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May 20, 2013 - 6:57pm
Our reporter's updates from the 2013 film festival
May 20, 2013 - 5:48pm
The government reaches agreement with Labour which will allow its bill to legalise gay marriage in England and Wales to proceed in Parliament.
May 20, 2013 - 5:00pm
Jonny Wilkinson says he will do everything possible to be fit enough to answer a Lions injury call if he is needed.
May 20, 2013 - 4:53pm
England batsman Kevin Pietersen is still not sure he will be ready to face Australia in the Ashes this summer.
May 20, 2013 - 4:53pm
US President Barack Obama will visit Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania in his first extended tour of sub-Saharan Africa, the White House says.
May 20, 2013 - 4:23pm
Russian counter-terrorism agents have raided a group planning an attack in Moscow killing two suspects, officials say.
May 20, 2013 - 4:21pm
Yahoo says its $1.1bn (£723m) purchase of blogging platform Tumblr will boost its revenue as soon as 2014.
May 20, 2013 - 4:07pm
Yahoo agrees a deal to buy New York-based blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1bn (£723m) in a deal that will value founder David Karp's stake at $275m.
May 20, 2013 - 3:43pm
China cannot be a "free rider" when it comes to global trade, the EU's trade commissioner, Karel De Gucht, warns.
May 20, 2013 - 3:35pm
Paul Mosley, jailed for the manslaughter of six children in a house fire, is to appeal against the length of his jail term, his legal team confirms.
May 20, 2013 - 3:24pm
Three Brazilian tourists are killed and more than 20 others injured as two hot-air balloons collide in Turkey's Cappadocia region.
May 20, 2013 - 3:19pm
At least two people die and 21 others are injured in a series of tornadoes that tore through the US state of Oklahoma.
May 20, 2013 - 3:12pm
Discrimination against Jews and Muslims is on the rise around the world, according to an annual US Department of State report.
May 20, 2013 - 2:46pm
More than 70 people are killed and many more wounded by car bombs and suicide attacks in one of the worst days of violence in Iraq in recent months.
May 20, 2013 - 2:29pm
Real Madrid announce that Jose Mourinho will leave the club at the end of the season after three years in charge.
May 20, 2013 - 2:19pm
About 120 militant Islamists are arrested in Maiduguri as they organise the funeral of a commander killed in clashes, the Nigerian army says.
May 20, 2013 - 1:54pm
Imran Khan's party wins its first National Assembly seat in the Pakistani city of Karachi after a partial re-run of voting, unofficial results show.
May 20, 2013 - 1:45pm
The government of Venezuela is trying to import 50 million rolls of toilet paper before supermarket shelves run out of stock.
May 20, 2013 - 12:51pm
London Market Report
May 20, 2013 - 12:38pm
The president of Azerbaijan orders an investigation into why his country gave Russia "nul points" at Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest.
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