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In a surprise ruling, Italy's highest court ordered a retrial of American student Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. The ruling overturned the 2011 acquittal of the two defendants after they had spent four years in jail.

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England captain Alastair Cook denies that his side took New Zealand for granted during the drawn Test series.

The health secretary has set out the government's response to the Stafford Hospital inquiry.

The Sun's deputy editor appears at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with authorising payments to public officials for information.

The housing sector's recovery continues. Prices were up more than 7 percent in major cities.

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The European Commission gives Croatia the green light to join the EU on 1 July as the 28th member state.

Oil giant BP is to sponsor a new exhibition bringing a collection of lost masterpieces back to Britain after 234 years.

Zambia's ex-President Rupiah Banda denies corruption charges relating to an oil deal signed with a Nigerian company.

Hill farmers in County Antrim in Northern Ireland have been trying to dig out pregnant ewes buried up to four feet deep in snowdrifts.

The ATL teachers' union is calling on minsters to abandon plans for performance pay for teachers.

Authorities say there were no signs of a struggle, suggesting that the Russian oligarch committed suicide, although pathologists still have final tests to run.

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London Welsh's appeal against a five-point deduction for fielding an ineligible player is turned down.

A coalition of international human rights organisations releases a report calling the trial of 94 activists in the United Arab Emirates "flagrantly unfair".

New numbers out this morning show home prices are up by 8.1 percent over last year, the best yearly increase since 2006. Juli Niemann, analyst with Smith, Moore & Company explains whether the rise will boost the job market.

One woman's definition of a safety net: Something that lets you take risks, from going to school to flying from a trapeze. And tell us, what does your safety net look like?

However the Supreme Court decides two cases on same-sex marriage, some Republican PAC's are prepared to back candidates who support gay marriage.

Consent for a wind farm off Aberdeen which is opposed by Donald Trump is granted by the Scottish government, angering the US businessman.

The NHS will have a legal duty to be honest about mistakes as part of an overhaul of the system in the wake of the Stafford Hospital scandal.

For 20 straight seasons now, the University of Connecticut Huskies have gotten at least as far as the Sweet 16. Meanwhile, Vanderbilt and UCLA were bounced out by lower-seeded teams.

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Private company the Bristow Group is to take over the UK's helicopter search and rescue operations, including those of the RAF and Royal Navy.

A makeshift ski slope has appeared in Ukraine's capital Kiev after record snowfall.

A young television actor is cleared by a jury at London's Blackfriars Crown Court of raping a 14-year-old boy.