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Ramsey gained instant fame with his accounts of what happened after he heard cries for help from inside a Cleveland home where authorities say three young women had been held captive for about a decade. His tale famously included a mention of the Big Mac he'd been eating.

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The Scottish government is in talks which could see a film studio set up in Scotland to take advantage of recent tax breaks for the creative industry.

A Japanese mountaineer has become the oldest person to conquer Mount Everest, as Yuichiro Miura, 80, reached the peak Thursday morning. The feat marks Miura's third time atop Mount Everest. As in 2008, Miura's accomplishment is in danger of being surpassed by rival climber Min Bahadur Sherchan, 81.

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England captain Alastair Cook expects a closer contest in the second Test after his side's 170-run victory at Lord's.

A man jailed over possessing bestiality images has his conviction overturned as "extreme pornography" laws had not come into force until after the offences.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Japan-based SoftBank will allow the U.S. government to pick a member of Sprint's board if the deal goes through.

After an electrifying run over the past several weeks, stock markets around the world are down this morning -- Japan's in particular.

And for pro athletes, sometimes the biggest challenge is financial success and the family pressure that comes with it.

 

A British man arrested on suspicion of organised fraud is found hanged in a French prison.

When researchers challenged people with heart disease to perform some stressful tasks, those who took a popular antidepressant had fewer symptoms related to reduced blood flow to the heart. The findings, though preliminary, suggest another avenue for treatment.

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Nico Rosberg heads Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton and the two Ferraris to set the pace in second practice at Monaco.

A jury is told that South Uist teenager Liam Aitchison was stabbed 20 times and had a fractured jaw and nose.

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand signs a one-year contract to extend his Old Trafford career.

Dutch meat wholesaler, Willy Selten, is arrested for allegedly selling 300 tonnes of horsemeat labelled as beef, officials say.

There was more of a decline than economists expected, but the weekly pace hasn't really changed much since late 2011.

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Carl Froch is sorry for threatening to kill Mikkel Kessler in Saturday's fight but faces an investigation by boxing's governing body.

Youth unemployment and resentment among asylum seekers are being blamed for riots sweeping the Swedish capital Stockholm.

Third favourite Telescope, co-owned by Sir Alex Ferguson, is ruled out of the Epsom Derby with a sore left shin.

A man accused of murdering April Jones tells a court he felt sick with "fright and fear" after accidentally knocking her over in his car.

A violin thought to be the one played by the band leader of the Titanic as it sank is proved to be genuine following CT scans at a hospital, an auctioneer says.

Ibragim Todashev, law enforcement sources tell NPR and other news outlets, was being questioned about the 2011 killings of three men in Waltham, Mass. Boston bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has also been linked to that unsolved case.

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Roberto Martinez delays a decision on whether to stay on as manager of relegated Wigan after talks on Thursday.