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Turkey's state TV omits translation of part of Imagine during broadcast of Olympics' Closing Ceremony which refers to religion

RICS's House Price Balance shows sharpening downturn for property market as transactions wane

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The Spice Girls reunion was one of the most anticipated and talked about performance of the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. It was a boom in the social networking site too. On the Twitter official blog, it claims that Spice girls got more than 116,000 tweets per minute during the Olympic Games closing ceremony, more than any other performer or athlete.

The tiny bump in the cost of living seems tame to policy makers, but in Britain, rising prices are an undeniable fact of life.

WikiLeaks founder claiming asylum in Ecuador Embassy in London since June to avoid sex charge extradition to Sweden.

Twenty-eight pence spent in every pound on Britain's National Lottery goes directly to "good causes" as determined and administered by the Government's Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The share given to Sport is currently 18 per cent of that "good cause" figure and so just over five pence in every pound is allotted directly to this sector. During the past fortnight at the London's 2012 Olympics, sportsmen, women and commentators have not failed to emphasize the imp...

Boxer Fred Evans has admitted that he is in no rush to turn professional after winning a silver medal at the London 2012 Olympics.

Arsenal have admitted defeat in their fight to keep club captain Robin van Persie and are now ready to start negotiations with Manchester United.

Laurent Koscielny is confident that Olivier Giroud can be an immediate success at Arsenal after deciding to leave French champions Montpellierr for the north London club.

Spurs are hopeful of clinching a deal for Llorente with Bilbao for a fee around £20m.

UBS' head of swap trading quits bank after probe into rigging of Libor during his time at Barclays.

Olympiakos forward Kevin Mirallas has confirmed that his agent has held negotiations with Arsenal over a potential move to the north London side this summer.

The proportion of electorate doubting the stability of the coalition has doubled in just two weeks.

US Air Force, Boeing and Nasa to test engine that can travel five times speed of sound.

Squires Effect charity, in honour of 30-year-old who died within mile of London Marathon finishing line, aims to inspire and encourage.

Olympic shot-put cheat brings shame to Belarus as first Olympiuc winner forced to hand back medal.

As the London 2012 Olympics comes to a close, we look at how the Games played out on Twitter, Facebook and Google+.

Highlights from the BBC's online coverage, which set an all-time record for web-based viewers.

Aleppo footage allegedly shows rebels throwing pro-Assad workers from top of building to cheering onlookers below.

Britain's new heavyweight sensation Anthony Joshua has admitted that he is ready to remain amateur after winning the gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics.