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Vulcan 'could be lost from skies'

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The owners of the last air-worthy Vulcan bomber say it will be lost from the skies unless £650,000 is found.

AWE uranium store plans approved

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Councillors in West Berkshire approve plans for a new facility to store enriched uranium at Britain's nuclear weapons "factory" in Aldermaston.

Oxfordshire football round-up

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A round-up of the weekend's games for Oxford City, Didcot Town, Abingdon United, North Leigh, Banbury and Brackley.

Egypt flash floods: Your stories

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BBC readers describe the flooding in Egypt's tourist resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on 18 January. Flooding across the region left seven people dead in Israel and Egypt.

Ice plunge boy dies in hospital

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A six-year-old boy dies "peacefully" in hospital just over two weeks after plunging through ice into a freezing pond.

Ice plunge boy remains 'critical'

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A schoolboy remains critically ill in hospital after plunging through ice into a freezing pond in Berkshire.

Snow disrupts schools and travel

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Thousands of schools are closed and the transport network is disrupted as heavy snow hits much of the UK.

Snow and ice cause travel chaos

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Heavy snow and ice are causing problems on the roads, railways and at airports, as hundreds of schools close.

Npower light bulb handout: Your comments

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The energy company Npower has been criticised for sending out millions of low energy light bulbs to meet its target under a household energy cutting scheme. BBC readers react.

Fat albino hedgehog put on diet

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An albino hedgehog being cared for at a wildlife hospital is put on a strict diet because he is dangerously overweight.