'Gang' attack on student in Thailand
A British student is attacked after she was reportedly dragged off the street by a gang of men while visiting Thailand.
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Global standard targets water waste
An international standard on water reduction has been launched by the UK's Carbon Trust in order to encourage businesses to use water more sustainably.
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Jay-Z to play Olympic Park festival
Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z are the first artists confirmed to headline concerts at London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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AUDIO: 'Cameron's forbidden from liking The Smiths'
Johnny Marr tells the BBC's arts correspondent Colin Paterson about why he has now decided to go solo - and admits that he is still angry David Cameron picked The Smiths on Desert Island Discs.
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Oscar Pistorius returns to court
Oscar Pistorius is back in court in Pretoria for a bail hearing that may reveal further details of the murder case against him.
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Ecstasy 'pink love' drug warning
Doctors join police in a renewed warning about illegal drug taking after two young people who took 'pink love' ecstasy tablets needed hospital treatment.
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BP agrees to emergency tug deal
A deal is brokered between the UK government and BP to use one of the oil company's vessels to provide emergency tug cover in the Northern Isles.
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Papers mourn death of Richard Briers
Death of actor Richard Briers dominates coverage
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Consider this: How film-makers court the Oscar voters
How film makers court the Oscars
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Concern over Garda station closures
There has been strong reaction in border areas of the Irish Republic to the closure of local Garda stations.
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Brailsford looking to the future
Sir Dave Brailsford wants new British cycling talent to emerge at the forthcoming World Track Championships in Minsk.
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Police call for ticket resale laws
The Metropolitan Police calls on the government to introduce legislation around the resale of tickets to gigs and sports events.
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Two charged in PNG 'sorcery' killing
Two people are charged in Papua New Guinea with burning alive a woman they accused of sorcery, officials say.
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Kelly Hoppen joins Dragons' Den show
The interior designer joins the BBC Two show after Theo Paphitis and Hilary Devey leave the panel.
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China bans footballers for fixing
China's football authorities ban 33 players and officials for life and strip Shanghai Shenhua of league title after investigation.
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Afghanistan civilian casualties fall
The number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan has fallen for the first time in six years, a new UN report says, with 2,754 losing their lives.
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VIDEO: Nestle finds horsemeat in beef meals
Nestle, the world's biggest food company, has removed beef pasta meals from shelves in Italy and Spain after tests revealed traces of horse DNA.
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Australia Olympic swim team 'toxic'
Australia's 2012 Olympic swimmers existed within a "toxic" team culture that led to bullying and misuse of prescription drugs, a report finds.
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VIDEO: Unlocking the secrets of physics
With researchers set to use the Hubble Space telescope to study a force called dark energy, Pallab Ghosh explains why modern physics is set for its next big revolution in thinking.
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New Zealand acts on tobacco packets
New Zealand says it will put all tobacco products into plain packaging, following the landmark move by Australia last year.
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