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Soham Killer To Sue Prison Service For £100k

Soham Killer To Sue Prison Service For £100k

Killer Ian Huntley is to sue the prison service after he had his throat slashed by another inmate in Frankland Prison, County Durham.

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UK Taliban Push Back 'Making Good Progress'

UK Taliban Push Back 'Making Good Progress'

British and Afghan troops taking part in a major operation against Taliban insurgents are making good progress but "there is still a long way to go".

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Russia And California Battle Deadly Wildfires

Russia And California Battle Deadly Wildfires

Russian wildfires have killed at least 29 people and burned over 1,000 homes as the country suffers its hottest summer on record.

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Greenland Ice Cap Melt Is Accelerating

Greenland Ice Cap Melt Is Accelerating

A British research team studying the Greenland ice sheet has discovered evidence of a rapidly accelerating rate of melt.

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Soham Killer To Sue Prison Service For £100k

UK Taliban Push Back 'Making Good Progress'

Russia And California Battle Deadly Wildfires

Greenland Ice Cap Melt Is Accelerating

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Cameron Terror Row: Pakistan Cancels Summit

Cameron Terror Row: Pakistan Cancels Summit

Pakistan's intelligence agency has cancelled talks on counter terrorism in the UK in protest over comments...

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Actor unveils longest tongue in US

Actor unveils longest tongue in US

Californian actor Nick Afanasiev has been credited with having the longest tongue in America by San Diego news...

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Lohan set for beachside rehab?

Lohan set for beachside rehab?

Lindsay Lohan will check into a rehabilitation centre by a sun-kissed California beach once she completes her...

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England v Pakistan - live

Follow live commentary on day three as England hope to build on their devastating bowling display

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Big Losses For British Airways And Virgin

Big Losses For British Airways And Virgin

Two of Britain's biggest airlines, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, have announced big operating losses.

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Richard Carter from Houston, Texas, works on his car at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, ahead of a two-day festival which showcases the creations of inventors and creative people from across the country. (AP)

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Overlooked by the London Eye on the south bank of the River Thames, Mr Johnson was at one of the 400 central London docking stations where 6,000 hire cycles will be stored. (AP)

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This week's most weird and wonderful photos as Christmas comes early at Thorntons

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