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Fire guts County Down ancestral home

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 09:58
More than 80 firefighters tackle a blaze at one of Northern Ireland's grandest ancestral homes.
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Nigeria army imposes curfew on city

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 09:55
Nigeria's military announces a 24-hour curfew in parts of the city of Maiduguri and says it has arrested 65 militants as it fights Boko Haram rebels.
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VIDEO: River Thames speeding crackdown

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 09:44
BBC London joins the Environment Agency during a crack down on anti-social behaviour on the River Thames.
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Root shines before NZ fight back

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 09:42
England lose four late wickets as they close day three of the first Test at Lord's on 180-6, leading New Zealand by 205.
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Police name victims of A419 crash

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 09:42
Wiltshire Police name the two female victims of what they call an "horrific incident", which also left three men seriously injured.
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Thousands rally to oppose Italy cuts

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 09:40
Tens of thousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, rally in the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new coalition government.
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NHS protesters march in London

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 09:24
Demonstrators march through London in protest at changes to the NHS.
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VIDEO: Cuban golf courses no longer 'elitist'

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 09:11
Five decades after Fidel Castro ordered Cuba's golf courses to be closed down because he considered them "elitist", the island's communist government has approved the construction of a luxury golf resort.
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Grandmother's 99th birthday abseil

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 09:08
A great-great-grandmother celebrates her 99th birthday by abseiling from the top of an 11-storey building.
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Motorway motorbike crash kills two

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 08:42
A man and a woman have died after a motorbike crashes on the A1 in Gateshead.
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Funds misuse school 'must act now'

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 08:30
Governors at a school accused of inappropriate use of public money are urged to "take action" by Westminster Council.
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British girl dies at Egyptian hotel

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 08:20
A British child who died in a pool at a hotel in Egypt is named as five-year-old Chloe Johnson from Forest Hill, south London.
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Tributes at service for murdered vet

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 08:12
Friends, family and colleagues pay tribute to a murdered Irish vet at a memorial service in Flintshire.
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VIDEO: 'My co-chairman would not say that'

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 08:04
Grant Shapps has said the co-chariman of the Conservative Party, Andrew Feldman, did not makes the comments reported in several newspapers that described Tory activists as "mad, swivel-eyed loons".
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Frears: Ali film 'isn't about Ali'

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 07:56
Stephen Frears' Ali film flies solo at Cannes
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Olympic champion Ennis marries

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 07:39
Britain's Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis marries her long-term partner Andy Hill at a ceremony in Derbyshire.
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Ferdinand to sign new Man Utd deal

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 07:26
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will this week sign a one-year contract to extend his Old Trafford career.
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Rutherford third in Diamond League

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 06:58
Olympic champion Greg Rutherford finishes third in the long jump in China, while Kirani James impresses in the 400m.
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Bradford 3-0 Northampton

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 06:26
Bradford score three times in the opening half-hour as they beat Northampton at Wembley to win promotion to League One.
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NW 200 abandoned after heavy rain

BBC - Sat, 2013-05-18 06:14
Saturday's racing at the NW 200 is abandoned because of persistent rain, with Michael Dunlop winning the only race to take place.
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