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 | Twelve killed by Cumbria gunman A gunman who went on the rampage in west Cumbria killed 12 people and injured 25 others, police confirm. |
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| British Gaza activists released Israel releases the remaining British activists arrested in its raid on a Gaza-bound aid convoy for deportation. | |
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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 hits a snag. | |
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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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| '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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| WORLD | |
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 | Israel 'had no choice' over raid Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel had no choice but to stop the flotilla of ships which tried to break the Gaza blockade. |
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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 hits a snag. | |
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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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| 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 hits a snag. |
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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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 | Israel deports flotilla activists Israel is deporting hundreds of foreign activists seized in a deadly raid on an aid flotilla trying to break its Gaza blockade. |
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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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| Israel 'had no choice' over raid Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel had no choice but to stop the flotilla of ships which tried to break the Gaza blockade. |
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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 14 A four-storey building collapses in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, leaving at least 14 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 25 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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| 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 25 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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 | New teachers struggle to get jobs The number of new teachers finding jobs in Scottish schools has dropped to a "shocking" level, the EIS union says. |
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| Police name store 'stab' victim Police release the name of a 33-year-old woman who died following a disturbance at a newsagents in Glasgow. | |
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| Plea to end 'lavish' crime lives Public is urged to help end the lavish lifestyles of criminals as new figures show £5.5m of crime-fuelled assets were seized. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | 'Turning point' in murder inquiry Detectives hunting the murderer of a 22-year-old care worker say they are confident they have reached a turning point. |
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| Plea for drink drive law change The family of a man killed by a drink driver want the law changed after he was legally able to continue driving ahead of his trial. | |
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| Six men charged over illegal rave Six men have been charged with licensing offences after an illegal rave in Pembrokeshire over the bank holiday weekend. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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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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| Buffett defends rating agencies Warren Buffett defends credit rating agencies for failing to spot the US mortgage bubble that sparked the financial crisis. | |
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| Red Knights' Man Utd bid shelved The Red Knights group of wealthy supporters mulling a takeover of Manchester United shelves plans to make a bid for the club. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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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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| TV talent act prompts complaints Media watchdog Ofcom is looking into viewers' complaints about Britain's Got Talent swallowing act Stevie Starr. | |
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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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 | Watchdog backs alcohol price hike A health watchdog has added its voice to calls for a minimum price per unit of alcohol in England. |
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| Killer doctor 'unaware' of death An out-of-hours doctor who killed a Cambridgeshire pensioner by a fatal overdose was "blissfully unaware" of his actions, a hearing is told. | |
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| Midnight snacking 'damages teeth' Eating food in the middle of the night can seriously damage your teeth, experts warn. | |
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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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| 1953: Queen Elizabeth takes coronation oath Queen Elizabeth II is crowned at a coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey in London. | |||
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| 1979: Millions cheer as the Pope comes home The Pope is greeted by two million people as he sets foot on his native soil of Poland. | |||
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| 1994: MI5 officers killed in helicopter crash Twenty of Britain's top intelligence experts are killed when a RAF helicopter crashes on the Mull of Kintyre. | |||
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