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 | Twelve killed by Cumbria gunman A gunman who went on the rampage in west Cumbria killed 12 people and injured a number of others, police confirm. |
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| Gaza activists welcomed in Turkey Hundreds of activists from the Gaza-bound flotilla receive an enthusiastic welcome in Turkey after being expelled by Israel. | |
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| Police find missing woman remains Police say human remains found in a West Yorkshire river belong to Shelley Armitage, 31, who has been missing for a month. | |
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| Gulf oil 'nears Florida beaches' Oil from the Gulf of Mexico is seen off the coast of Florida, as the latest effort to cap the well continues. | |
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| Teachers' disciplinary body axed The General Teaching Council for England - a body set up to investigate alleged misconduct - is to be axed, says education secretary Michael Gove. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Gaza activists welcomed in Turkey Hundreds of activists from the Gaza-bound flotilla receive an enthusiastic welcome in Turkey after being expelled by Israel. |
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| Gulf oil 'nears Florida beaches' Oil from the Gulf of Mexico is seen off the coast of Florida, as the latest effort to cap the well continues. | |
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| Volunteers to begin 'Mars exile' Six men are about to lock themselves into a mock spaceship to simulate an 18-month mission to Mars. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Crew 'retake ship from pirates' The crew of a cargo ship seized by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden reportedly retake control of the vessel. |
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| Deadly toxin found in Kenya maize There is growing alarm in Kenya where the government has announced 2.3m bags of maize are unfit for human consumption. | |
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| Zimbabwe joy at Brazil team visit Brazil's football team receive a warm welcome in Zimbabwe as 50,000 fans flock to watch them take on the national team. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Gulf oil 'nears Florida beaches' Oil from the Gulf of Mexico is seen off the coast of Florida, as the latest effort to cap the well continues. |
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| UN criticises US on drone attacks The use of targeted killings with drone aircraft poses a growing challenge to the international rule of law, a UN official says. | |
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| Zimbabwe joy at Brazil team visit Brazil's football team receive a warm welcome in Zimbabwe as 50,000 fans flock to watch them take on the national team. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Japan's PM Yukio Hatoyama resigns Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama resigns amid a row over a US military base and ahead of elections due in July. |
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| Poll test for South Korea leader South Koreans vote in local elections seen as a test of President Lee Myung-bak's handling of the crisis caused by the sinking of the Cheonan. | |
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| Apple boss defends iPhone factory Steve Jobs has defended conditions at a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer producing Apple products, following a spate of suicides. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Gaza activists welcomed in Turkey Hundreds of activists from the Gaza-bound flotilla receive an enthusiastic welcome in Turkey after being expelled by Israel. |
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| Gunman's rampage leaves 12 dead Police believe they have found the body of a gunman suspected of shooting 12 people dead in Cumbria and injuring a number of others. | |
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| German bishop accused over abuse Prosecutors investigate one of Germany's top Catholic bishops on suspicion of aiding and abetting child sex abuse. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Gaza activists welcomed in Turkey Hundreds of activists from the Gaza-bound flotilla receive an enthusiastic welcome in Turkey after being expelled by Israel. |
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| Saudi bride contracts ask for age New wedding contracts will require Saudi brides to give their ages in an attempt to prevent children being married. | |
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| Saudi court to probe MTV 'sins' Saudi Arabia's religious police are investigating three young Saudis who challenged the country's strict laws in a TV programme. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Violence mars Afghan peace talks Militants try to attack a national peace meeting being opened by President Hamid Karzai in the Afghan capital, Kabul. |
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| Zuma in India on first Asia visit South Africa's President Jacob Zuma is in India on his first state visit to Asia since he took office in May last year. | |
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| Dhaka building collapse kills 23 A four-storey building collapses in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, leaving at least 23 dead and many injured. | |
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| UK | |
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| Twelve killed by Cumbria gunman A gunman who went on the rampage in west Cumbria killed 12 people and injured a number of others, police confirm. |
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| Cable due to detail business aims Vince Cable will give more details of the government's plans to help UK firms grow when he makes his first major speech on Thursday. | |
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| BBC axes Last of the Summer Wine Long-running BBC comedy Last of the Summer Wine is to be axed after 37 years, the BBC has announced. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Twelve killed by Cumbria gunman A gunman who went on the rampage in west Cumbria killed 12 people and injured a number of others, police confirm. |
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| Police find missing woman remains Police say human remains found in a West Yorkshire river belong to Shelley Armitage, 31, who has been missing for a month. | |
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| Ref denies breaking father's leg A referee at a boys' football match in Hertfordshire denies breaking a father's leg over a goal dispute. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Driver guilty of school bus death A lorry driver pleads guilty to causing the death of a teenage girl when his lorry hit a school bus in County Tyrone. |
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| PUP appeal over Moffett funeral The Progressive Unionist Party - linked to loyalist paramilitaries, the UVF - calls for an end to intimidation on Belfast's Shankill Road. | |
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| Fears for Gaza-bound Irish ship An Irish woman onboard a ship carrying aid to Gaza says the crew expects Israeli forces to board the vessel. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Call to publish NHS 'cuts' plans The Scottish government is facing demands to publish full details of NHS job cuts, amid claims patient safety is being undermined. |
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| Future police challenges debated The Association of Chief Police Officers meets for its annual conference to discuss major investigations and future challenges. | |
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| MSPs debate Robert Owen banknotes MSPs are to debate whether or not social reformer Robert Owen should feature on Scottish banknotes. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Latest BA strike enters final day The current five-day strike by British Airways cabin crew enters its final day, but a third wave is due to start from Saturday. |
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| Prudential abandons bid for AIA UK insurer Prudential confirms that its plans to buy AIA, the Asian business of US insurer AIG, have been scrapped. | |
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| Cable due to detail business aims Vince Cable will give more details of the government's plans to help UK firms grow when he makes his first major speech on Thursday. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Corrie postponed after shootings An episode of Coronation Street featuring guns prominently was not aired in the wake of the Cumbrian shootings. |
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| BBC axes Last of the Summer Wine Long-running BBC comedy Last of the Summer Wine is to be axed after 37 years, the BBC has announced. | |
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| Star Trek star knighted at Palace Actor Sir Patrick Stewart pays tribute to a former teacher as he is knighted by the Queen at Buckingham Palace. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Volunteers to begin 'Mars exile' Six men are about to lock themselves into a mock spaceship to simulate an 18-month mission to Mars. |
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| Huge order for Iridium spacecraft The mobile satellite services provider Iridium orders 81 spacecraft to upgrade its global network in a $2.9bn project. | |
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| Hubble captures odd star motion Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers measure the strange motion of stars in a distant cluster. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Apple boss defends iPhone factory Steve Jobs has defended conditions at a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer producing Apple products, following a spate of suicides. |
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| Hurt Locker makers to sue pirates The producers of The Hurt Locker appoint a legal firm to send letters to 5,000 people suspected of illegally sharing the film. | |
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| Huge order for Iridium spacecraft The mobile satellite services provider Iridium orders 81 spacecraft to upgrade its global network in a $2.9bn project. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Asthma risk 'linked to burgers' Children eating a Mediterranean diet have a lower risk of asthma, but eating three or more burgers a week is linked to a higher risk, a new report says. |
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| 'Right to live' group targets MPs A disability rights group is urging MPs to sign a charter against relaxing the laws on assisted dying | |
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| Man 'banned' from using the NHS A homeless man who became an expert at faking illness so he could stay in hospital has been given a criminal Asbo. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | 'More than 1,000 new academies' More than 1,000 schools in England have contacted the government to express interest in becoming an academy, says the education secretary. |
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| Schools policy 'lacks evidence' Changes in education policy are often not based on any research evidence, says a study of 25 years of education initiatives. | |
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| 'Failing' council given new chief The government appoints a new chief executive to lead Doncaster Council, which was criticised over the deaths of seven children. | |
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| 1962: 130 die in Paris air crash An Air France Boeing 707 crashes on take-off at Orly Airport killing all but two of those on board. | |||
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| 1991: IRA men shot dead by British army Three members of the IRA are ambushed and killed by soldiers in Northern Ireland acting on intelligence information. | |||
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| 1982: Israeli ambassador shot in London Shlomo Argov, the Israeli ambassador to Britain, is critically ill in hospital after being shot on a London street. | |||
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