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 | Accused gives name as 'cannibal' A 40-year-old man accused of murdering three women in Bradford refers to himself in court as the "crossbow cannibal". |
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| Obama bolsters oil teams on coast President Barack Obama pledges to triple the manpower in coastal areas hit by the Gulf oil spill. | |
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| John Prescott is given a peerage John Prescott, Michael Howard and Ian Paisley are among those made peers in the Dissolution Honours List. | |
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| Pakistan mosque raids kill scores More than 80 people die in gun and grenade attacks at two mosques of the Ahmadi Islamic sect in Pakistan's city of Lahore. | |
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| Cameron pledges to back business David Cameron pledges to create "most entrepreneurial and dynamic" decade in British history, in his first big speech as PM. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Pakistan mosque raids kill scores More than 80 people die in gun and grenade attacks at two mosques of the Ahmadi Islamic sect in Pakistan's city of Lahore. |
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| Obama bolsters oil teams on coast President Barack Obama pledges to triple the manpower in coastal areas hit by the Gulf oil spill. | |
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| Diff'rent Strokes star dies at 42 Former Diff'rent Strokes star Gary Coleman dies in a hospital after suffering a brain haemorrhage. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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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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| 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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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama bolsters oil teams on coast President Barack Obama pledges to triple the manpower in coastal areas hit by the Gulf oil spill. |
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| Hundreds flee Guatemala volcano A volcano erupts near Guatemala City, leaving at least one person dead and forcing hundreds to flee their homes. | |
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| Diff'rent Strokes star dies at 42 Former Diff'rent Strokes star Gary Coleman dies in a hospital after suffering a brain haemorrhage. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China vow over Korea ship attack Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says Beijing will not protect whoever was behind the sinking of a South Korean warship. |
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| Deal struck over US Okinawa base Japan and the US say they have reached an agreement to relocate a controversial US military base in Okinawa. | |
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| Suicide-hit Foxconn boosts wages The owner of a Chinese electronics factory where several employees have committed suicide is to increase wages by 20%. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | France chosen to host Euro 2016 France beat Turkey and Italy for the right to stage the European Championship in 2016. |
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| Czech election voting under way Czechs vote in a general election, amid predictions of a close finish that may lead to a coalition government. | |
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| Irish star aims for Euro double Irish former winner Niamh Kavanagh is a contender to win the Eurovision Song Contest again after making the final. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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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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| UN struggles over nuclear treaty The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference battles to reach consensus on the wording of a new text. | |
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| Bremer quizzed by UK Iraq inquiry British officials backed the post war purge of Saddam-era officials, former US administrator Paul Bremer tells the Iraq inquiry. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Pakistan mosque raids kill scores More than 80 people die in gun and grenade attacks at two mosques of the Ahmadi Islamic sect in Pakistan's city of Lahore. |
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| India train crash deaths pass 100 More than 100 people die and scores are injured as two trains crash in eastern India in an act of suspected Maoist sabotage. | |
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| Nepal MPs meeting to avert crisis Nepal's lawmakers meet in a last-minute effort to avert a political crisis as the deadline to write a new constitution expires. | |
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| UK | |
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 | John Prescott is given a peerage John Prescott, Michael Howard and Ian Paisley are among those made peers in the Dissolution Honours List. |
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| Cameron pledges to back business David Cameron pledges to create "most entrepreneurial and dynamic" decade in British history, in his first big speech as PM. | |
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| Accused gives name as 'cannibal' A 40-year-old man accused of murdering three women in Bradford refers to himself in court as the "crossbow cannibal". | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Accused gives name as 'cannibal' A 40-year-old man accused of murdering three women in Bradford refers to himself in court as the "crossbow cannibal". |
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| Pair guilty of killing solicitor A solicitor is found guilty of hiring a hit man to murder his business partner in order to gain an insurance pay-out to cover his debts. | |
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| Afghan bomb deaths 'unacceptable' A coroner says there is an "unacceptable level of mortality" among bomb disposal experts working in Afghanistan. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Shankill victim 'linked to UVF' A man who died in a gun attack on Belfast's loyalist Shankill Road is believed to have UVF connections. |
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| Ian Paisley is given a peerage Former first minister of Northern Ireland Ian Paisley is made a peer in the Dissolution Honours List. | |
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| Sinn Fein warning over ex priest Sinn Fein will review its level of co-operation with police if the chief constable does not act in a dispute with an ex Catholic priest. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | New leads in Pilley murder probe Police hunting the killer of missing Suzanne Pilley continue to follow new leads in the area they think her body was hidden. |
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| Ex-first minister becomes a peer Jack McConnell, the former Labour First Minister of Scotland, is among the Scots to be awarded a peerage. | |
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| Rock climber dies in quarry fall A rock climber from the Dundee area dies after falling 40ft down a quarry at Legaston Farm in Angus. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Tory's anger over seat decision The Conservatives ask new MP Alun Cairns to remain as an assembly member, denying a "flabbergasted" Tory councillor a seat in the assembly. |
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| Cuts of £6.4m facing Welsh police Wales' four police authorities have been told they will have their budgets cut by a total of £6.4m this year. | |
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| Wife gets job as German made peer Former Welsh Liberal Democrats leader Mike German is made a peer and his replacement as an assembly member will be his wife. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | BA talks end without agreement Talks between British Airways and the Unite union to avert further strike action end without a breakthrough. |
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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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| Prudential in fresh talks on AIA UK insurer Prudential has confirmed that it is in talks to renegotiate its deal to take over AIG's Asian business AIA. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Diff'rent Strokes star dies at 42 Former Diff'rent Strokes star Gary Coleman dies in a hospital after suffering a brain haemorrhage. |
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| New show for Little Britain pair Little Britain stars David Walliams and Matt Lucas are to write and appear in a new BBC One comedy based in an airport. | |
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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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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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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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| Obama bolsters oil teams on coast President Barack Obama pledges to triple the manpower in coastal areas hit by the Gulf oil spill. | |
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| Australia to act on Japan whaling Australia says it will mount a legal bid at the International Court of Justice in the Hague, against Japan's whaling programme. | |
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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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 | 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 have shown two teenagers, whose deaths in March were linked to mephedrone, had not taken the drug. | |
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| Prison health 'not good enough' Prison healthcare is still not good enough - four years after it was revamped to bring it up to NHS standards, a report suggests. | |
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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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| 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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| Man on school soup poison charge A kitchen porter from Northamptonshire who worked at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire is accused of poisoning soup. | |
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| 1998: World fury at Pakistan's nuclear tests Pakistan explodes five underground nuclear devices in response to India's recent nuclear tests. | |||
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| 1974: Strikes topple NI power-sharing body Northern Ireland's first power-sharing assembly collapses after its leader Brian Faulkner steps down faced with rising opposition. | |||
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| 1959: Monkeys survive space mission Two monkeys become the first living creatures to survive a space flight. | |||
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