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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Laws resigns over expenses claims David Laws stands down "with immediate effect" as Chief Secretary to the Treasury after claiming thousands of pounds in expenses to pay rent to his partner. |
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| Missing women police find remains Officers investigating the deaths of three women in Bradford find what are thought to be more human remains in the River Aire. | |
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| Actor Dennis Hopper dies aged 74 Hollywood actor Dennis Hopper dies at his California home, aged 74, following a battle with prostate cancer. | |
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| Israel rejects nuclear talks plan Israel denounces plans for a major conference on a nuclear-arms free Middle East, and says it will not take part. | |
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| Ceremony marks Dunkirk evacuation A ceremony takes place to mark the 70th anniversary of the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | BP uncertain of oil plug success Oil giant BP says it is unsure whether its latest bid to plug a gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico has succeeded. |
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| Malawi pardons jailed gay couple Malawi's president pardons a gay couple jailed after getting engaged, in a case which triggered international criticism. | |
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| Actor Dennis Hopper dies aged 74 Hollywood actor Dennis Hopper dies at his California home, aged 74, following a battle with prostate cancer. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Malawi pardons jailed gay couple Malawi's president pardons a gay couple jailed after getting engaged, in a case which triggered international criticism. |
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| UN to reduce DR Congo peace force The UN Security Council authorises the withdrawal of up to 2,000 peacekeepers from the African state by 30 June. | |
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| US genocide lawyer held in Rwanda A US lawyer who planned to defend an opposition leader in Rwanda is arrested on allegations of genocide denial. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| BP uncertain of oil plug success Oil giant BP says it is unsure whether its latest bid to plug a gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico has succeeded. |
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| Thousands flee volcanic eruptions Thousands of people are forced to flee as two volcanos erupt in Guatemala and Ecuador, closing schools and airports. | |
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| Actor Dennis Hopper dies aged 74 Hollywood actor Dennis Hopper dies at his California home, aged 74, following a battle with prostate cancer. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China under pressure over N Korea China faces pressure to censure North Korea over the sinking of a South Korean warship, at a three-nation summit with Japan. |
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| Overnight curfew ended in Bangkok Thai authorities lift a curfew in Bangkok, 10 days after arson attacks that followed an army operation to clear protesters. | |
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| Jail for Korea web-neglect father A South Korean court jails a man whose baby daughter starved to death while he played an online game. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Laws resigns over expenses claims David Laws stands down "with immediate effect" as Chief Secretary to the Treasury after claiming thousands of pounds in expenses to pay rent to his partner. |
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| Czechs move to right in election Results from the Czech Republic's general election suggest that centre-right parties may form the next government. | |
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| Drug giant's move angers Greeks The world's leading insulin-provider says it is withdrawing its medicine from Greece, because of a compulsory 25% price cut. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Israel rejects nuclear talks plan Israel denounces plans for a major conference on a nuclear-arms free Middle East, and says it will not take part. |
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| Gaza hopes for flotilla arrival Preparations are under way in Gaza to receive a convoy of ships that is trying to break Israel's economic blockade. | |
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| W Bank road open to Palestinians The Israeli army partially opens a motorway that runs through the West Bank to Palestinian drivers, to comply with a court ruling. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Lahore Ahmadi mosque dead buried Mourners in Pakistan bury the 93 victims of gun and grenade attacks at two mosques of the Ahmadi Islamic sect in Lahore. |
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| Trains suspended over India crash Railway officials in eastern India cancel night trains in Maoist-affected areas after Friday's crash that killed 118 people. | |
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| US censures six over drone deaths Six US operators of an unmanned drone, which mistakenly attacked a civilian convoy in Afghanistan, are reprimanded. | |
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| UK | |
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| Laws resigns over expenses claims David Laws stands down "with immediate effect" as Chief Secretary to the Treasury after claiming thousands of pounds in expenses to pay rent to his partner. |
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| Missing women police find remains Officers investigating the deaths of three women in Bradford find what are thought to be more human remains in the River Aire. | |
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| Ceremony marks Dunkirk evacuation A ceremony takes place to mark the 70th anniversary of the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Missing women police find remains Officers investigating the deaths of three women in Bradford find what are thought to be more human remains in the River Aire. |
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| Ronnie Biggs admitted to hospital Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs is admitted to a north London hospital after complaining of chest pain. | |
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| Historic centre destroyed by fire Several Tudor buildings in Dartmouth town centre are destroyed in a fire which began in a chip shop. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Mortar bomb hits police station A mortar bomb is fired at Strand Road police station in Londonderry in the early hours of Saturday morning. |
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| Man arrested over loyalist murder A 40-year-old man is arrested in connection with the murder of a man who was shot in the face on Belfast's Shankill Road. | |
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| Man's body recovered from lough Divers recover the body of a man from a lough in County Tyrone after a fisherman was seen falling in on Friday night. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Man held over teenager's killing A 20-year-old man is arrested in connection with the death of teenager Zoe Nelson, whose burned body was discovered in a field in North Lanarkshire. |
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| Wife of Iraq hostage makes appeal The wife of the only British hostage still missing in Iraq appeals to his kidnappers to end her ordeal. | |
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| Driver dies in M74 barrier crash A man dies after his minibus crashes into a barrier on the M74, after appearing to force a police car off the road. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Body discovered after house fire One person has been found dead after a fire at a house in Welshpool in Powys, say police. |
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| Royal Welsh holds freedom march A battalion which has twice toured Afghanistan, losing three soldiers, marches through Newport. | |
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| Bryson criticises British 'greed' American author Bill Bryson tells the Hay festival he believes Britain has become more greedy and self-absorbed. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | BA crew resume work before strike British Airways cabin crew who were on strike return to work for one day before the next five-day stoppage begins. |
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| New rules to shake up boardrooms Plans for directors to face annual re-election form part of an overhaul of the code of conduct for the UK's top companies. | |
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| Fresh downgrade for Spanish debt Fitch becomes the second agency to downgrade Spain's credit rating, citing the country's poor growth prospects. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Actor Dennis Hopper dies aged 74 Hollywood actor Dennis Hopper dies at his California home, aged 74, following a battle with prostate cancer. |
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| Eurovision contest gets under way Acts from 25 countries are taking part in the grand final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which is kicking off in Norway's capital Oslo. | |
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| Ross show makes coastguard appeal Coastguards broadcast an appeal on Jonathan Ross's Radio 2 show after a boat skipper blocked an international distress channel. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | 'Space laser tech needed' on ash Europe requires space-borne laser instruments that can provide information on volcanic ash clouds, a conference hears. |
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| Stripes may not be bees' defence UK researchers have found that birds avoid bumblebees even when the insects do not have the classic black-and-yellow stripes. | |
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| Coalition wants UK space lift-off Science minister David Willetts tells BBC News that space is an important growth sector for UK PLC. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Ofcom unveils anti-piracy policy The regulator unveils a draft code of practice for ISPs that will require them to keep lists of customers who illegally file-share. |
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| Porn ban mulled by South Africa A South African government official proposes a complete ban on pornography across the internet, mobiles and television. | |
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| Crowds gather for UK iPad launch Hundreds of people gather at Apple's flagship London store as the company's high-profile iPad goes on sale around the world. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Comparing salaries leads to blues Comparing your income with that of family and friends is a recipe for unhappiness, a study suggests. |
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| Brushing teeth cuts 'heart risk' People who fail to brush their teeth twice a day are putting themselves at risk of heart disease, say researchers. | |
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| Deaths 'not caused by mephedrone' Tests show that two teenagers, whose deaths in March were linked to mephedrone, had not taken it. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Top schools to escape inspections Outstanding schools in England will no longer face routine Ofsted inspections, the new education secretary says. |
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| Policy 'may hit school buildings' Building work on hundreds of schools may have to be abandoned if the government is to fully implement its "free schools" policy, a think tank says. | |
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| New top A-level grades 'for 7%' A new A* grade being awarded in A-levels for the first time this year could be given to 7% of entries, research suggests. | |
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| 1968: Manchester Utd win European Cup Manchester United become the first English club to win the European Cup beating Portuguese side Benfica by four goals to one. | |||
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| 1985: Fans die in Heysel rioting Thirty-nine Juventus fans are crushed during rioting at the European Cup Final between Liverpool and Juventus in Brussels. | |||
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| 1953: Hillary and Tenzing conquer Everest New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest. | |||
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