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FirstGroup plans £600m rights issue
Transport company FirstGroup has announced a £615m rights issue in a bid reduce its debt after its full year profit dropped by over a third.
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Police talks should make NI 'safer'
A senior PSNI officer says talks in Cardiff over the weekend between police, politicians and community representatives should help make Northern Ireland safer this summer.
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Man in 60s dies following flat fire
A 63-year-old man has died in a fire at a top floor flat in University Street in south Belfast.
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100 years of Chelsea Flower Show
The "rather too small" show which has lasted 100 years.
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VIDEO: Ark Royal sets sail on final journey
The Royal Navy's former flagship, the Ark Royal, sets sail for the final time, bound for a scrap yard in Turkey.
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Ryanair profits at record high
Discount airline Ryanair reports record full-year profits and rising revenues despite soaring fuel costs, but hits out at "bizarre" EU takeover decision.
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Bunions 'blame family not footwear'
The risk of developing bunions - bony growths on the big toe - is linked to your family, not your shoes, a US study has shown.
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Concern over cost of rental changes
Changes to the way social and private homes are rented could cost up to £45m, a landlords' organisation claims, saying it would be better spent building houses.
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'A day for shocking stats and staying in your seat'
Chief sports writer Tom Fordyce savours an eventful first Test at Lord's and asks what we learned from England's thrilling win
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VIDEO: From tyres to shoes in Ethiopia
George Alagiah has been to a shoe factory with a difference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Tory discontent continues to enthral
Tory discontent continues to enthral
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Business leaders attack Eurosceptics
A number of prominent business leaders accuse those calling for Britain to leave the European Union of "putting politics before economics".
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Ark Royal sets sail on final journey
The Royal Navy's former flagship, the Ark Royal, leaves its home port of Portsmouth for the final time later, bound for a scrap yard in Turkey.
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Peru's Fujimori health 'worsens'
A senior doctor treating Alberto Fujimori says the jailed former president of Peru has severe and worsening health problems.
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VIDEO: Ai Weiwei makes art from milk tins
Artist Ai Weiwei has created a map of China made entirely out of tins of formula milk, to highlight tensions over tainted baby food.
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Briton held over children's deaths
A British man has been arrested in France in connection with the deaths of his two children, media reports say.
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Charity drops 'women' from its name
The WRVS, set up by women to help efforts on the home front during World War II, changes its name in a bid to attract more male volunteers.
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Walk-to-school numbers 'falling'
Fewer children are walking to school in the UK, campaigners say.
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PM warns overseas territories on tax
David Cameron has called on British overseas territories to "get their house in order" and sign up to international treaties on tax.
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Millais painting acquired by museum
A celebrated Pre-Raphaelite painting that led to a marriage breakdown is acquired by the Ashmolean museum.
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