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A rare Chinese tree has flowered for the first time in 23 years at Kew's country estate in West Sussex.

The wife and daughter of a man who was later found hanged were unlawfully killed, a coroner rules.

An inquest hears a Tyneside Army bomb disposal expert was killed by a blast in Afghanistan.

Tourists and casual users are prevented from using London's cycle hire scheme until the end of 2010.

A man criticises police for sending a helicopter to his house after he gathered twigs from a nature reserve near Princes Risborough.

Solar-powered lighting is installed alongside Southampton Airport's runway for planes and airside vehicles.

Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to cut 3,500 jobs from its technical and back office division, based mostly in England.

A man and woman are arrested on suspicion of murdering so-called honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed, police confirm.

A West Bromwich Albion footballer is given a suspended sentence for throwing punches in a nightclub.

A teenage rugby player who fell to his death from cliffs in Newquay was looking for his wallet after a pub crawl, an inquest hears.

Profile of man who has won the right to say he is Top Gear driver

Police divers assist in the search for a County Durham man who went missing from a riverside wedding reception.

Tube bosses begin talks with two unions at the conciliation service Acas to avert strikes over 800 jobs.

Cavers are just metres away from connecting Cumbria, Lancashire and Yorkshire through underground tunnels.

A new pre-school facility opens on the site where Plymouth nursery worker Vanessa George sexually abused young children and took photos of them.

A rare Chinese tree flowers for the first time in 23 years at Kew's country estate in West Sussex.

At least 2,000 police officers were subject to three or more complaints by members of the public in the last year, figures obtained by the BBC show.

Police confirm a body found in the Lake District is that of a missing North Yorkshire fisherman.

Does a Tony Blair-style drink habit do you any harm?

Community service has been described as a 'holiday camp' after criminals were filmed sitting drinking tea and smoking illegal drugs.