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Man charged with woman's murder
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 02:00:24 GMTA 27-year-old man is charged with murder after a woman was found beaten and stabbed at a residential caravan park in Oxfordshire.
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Torch takes in South Devon coast
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 19:34:50 GMTThe Olympic flame is being carried from Plymouth to Exeter on the second day of the torch relay ahead of the London 2012 Games.
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Chelsea preparing for cup parade
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 07:47:20 GMTTens of thousands of Chelsea fans are expected to line the streets of west London later to celebrate the club's historic Champions League win.
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Falklands memorial to be unveiled
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 02:02:34 GMTA service takes place later to dedicate a new memorial at Britain's National Memorial Arboretum to the 255 Britons who died in the Falklands War.
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Missing fishermen search halted
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 14:33:22 GMTThe search ends for two fishermen missing off the Dorset coast, after a life-raft was found on-board the wreck of their boat.
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Phone hack police chief to retire
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 06:56:18 GMTThe senior Scotland Yard officer in charge of three linked phone-hacking investigations will retire later this year, the Met Police confirms.
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Appeal to help gas blast families
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 15:55:38 GMTAn appeal is launched for donations to help residents whose homes were damaged by a gas explosion in Cheltenham.
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Twenty charged in drugs operation
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 20:41:50 GMTTwenty people are charged with drug offences following a Metropolitan Police operation in the West End.
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Armed forces in Jubilee parade
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 18:05:39 GMTThousands of members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force have taken part in a parade and flypast for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
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Man City get 'victory' ball back
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 11:16:27 GMTPremier League victors Manchester City get their title-winning ball back from a teenager who stole it during a pitch invasion.
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Visitors can drink free spa water
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 08:38:59 GMTVisitors to the Roman Baths are now able to drink Bath's famous spa water for free.
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Chelsea 1-1 Bayern Munich (aet, 4-3 pens)
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 21:32:42 GMTChelsea achieve a dramatic Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich following a penalty shoot-out at the home of the German side.
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England closing in on Lord's win
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 17:40:39 GMTEngland are closing in on victory at Lord's after dominating the third day, which ended with West Indies 120-4 and trailing by 35.
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Win means everything - Allardyce
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 18:10:21 GMTWest Ham manager Sam Allardyce says winning promotion back to the Premier League is one of the greatest achievements of his career.
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VIDEO: House of Commons
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 11:18:07 GMTMPs have put questions to Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey and his ministerial team.
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VIDEO: Missing fishermen search halted
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 17:20:21 GMTThe search for two fishermen missing off the Dorset coast has been called off, after a life-raft was found with the wreck of their boat.
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VIDEO: Military parade for Queen's Jubilee
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 16:43:37 GMTThousands of members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force have taken part in a parade and flypast to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
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VIDEO: Olympic torch officers tackle man
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 12:07:59 GMTPolice officers on the Olympic torch route tackled a man they thought was attempting to reach one of the torchbearers.
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VIDEO: Olympic flame arrives at Land's End
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 06:46:09 GMTThe Olympic flame starts its 70-day tour of the UK in the run-up to the London 2012 Games, after arriving in Land's End.
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VIDEO: Ecstatic Chelsea fans celebrate win
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 21:58:40 GMTChelsea have won the Champions League for the first time in the club's history, beating German team Bayern Munich in a penalty shoot out.
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VIDEO: Resistance member shares memories
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 17:42:45 GMTA member of the Belgian resistance has recalled her wartime experiences ahead of a memorial unveiling in Staffordshire.
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VIDEO: Ship 'floated' on sea of jelly
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 13:26:08 GMTA ship moored in Bristol which is more used to being featured in oil and watercolour paintings is being "floated" in a sea of neon-green jelly.
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VIDEO: New signal box for heritage line
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 17:59:54 GMTA new signal box is set up to allow for regular connections between a heritage railway line and the main railway network.
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In pictures: Torch relay sets off
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 16:31:32 GMTImages from the first leg of the Olympic torch's 70-day journey
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Drogba's delivers for Chelsea on the biggest stage
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 00:20:09 GMTHow Didier Drogba's self belief has been key in Chelsea's glory
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Sub disaster remembered 80 years on
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 08:02:03 GMTSubmarine disaster remembered by families 80 years on
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Crash victim reunited with player
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 06:37:19 GMTFan reunited with footballer whose voice helped him out of a coma
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Pawnbrokers attracting new custom
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 23:01:11 GMTOffering shoes and handbags as security for a loan
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Hackney's 'beauty and ugliness'
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 05:09:48 GMTCapturing the trendy and troubled aspects of a London borough
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Freed man 'faces biggest sentence'
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 17:22:48 GMTWrongly-jailed Sam Hallam warned he faces new ordeals
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Abacus @ Saturday, 15th January, 2011
Breaking News for Wales…
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War of words over police job cuts
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 07:44:07 GMTThe Home Office disputes claims that 1,600 police officers will be lost in Wales due to spending cuts.
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Man found dead after fire in flat
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 16:56:57 GMTPolice and the fire service are investigating the death of a man following a fire in Cardiff.
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Allergy test results are welcomed
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 11:56:58 GMTBabies given a "friendly" bacteria supplement are less likely to develop allergies when they grow up, according to a study by Swansea University.
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Rally opposes office relocation
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 14:24:48 GMTA rally is held to oppose the relocation of 32 ScottishPower office jobs across north Wales.
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Bid to scrap carrier bag charges
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 14:28:08 GMTCharges for single use carrier bags is a burden on small businesses and harming tourism in Wales, it is claimed by the TaxPayers' Alliance .
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Headteacher banned over conduct
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 20:03:56 GMTA head teacher is banned from teaching for a year after a conduct hearing is told she humiliated and manhandled children as young as four.
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£40m homes hope for valley estate
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 07:55:27 GMTPlans are submitted for a multi-million pound regeneration project to build 100 homes on derelict land in a Rhondda community.
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Crews tackle terraced house blaze
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 13:02:07 GMTCrews are tackling a house fire in Powys which broke out on Saturday morning.
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Police in stations shake-up plan
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 13:39:04 GMTThe front counters at seven small police stations in mid and south west Wales could shut to the public under plans by Dyfed-Powys Police.
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Investigation after fire at flat
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 09:06:27 GMTA flat is destroyed by fire in Cardiff and a man is rescued from a bedroom fire in Aberfan.
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Unions call strike at BBC Wales
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 18:39:15 GMTUnions at BBC Wales call a 24-hour strike on the day the Olympic Torch Relay arrives in Wales over the dismissal of a member of staff.
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Defendant took prosecution papers
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 18:50:35 GMTA financial adviser is jailed for stealing his own prosecution papers from a magistrates court, as well as a £246,000 deception.
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Moffat to receive special Bafta
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 00:13:47 GMTSpecial Bafta for Doctor Who producer and Sherlock co-creator
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Stray turkey puzzle for suburb
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 11:13:58 GMTAnimal welfare officers are trying to trace the owners of a turkey found wandering the streets of Killay, Swansea.
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Sauna sparks fire at holiday home
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 09:58:59 GMTA faulty sauna is blamed for a fire at a holiday home in the centre of Llanberis, Gwynedd.
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'Bullying' councillor steps down
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 13:40:26 GMTAn Anglesey councillor resigns after being suspended for 12 months for bullying and bringing his office in to disrepute.
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Beach award's winners and losers
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 20:11:15 GMTForty-three beaches and five marinas in Wales have earned blue flag status - two more than in 2011.
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Murder accused 'Good Samaritans'
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:52:16 GMTOne of the two men accused of killing a Chinese take-away driver told police they were "Good Samaritans" trying to help him, a jury hears.
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Police at Sky over rape case name
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 13:25:05 GMTSky News staff have met with police after the channel published the name of the teenager raped by Wales footballer Ched Evans.
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'Hour to fill bath' action pledge
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 06:32:07 GMTAction to remedy low water pressure affecting homes where residents are forced to take it in turns to use their taps is pledged.
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Hands around restaurant protest
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 17:12:23 GMTMore than 100 people join hands around a council-owned restaurant in Powys amid fears about its future.
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Schoolboy hurt in road collision
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 10:19:38 GMTA 11-year-old schoolboy was airlifted to hospital after a road incident involving a vehicle in Ceredigion.
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Newly-elected councillor is mayor
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 10:22:13 GMTA newly-elected councillor in Ceredigion is voted in as mayor at his first town council meeting.
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Caravan VAT plan fear for tourism
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 11:57:31 GMTCharging VAT on static caravan sales would have a damaging impact on tourism in Wales, it has been claimed.
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Rodgers rejects Liverpool talks
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 12:31:33 GMTSwansea boss Brendan Rodgers is not interested in speaking to Liverpool about their vacant managerial position.
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Case against Hain not proceeding
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 11:23:26 GMTControversial comments in Labour MP Peter Hain's autobiography were never intended to undermine the administration of justice in Northern Ireland, the High Court in Belfast hears.
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City's Lord Mayor 'scrapped' row
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:52 GMTLabour leaders of Cardiff council are attacked by rival parties who claim they have left the city with no Lord Mayor in Olympic and Jubilee year.
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Airport starts search for new MD
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 05:59:34 GMTCardiff Airport appoints a specialist recruitment agency to find a new boss following a turbulent week which saw the departure of its managing director.
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Church service for killed sapper
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 14:41:07 GMTA memorial service is held for a soldier from Hampshire who died after an explosion in Afghanistan.
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War of words over police job cuts
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 07:44:07 GMTThe Home Office disputes claims that 1,600 police officers will be lost in Wales due to spending cuts.
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Unite shuns 'opportunistic' Plaid
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 13:09:05 GMTAn overture from the new leader of Plaid Cymru is rejected by the leader of one of Wales' biggest trade unions.
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Labour should 'not fear' EU vote
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 09:13:14 GMTLabour should not be frightened of a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU, says Peter Hain.
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Bennett fears Nigel Davies exit
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 10:09:33 GMTScarlets president Phil Bennett says it would be a "massive blow" if head coach Nigel Davies leaves to join English Premiership side Gloucester.
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Marshall set for new Cardiff deal
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 19:05:42 GMTCardiff City goalkeeper David Marshall is poised to sign a new four-year deal to secure his future at the Championship club.
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Mills and Clark win world title
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 13:23:34 GMTGreat Britain sailors Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark take the gold medal at the 470 World Championship in Barcelona.
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Protest gweithwyr yn erbyn symud
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 15:45:34 GMTDros 100 o bobl yn bresennol mewn rali yng Nghaernarfon i brotestio ynglŷn â chynlluniau cwmni Scottish Power i gau eu swyddfa gwasanaeth cwsmeriaid yn y dref.
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Cwyno am dâl bagiau plastig
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 09:24:57 GMTMudiad yn casglu enwau yn erbyn y ffaith bod yn rhaid i bobl dalu am gael bagiau plastig o siopau.
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Y Ffagl Olympaidd wedi cychwyn
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 10:53:53 GMTMae'r Ffagl Olympaidd wedi cychwyn ar 70 niwrnod o daith o amgylch y DU cyn cychwyn y Gemau yn Llundain fis Gorffennaf.
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VIDEO: Welsh Assembly
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 15:20:53 GMTKeith Davies has been censured by the assembly over his drunken conduct at a hotel.
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AUDIO: Sir Tom on albums and emotion
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:02:35 GMTSir Tom Jones speaks to BBC Radio Wales' Roy Noble about his new album Spirit in the Room - and reveals why he gets emotional on BBC1's The Voice.
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VIDEO: Torchbearer's 1948 role remembered
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 18:57:49 GMTFormer Wales and Cardiff rugby player, CD Williams, 87, has been sharing his memories as a torch bearer in 1948 for the last London games.
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VIDEO: 24-hour hospital protest is held
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 18:55:54 GMTCampaigners have been holding a protest outside Prince Phillip Hospital in Llanelli for 24 hours to highlight concerns over proposed plans to downgrade its A"E department to an urgent care centre.
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VIDEO: 100 link hands to save restaurant
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 19:04:36 GMTMore than 100 people have joined hands around a council-owned restaurant in Powys amid fears about its future.
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VIDEO: Caravan tax will damage tourism
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 13:25:35 GMTA caravan tax would have a damaging impact on tourism in Wales, it has been claimed.
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VIDEO: Minister defends literacy plan
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 08:01:21 GMTEducation Minister Leighton Andrews has announced a five-year plan aimed at raising poor literacy standards in Welsh schools.
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VIDEO: Teenager joins Beckham for torch
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 07:32:49 GMTSean White, 17, stands alongside David Beckham in Greece for the Olympic flame handover ceremony.
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£750,000 garden restoration hopes
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 15:15:52 GMTHistoric hall's gardens could be restored to former glory
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Babies to 'teach' pupils empathy
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 08:02:43 GMTHow a baby in class could help curb bullying and aggression
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Endangered crayfish river release
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 08:11:02 GMTHundreds of native crayfish are 'beacon of hope' for species
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Your Pictures: Photos from Wales
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 07:06:57 GMTA selection of your digital photos from around Wales
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Abacus @ Saturday, 15th January, 2011
Breaking News for Scotland…
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Call to challenge booze pricing
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 23:12:04 GMTThe EU is urged to contest Scotland's plans for a minimum price per unit of alcohol.
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Spanish resort death investigated
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 13:47:36 GMTSpanish police are investigating the death of a man, reported to be a 26-year-old Scot, on the Costa Brava in Spain.
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'Cursing stone' found on island
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 23:13:03 GMTA stone discovered by chance on the Isle of Canna is Scotland's first known example of a bullaun "cursing stone", experts reveal.
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Community councils in power plea
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 23:13:35 GMTMore powers should be transferred from local authorities to Scotland's network of community councils, says an independent think tank.
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Cash boost for ambulance fleet
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 23:14:01 GMTThe Scottish Ambulance Service is to be given more than £34m in government funding to replace nearly 600 of its vehicles.
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Hibs left heartbroken over final
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 17:28:27 GMTHibs fail to secure their first Scottish Cup Final win in 110 years after losing 5-1 at Hampden to their Edinburgh rivals Hearts.
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Rider dies in North West 200 race
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 19:53:20 GMTA man from Loch Lomond is killed in an accident on the last day of North West 200 road races.
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Man held after streets cleared
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 10:47:17 GMTA teenager is arrested following the discovery of suspicious material in the Aberdeenshire town of Banff on Friday.
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One dead in Highlands road crash
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 09:31:25 GMTOne person dies following a crash involving a single vehicle in the Highlands, about half a mile south of Carrbridge.
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Police charge off-duty officer
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 09:28:50 GMTAn off-duty police officer is charged with a sectarian breach of the peace following a disturbance at Celtic Park that was posted on YouTube.
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Moffat to receive special Bafta
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 00:13:47 GMTDoctor Who producer and Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat is to receive a special prize at this year's Bafta TV awards, organisers announce.
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Contamination at Kinloss probed
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:46:25 GMTRAF Kinloss is the focus of a new probe into radioactive contamination, linked to the use of "glow in the dark" paint on WWII aircraft.
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Employers urged over apprentices
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 11:29:49 GMTScottish ministers are urging employers to take on an apprentice this year to help boost their business.
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Ticketus deal 'being terminated'
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 13:36:51 GMTCharles Green says administrators at Rangers have told Ticketus they are terminating its contract over future ticket sales.
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Waiting cover-up figures revealed
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 17:51:35 GMTThousands of patients have been affected by the waiting times cover-up at NHS Lothian, it has emerged.
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Player racially abused on Twitter
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 13:31:49 GMTA student is ordered to carry out community service after admitting racially abusing an SPL footballer on Twitter.
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Ant plan 'needed' for new line
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 23:14:27 GMTOfficers at a national park say a project to replace a power line needs put in place a plan to protect rare wood ants
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Bust airline's plane in Batman
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 15:37:28 GMTA plane from a collapsed Scottish airline has been used for stunts in the making of the new Batman film.
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Forth Bridge memorials unveiled
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 11:42:31 GMTMemorials to workers who died building the world famous Forth Bridge are unveiled at either end of the crossing.
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Bobby breed 'facing extinction'
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:57:00 GMTThe breed of dog immortalised for its loyalty in the story of Greyfriars Bobby is facing extinction, it is warned.
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Universities make fairness pledge
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 09:47:31 GMTScottish universities are to review their admissions policies following a shake-up of the school curriculum.
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Two men jailed over flat killing
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 15:47:22 GMTTwo men are each jailed for 12 years for stabbing a friend to death at his home in Inverclyde.
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Pumps firm poised to shed 90 jobs
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 15:51:19 GMTThe American owner of ClydeUnion Pumps announces plans to shed about 90 jobs from the firm's plant in Glasgow.
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Six wards closed by vomiting bug
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 15:54:10 GMTSix wards remain closed at a hospital in Renfrewshire where six patients have died while receiving treatment for diarrhoea and vomiting.
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Vomiting bug closes fourth ward
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 12:04:29 GMTNHS Highland has closed a fourth hospital ward in its effort to deal with cases of the winter vomiting bug.
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Comic book Vikings to be explored
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 00:49:00 GMTStudies of how the Vikings are portrayed in films, comics, music and the media form part of a university's new MLitt.
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Plaque honours Australian saint
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 05:54:11 GMTA visit to Scotland by Australia's first saint will be recalled during a ceremony this weekend.
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Dementia patient 'had 106 carers'
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 09:19:10 GMTA woman claims her husband, who had dementia, was given 106 different carers in a single year.
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Nat Fraser suspected wife affair
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 17:02:13 GMTA man accused of murdering his wife told police investigating her disappearance he suspected she was having an affair.
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£1.1m confiscated over black fish
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 11:05:35 GMTFour fishermen who took part in a major black fish scam in Peterhead have been hit with confiscation orders totalling more than £1.1m.
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Knife under pillow claim at trial
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 14:04:31 GMTA woman accused of murdering her housemate tells her trial she slept with a knife under her pillow because she was scared of him.
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£200m hospital locations selected
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 11:39:27 GMTA new £200m general hospital for Dumfries will not be built on its current site after two locations near the bypass are preferred.
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Child sex attacker faces prison
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 09:06:51 GMTA man who subjected two young girls to sex assaults in Hawick and Edinburgh is told to expect a lengthy jail term.
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Woman dies after nightclub fall
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 06:02:53 GMTA 46-year-old woman dies in hospital after falling and banging her head in a Dundee nightclub.
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Stagecoach in £100m US expansion
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 09:08:43 GMTPerth transport group Stagecoach is to buy parts of a US bus firm for about £100m, helping it expand its operations.
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Man admits rape and sex assault
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 15:22:06 GMTA man admits raping one woman and seriously sexually assaulting another in Glasgow city centre on a Christmas night out.
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Kids' cardiac service criticised
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 12:25:37 GMTAn independent panel says cardiac services at Glasgow's Sick Children's Hospital "may be unsafe if critical staffing problems are not addressed".
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Languages teaching 'must change'
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 14:27:26 GMTA new report calls for children in Scotland to start learning a second language as soon as they start school.
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Salmond aide apologises to MSPs
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 16:45:14 GMTFirst Minister Alex Salmond's parliamentary aide apologises to MSPs for showing disrespect to parliament.
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Salmond in US trip to build links
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 19:34:20 GMTFirst Minister Alex Salmond is to visit the United States next month to help build economic links and encourage inward investment.
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Demand for energy needs inquiry
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 09:16:20 GMTThe head of the industry body, Scottish Engineering, calls for an independent inquiry into future energy needs.
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Cairn shareholders rebel on pay
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 15:25:52 GMTShareholders at the Edinburgh oil and gas exploration firm Cairn Energy rebel against top executive pay.
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Locke hails Sergio contribution
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 17:15:20 GMTGary Locke describes Hearts boss Paulo Sergio's contribution as "different class" after the Scottish Cup final victory.
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Hibernian 1-5 Hearts
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 15:48:43 GMTRudi Skacel scores twice as Hearts hammer Edinburgh rivals Hibernian to claim the Scottish Cup in a goal-laden Hampden final.
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Tynecastle exit likely for Skacel
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 22:10:56 GMTRudi Skacel is poised to leave Hearts as a Scottish Cup winner for a second time as Craig Beattie is open to stay.
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Dìth iarrtais air oighreachdan
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 09:38:27 GMTChan eil muinntir Uibhist a Tuath airson na h-oighreachdan air a bheil iad a' fuireach a cheannach.
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Dragh mu dhìth Neach-ghairm
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 13:24:40 GMTCoimisean ùr na Croitearachd draghail nach eil Neach-gairm orra fhathast, dà mhìos às dèidh am bonntachaidh.
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Foghlam cànain gus atharrachadh
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 10:59:19 GMTAithisg a' moladh cruth-atharrachadh air foghlam cànain sa bhun-sgoil ann an Alba.
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VIDEO: Scottish Parliament
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 12:20:11 GMTAlex Salmond told MSPs there is "no doubt" that inspection and reinspection had improved the situation of child protection across Scotland during first minister's questions.
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VIDEO: Hearts v Hibs: settling a score?
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 09:58:55 GMTHearts play Hibs in the Scottish Cup Final for the first time in 116 years and it could be time to overturn some very old scores.
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VIDEO: Call for dedicated trauma centres
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 13:37:38 GMTA report from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh calls for a specialised trauma centres across Scotland.
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VIDEO: Making a solar power space station
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 11:30:17 GMTAerospace engineers at Strathclyde University are aiming to put a solar power station in space and beam the power to Earth.
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VIDEO: Sex attacker caught by CCTV
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 19:33:41 GMTA man who raped one woman and sexually assaulted another in Glasgow was caught using city centre CCTV.
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VIDEO: Round-up - news from around Scotland
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 19:23:40 GMTA two-minute round-up of the news which has been happening around Scotland.
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VIDEO: The life and work of George Wyllie
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 12:35:28 GMTPauline McLean looks back on the career of artist George Wyllie, who has died at the age of 90.
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World's oldest football up close
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 23:22:14 GMTThe Smith Museum in Stirling is letting fans hold the oldest football in the world
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In pictures: Orkney's floating bank
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 00:53:25 GMTVolunteers work to restore Orkney's floating bank
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Scottish councils taking shape
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 14:33:18 GMTScottish councils finalise post-election power deals
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Your pictures of Scotland: 11 - 18 May
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 10:09:13 GMTA selection of your pictures taken across the country
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Can the high street 'buzz' again?
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 05:27:09 GMTCan customers can be enticed to return to town centres?
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What the Scottish papers say
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 09:40:01 GMTThe stories making the headlines in Scotland's newspapers
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Your pictures from across Scotland
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 10:52:42 GMTHow to send us your photographs of Scotland
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Abacus @ Saturday, 15th January, 2011
Breaking News for N. Ireland…
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18-year-old woman is shot dead
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 15:12:28 GMTA teenager is shot dead and her sister is seriously wounded in County Londonderry.
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Rider dies in North West 200 race
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 19:53:20 GMTA competitor has been killed in an accident on the last day of North West 200 road races.
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Leinster 42-14 Ulster
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 17:59:43 GMTLeinster crush a spirited Ulster by a record Heineken Cup final-winning margin to become the first side to win three titles in four years.
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Four remanded over 'terror camp'
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 13:05:25 GMTThree men and a woman appear in court in Omagh on charges linked to an alleged terrorist training camp in County Tyrone.
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Duffy relatives on terror charges
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 10:26:14 GMTThree relatives of prominent Lurgan dissident republican Colin Duffy appear in court in Lisburn charged with terrorism offences.
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Pipe bomb and gun found in alert
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 17:58:22 GMTA gun and ammunition are found in follow up searches after Army bomb officers dealt with a viable pipe bomb on the outskirts of Belfast.
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Mother, child escape house fire
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 13:41:09 GMTA mother and child escape injury as a fire breaks out at a neighbour's house in Ballymoney on Saturday.
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Man dies following city accident
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 09:06:54 GMTA man who was struck by a car near Belfast city centre on Friday evening dies.
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Man charged over cannabis seizure
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 14:35:18 GMTA 56-year-old man is charged with a number of drug offences after police seized cannabis plants at a house in Newry.
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Men face £250,000 drugs charges
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 08:42:25 GMTTwo men are due in Omagh Magistrates Court after cannabis worth £250,000 was seized in Dungannon on Friday.
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DPP challenges child sex sentence
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:50:45 GMTThe Director of Public Prosecutions begins legal action to have a tougher sentence on a man in his 20s who made a 15-year-old girl pregnant.
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Doctor denial over child's injury
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 14:57:44 GMTA doctor denies she inadvertently caused injuries interpreted as signs of a sexual assault in the case of the death of a severely disabled teenager.
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Family sues over skull retention
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 17:34:18 GMTThe partner of a murdered man whose body parts were retained by police for 19 years begins legal action.
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Quango inquiry is set to cost £1m
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:50:06 GMTAn investigation into the collapse of a Stormont quango will cost the public purse almost £1m and is taking five years to complete.
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Dumped carcasses raising a stink
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 17:18:40 GMTWalkers in remote areas of Tyrone say they're finding more and more dumped dead farm animals.
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Report into smoke in cabin flight
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 12:26:33 GMTEasyJet and Belfast International Airport respond to a report by the Air Accident Investigation Branch into an emergency evacuation.
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Club leaves 2am closing agreement
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:38:39 GMTPolice and Pubs of Ulster say they are disappointed that Belfast's Rain nightclub has decided to leave a voluntary agreement to close earlier.
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McGuinness discussed Smyth action
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 17:07:21 GMTSinn Fein says the deputy first minister pressed the justice minister to ensure police co-operated with a cross-border inquiry into the crimes of paedophile priest Brendan Smyth.
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£5,000 worth of cannabis seized
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 11:32:09 GMTThe police in Derry seize 27 bags of herbal cannabis worth £5,000.
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Call to RAAD to lift death threat
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 12:31:47 GMTA businessman who fled Londonderry after by vigilante group Republican Action Against Drugs issued a death threat against him demands it be lifted.
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Warrant out on Pacific fisherman
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 10:57:29 GMTA warrant is issued for the arrest of a Derry man who did not attend court because he is on a fishing trawler in the Pacific.
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Small airport alerts being linked
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 15:09:30 GMTA security alert at a County Fermanagh airport on Monday is being linked to a similar incident on the same day at an airfield in East Yorkshire.
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Taylor wins world title in China
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 12:51:47 GMTIreland's Katie Taylor celebrates her Olympic Games qualification by winning her fourth consecutive World title in China.
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Banks seeking to shed 3,500 jobs
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 08:16:03 GMTThe Bank of Ireland and AIB are looking for up to 3,500 volunteers in redundancy schemes
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Expulsions over offensive remarks
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 09:46:52 GMTFour pupils at a Dublin school have been expelled after posting allegedly abusive comments about teachers on the social networking site Facebook.
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Oil laundering plants discovered
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 17:18:02 GMTIrish customs officers have uncovered two illegal oil laundering plants in Dundalk.
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NI a possible spaceport location?
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 15:57:21 GMTNorthern Ireland could be considered as one of three possible locations for the UK's first spaceport, according to a new report into the space industry.
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Making dramatic impact on health
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 16:43:59 GMTDancers make dramatic impact on dementia
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Anderson picked as Sinn Fein MEP
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 18:35:15 GMTSinn Fein confirms Martina Anderson is to replace Bairbre de Brun in the European Parliament.
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Nine zones to handle social fund
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 17:48:20 GMTThe Executive agrees to create nine Social Investment Zones to administer £80m in grants for areas in need over the next three years.
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Troubles survivors lobby Stormont
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 05:15:26 GMTAs research highlights a staggering shortfall in services for thousands injured as a result of the Troubles, survivors lobby Stormont.
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New technology to deal with oil spills at NW200
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 05:23:15 GMTA County Down company is employed to deal with any potential oil spills during the North West 200, after last year's event was abandoned after one race.
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Plans to make whiskey in old jail
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 11:47:02 GMTLottery millionaire Peter Lavery hopes to turn part of the former Crumlin Road Prison in north Belfast into a distillery.
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Finance firm creates 164 new jobs
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 14:24:46 GMTA London-based financial service firm, Augentius Fund Administration, is to create up to 164 new jobs in Belfast.
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Seeley races to double at NW 200
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 16:52:47 GMTAlastair Seeley wins the feature Superbike race to complete a double at the North West 200 on Saturday.
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Ulster coach rues key turnovers
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 20:54:20 GMTUlster coach Brian McLaughlin says the first-half turnovers which led to tries were crucial to Leinster's Heineken Cup final win.
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O'Driscoll wants Leinster dynasty
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 19:17:59 GMTBrian O'Driscoll insists Leinster will chase more glory after crushing Ulster 42-14 in the Heineken Cup final at Twickenham.
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VIDEO: Northern Ireland Assembly
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 17:09:10 GMTThe health committee heard evidence from department officials on an acute services budget, on 16 May 2012.
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VIDEO: Woman dies in Bellaghy shooting
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 19:14:51 GMTAn 18-year-old woman has died and her sister has been seriously injured in a shooting in the County Londonderry village of Bellaghy.
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VIDEO: RAAD 'ruining image of Derry'
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 18:06:46 GMTThe mother of a man murdered by the vigilante group Republican Action Against Drugs says they are a gang of thugs who are ruining the image of Londonderry.
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VIDEO: The Balmoral Show through the years
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 18:22:26 GMTBBC Newsline's rural affairs correspondent Martin Cassidy looks back at the history of the Balmoral Show at the Kings' Hall.
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VIDEO: Obama's Keane 'cousin'
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 15:12:11 GMTUS president Barack Obama singled out Robbie Keane, captain of the Republic of Ireland football team, for a special mention at a White House reception, calling him "a cousin of mine".
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VIDEO: Police apology over body parts
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 14:28:05 GMTPolice in Northern Ireland have apologised for any distress caused to families following the revelation the PSNI kept body parts and tissue samples in some cases of unexplained deaths.
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VIDEO: Motorway learners?
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 18:21:08 GMTRadical changes are being considered to the rules governing learner drivers, Environment Minister Alex Attwood says.
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AUDIO: My son 'had to be shot'
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 08:35:26 GMTCommunity groups in Londonderry say the vigilante group Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD) has been carrying out paramilitary style shootings and is responsible for driving scores of people out of the city.
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AUDIO: Harry Gregg recalls Munich air crash
Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 11:58:07 GMTFormer Northern Ireland and Manchester United goalkeeper Harry Gregg describes the moments after the Munich air disaster and how he managed to struggle out.
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Belfast unveils Olympic rings
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 19:58:47 GMTAthletes Paddy Barnes and Kelly Gallagher unveil Olympic rings outside Belfast City Hall
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In pictures: Dinosaurs invade Ulster Museum
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 09:20:21 GMTInteractive exhibition arrives at Belfast's Ulster Museum.
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Woman lost memory of her children
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 11:21:30 GMTBrain injury left Limavady woman with no memory of her children
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Border question for rugby fans
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 05:58:20 GMTWhich team are Cavan and Monaghan rugby fans supporting?
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Mount Stewart Lady Mairi fountain restored
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 05:41:43 GMTA bronze statue modelled on a Mount Stewart toddler is restored
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UK force 'to stay in Afghanistan'
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 05:39:26 GMTA small number of British soldiers could remain in Afghanistan after forces withdraw in 2014, a senior UK government official says.
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Phone hack police chief to retire
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 06:56:18 GMTThe senior Scotland Yard officer in charge of three linked phone-hacking investigations will retire later this year, the Met Police confirms.
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Chelsea 1-1 Bayern Munich (aet, 4-3 pens)
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 21:32:42 GMTChelsea achieve a dramatic Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich following a penalty shoot-out at the home of the German side.
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Torch takes in South Devon coast
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 19:34:50 GMTThe Olympic flame is being carried from Plymouth to Exeter on the second day of the torch relay ahead of the London 2012 Games.
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Falklands memorial to be unveiled
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 02:02:34 GMTA service takes place later to dedicate a new memorial at Britain's National Memorial Arboretum to the 255 Britons who died in the Falklands War.
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Call to challenge booze pricing
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 23:12:04 GMTThe EU is urged to contest Scotland's plans for a minimum price per unit of alcohol.
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PM: 'Good progress' on eurozone
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 17:36:36 GMTDavid Cameron says progress is being made in the G8 summit as world leaders says they want debt-stricken Greece to remain in the eurozone.
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Man charged with woman's murder
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 02:00:24 GMTA 27-year-old man is charged with murder after a woman was found beaten and stabbed at a residential caravan park in Oxfordshire.
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Women oppose female bishops move
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 01:57:31 GMTMore than 2,000 female members of the Church of England sign a petition opposing the ordination of women bishops.
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Twenty charged in drugs operation
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 20:41:50 GMTTwenty people are charged with drug offences following a Metropolitan Police operation in the West End.
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18-year-old woman is shot dead
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 15:12:28 GMTA teenager is shot dead and her sister is seriously wounded in County Londonderry.
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Rider dies in North West 200 race
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 19:53:20 GMTA competitor has been killed in an accident on the last day of North West 200 road races.
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'Cursing stone' found on island
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 23:13:03 GMTA stone discovered by chance on the Isle of Canna is Scotland's first known example of a bullaun "cursing stone", experts reveal.
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Ant plan 'needed' for new line
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 23:14:27 GMTOfficers at a national park say a project to replace a power line needs put in place a plan to protect rare wood ants
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Leinster 42-14 Ulster
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 17:59:43 GMTLeinster crush a spirited Ulster by a record Heineken Cup final-winning margin to become the first side to win three titles in four years.
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Four remanded over 'terror camp'
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 13:05:25 GMTThree men and a woman appear in court in Omagh on charges linked to an alleged terrorist training camp in County Tyrone.
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War of words over police job cuts
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 07:44:07 GMTThe Home Office disputes claims that 1,600 police officers will be lost in Wales due to spending cuts.
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Man found dead after fire in flat
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 16:56:57 GMTPolice and the fire service are investigating the death of a man following a fire in Cardiff.
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Spanish resort death investigated
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 13:47:36 GMTSpanish police are investigating the death of a man, reported to be a 26-year-old Scot, on the Costa Brava in Spain.
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Community councils in power plea
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 23:13:35 GMTMore powers should be transferred from local authorities to Scotland's network of community councils, says an independent think tank.
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Chelsea preparing for cup parade
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 07:47:20 GMTTens of thousands of Chelsea fans are expected to line the streets of west London later to celebrate the club's historic Champions League win.
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Missing fishermen search halted
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 14:33:22 GMTThe search ends for two fishermen missing off the Dorset coast, after a life-raft was found on-board the wreck of their boat.
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O'Driscoll wants Leinster dynasty
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 19:17:59 GMTBrian O'Driscoll insists Leinster will chase more glory after crushing Ulster 42-14 in the Heineken Cup final at Twickenham.
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England target Chanderpaul wicket
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 18:24:45 GMTIan Bell feels the wicket of Shivnarine Chanderpaul holds the key to England's chances on the fourth day of the first Test.
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Win means everything - Allardyce
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 18:10:21 GMTWest Ham manager Sam Allardyce says winning promotion back to the Premier League is one of the greatest achievements of his career.
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How do you insult someone legally?
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 11:07:22 GMTCampaigners want to overturn laws targeting "insulting words and behaviour". Just how safe is it to scorn others?
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Quiz of the week's news
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 02:32:04 GMTThe Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions.
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What caused the mystery of the Dark Day?
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 11:19:21 GMTThree centuries ago a strange event turned morning to night. It remains wreathed in mystery - so what caused the Dark Day?
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Merkel 'suggests Greek euro vote'
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 21:13:41 GMTGreek officials say Germany's Chancellor Merkel has suggested a euro referendum, but Berlin denies the report, as world leaders gather in the US for a G8 summit meeting.
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Sex abuse Pakistani issue - Warsi
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 15:54:15 GMTConservative co-chair Baroness Warsi says a "small minority" of Pakistani men see white girls as "fair game".
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Hunt adviser to appear at Leveson
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 11:50:31 GMTCulture Secretary Jeremy Hunt's former special adviser Adam Smith will give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry next week, it is announced.
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VIDEO: House of Commons
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 11:18:07 GMTMPs have put questions to Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey and his ministerial team.
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VIDEO: Missing fishermen search halted
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 17:20:21 GMTThe search for two fishermen missing off the Dorset coast has been called off, after a life-raft was found with the wreck of their boat.
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VIDEO: Jamie: 'I've given up on politics'
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 15:39:41 GMTTV chef Jamie Oliver says he has given up on trying to change governments' attitudes to healthy eating, as he visits New York in a bid to tackle obesity there.
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VIDEO: Huge crowds greet Olympic torch
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 08:08:56 GMTSailing champion Ben Ainslie starts the London 2012 Olympic torch relay from Land's End amid tight security.
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VIDEO: Chelsea fans upbeat ahead of final
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 16:34:40 GMTThousands of Chelsea fans have been soaking up the sunshine in Munich ahead of Saturday's Champions League final.
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VIDEO: Military parade for Queen's Jubilee
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 16:43:37 GMTThousands of members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force have taken part in a parade and flypast to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
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VIDEO: Kirstie: Parenting 'isn't rocket science'
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 00:40:21 GMTMother-of-two Kirstie Allsopp said it is difficult for some people to be good parents, because they didn't have good parents themselves. It comes after David Cameron dismissed claims that a new scheme to teach parenting skills amount to a 'nanny state'.
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AUDIO: Do foreign owners take the heart out of football?
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 10:05:28 GMTStoke City chairman Peter Coates and Dave Bassett, former manager of Wimbledon and Sheffield United, discuss the impact f foreign owners on the English domestic game.
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VIDEO: Beckham: 2012 a special year
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 14:04:59 GMTDavid Beckham attends a ceremony in Athens where the Olympic flame is handed over to the UK delegation.
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Lloyd Webber on Jesus and Profumo
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 00:12:04 GMTAndrew Lloyd Webber on Jesus and Profumo
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In pictures: Torch relay sets off
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 16:31:32 GMTImages from the first leg of the Olympic Torch's 70-day journey
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Lemon 'wants Carry On success'
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 02:58:19 GMTLeigh Francis on his desire to emulate the Carry On films
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Your pictures: Sailing
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 13:54:42 GMTReaders' photos on the theme sailing.
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Am I Sacha Baron Cohen's next target?
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 09:21:28 GMTAm I Sacha Baron Cohen's next target?
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Crash victim reunited with player
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 06:37:19 GMTFan reunited with footballer whose voice helped him out of a coma
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Focus on result of eurozone talks
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 05:11:14 GMTFocus on result of eurozone talks
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Obama: EU 'must focus on growth'
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 06:09:32 GMTSpeaking after the G8 summit, US President Obama says leaders agree that economies must focus on jobs and growth to boost recovery.
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Four killed in Italy earthquake
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 07:55:42 GMTA magnitude 6.0 earthquake in northern Italy kills at least four people and causes thousands of others to flee into the streets.
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Sri Lanka general to be released
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 03:41:25 GMTSri Lanka's President Rajapaksa has signed papers to free his political rival General Sarath Fonseka from prison - three years after the civil war ended.
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Serbia votes for new president
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 05:08:14 GMTVoters in Serbia have a choice between a reformist and a nationalist as they vote for a president, months after winning EU candidate status.
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Sudan's Bashir 'ready for peace'
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 03:54:42 GMTAfter crisis talks with Sudan's Omar al-Bashir, African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki says the president is committed to security agreements with South Sudan.
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China activist Chen lands in US
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 03:49:36 GMTChinese activist Chen Guangcheng arrives in New York, after his escape to the US embassy in Beijing last month sparked a diplomatic crisis.
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Benghazi votes in local elections
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 21:48:30 GMTResidents in the Libyan city of Benghazi vote in local council elections, the first polls held in the city since the 1960s.
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French rally car crash kills two
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 18:33:13 GMTA rally car ploughs into spectators in the Var region of southern France, killing a marshal and one other person, and injuring 17.
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Dominican vote likely to be close
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 00:36:37 GMTTwo veteran politicians contest elections in the Dominican Republic after a presidential campaign dominated by concerns over rising food and fuel costs.
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Bombs kill soldiers in Mogadishu
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 18:37:37 GMTSomali government soldiers are among five people killed in two bomb attacks in the capital Mogadishu blamed on al-Shabab Islamist fighters.
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Fourth Mexican officer detained
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 18:18:57 GMTA fourth senior Mexican officer is detained as part of an investigation into links between the army and drug trafficking cartels.
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Facebook boss in surprise wedding
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 02:16:38 GMTFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg ends a hectic week by getting married to long -time girlfriend Priscilla Chan in a surprise ceremony at his home.
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Inside world's ‘priciest house’
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 10:36:24 GMTThe first pictures are released showing inside the "world's most expensive house", owned by the Ambani family in Mumbai.
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Aborted lift-off for spaceship
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 10:58:05 GMTThe US firm SpaceX aborts the lift-off of its Falcon rocket and Dragon ship to the International Space Station.
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Maryland allows same-sex divorce
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 21:10:58 GMTThe highest court in Maryland allows gay couples to divorce, even though same-sex marriage is not yet allowed in that US state.
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Prisoners surrender in Honduras
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 23:34:26 GMTInmates who took control of a jail in Honduras on Wednesday agree to surrender after clashes that killed one prisoner and injured another 11.
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Cuban offshore oil attempt fails
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 20:00:34 GMTSpain's Repsol oil company says a first attempt to find oil off Cuba's northern coast has been unsuccessful.
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Obama unveils US Africa food plan
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 15:45:40 GMTUS President Barack Obama announces a $3bn (£1.9bn) plan to boost food security in Africa ahead of a G-8 summit near Washington.
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Malawi 'to overturn ban on gays'
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:19:04 GMTPresident Joyce Banda says she wants Malawi to overturn its ban on homosexual acts - the first African country to do so since 1994.
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UK force 'to stay in Afghanistan'
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 05:39:26 GMTA small number of British soldiers could remain in Afghanistan after forces withdraw in 2014, a senior UK government official says.
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China tunnel explosion 'kills 20'
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 12:44:10 GMTAn explosion in a road tunnel being constructed in central China's Hunan province kills at least 20 people, state media say.
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Chelsea 1-1 Bayern Munich (aet, 4-3 pens)
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 21:32:42 GMTChelsea achieve a dramatic Champions League final victory over Bayern Munich following a penalty shoot-out at the home of the German side.
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Phone hack police chief to retire
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 06:56:18 GMTThe senior Scotland Yard officer in charge of three linked phone-hacking investigations will retire later this year, the Met Police confirms.
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Powerful car bomb hits Syria city
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 14:01:49 GMTAt least nine people are killed and dozens injured after a powerful car bomb explodes in eastern Syria, officials say.
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Protesters angered by Gulf union
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:54:23 GMTThousands of Bahrainis protest outside the capital against a plan to create a union of Gulf Arab countries, with similar demonstrations in Tehran and Dubai.
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Torch takes in South Devon coast
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 19:34:50 GMTThe Olympic flame is being carried from Plymouth to Exeter on the second day of the torch relay ahead of the London 2012 Games.
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Falklands memorial to be unveiled
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 02:02:34 GMTA service takes place later to dedicate a new memorial at Britain's National Memorial Arboretum to the 255 Britons who died in the Falklands War.
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Facebook shares see modest debut
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 20:49:36 GMTFacebook shares end a volatile first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing, having initially jumped more than 10%.
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Market jitters over eurozone woes
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 17:31:52 GMTEuropean markets suffer a nervous session with investors unsettled by a downgrade for Spanish banks and the political crisis in Greece.
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Yahoo jumps on Alibaba deal talk
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 16:35:40 GMTShares in internet giant Yahoo rise 5% on reports that it is close to selling its valuable stake in Alibaba Group, the Chinese e-commerce company.
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Di Matteo quiet on Chelsea future
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 00:07:29 GMTRoberto Di Matteo refuses to be drawn on his long-term Chelsea future - even after winning the Champions League.
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England target Chanderpaul wicket
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 18:24:45 GMTIan Bell feels the wicket of Shivnarine Chanderpaul holds the key to England's chances on the fourth day of the first Test.
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Hodgson warns players to behave
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 07:32:22 GMTEngland boss Roy Hodgson warns his players to behave responsibly at their city-centre base during Euro 2012.
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Baritone Fischer-Dieskau dies
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 13:13:52 GMTThe respected German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, famed for his performances of Schubert's song cycle Winter Journey, dies at the age of 86.
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Obama leads Donna Summer tributes
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 08:59:34 GMTPresident Barack Obama joins a host of music industry luminaries in paying tribute to Donna Summer following the disco star's death at the age of 63.
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Moffat to receive special Bafta
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 00:13:47 GMTDoctor Who producer and Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat is to receive a special prize at this year's Bafta TV awards, organisers announce.
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VIDEO: Norway's self-sufficient prison
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 04:11:30 GMTThe island of Bastoey is home to a prison population that is allowed to wander woods, fields and beaches unhindered by the unarmed guards.
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VIDEO: First theatre opens in SA's Soweto
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 22:47:22 GMTSouth Africa is to opens its first theatre in a township - Soweto - once home to former President Nelson Mandela.
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VIDEO: Deadly bomb blast at Italy school
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 18:02:56 GMTA bomb has exploded in front of a school in the southern Italian city of Brindisi killing at least one girl and injuring six others.
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VIDEO: Floating island of waste in Maldives
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 23:14:53 GMTAlthough the Maldives are known as an unspoilt tourist paradise, the islands struggle with managing their waste, as the BBC discovered on a visit to an 'apocalyptic' floating island waste dump.
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VIDEO: Powerful car bomb hits Syrian city
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 13:44:40 GMTAt least seven people are killed and dozens injured after a car bomb explodes in eastern Syria.
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VIDEO: Sri Lanka parade marks anniversary
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 15:03:33 GMTSri Lanka marks the three-year anniversary of the end of its 26-year civil war with a large military parade in the capital, Colombo.
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VIDEO: The low-cost tablets battling Apple
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 09:03:45 GMTLJ Rich takes a look at the low-cost tablets battling Apple's dominance in India.
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VIDEO: Couples in mass Nigeria wedding
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 10:19:49 GMTOne hundred couples have been married in a mass wedding in Nigeria's second city, Kano.
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VIDEO: One-minute World News
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 01:45:05 GMTWatch the latest news summary from BBC World News. International news updated 24 hours a day.
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The Chinese who actually like cheese
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 10:50:06 GMTThe Chinese who actually like cheese... stir-fried of course!
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Nato's missile shield 'up and running'
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 01:10:23 GMTHow worthwhile is Nato's missile defence system?
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VIDEO: Dominican Republic's child politicians challenge corruption
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 16:24:40 GMTChild politicians in Dominican Republic challenge corruption
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Peru faces rethink in fight against rebels
Date: Sun, 20 May 2012 01:16:25 GMTDoubts over Peru's strategy against Shining Path rebels
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Somali expat 'thanked' for being rich
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 10:39:14 GMTExpat millionaire 'thanked' by poor Somalis for being rich
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Beirut divisions over Syria emerge in graffiti
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 13:43:21 GMTDivisions over Syria spray painted across Beirut
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Smoke alarms unsettle New York Amish
Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 10:45:33 GMTDo smoke alarms violate Amish religious freedom?
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