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'Porn made me think sex was brutal'
'Porn made me think sex was brutal'
Categories: International News, National / International News
Europa winners to get Champions spot
The 2015 Europa League winners will qualify for the following season's Champions League, Uefa confirms.
Categories: International News, National / International News
Woolwich: Security services defended
The government defends security services against criticism they missed signs which might have helped prevent the murder of a soldier in London.
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Tram cables to go up during summer
Final preparations to install overhead and underground cabling are being made for the city centre section of the Edinburgh tram line.
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Arsonists target Stockholm schools
The Stockholm fire brigade tackles fires at at least two schools on a fifth night of rioting in the Swedish capital.
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Calls grow for 'snoopers' charter'
London Mayor Boris Johnson adds his voice to suggestions the Communications Data Bill could be revived after the murder of a soldier in a London street.
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Cabinet Office to fly rainbow flag
The rainbow flag will fly from the Cabinet Office during gay Pride week to show the government's commitment to same sex marriage.
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VIDEO: 'My fiancé died on hard shoulder'
Research into deaths on motorway hard shoulders suggests more than 800 people a year have been killed or injured in such incidents since 2000.
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Error blacklists Russian 'Facebook'
Russia's most popular social network, VKontakte, is temporarily blacklisted by mistake - and some users find it blocked.
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Embattled Toronto mayor fires aide
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford sacks his chief of staff Mark Towhey as he fights claims he has been caught smoking crack cocaine on camera.
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Headingley Test delayed by rain
Rain delays the start of the second Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley, with an early lunch to be taken.
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British hopefuls up for US TV awards
Damian Lewis and Sienna Miller are among the British stars nominated for the annual US Critics' Choice Awards.
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'Comfort women' snub Japan mayor
Two South Korean women forced into sexual slavery in WWII cancel a meeting with Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, citing fears of "political exploitation".
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Cyclist Di Luca fails doping test
Former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di Luca, who is 26th in this year's race, tests positive for EPO.
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VIDEO: Cockroaches evolve to beat traps
A mutant strain of cockroach that can outsmart the sugar traps used to kill them has evolved, scientists in the US have found.
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New curriculum workload 'too high'
More than 80% of nursery and primary school teachers in Scotland have warned of high workloads as a result of the new curriculum, a union claims.
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VIDEO: Heathrow: 'Flames were coming out'
Eyewitness Steve Fryer told the BBC, "I saw the right engine was on fire, flames were coming outside of it".
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Germany reports sluggish growth
Germany's economy barely grew in the first quarter of the year, figures show, as private consumption helped offset shrinking exports and investment.
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VIDEO: Openly gay US Boy Scouts allowed
The Boy Scouts of America organisation has voted to welcome openly gay scouts from January 2014, but a ban on openly gay adult scout leaders will remain in place.
Categories: International News, National / International News
Drug linked to teenage girl's death
A 16-year-old girl who died after suffering breathing difficulties in Warrington had an ecstasy-like drug in her system, police say.
Categories: International News, National / International News
