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Footage obtained by the Daily Mirror showed armed police shooting the suspects Spy agencies defended over UK killing

The UK government defends the security services against criticism they missed signs which might have helped prevent the murder of a soldier in London.

Breaking news RAF jets escort plane to Stansted

RAF Typhoon jets are launched to investigate an incident involving a civilian plane from Pakistan within UK airspace, the Ministry of Defence says.

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Former QPR boss Mark Hughes is contacted by Stoke City after emerging as a leading contender to replace Tony Pulis.

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Red Bull say F1 is no longer real racing. Are they right? BBC Sport's chief F1 writer Andrew Benson tries to find out.

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50 shades of grey Amazon reveals fan fiction platform

Fan fiction authors will be able to publish and sell some titles in the US via new e-book platform Kindle Worlds.

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Statin pill Some statins 'raise diabetes risk'

Some drugs taken to protect the heart may increase the risk of developing Type-2 diabetes, according to researchers in Canada.

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Tim Berners-Lee Online appeal unearths old web page

A public appeal for help to recover the very first web page has unearthed a relic from 1991.

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Cockroach on a fork (c) SPL Cockroaches evolving to evade traps

Cockroaches are outsmarting our efforts to kill them by evolving to avoid the taste of sugar traps, a study reveals.

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Rafael Correa: ¿heredero del liderazgo de Hugo Chávez?

A punto de iniciar su segundo mandato con la mayor aprobación entre los mandatarios latinoamericanos, el presidente de Ecuador parece bien posicionado para asumir el liderazgo del proyecto bolivariano. Pero, ¿le interesa?

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专家称中国经济体制改革未触及重要问题

中国宣布深化经济体制改革七大重点,但专家认为没有触及民企发展和地方财政来源等重要问题。

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روسيا: دمشق تقبل "من حيث المبدأ" المشاركة في مؤتمر السلام

متحدث باسم وزارة الخارجية الروسية يعلن أن الحكومة السورية وافقت من حيث المبدأ على المشاركة في مؤتمر دولي للسلام لحل الأزمة في سوريا.

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وقوع چند انفجار و درگیری در کابل

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Michelangelo completed Florence's majestic Medici Chapel during a time of upheaval and unrest, and irrespective of his revolutionary beliefs.

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