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Te Kanawa to get Brit honour9th Feb 2010

Opera star Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is to be presented with a lifetime achievement award at the Classical Brits, it is announced.

Sikh dagger is 'part of the body'9th Feb 2010

The BBC speaks to two members of the Sikh community about the Kirpan and its importance in their everyday faith.

New group fights cull of badgers8th Feb 2010

A new group says it will fight the badger cull planned for parts of west Wales to tackle the spread of bovine TB.

Shackleton's whisky dug from ice5th Feb 2010

Five crates of Scotch whisky and brandy belonging to polar explorer Ernest Shackleton have been recovered from the ice after a century.

Listening to China5th Feb 2010

For six years from 1955 Britain ran a secretive programme to school young men in Chinese before shipping them off to the Far East to spy. Only now has their story become public.

Australia marks Tattoo's birthday4th Feb 2010

The first performance of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo is shown to audiences in Australia to mark its 60th anniversary.

Clamp left in dog for two years4th Feb 2010

A dog has a metal clamp removed from its stomach after it was left there following a routine operation two years ago.

Phishing scam hits carbon permits4th Feb 2010

Online criminals have created fake carbon registries and managed to steal permits worth 3 million euros.

New Zealand girl fends off shark2nd Feb 2010

A teenage surfer from New Zealand has used her body-board to fend off an attack by a shark, pounding the fish over the head.

55 countries pledge carbon curbs2nd Feb 2010

Governments around the world reaffirm plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions, as required by last month's climate accord.