David Cameron will meet Google's executive chairman at the Prime Minister's Business Advisory Group on Monday
LATEST Eric Schmidt will not be grilled on corporate taxes at No 10 but former executive says he has 100,000 emails showing how UK taxpayers have been 'cheated'
The Government says the amendment could set back gay marriage by 18 months
LATEST Traditionalist Conservative MPs are trying to sabotage his plans with amendment
A new state-of-the art, ultra-luxurious underground station is being built in Saudi Arabia
Gallery Riyadh's gold-plated King Abdullah Financial District metro station has been designed by award-winning British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid
The five members of Eisa’ family who died in the crash were all buried at Jannat Al-Baqi - a huge cemetery in Medina, close to the Masjid al-Nabawi mosque. The mosque, one of the largest in the world, is said to have been built on the site of the Prophet Mohamed’s house, and the cemetery is believed to be where he, and many other important early Islamic leaders, were buried. As a result the area is considered hugely significant, making it Islam’s second holiest site, behind the Masjid al-Haram mosque in Mecca.
The apartment building where the bodies of two children, aged 5 and 10, were discovered
LATEST Authorities have said they are 'not currently' charging Mr Stevenson with premeditated murder
Voices The day-to-day reality of post-conflict Northern Ireland is more X-Files than The Fall, says Robert Fisk
Dhaka and Dakar
The pair ended up in Bangladesh instead of Senegal after Turkish Airlines mixed up the airport codes
7 May 2013: Conservative MP and deputy speaker of Britain's parliament Nigel Evans speaks to the media outside of the Houses of Parliament in London
Officers are investigating allegations of rape and sexual assault
Assange appearing on the embassy's balcony in August
WikiLeaks founder claims that "spies" at one of the UK's intelligence agencies openly discussed his predicament over instant messenger
The statement from Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer begins with a promise “not to screw it up”, whilst assuring users that David Karp will remain CEO and that Yahoo! will “operate Tumblr independently”.
Elton John, Cliff Richard, Ringo Starr and Jenson Button all live in Elmbridge, a small, leafy enclave to the south-west of London
Tiny Elmbridge - home to Elton John, Cliff Richard, Ringo Starr and Jenson Button - shows growing disparity between London and rest of the country
Neville Neville (left), seen here with his son Gary Neville, has been arrested in connection with an alleged sexual assault
Neville is the father of former footballers Gary and Phil
British astronaut Major Tim Peake who is to become the first UK astronaut in space for over 20 years.
Major Tim Peake said his biggest anxiety was leaving his family on earth
Billions of cicadas are set to emerge from 17 years underground
East Coast facing once-in-a-generation infestation as flying insects emerge from 17 years underground to breed
Abu Qatada made his request from Belmarsh prison
'Significant jihadist material has been found on a USB stick' says judge
Competition being held to find architect to oversee changes to building

Exclusive Richard Branson and Martin Sorrell among signatories to a letter to 'The Independent' that takes aim at Eurosceptics, saying exit risks losing £92bn a year

People in Qusair inspect the damage caused by government air strikes
Cross-border offensive by Lebanese militia kills dozens as Syrian regime attempts to secure control of coast road
The Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, says GPs need better relationships with patients
Exclusive Jeremy Hunt says GPs need to take responsibility for out-of-hours service
Michael Jackson performing during his HIStory World Tour. The Jackson family is reportedly suing AEG LIve for $40bn in damages
Singer has made more money in death than he ever did alive
Sandra Fluke, left, the law student that Rush Limbaugh, right, attacked because of her stance on birth control

Rush Limbaugh calling Sandra Fluke a slut could spell the end for incendiary broadcasters

James Bond's specially modified Breitling Top Time wristwatch used in Thunderball, 1965, the watch composed of a stainless steel chronograph timepiece, by Breitling, Ref. 2002, case no. 984343, manufactured in 1962 and then modified, the black dial with applied baton hour markers, luminous hands, sweep centre seconds, two subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 45 minute registers, and outer silvered tachymeter scale, in circular case with two chronograph buttons in the band, case 35mm wide, case and dial signed, mounted in glazed water resistant type case with screw down bezel and case reverse, by Valley Tool Company, 47mm wide, signed V.T.C., made for Sean Connery as James Bond in the 1965 United Artists/EON Productions film Thunderball. To be auctioned by Christie's on 26 June 2013. Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000
Seean Connery used it as a geiger counter in 1965 movie - now the £25 bargain could sell for £60,000
Expectations are high after Sony’s dispiriting launch of the new PS4 back in February
Expectations are high after Sony’s dispiriting launch of the new PS4
According to Diane Abbot, men have ‘lost their way’, and in the wake of a succession of shocking sex crimes, are accused of failing to speak out
Masculinity in crisis: Diane Abbott says men have 'lost their way'. Kunal Dutta  canvasses male opinion, from Billy Bragg, David Hepworth and others
Agnetha Fältskog has released a new single for the first time since 1988
Album debuts at number six
A gnome sits in a flower pot on a stand at the Chelsea Flower Show
Gallery A preview of the Chelsea Flower Show 2013
Gallery Avoid the TOWIE sheen with this selection of creams
<b>Germany: Cascada performing ‘Glorious’</b>
<p>Cascada has had a decade of success global hits including “The Rhythm of The Night” and “Summer Of Love”. Singer Natalie Horler is the daughter of acclaimed jazz musician David Horler. German songwriters and producers Yann Peifer (aka Yanou) and Manuel Reuter (aka Manian) have again worked with Horler to produce this year’s entry.</p>
Her eurozone crisis stance is blamed for failure to win any points from 34 of the 39 countries voting
Making his fifth appearance as BBC 1’s resident commentator, Norton once again played the role of mischievous gatecrasher, taking delicious aim at the array of hopefuls, presenters and merry idiots
Graham Norton and Eurovision are a perfect match
Gareth Bale celebrates his winner against Sunderland
Radio 1’s rising star Jameela Jamil now presents the Official Chart Show
Despite an influx of young DJs, such as Jameela and Grimmy, the station's audience is shrinking - except among the over-55s
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REVIEW Carey Mulligan hits high notes in noir depiction of Greenwich Village folk scene

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One man returns to Argentina's town that drowned

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