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Edinburgh Zoo's Tian Tian, UK's only female giant panda, 'about to give birth'

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By Ewan Palmer

Zoo believes panda may finally be pregnant after years of false alarms and failed attempts.

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Champions League group stage draw - Spurs face Real Madrid and Dortmund

Barcelona vs Juventus, PSG vs Bayern Munich among other big first-round ties.

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Tropical storm Harvey will batter the US and become 'major hurricane'

Extreme flooding is expected, with the hurricane set to hold over Texas for several days.

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German magazine Stern depicts Donald Trump doing Nazi salute

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UK police database has 20m face scans - and no-one knows if it works

The face scanning technology is being tested during the 2017 Notting Hill Carnival.

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'We will cut your throat': Barcelona terror suspect threatened in prison

Driss Oukabir is one of four surviving members of the alleged terror cell that killed 14 in...

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Danish inventor to be charged with murder for death of journalist Kim Wall

Police identified a headless torso that washed up on Copenhagen beach.

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Rats force Nigerian President Buhari to work from home

The 74-year-old leader has been in London for more than three months receiving medical treatment.

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John McAfee's firm to boost bitcoin mining operation with $2.4m

MGT has reportedly mined 1,000 bitcoins since September 2016.

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Jemma Beale

Fake lesbian who falsely accused 15 men of rape jailed for 10 years

Judge told Jemma Beale she was a "manipulative" and "convincing" liar.

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Saudi Arabia police detain four as video of woman driving goes viral

Clip of woman disguised as man driving vehicle in country where woman are banned emerged on social...

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'Safer than an evening walk in London!' North Korea offers trips to Russian tourists

Pyongyang reaches out to Russian holidaymakers as US citizens are barred from entering country.

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Pig's head dumped outside mosque in Northern Ireland Islamophobic attack

Islamophobic incidents have risen in the UK since the Manchester and London Bridge terror attacks.

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Merkel ally lashes out at 'elitist German hipsters' who only speak English

Jens Spahn said young people are creating a "parallel society" in Berlin by refusing to speak...

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'Jews vs Nazis' beer pong lands private school students in big trouble

Pictures of The Lovett School students playing the anti-Semitic game were shared on Snapchat.

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Carabao Cup draw: Manchester United and Chelsea face Championship side, Liverpool travel to Leicester City

Manchester United face Burton Albion at Old Trafford in the third round of the Carabao Cup.

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'WTF? It's your job to do it with us together': Klopp blasts contract rebels

Liverpool's 4-2 victory over Hoffenheim helped them seal a berth in the Champions League group...

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Barcelona close to completing Angel Di Maria signing

Barcelona have thus far signed four players - Semedo, Deulofeu, Marlon and Paulinho.

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Photo of woman helping her dying father witness solar eclipse goes viral

The elderly man is seen resting his head on his daughter's chest to get a good view.

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14-year-old rape victim

Stalker chops off 15-year-old girl's right hand in busy north Indian market

The accused had been harassing the girl, a Class IX student, for the past many days.

By Karen Noronha

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2 teenagers lost in the Grand Canyon for 5 days miraculously rescued

The boys survived on water from a puddle and two granola bars between them.

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Letters to 100 EU nationals wrongfully threaten deportation

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Nasa has a $3.5bn plan to avert the catastrophic eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano

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