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 | Cameron to finish naming his team David Cameron is expected to put the finishing touches to his ministerial team on Friday, before going to Scotland for talks. |
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| Thai troops clash with protesters Thai security forces fire live rounds after moving in to seal off a heavily defended encampment of protesters in Bangkok. | |
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| Beckham hands over 2018 Cup bid Football icon David Beckham delivers the 1,752-page bid book which he hopes will persuade Fifa to award England the 2018 World Cup. | |
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| Adonis condemns dissolution block The coalition government's move to make it harder to dissolve Parliament is a "constitutional outrage", ex-Transport Secretary Lord Adonis says. | |
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| Brown to remain as backbench MP Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown confirms he will not be standing down as an MP in an address to college students. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Thai troops clash with protesters Thai security forces fire live rounds after moving in to seal off a heavily defended encampment of protesters in Bangkok. |
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| Three held in New York bomb plot US authorities arrest three men said to be linked to a suspect charged with the New York Times Square bomb attempt. | |
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| 'Control regained' in Kyrgyz city The interim Kyrgyz government says it has regained control of offices in Osh, stormed by the ousted president's supporters. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Dubai 'frees' Nigeria ex-governor Nigerian political powerbroker James Ibori is reportedly freed on bail in Dubai after being arrested on corruption charges. |
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| Somali pirates release UK tanker Somali pirates release a UK-flagged ship with 26 crew after a ransom is paid, the EU mission says. | |
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| SA author dies in Libya disaster An award-winning South African writer was one of those killed in Wednesday's plane crash in Libya. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Three held in New York bomb plot US authorities arrest three men said to be linked to a suspect charged with the New York Times Square bomb attempt. |
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| Venezuelan natural gas rig sinks A gas platform has sunk off Venezuela, but the energy minister says it poses no risk to the environment. | |
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| Cuban cultural icons get US visas Cuban folk singer Silvio Rodriguez and prima ballerina Alicia Alonso get US visas for the first time in decades. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Thai troops clash with protesters Thai security forces fire live rounds after moving in to seal off a heavily defended encampment of protesters in Bangkok. |
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| 'Control regained' in Kyrgyz city The interim Kyrgyz government says it has regained control of offices in Osh, stormed by the ousted president's supporters. | |
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| At least 21 killed in China mine An explosion at a mine in China's Guizhou province kills at least 21 miners, state media reports. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Libya crash survivor boy 'stable' A Dutch boy who is the sole survivor of a plane crash in Libya in which 103 people were killed is said to be in a stable condition. |
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| Bomb blast outside Greek prison A bomb explodes outside a maximum security prison near the Greek capital, Athens, following a telephone warning, police say. | |
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| IPCC report 'errors' review opens A UN-commissioned review into the workings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change opens in Amsterdam. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Libya crash survivor boy 'stable' A Dutch boy who is the sole survivor of a plane crash in Libya in which 103 people were killed is said to be in a stable condition. |
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| US funds for Israel rocket system Barack Obama is to ask the US Congress for an extra $200m in military aid for Israel to help install a rocket defence system. | |
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| US guilty plea over Iran exports A Taiwanese businessman pleads guilty in a US court to trying to ship missile parts to Iran in violation of a US embargo. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghans protest against Nato raid Hundreds of villagers in eastern Afghanistan protest over a Nato military raid, which they claim killed several civilians. |
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| Three held in New York bomb plot US authorities arrest three men said to be linked to a suspect charged with the New York Times Square bomb attempt. | |
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| IPCC report 'errors' review opens A UN-commissioned review into the workings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change opens in Amsterdam. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Farm searched for murdered woman Police searching for the body of a woman who was murdered by her husband dig up land on the Gloucestershire farm where they lived. |
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| Two hundred patients sue hospital More than 200 patients are preparing to sue Liverpool Women's Hospital over the poor treatment they allege they received from a consultant. | |
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| Video game ad complaints rejected A watchdog rejects complaints adverts for a violent video game shown at the time of the murder of a Huddersfield shopkeeper were offensive. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | 104 new jobs created in Lisburn 104 jobs are being created in a multi-million pound investment by energy technology company, Kelman in Lisburn. |
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| NI parties react to Lib-Con pact Northern Ireland politicians react to news of a new coalition government with David Cameron as prime minister. | |
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| Ford stays firm on legal aid fees Barristers involved in legal aid work in Northern Ireland are told they must be more realistic about their fees. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Lib Dem to be Scottish secretary Liberal Democrat Highland MP Danny Alexander is to be named Scottish secretary in the new UK coalition government. |
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| Soldier killer gets life sentence A man convicted of stabbing a decorated soldier to death outside his family home is jailed for a minimum of 20 years. | |
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| SNP MSP calls for Brown 'reward' An SNP MSP takes the unusual step of calling for opposition politician Gordon Brown to be given the Freedom of Fife. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Jones seeks meeting with Cameron First Minister Carwyn Jones wants a "constructive relationship" with the new Tory-Lib Dem coalition. |
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| Screening delay 'costing lives' Surgeons warn any delay in rolling out a screening programme for swollen arteries in the abdomen may be costing lives. | |
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| Jobs saved at wing parts company Up to 100 jobs are saved after a Flintshire aerospace engineering company was bought out of administration. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Bank's chief hails deficit plan Bank of England governor Mervyn King says the new coalition government's deficit reduction plan is "strong and powerful". |
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| UK unemployment hits 2.51 million The UK jobless total rose by 53,000 to 2.51 million during the three months to March, official figures show. | |
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| Microsoft launch aims at Google Microsoft prepares to launch the latest version of its Office software, with features similar to those offered by Google. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Robin Hood ready to launch Cannes Cate Blanchett and Russell Crowe will bring some red carpet glamour to the south of France later as Robin Hood opens the 63rd Cannes Film Festival. |
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| Glee creator urges magazine snub Glee creator Ryan Murphy calls for a boycott of Newsweek over an article suggesting gay actors cannot play straight roles. | |
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| Beatles press recordings for sale A recording of a 1966 Beatles press conference at which John Lennon was quizzed over his controversial comments about Jesus is to be auctioned. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Kingdoms clash in battle for food A study details how two species from different taxonomic kingdoms - animal and plant - compete for the same food. |
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| Europe looking at bigger CO2 cut Europe's climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard is to set out the case for a unilateral 30% EU cut in CO2. | |
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| UK astronaut makes zero-g flight British astronaut candidate Tim Peake experiences weightlessness for the first time on a special training aeroplane. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft launch aims at Google Microsoft prepares to launch the latest version of its Office software, with features similar to those offered by Google. |
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| Net approaches addressing limit The speed with which the remaining pool of net addresses are being used up seems to be accelerating, estimates suggest. | |
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| Google answers privacy questions Google has reitereated its commitment to privacy in a response to a letter sent by ten data protection commissioners around the world. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Overtime 'is bad for the heart' People who regularly work 10 or 11-hour days increase their heart disease risk by nearly two-thirds, research suggests. |
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| Call from mother 'as good as hug' A mother's voice on the phone can soothe a child as much as a hug, a study suggests. | |
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| Eating nuts 'lowers cholesterol' Eating nuts may help lower cholesterol levels, US research suggests. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Call from mother 'as good as hug' A mother's voice on the phone can soothe a child as much as a hug, a study suggests. |
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| 'Lessons to learn' in numeracy More emphasis is needed on mental arithmetic and pupils need to use maths in other classes, say inspectors. | |
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| Sats test boycott hits schools Head teachers at hundreds of schools in England stage a boycott of the national schools tests for 11-year-olds. | |
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| 1955: Communist states sign Warsaw Pact The Soviet Union and its Eastern Bloc allies sign a defence pact in the Polish capital, Warsaw, places all member countries under one military command. | |||
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| 1991: Mandela's wife jailed for kidnaps Winnie Mandela, the wife of anti-apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela, is given a six-year jail term for her part in the kidnap of four youths. | |||
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| 1964: Nasser and Khrushchev divert the Nile The Egyptian and Russian leaders end phase one of the construction of the Aswan High Dam by blowing up a huge sand barrage to divert the course of the Nile. | |||
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