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UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan says Syria is at "tipping point", as several Western states announce they are expelling Syrian diplomats.

Households who overfill rubbish bins or put them out at the wrong time will face smaller fines, as the government promises "common sense" by councils.

Over-tired pilots who fall asleep on duty are putting passenger safety at risk, MPs hear.

Author Sir Terry Pratchett is to have a pig named in his honour after winning the 13th Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction.

The government rejects claims that a crackdown on immigration could harm British universities and cost the economy billions of pounds a year.

Doctors are due to announce later whether they will be taking industrial action over changes to their pensions.

All school children should have to take part in compulsory body image and self-esteem lessons, MPs recommend in a major report on British body image.