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• 'Good response' in torture appeal
  Police receive about 50 phone calls following a television appeal to catch the killer of a grandmother from Hampshire.
  
  
• BNP members 'targeted by threats'
  BNP members say they have received threatening phone calls and e-mails after their details were published on the internet.
  
  
• Rhys accused denies shooting link
  A man denies starting the chain of events that led to the fatal shooting of schoolboy Rhys Jones in Liverpool.
  
  
• MPs reject phone tap inquest bid
  MPs overturn a move by peers to allow phone tap evidence to be used "in exceptional circumstances" in inquests.
  
  
• Lost bird's 'phone call' to owner
  A missing cockatiel is found after chirping its name down a phone to its owner.
  
  
• Kenya jail beating to be probed
  Kenya's vice-president condemns the beating of prison inmates by warders, one of whom later died.
  
  
• Tech that trumps traffic tangles
  The location data of satellite navigation systems looks set to improve traffic monitoring and town planning.
  
  
• Call to publish database briefing
  The government is under pressure to publish details of a proposed database of all phone and internet records.
  
  
• BBC bosses face grilling by MPs
  BBC bosses face fierce questioning from MPs over Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross's crude phone calls.
  
  
• Pupils set for 'ringtone lessons'
  Children in England and Wales are to be given lessons in how to avoid scams and hidden charges when downloading mobile phone ringtones.
  
  
• Toxic transmitter theft warning
  Police warn mobile phone transmitters stolen in County Durham could explode if handled incorrectly.
  
  
• Ubuntu set to debut on netbooks
  Mobile phone chip firm Arm signs up with Canonical to put Ubuntu software on smartphones and low cost laptops.
  
  
• Queen shown Facebook on a mobile
  The Queen is shown how to access the social networking site Facebook on a mobile phone during a visit to Berkshire.
  
  
• Angry driver obstructs ambulance
  A car driver slows down to hinder an ambulance's progress after paramedics demanded he stop using his mobile phone.
  
  
• Diary: Protecting mountain gorillas
  Two rangers share their experiences of protecting mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park, DR Congo.
  
  
• The High Street - Mobile phone shop
  How is the economic gloom affecting shopkeepers? We visited Shirley High Street in Southampton to assess the mood among retailers.
  
  
• Rhys accused 'at home with DVD'
  A defendant in the Rhys Jones trial told police he was at home watching a DVD with the alleged gunman when he was killed, a court hears.
  
  
• Mother 'uninterested in Shannon'
  The mother of missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews was more interested in a mobile phone than her daughter, a court is told.
  
  
• Man jailed for bride murder bid
  A man who tried to kill his new bride weeks after their wedding in Pakistan is jailed for seven years.
  
  
• Rare monkeys found after tip-off
  Two squirrel monkey stolen from an Oxfordshire wildlife park are found after an anonymous phone call.