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 | PM and Obama to discuss oil spill David Cameron is due to discuss the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster with President Barack Obama later. |
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| Zeta Jones heads birthday honours Actress Catherine Zeta Jones and the Help for Heroes charity founders are recognised on the Queen's Birthday Honours list. | |
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| Floodwaters kill 16 in Arkansas Floodwaters hit campsites in mountains in the US state of Arkansas, killing at least 16 people, the governor says. | |
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| Iran 'tense' on poll anniversary Security is stepped up across Iran, witnesses say, a year after the disputed poll which brought President Ahmadinejad to power. | |
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| Bank payments system 'confusing' A system to simplify and speed up banking transactions is branded "unfair and confusing" by the consumer watchdog Which? | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Floodwaters kill 16 in Arkansas Floodwaters hit campsites in mountains in the US state of Arkansas, killing at least 16 people, the governor says. |
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| PM and Obama to discuss oil spill David Cameron is due to discuss the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster with President Barack Obama later. | |
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| Iran 'tense' on poll anniversary Security is stepped up across Iran, witnesses say, a year after the disputed poll which brought President Ahmadinejad to power. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | South Africa 1-1 Mexico Siphiwe Tshabalala scores a memorable goal, but Mexico's Rafael Marquez ultimately denies hosts South Africa in the opening match of the 2010 World Cup. |
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| Pirates free UK-flagged carrier Somali pirates free 25 mainly east European sailors and their ship more than six months after seizing them. | |
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| Mandela misses World Cup opening S Africa's World Cup opens but Nelson Mandela misses the event as his great-granddaughter is killed in a car crash. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Floodwaters kill 16 in Arkansas Floodwaters hit campsites in mountains in the US state of Arkansas, killing at least 16 people, the governor says. |
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| PM and Obama to discuss oil spill David Cameron is due to discuss the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster with President Barack Obama later. | |
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| Mexico cities in bloody attacks Gun attacks in two Mexican cities leave at least 39 people dead, police say. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Fresh violence hits Kyrgyz city At least 45 die as fresh fighting hits Osh in Kyrgyzstan, in the worst violence since ex-President Bakiyev was removed in April. |
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| Burma denies nuclear programme Burma denies reports it is developing a nuclear weapons programme, saying such reports were "politically motivated". | |
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| Japan unfurls solar sail in space Japanese scientists celebrate the successful deployment of their solar sail Ikaros. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| PM and Obama to discuss oil spill David Cameron is due to discuss the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster with President Barack Obama later. |
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| Russia backs away from Iran deal Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Moscow will freeze the sale of surface-to-air missiles to Iran, according to French officials. | |
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| Gulfs remain after climate talks UN climate talks end in Bonn with talk of an improved mood but major gulfs remain between blocs. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran 'tense' on poll anniversary Security is stepped up across Iran, witnesses say, a year after the disputed poll which brought President Ahmadinejad to power. |
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| Iraq merger forms big Shia bloc Iraq's two main Shia groups, which performed strongly in recent elections, merge to form the biggest alliance in the new parliament. | |
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| Russia backs away from Iran deal Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says Moscow will freeze the sale of surface-to-air missiles to Iran, according to French officials. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Nato upbeat on Afghan operations US Defense Secretary Robert Gates insists the Nato-led force in Afghanistan is regaining the initiative from insurgents. |
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| Roadside bomb kills nine Afghans A roadside bomb kills nine civilians in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, officials say. | |
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| Record price for Indian painting A painting by a top Indian artist sets a record for a modern Indian work, officials at Christie's auctioneers say. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Zeta Jones heads birthday honours Actress Catherine Zeta Jones and the Help for Heroes charity founders are recognised on the Queen's Birthday Honours list. |
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| PM and Obama to discuss oil spill David Cameron is due to discuss the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster with President Barack Obama later. | |
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| Farm parents launch legal action Lawyers representing victims of last year's E. coli outbreak at a Surrey farm are preparing to launch a group legal action. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Cannabis warning after stabbings A man cleared of stabbing 11 people by reason of insanity warns people against taking skunk cannabis. |
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| Man died after surgery swab error An inquest finds a swab left inside a man at a Leicester hospital was partly to blame for his death. | |
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| Queen honours ex-England keeper Former England goalkeeper Bert Williams, now aged 90, is appointed MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Queen honours Longley and McCoy Jackie Fullerton and Kyle McCallan also receive honours in the Queen's Birthday List. |
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| Life for house party knife killer A man who stabbed his girlfriend to death in front of guests at a house party pleads guilty to her murder. | |
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| Gun attack 'was attempted murder' A shooting in north Belfast, in which a 26-year-old man was injured on Thursday night, was attempted murder, police say. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Scots honoured in birthday list High profile Scots including racing driver David Coulthard and local heroes are recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. |
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| Lloyds shelves Edinburgh HQ plans Plans by Lloyds Banking Group to build a giant headquarters alongside the Union Canal Edinburgh are shelved. | |
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| Wind protest heads for the hills A protest march is planned in the Scottish Borders against proposals for a 48-turbine wind farm in the area. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| PM and Obama to discuss oil spill David Cameron is due to discuss the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster with President Barack Obama later. |
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| Japan PM warns of debt 'collapse' Japan's economy is at "risk of collapse" under its huge debt mountain, the country's new prime minister says. | |
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| Surprise dip in industrial output UK industrial output fell unexpectedly in April, but economists say the figures should not be a cause for concern. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Film star Zeta Jones becomes CBE Oscar-winning actress Catherine Zeta Jones is among entertainment figures honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours. |
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| X Factor announces guest judges Pop stars Katy Perry, Pixie Lott and Natalie Imbruglia will appear as guest judges on the next series of the X Factor, ITV1 has announced. | |
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| Sugar chooses Junior Apprentice Maths whizz-kid Arjun Rajyagor is crowned the first winner of the BBC's Junior Apprentice show by Lord Sugar. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Knighthood for UK chief scientist The UK chief scientist John Beddington receives a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. |
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| Japan unfurls solar sail in space Japanese scientists celebrate the successful deployment of their solar sail Ikaros. | |
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| Exoplanet spotted on the move Astronomers say they have tracked, for the first time, an extra-solar planet in orbit around a young star. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | 'Threat' to porn site visitors The economics of the online porn industry make it ripe for exploitation by hi-tech criminals, a study suggests. |
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| Adobe fixes 'critical' Flash flaw Adobe has fixed a security flaw that had the potential to allow hackers to take control of affected computer systems. | |
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| Japan unfurls solar sail in space Japanese scientists celebrate the successful deployment of their solar sail Ikaros. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Knighthood for alcohol campaigner The head of the Royal College of Physicians, who has campaigned for measures to tackle alcohol misuse, has been knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. |
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| Farm parents launch legal action Lawyers representing victims of last year's E. coli outbreak at a Surrey farm are preparing to launch a group legal action. | |
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| Meat-eating link to early periods Girls who eat a lot of meat during childhood tend to start their periods earlier, a UK study suggests. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Academies' special needs warning Children with special educational needs could lose out in the academies expansion, councils say. |
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| Cambridge fund campaign tops £1bn Cambridge University raises more than £1bn for a teaching fund, two years ahead of schedule. | |
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| Universities 'need overhauling' Universities in England are on shaky foundations and need a radical overhaul, the country's universities minister says. | |
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| 1975: Gandhi found guilty of corruption Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is barred from holding office for six years after she being found guilty of electoral corruption. | |||
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| 1964: Nelson Mandela jailed for life The leader of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, Nelson Mandela, is given a life sentence for sabotage. | |||
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| 1962: Three escape from Alcatraz Three inmates convicted of bank robbery are missing from America's most notorious prison in California. | |||
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