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Richie Havens, the folk singer and guitarist who was the opening act at the 1969 Woodstock Festival, has died from a heart attack at the age of 72.

The parliamentary spending watchdog says poor oversight and inefficient funding systems have pushed up the cost of the government's expanding academies programme.

The government’s proposal to opt out of 130 EU police and criminal justice measures could damage the UK’s internal security, say peers.

Fans are celebrating after Manchester United won the Premier League by beating Aston Villa 3-0 at Old Trafford.

Canadian doctors say they have found an inventive way to treat lazy eye - playing the video game Tetris.

Many nurses face bullying and being belittled when they try to whistle-blow, a survey suggests.

A pre-emptive ban is needed to halt the production of weapons capable of attacking targets without any human intervention, a new campaign says.

Paraguay's President-elect Horacio Cartes, one of his nation's wealthiest men, says he would "never put personal interests before the country's".

Tenor Jonas Kaufmann is named best male singer at the inaugural International Opera awards.

How photographer used vantage point at Lady Thatcher's funeral

Steve Coogan on his role as London porn baron Paul Raymond

MPs raise concerns over European Union plans to standardise railways, saying governments should be allowed to set their own transport programmes.

As France's lower house of parliament prepares to give its final view on a bill to legalise gay marriage, Mariko Oi reports on attitudes to homosexuality in Singapore, where there is is still a law against sex between men.

The new regulations were criticized heavily by flight attendants' unions. The TSA said the delay would allow more time for feedback and training.

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The US transport safety authority delays a proposal to allow some small pocket knives aboard US flights for the first time since the 9/11 attacks.

David Cameron says he is "proud" to be English as he marks St George's Day, but also proud to be a part of the UK's "family of nations".

Matthew Keys said Reuters had fired him in part because he tweeted reports based on dispatch audio during the Boston bombing story.

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Can Shakespeare's identity ever be confirmed?

State-sponsored industrial espionage became a bigger cyber-threat to companies in 2012, reveals a report into data breaches.

In a statement issued in Luxembourg by the bloc's Foreign Affairs Council, the EU said the arms embargo on the country will remain in place. Human Rights Watch criticized the decision to lift sanctions.

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