of a terrorist conspiracy in Sydney, Australia, are given jail sentences of 17-21 years.

Research says children from the poorest homes are almost a year behind middle class pupils in language skills by the age of five.

Teenage boys are urged not to violently abuse their girlfriends, or pressure them for sex, in a government advert campaign.

Young children regularly looked after by their grandparents have an increased risk of being overweight, a UK study suggests.

A cheap, widely-used treatment for herpes can delay the need for HIV drugs in people with both infections, say US researchers.

Ireland's Roman Catholic bishops meet Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican over the Irish child sex abuse scandal.

Thousands of deer are thought to be at risk of starvation in Scotland following this year's harsh winter conditions.

Life on the front line as a Canadian military mother

The first stage of a Nato offensive in Afghanistan, involving more than 1,000 UK soldiers, has "gone to plan", the MoD says.

The oldest death row inmate in the US, Viva Leroy Nash, dies of natural causes in Arizona at the age of 94.

The oldest death row inmate in the US, Viva Leroy Nash, dies of natural causes in Arizona at the age of 94.

A Gloucestershire couple are confirmed as Britain's biggest lottery winners, with a £56m EuroMillions jackpot.

A Gloucestershire couple are confirmed as Britain's biggest lottery winners, with a £56m EuroMillions jackpot.

A Gloucestershire couple are confirmed as Britain's biggest lottery winners, with a £56m EuroMillions jackpot.