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France backs end to Syria arms ban
French President Francois Hollande backs calls for the EU arms embargo on Syria to be lifted to allow weapons to reach anti-government rebels.
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Cold puts hospitals under pressure
Hospitals in Norfolk cancel dozens of operations because of an influx of extra patients in the prolonged winter weather.
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Mirror journalists held over hacking
Four journalists or former journalists at Mirror Group Newspapers are arrested as police say for the first time they are probing alleged phone hacking at the firm.
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Third day of Obama's budget outreach
President Obama makes his third and final trip to Capitol Hill this week, in a rare outreach that aims to end the budget battles crippling Washington.
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Pope sounds warning to Catholics
Pope Francis warns that the Catholic Church will be just "a compassionate NGO" unless it focuses on its primary, religious mission.
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Death blaze dad 'did not bathe'
A man accused of starting a fire which killed six of his children says petrol was found on his clothes because he did not bathe or shower for 12 weeks.
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Bombers target Baghdad ministries
More than 20 people have been killed in a series of bomb and gun attacks on government buildings in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police and medics say.
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Man jailed for lingerie boss murder
A man is jailed for life after being found guilty of beating to death the owner of an international lingerie firm.
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Hungary's Orban defies criticism
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary defies criticism in the EU and US of constitutional amendments, insisting they are democratic.
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Francis marks first day with Mass
Pope Francis spends his first day as head of the Catholic Church meeting people in Rome before a Sistine Chapel Mass with cardinals.
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Ferdinand recalled for England
Rio Ferdinand is recalled to the England squad for matches against San Marino and Montenegro.
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Expert plays down 'cyberwar' threat
Terror groups lack the technical expertise to launch a cyber-attack on Britain's national power and water systems, a security expert tells a committee of MPs.
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Malawi 'coup plotters' get bail
A Malawi court grants bail to 11 high-profile figures charged with treason over an alleged coup plot, including ex-President Bingu wa Mutharika's brother.
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Pope Francis quick to stamp his style on papacy
Pope Francis quickly makes mark on papacy, says David Willey
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VIDEO: Party time for zoo's twin lemurs
A pair of ring-tailed lemurs at Whipsnade Zoo have reached the grand old age of 25.
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Spanish eviction rules 'unlawful'
The European Court of Justice rules that mortgage laws in Spain are too hard on borrowers who default.
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Double lottery winner 'not bothered'
A man who won the lottery for the second time in less than two years has said he is "not that bothered" about his latest win.
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Botswana apologises over Kenyatta
Botswana apologises for saying that Kenya's President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta would be banned from the country if he refuses to co-operate with the ICC.
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VIDEO: Lib Dem conference: Willie Rennie webcast
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie is answering your questions in a special webcast from the party conference in Dundee.
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How bed bugs 'dodge insecticides'
A genetic study provides an insight into the tricks that these bugs are using to evade insecticides.
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