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'Pocket money heroin' sparks fears for UK's kids
Illicit prescription drugs are being sold to children on the streets of a major British city for 50p.

Coronation Street veteran dies
Coronation Street veteran Betty Driver has died at the age of 91.

The Pill affects sexual partner choices - study
Women who take the Pill tend to choose as partners men who are less attractive and worse in bed but who are a sounder bet for a relationship.

Wallis Simpson's costume jewellery sold
Costume jewellery created for the woman at the heart of a royal scandal raised several thousand pounds at auction.

Don't miss: Scott, Shackleton & Antarctic Photography
This exhibition will mark the centenary of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated journey to the South Pole.

Pisa expert says Big Ben leaning
Whether the British parliament is leaning to the left or right depends on your point of view but Big Ben is officially tilting.

England: The real Downton Abbey
Pamela Wade explores the historic castle where the hit TV series is set.

British research backs 'male menopause' cure
There's hope for millions of men as scientists show no link between testosterone treatment and prostate cancer.

Rugby World Cup: Four of the best tastes of home
Rugby World Cup visitors can find their favourite snacks around town.

The wife, the mistress and the love child's missing kitten
The jealous wife of a British MP denies stealing his love child's cat, but the kitten snatching was captured on CCTV.

England: A walk where the magic started
Jim Eagles discovers the remarkable beauty of the place that gave birth to one of the classics of English literature.

Culbone, Somerset
The tiny hamlet of Culbone in Exmoor National Park, Somerset, is said to be the place where Samuel Taylor Coleridge found the inspiration for his poetic masterpiece Kubla Khan.