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UN In Emergency Meeting Over Syrian Massacre

UN In Emergency Meeting Over Syrian Massacre

The UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Syria, as international condemnation grows over a massacre in the town of Houla.

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Two Spectators Killed In Ireland Rally Crash

Two Spectators Killed In Ireland Rally Crash

Two people have been killed after a rally car went out of control on a rural Irish road and crashed into a crowd of about 30 spectators.

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Killed British Soldier 'Lived Life To Full'

Killed British Soldier 'Lived Life To Full'

An Army officer killed by a home-made bomb in Afghanistan did more in his three decades of life than most manage in a whole lifetime, his family have said.

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'Landmark' Election For Post-Mubarak Egypt

'Landmark' Election For Post-Mubarak Egypt

Egyptians are going to the polls in the first "free and fair" presidential election in the nation's history, 15 months after Hosni Mubarak was ousted from power.

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UN In Emergency Meeting Over Syrian Massacre

Two Spectators Killed In Ireland Rally Crash

Killed British Soldier 'Lived Life To Full'

'Landmark' Election For Post-Mubarak Egypt

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Man Drowns Rescuing Two Children In Sea

Man Drowns Rescuing Two Children In Sea

A man has drowned after rescuing two children playing in the sea at West Wittering Beach in West Sussex.

Pub Shooting: Killed Man Had 'A Big Heart'

Pub Shooting: Killed Man Had 'A Big Heart'

The family of a young father killed in a pub shooting has paid tribute to him, as four people are held over the attack.

Soak Up The Sun: Cooler Weather On The Way

Soak Up The Sun: Cooler Weather On The Way

Britons hoping the recent sunshine and soaring temperatures signalled the start of an unbroken run of glorious summer weather look set to be disappointed.

Flour Power: Protest Against GM Wheat Crop

Flour Power: Protest Against GM Wheat Crop

About 200 anti-GM activists have protested outside an agricultural research centre where a genetically modified wheat crop is being grown.

Briton Badly Hurt In Hotel Balcony Plunge

Briton Badly Hurt In Hotel Balcony Plunge

A UK holidaymaker is in a critical condition after falling from the balcony of her hotel room on the Spanish island of Majorca - where three Britons have died in similar...

UK Energy Needs Could be Solved Underground

UK Energy Needs Could be Solved Underground

Millions of homes could be heated by geothermal energy in the future, according to experts.

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