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A photograph of a little-known World War II spy who sang for Adolf Hitler while concealing secret documents in her knickers is to be sold at auction.

Denis Bradley says he met Father James Chesney but at the time was not aware the priest was suspected of involvement in the Claudy bombings.

A man is jailed for at least 16 years for murdering his father and burying his remains in concrete in a garden in Buckinghamshire.

Fixed-term parliaments should last four years, not five as planned, constitutional experts have told MPs.

A bride and groom and five wedding guests are arrested in Sheffield as part of an operation targeting suspected sham marriages.

An ally of Germany's Chancellor Merkel will quit a top party post after suggesting Poland may carry as much blame as Hitler for triggering World War II.

A "payment-by-results" project to cut reoffending is officially launched, with investors getting a return only if reoffending drops.

Former air steward Brian Dowling is the bookies' favourite to win Ultimate Big Brother as the Channel 4 reality show comes to an end.

The Irish government must pay compensation to former IRA leader Brendan 'Bik' McFarlane after a European court found he had spent too long awaiting trial.

7-Eleven, the largest convenience store chain in the US, has offered $2bn to buy smaller rival Casey's General Stores.

Hampshire Constabulary plans to axe 1,400 posts - 20% of its workforce - including police officers.

A naturist claims a council has breached his human rights after it approved plans for houses overlooking his garden in a West Yorkshire village.

Swaziland unions condemn the prime minister's suggestion that dissidents should be whipped on their feet with spikes.

Second practice for the Italian GP is under way at Monza after McLaren's Jenson Button sets the pace in the opening session.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson announces he will stand for re-election in 2012.

Thousands of people are evacuated from low-lying areas near the Yamuna river in the Indian capital, Delhi.

An Australian man who cycled round Europe for three months looking for his missing son is to be reunited with him after two-and-a-half years.

National Insurance cards are to be phased out as the government tries to cut the deficit, the BBC learns.

A man is charged with drink driving after a Land Rover was found crashed in a bunker at a Devon golf club.

Players in Serie A plan to strike in a fortnight's time in a protest over their rights.