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Phone Hacking: Brooks And Husband Bailed

Phone Hacking: Brooks And Husband Bailed

Former News Of The World editor Rebekah Brooks and her racehorse trainer husband Charlie have been released on bail following their arrests over phone hacking.

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Casual Cameron Heads To Game With Obama

Casual Cameron Heads To Game With Obama

Prime Minister David Cameron has accompanied Barack Obama on his private plane en route to watch a basketball game in Ohio.

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Schoolgirl, 12, Dies After Being Hit By Ball

Schoolgirl, 12, Dies After Being Hit By Ball

A 12-year-old girl has died after being struck by a rugby ball at a school in Basildon, Essex, the East of England Ambulance Service has said.

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Sex Offenders Sign Up For Chemical Castration

Sex Offenders Sign Up For Chemical Castration

Up to 100 paedophile prisoners have volunteered to be chemically castrated as part of a Government pilot scheme to alter the behaviour of high-risk sex offenders.

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Mammoth Task: Plan To Clone Ice Age Beast

Mammoth Task: Plan To Clone Ice Age Beast

South Korean and Russian scientists have vowed to work together in an attempt to clone a woolly mammoth from remains found in Siberia.

Student's Extradition Approved By Home Sec

Student's Extradition Approved By Home Sec

The Home Secretary has authorised the extradition of a student accused of infringing copyright laws by advertising on his website.

Plane Crashes After Rolling Off Runway

Plane Crashes After Rolling Off Runway

A passenger jet has rolled off an airport runway and crashed into an embankment in Atlanta, in the US.

Celtic Boss Lennon Speaks At Bomb Plot Trial

Celtic Boss Lennon Speaks At Bomb Plot Trial

Celtic manager Neil Lennon has given evidence at the trial of two men accused of conspiring to murder him.

Saturn Moon Surface Revealed In Nasa Pics

Saturn Moon Surface Revealed In Nasa Pics

New images of Saturn's second-largest moon have been released by Nasa.

Afghan Officials Attacked At Killing Site

Afghan Officials Attacked At Killing Site

An Afghan government delegation has been attacked as it visited the site where a US soldier is accused of killing 16 civilians.

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