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Police shot siege man five times
Barrister Mark Saunders was shot at least five times by police marksmen during an armed siege at his home, an inquest heard.
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BBC phone-in cash not given to charity
The BBC has been told to apologise on air for failing to pay £106,000 to charity from phone votes in over 20 programmes.
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Fatal house blast 'suspicious'
Police are working to establish the cause of an explosion that killed a man amid theories it could have been caused deliberately.
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Teen sex and drugs 'epidemic'
Young people are using alcohol and drugs to increase their chances of getting sex, a study has found.
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Kodjo killers jailed for life
Two youths have been jailed for life for the murder of schoolboy Kodjo Yenga.
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William has kickabout in Lancashire
Prince William has demonstrated his footballing skills to schoolchildren on his first royal visit to Lancashire.
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Festival tents go clean and green
An eco friendly tent aimed at improving the British festival experience is set to debut this summer.
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Baby study backs abortion law
Survival rates for babies born before the current 24-week legal limit for abortion have not improved.
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Hammer attack gang face sentence
A gang is to be sentenced in connection with a brutal hammer attack on a 16-year-old schoolboy.
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Bat tests positive for rabies
A bat has tested positive for a strain of rabies, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has announced.
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Anger as Burma seizes UN food aid
International aid workers are fuming after Burma's junta impounded two United Nations food aid shipments at Rangoon airport.
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Fritzl to remain in custody
The Austrian man who fathered seven children by his daughter has been ordered to remain in custody for another month.
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Paedophile held after Interpol plea
A man seen abusing children in South-East Asia in images posted on the web has been arrested in the US following a global hunt.
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Russia parades its military might
Russia has celebrated its victory over Nazi Germany with a display of military might not seen since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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Beirut rocked by gun battles
Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah has taken control of west Beirut after three days of battles with pro-government gunmen.
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Head of al-Qaeda in Iraq 'arrested'
The leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq has been arrested, according to local reports.
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Security tight as Israel celebrates 60th
Israel is celebrating its 60th birthday with fireworks and parties amid tight security over fear of attacks by militant Palestinians.
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Olmert 'took illegal payments'
Prosecutors in Israel have revealed they are investigating Prime Minister Ehud Olmert received illegal payments.
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Zimbabwe opposition supporters displaced
Around 40,000 Zimbabwe opposition supporters have been displaced by militias loyal to President Robert Mugabe.
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