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Slovakia gunman kills himself after shooting seven dead

A gunman has opened fire in Slovakia's capital, killing seven people and injuring 14 others before shooting himself dead, police say. Four women and a man, thought to be members of the same family,...

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Motorcyclist, 18, killed in crash in Monmouthshire

An 18-year-old motorcyclist has been killed in a road crash...

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Australia's Gillard rejects new vote, vows stability

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard has rejected the idea of a new election to avoid a hung parliament. In her first major speech since...

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Kayaker missing off Anglesey named as Elizabeth Ashbee

A kayaker who has been missing off the coast of north Wales for more than 24 hours has been named as Elizabeth Ashbee from Shrewsbury. The 53-year-old was last seen at about 1430 BST on Sunday off...

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Last surviving player from first World Cup final dies

The last surviving player from the first World Cup final, Francisco Varallo, has died in Argentina at the age of 100 . Varallo played in the final between...

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South Korea offers aid to flooded North

South Korea has made its first offer of aid to North Korea since it accused the North of sinking a South Korean warship in March. South Korea's Red Cross has...

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'Designer' breast care unit opens at Llanelli hospital

A £6.6m breast care unit aimed at improving and speeding up treatment is being opened at a...

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Couple celebrate 75th anniversary

A couple who were late for their honeymoon in Wales are celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary...

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Tightrope walker Olivier Roustan 250ft above Newport

A Frenchman ended the Bank Holiday walking tall after being involved in what was claimed to be the UK's highest wire-walk across Newport's river footbridge. The stunt by...

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UK papers discuss Mandelson's Labour leadership remarks

Lord Mandelson's intervention in the Labour leadership election has transformed the contest, according to several of Tuesday's newspapers. "Like a pantomime villain", the former business secretary has...

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EU steps up effort to fight organised crime

The European Union is stepping up its efforts to fight organised...

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Toll roads 'not the answer' to traffic

Toll roads are not the economical answer to traffic problems, according...

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India growth rate rises to 8.8%

India's economy grew at its fastest rate for more than two years in the...

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Charity calls for smoking ban to protect young people

A leading Northern Ireland charity is calling for smoking to be banned in vehicles carrying children and...

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Men in court over Hartlepool-Sheffield Wednesday fight

Two men have appeared in court after violence flared between Hartlepool fans and Sheffield Wednesday supporters. Trouble broke out in...

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'Catastrophic' Hurricane Earl heads for US coast

A storm moving through the eastern Caribbean has strengthened to a Category Four...

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Japanese stocks drop 3.5% on yen fears

Japanese stocks have seen sharp falls in response to the Bank of Japan's attempts to curb the rising yen. In Tokyo,...

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Three people led from mud flats at Brean Down

Coastguards led two children and an adult to safety after they became trapped by the incoming tide on mud flats on a beach in Somerset. Two...

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Survey seeks nominations for best UK river

Is your local river teeming with wildlife, or choked with...

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