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Grammys 2015: Sam Smith is biggest winner with four awards
Heartbreak paid off handsomely for British soul singer Sam Smith, a newcomer who won four Grammy awards on Sunday including record and song of the year for his anthem "Stay With Me."

Baftas 2015: Eddie Redmayne wins best actor for The Theory of Everything
All the winners from last night's British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards

Singing Irish priest Father Ray Kelly talks new album, 'Where I Belong' (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)
Singing Irish priest Father Ray Kelly talks new album, 'Where I Belong'

Muslim demonstrators gather at Downing St to protest Mohammed cartoons
Muslim Action Forum says "Insult is not freedom".

Western consensus on Ukraine cracks as violence escalates
Fresh talks are to be held as Putin keeps up the pressure.

UK parliamentarians call for urgent action on anti-Semitism
Concerns include a rise in "cyber hate" incidents on social media.

Bobby Brown hoping for a miracle, family says 'though it looks impossible, still pray for Bobbi Kristina'
Bobby Brown hoping for a miracle, family says 'though it looks impossible, still pray for Bobbi Kristina'

Church fears mining threat to home of mountain gorillas, considers disinvestment from Soco
The Soco mining company has failed to reassure the Church about its intentions in the Congo's Virunga National Park.

Charles' fear over online radicalisation of young people
Youth are sometimes motivated by a desire for adventure, says the Prince of Wales.
Radio station boss charged after refusing to name possible killer of three Italian nuns
Radio Station boss charged with complicity after refusing to name possible killer of three Italian nuns

Francis under fire for comments on spanking children
The Pope has been accused of seeming to justify violence against children.

US aid worker Kayla Mueller was 'condemned to death' by Islamic State
An appeal to the terrorist group is thought to have had an effect.

African nations to step up fight against Boko Haram
Numbers pledged for a regional force have risen as the conflict spreads.

US hawks round on Merkel in clash over arms for Ukraine
Cracks open in the translatlantic consensus over containing the rebels.

Premier Radio fights digital shutdown as MP weighs in
The Christian broadcaster is facing the loss of its digital broadcasting licence.

Fresh Expressions of Church won't halt decline, research says
Churches in pubs and homes don't attract more non-churched people â just different ones.