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18 May 2013 Last updated at 01:10 ET

Litvinenko widow calls for inquiry

The widow of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko calls for the inquest into his death to be abandoned and replaced with a public inquiry.

'Fanatical' Gove attacked by union

The education secretary is like a "fanatical personal trainer" who urges schools to jump higher and run faster, a head teachers' leader is to say.

Ofcom plans simplified phone numbers

Some people are "put off" making important calls because of confusion over the amount they will be charged, according to the telecoms regulator.
British child dies at Egyptian hotel

A British child has died in a pool at a hotel waterpark in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, travel company First Choice says.
Contactless 'charging errors' at M&S
Kirk General Assembly gets under way
Madeleine police identify new leads
Flypast marks Dambusters raids
'Most wanted' extradition delayed
Bomb removed from gun attack scene
'King of Marbella' jailed for fraud

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James Anderson becomes only the fourth England player to take 300 Test wickets during the first Test against New Zealand.
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Hammond: Gay marriage 'angered many'

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