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Veterinary students in Bristol use an innovative new machine to learn about the internal anatomy of a cow.

Ministers agree to develop a "stress test" for EU nuclear power plants in order to prevent events in Japan being repeated in Europe.

A 50-mile-long algae bloom is discovered floating off the coast of Cornwall and Devon by scientists using satellite images.

Rangers will next season defend the Scottish Communities League Cup after the Scottish Government agrees a £1m sponsorship.

A 25-year-old man horrifically injured by an accident involving an electric power line has received a full face transplant in the US.

The situation at Japan's quake-damaged nuclear plant remains very serious but the crisis will be "effectively overcome", says the head of the UN atomic agency.

US house sales fall by 5.2% in February to their lowest in almost nine years as market continues to suffer.

Zookeepers have travelled to China for their first face-to-face meeting with two giant pandas.

The energy regulator Ofgem has called for a radical overhaul of the industry promising simpler bills and more competition among providers.

Pensioners and the poorest households are among those that have been the worst hit by the recession, a study finds.

The World Figure Skating Championships, set to take place in Japan this week, are cancelled following the earthquake and tsunami.

Beavers are to be re-introduced to the Welsh countryside for the first time in at least 900 years.

Shares in UK oil explorer Rockhopper jump as the company says its well in the Falklands is commercially viable.

First winners of new nature photo prize, from the Borders

A website has been launched, aimed at providing crowd-sourced information about radiation levels in Japan.

Electricity is restored to part of Japan's quake-stricken nuclear plant, but workers are temporarily evacuated after smoke rises from a reactor.

Has Japan's massive earthquake increased the threat to the nation's capital?

Twitter is five-years-old and the BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones picks his top tweets.

Nicola Smith: "This shows the government should reconsider its time and scale of deficit reduction."

The government appears to be gaining more control over the public purse with borrowing now forecast to come in 8bn lower, from original forecast of $148bn to $140bn.

An injection of quality £5 notes dispensed through cash machines has been confirmed by the Bank of England.

Energy regulator Ofgem says suppliers will have to offer simpler tariffs to help consumers compare prices.

Japan's tsunami far outweighs the nuclear worst-case scenario

Insurer Swiss Re estimates that it faces claims from the Japan earthquake and tsunami of about $1.2bn.

Staff push tablet computers into the workplace