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CIA boss in surprise resignation - 05 May 2006 21:07:10 GMT US President George Bush unexpectedly announces that the CIA director Porter Goss has quit his post.
Football: Leeds draw to Preston - 05 May 2006 20:52:50 GMT Eddie Lewis' free-kick earns Leeds a draw in the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final against Preston.
Setanta joins Premiership action - 05 May 2006 20:14:02 GMT Irish pay-TV operator Setanta breaks BSkyB's exclusive coverage of live Premiership football matches.
Clarke is fired in Cabinet purge - 05 May 2006 19:48:07 GMT Charles Clarke is sacked as home secretary in the biggest Cabinet reshuffle of Tony Blair's career.
Sides sign Darfur agreement - 05 May 2006 19:11:49 GMT Sudan and the largest Darfur rebel group sign a deal aiming to end three years of conflict, but smaller groupings reject it.
Security guard relives shooting - 05 May 2006 19:02:17 GMT A man shot in the leg during a £75,000 bank raid by armed robbers describes what happened to a court jury.
Tories 'satisfied' with gains - 05 May 2006 18:54:57 GMT Conservatives have said the party's local election gains are "at the top end" of expectations.
Respect breakthrough in East End - 05 May 2006 18:47:53 GMT George Galloway's anti-war Respect sees surge in support in its East London stronghold of Tower Hamlets.
Five dead as Israelis strike Gaza - 05 May 2006 18:27:48 GMT Five Palestinians are killed in an Israeli strike against militants in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say.
Anti-piracy centre opens in Kenya - 05 May 2006 17:10:49 GMT Kenya launches a maritime rescue centre, to provide a rapid response to acts of piracy and accidents at sea.
Vote to cut special needs budgets - 05 May 2006 17:04:34 GMT An education board committee is to vote on drastic cuts to special needs services, the BBC learns.
Wife jailed for love rival attack - 05 May 2006 16:58:09 GMT A woman who stabbed her husband's ex-lover 17 times is cleared of attempted murder but jailed for grievous bodily harm.
Two arrested in hunt for Mladic - 05 May 2006 16:45:51 GMT Serbian police arrest two people suspected of helping war crimes fugitive Ratko Mladic evade capture.
Body confirmed as bridge jump mum - 05 May 2006 16:36:50 GMT A body found in a river is that of a mother who apparently jumped with her son from a bridge, police say.
Afghan bomb kills Italian troops - 05 May 2006 16:23:43 GMT Two Italian soldiers in the Nato peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan are killed by a bomb south of Kabul.
Anger over Prescott deputy role - 05 May 2006 16:14:32 GMT John Prescott sparks Tory anger by keeping his Cabinet role and salary despite being stripped of his ministerial duties.
Teacher took indecent picture - 05 May 2006 16:04:01 GMT A primary school teacher who took a mobile phone picture of a seven-year-old pupil is jailed for 30 months.
US 'blocks' Palestinian aid plan - 05 May 2006 16:01:25 GMT EU diplomats say the US is blocking plans to resume aid to the Palestinians that would bypass Hamas.
US denies terror suspect torture - 05 May 2006 15:58:49 GMT The US defends its treatment of terror suspects, telling a UN committee the use of torture is wrong.
Profile: Margaret Beckett - 05 May 2006 15:37:34 GMT A political profile of the new foreign secretary.
Download sales ease Warner loss - 05 May 2006 14:54:14 GMT Warner Music reports lower-than-expected losses thanks to the success of digital downloads.
Football: FA admits mistakes - 05 May 2006 14:44:30 GMT FA chief executive Brian Barwick says the search for a new England coach was "compromised".
Grid searches for avian flu cure - 05 May 2006 13:26:06 GMT A grid of UK computers has been drafted in to the search for a drug to combat avian flu.
Man kills pregnant woman - 05 May 2006 13:02:19 GMT A paranoid schizophrenic admits the manslaughter of a heavily pregnant mother-of-five in Hull.
Uribe explains microchip remark - 05 May 2006 12:45:09 GMT Colombia's President Uribe tries to clarify alleged remarks about implanting microchips in seasonal workers.
Mobile masts signal rain showers - 05 May 2006 12:04:12 GMT Scientists in Israel devise a method to measure rainfall patterns using the signals from mobile phone masts.
Residents flee East Timor capital - 05 May 2006 11:41:34 GMT Tens of thousands flee East Timor's capital fearing new clashes between former soldiers and police.
Analysis: Blair seeks to renew - 05 May 2006 11:36:34 GMT A sweeping cabinet reshuffle aims to end Blair's terrible two weeks and suggest he is here to stay a good while longer, but will it work?
Johnson takes over education job - 05 May 2006 11:18:32 GMT What lies in store for the new man at the top of England's education department - as Ruth Kelly moves on.
Your views on the reshuffle - 05 May 2006 10:06:19 GMT Tony Blair has made major changes to his Cabinet, including appointing new foreign and home secretaries. Send us your views
Out-of-hours GP shake-up attacked - 05 May 2006 10:01:02 GMT Changes in England's out-of-hours health care system led to longer waits and higher costs, MPs say.
Williams shifts Wembley concerts - 05 May 2006 08:45:01 GMT Robbie Williams moves five concerts to the Milton Keynes Bowl after building delays at Wembley Stadium.
'Frantic' night of thunderstorms - 05 May 2006 06:12:09 GMT Firefighters deal with more emergencies than the average Bonfire night as storms lash western Scotland.