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Fire crews working to save two fishing boats from sinking in a Fife harbour after the east coast was hit by severe winds overnight.

ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, in children could be caused by a virus, scientists say.

Connaught, the property services group that specialises in social housing, is on the brink of going into administration, the BBC learns.

Thousands of people will find out if they have been undercharged or are overpaid by the taxman. Up to six million people have been paying the wrong amount and the treasury says it cannot afford to write off the money.

Services on the London Underground are severely disrupted on the first morning of a series of 24-hour strikes.

The stepfather of an Aberdeen man stabbed and killed in the Philippines questions media reports of why he was there.

Bob Diamond is to become chief executive of Barclays, while HSBC chairman Stephen Green steps down to become a government trade minister.

Firefighters spend the night tackling a fire at a disused nightclub where drummer Ringo Starr made his Beatles debut.

Some schools in the UK are teaching their pupils languages like Mandarin and Arabic rather than the more traditional French and Spanish.

A priest in Londonderry who challenged dissident republicans over their violence is to meet families who claim they are being harassed by the PSNI.

A £90m bypass, first suggested in the 1980s, is being opened two months ahead of schedule.

A remembrance service is to be held later to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the Blitz.

The growing number of councils across the UK switching off street lights prompts criticism from MPs and road safety groups.

If a letter says you have paid the wrong amount of tax - what next?

Plans to change the way MPs are elected to Parliament survive their first Commons hurdle - despite criticism from Tory MPs.

The DUP's Nigel Dodds criticises plans to reduce the number of Northern Ireland MPs, as legislation passes its first Commons hurdle.

Scientists in Scotland have found further evidence that ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, could be caused by a virus.

The Welsh NHS faces making £380m worth of cutbacks by April, with managers saying it is the biggest challenge they have faced in 20 years.

Speculation over Andy Coulson's future

Ex-Wales striker John Hartson will be interested in the Wales manager's job if John Toshack quits.