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'Nervous' Humperdinck Carries UK's Hopes
'Nervous' Humperdinck Carries UK's Hopes

More than 100 million people are expected to tune into tonight's Eurovision Song Contest, as veteran performer Engelbert Humperdinck carries UK hopes.

Rooftop Gunman Arrested After Two Shot Dead
Rooftop Gunman Arrested After Two Shot Dead

Two teenagers have been killed and seven other people wounded by a gunman in southern Finland.

Jubilee: Britons Set For Big Spending Spree
Jubilee: Britons Set For Big Spending Spree

Britons are expected to spend more than £800m celebrating the Queen's Jubilee, according to new research.

Man Charged With Schoolboy's Murder In 1979
Man Charged With Schoolboy's Murder In 1979

A New Jersey man has been charged with the murder of American schoolboy Etan Patz, who went missing 33 years ago.

Attenborough Goes 3D With Plants At Kew
Attenborough Goes 3D With Plants At Kew

Sir David Attenborough says his latest series - Kingdom of Plants - will give viewers the chance to see the "sheer splendour of the natural world in a way which they've never...

Keira Knightley To Marry Rock Star Boyfriend
Keira Knightley To Marry Rock Star Boyfriend

Hollywood star Keira Knightley is to marry her rock star boyfriend, James Righton from Klaxons.

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