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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | 'Confession' over Spain killings The mother of two British children found dead in Spain is charged with murder after confessing, Spanish officials say. |
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| No more power to EU, says Cameron Prime Minister David Cameron tells German leader UK wants "positive" EU role but will not bolster euro or yield more powers. | |
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| U2's Bono has emergency surgery Bono has emergency spinal surgery, putting U2's upcoming concert dates, including Glastonbury, in jeopardy. | |
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| UK troops to go under US command About 8,000 British troops based in Afghanistan are to come under the operational command of the US, the MoD says. | |
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| UK marine killed in Afghanistan A British marine from 40 Commando Royal Marines has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | EU seeks better crisis response EU finance ministers agree to work towards a collective agreement to tackle any future economic crises. |
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| Car bomb in central Iraq kills 22 A car bomb explodes at a market in Iraq's northern Diyala province, killing at least 22 people, police say. | |
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| Pakistan arrests in NY bomb probe Pakistan arrests several suspects in connection with the failed 1 May bombing in New York City, officials say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | South Sudan's president sworn in Salva Kiir, the leader of Sudan's former SPLM rebels, is sworn in as the first elected president of the semi-autonomous south. |
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| Niger's hungry 'fleeing south' A growing number of people from Niger are crossing the border into Nigeria because of the food crisis at home, reports say. | |
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| Cannes protest over Algeria film Hundreds of people protest in Cannes over a film about Algeria's struggle for independence against France. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Pakistan arrests in NY bomb probe Pakistan arrests several suspects in connection with the failed 1 May bombing in New York City, officials say. |
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| BP 'siphoning less oil from well' BP says it siphoned off half the amount of oil it had previously announced from the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico. | |
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| Pepsi to invest $2.5bn in China Pepsi says it will invest $2.5bn (£1.72bn) in China over the next three years to build 19 new plants. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thailand unrest 'under control' Thailand's PM says order has been restored in the country and calls for reconciliation after dozens die in political violence. |
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| Clinton warns North Korea on ship Hillary Clinton warns North Korea faces international consequences for sinking a South Korean warship in March. | |
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| New death at Taiwan iPhone firm An employee falls to his death at Taiwan iPhone maker Foxconn, the ninth suicide at the firm this year. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Germans approve euro rescue plan Germany's parliament backs a huge eurozone rescue deal, though one party votes against it and two others abstain. |
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| Concorde crash sentence requested French prosecutors seek a suspended jail sentence against the ex-head of the Concorde programme over the 2000 crash. | |
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| Cannes protest over Algeria film Hundreds of people protest in Cannes over a film about Algeria's struggle for independence against France. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Car bomb in central Iraq kills 22 A car bomb explodes at a market in Iraq's northern Diyala province, killing at least 22 people, police say. |
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| Israeli army kills infiltrators Israeli forces shoot dead two Palestinian gunmen who entered Israel, the Israeli military says. | |
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| Mid-East talks show no progress US envoy ends a second round of indirect talks between Palestinians and Israeli without any outward sign of progress. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Muhammad row cartoonist 'sorry' A cartoonist whose work inspired an internet campaign to draw images of the Prophet Muhammad apologises for her role in the row. |
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| Afghan plane crash site reached Search teams reach the wreckage of an Afghan plane that crashed on Monday, but officials say there are no signs of life. | |
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| Pakistan arrests in NY bomb probe Pakistan arrests several suspects in connection with the failed 1 May bombing in New York City, officials say. | |
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| UK | |
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| 'Confession' over Spain killings The mother of two British children found dead in Spain is charged with murder after confessing, Spanish officials say. |
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| UK marine killed in Afghanistan A British marine from 40 Commando Royal Marines has been killed in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says. | |
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| No more power to EU, says Cameron Prime Minister David Cameron tells German leader UK wants "positive" EU role but will not bolster euro or yield more powers. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Sextuplet baby dies in hospital One of the sextuplets- a boy- born to a woman at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital loses his fight for life. |
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| Man jailed after torture attack A man who was part of a gang which raped a woman and tortured her boyfriend in south London is jailed indefinitely. | |
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| Psychic joins search for lost cat An Indian psychic is helping in the search for a cat which has been missing from a Lincolnshire village for more than six months. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Part of Odyssey in administration Part of the Odyssey entertainment complex in Belfast has gone into administration. |
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| Justice system 'favours wealthy' The justice system appears to have an in-built bias favouring people from wealthy backgrounds, a judge says. | |
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| 'Historical' sexual abuse arrests Five men and two women have been arrested in the County Down area in relation to allegations of 'historic' sexual abuse. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Man questioned amid murder hunt A man speaks to police in Edinburgh in relation to the suspected murder of bookkeeper Suzanne Pilley. |
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| Drunk hit and run driver jailed A drunk van driver who killed a pensioner in Lanarkshire while five times the legal alcohol limit is jailed for six years. | |
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| Early bypass costs hit £100m mark Costs associated with a planned bypass for Aberdeen are about to breach the £100m mark, BBC Scotland learns. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | City up for 'life-changing' game Cardiff City fans are preparing for one of the biggest games in the club's history, which could net the club £90m. |
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| Bikers jailed for drugs offences Three members of the Outlaws motorcycle group are jailed for offences involving drugs worth £20,000. | |
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| Hospital patients wrongly X-rayed Four hospital patients in north Wales were wrongly X-rayed after administrative errors a health board confirms. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| EU seeks better crisis response EU finance ministers agree to work towards a collective agreement to tackle any future economic crises. |
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| BA reports record loss of £531m British Airways reports its biggest annual loss due to lower passenger numbers, higher costs and the impact of strike action. | |
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| UK budget deficit revised lower The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revises down last year's budget deficit from £163.4bn to £156bn. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | U2's Bono has emergency surgery Bono has emergency spinal surgery, putting U2's upcoming concert dates, including Glastonbury, in jeopardy. |
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| Lost finale brought forward in UK Sky announces an early morning screening of the Lost finale, meaning UK fans will see it as the same time as the US audience. | |
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| Paris art thief hunted by police French police are searching for clues as to who stole five valuable paintings the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Urban trees 'aid migrating birds' Even small clusters of urban trees are used by migrating birds for food and shelter, a study shows. |
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| Scientists make 'artificial life' Scientists in the US succeed in developing the first living bacterial cell to be controlled entirely by synthetic DNA. | |
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| Ports 'fail on illegal fishing' Current systems are too weak to halt illegal fishing, researchers warn, with some ports turning a blind eye to the issue. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Rivals line-up against Facebook The furore over Facebook's privacy policy has breathed new life into a range of projects aiming to develop alternatives. |
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| New death at Taiwan iPhone firm An employee falls to his death at Taiwan iPhone maker Foxconn, the ninth suicide at the firm this year. | |
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| 'Rogue' internet firm shut down A net firm that actively 'colluded' with many net criminal groups has been dismantled by US authorities. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Tesco backs alcohol price limits Supermarket chain Tesco says it wants to see curbs on the sale of cheap alcohol during this Parliament. |
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| Scientists make 'artificial life' Scientists in the US succeed in developing the first living bacterial cell to be controlled entirely by synthetic DNA. | |
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| Statin side-effect risk uncovered GPs should be careful about prescribing cholesterol-busting drugs say researchers who found "unintended" side effects. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Coalition agrees on free schools The new coalition government confirms it will press ahead with plans for "free schools" and a pupil premium. |
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| Scores of exams disrupted by snow A report reveals the scale of disruption to exams caused by last winter's heavy snow. | |
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| 'Family-friendly' policy pledges The coalition pledges to support families and maintain the goal of ending child poverty in the UK by 2020. | |
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| 1991: Bomb kills India's former leader Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi, the former Indian prime minister, is assassinated in a bomb attack in Tamil Nadu. | |||
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| 1961: Freedom Riders spark Montgomery riots Martial law is imposed in the town of Montgomery, Alabama, after violent racial clashes. | |||
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| 1966: Cooper loses to world champ Clay American Cassius Clay beats Britain's Henry Cooper in the sixth round at the Arsenal football ground, North London. | |||
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