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A man who threatened to smash windows after police refused to give him a lift from Belfast to Ballymena receives a suspended jail sentence. - [Read more]

Russia has been living up to its reputation as a difficult country with its decision to cut gas supplies to Ukraine, writes the BBCs Rupert Wingfield-Hayes in Moscow. - [Read more]

AP - John Travoltas teenage son, Jett, died in the Bahamas after falling ill and hitting his head at his familys vacation home, police said Friday. - [Read more]

AFP - Roman Pavlyuchenko scored twice as Tottenham reached the FA Cup fourth round on Friday with a 3-1 win over fellow Premier League outfit Wigan which kept the London side on course for a double Cup success this season.

Famous faces including La Toya Jackson and Austin Powers actor Verne Troyer join the Celebrity Big Brother house. - [Read more]

AP - Israel allowed several hundred Palestinians with foreign passports to flee Gaza on Friday, even as its warplanes bombed a mosque it said was used to store weapons and destroyed homes of more than a dozen Hamas operatives.

A look at the line-up of 11 famous faces who have entered the Celebrity Big Brother house. - [Read more]

AP - Thousands protested Friday against Israels air offensive targeting Hamas at demonstrations in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe and South America.

A man is charged with the murder of a 17-year-old who was hit with an object during an incident. - [Read more]

The UN warns that Palestinians in Gaza face a serious health and food crisis as Israeli air strikes continue for a seventh day. - [Read more]

A sixth instalment of a diary by Hatem Shurrab, an aid worker in Gaza for the British-based charity Islamic Relief Worldwide. - [Read more]

Shares rise worldwide on the first day of trading in 2009 following record falls last year, as markets experience a wave of optimism. - [Read more]

An animal rescue centre in Cheltenham is full because of the number of abandoned dogs. - [Read more]

A new park in Medway which will cost £2m to develop is named the Great Lines Heritage Park. - [Read more]

Villagers protesting about plans for a wind farm in Worcestershire have organised a walk so people can see where the turbines will go. - [Read more]

Two oil paintings by LS Lowry go on sale at an antiques fair for nearly £500,000. - [Read more]

More than 50 people are arrested as part of a crackdown on Christmas retail crime in Belfast city centre, police say. - [Read more]

AP - Ghanas leader appealed for calm and urged his people to accept the results of a tight presidential election as voters in a single district cast ballots Friday that could decide the West African nations next president.

New rules should boost the chances of NHS approval for drugs which may extend the lives of terminally ill patients. - [Read more]

A soldier killed in an explosion in Afghanistan on New Years Day got engaged to his girlfriend on the day he left the UK, it has emerged. - [Read more]