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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.
Categories: International News, National / International News
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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Karzai talk 'put Nato lives at risk'
US and Nato troops in Afghanistan face greater risks after an "inflammatory speech" by President Hamid Karzai, Nato's top commander warns.
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Independence 'would weaken military'
The UK's Defence Secretary Philip Hammond believes the SNP's independence plans would leave Scotland in a weaker position militarily.
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HMRC to close tax Enquiry Centres
The UK tax authority is to close all of its 281 Enquiry Centres which gave face-to-face help to 2.3 million people with tax queries last year.
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Campaigner wins 'extremism' case
A peace campaigner wins a legal battle to have his details removed from the police National Domestic Extremism Database.
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Governors want asbestos school open
The governors and headteacher of a school which closed amid warnings of asbestos call for it to reopen, claiming its closure was 'unnecessary and inappropriate'.
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Police kill NY gun-rampage suspect
New York state police say they have killed a gunman who was holed up in a building, a day after his shooting spree left four people dead.
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Jenkins handed Wales captaincy
Wales make two changes for the Six Nations showdown with England with Gethin Jenkins returning from injury to captain the team.
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VIDEO: Deep sea mining plan for minerals
A British company has announced that it is planning to exploit a new and controversial frontier in the search for valuable minerals, by mining the sea bed in the Pacific Ocean.
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Yacht found looted 2,000 miles away
A sailor rescued in the middle of the Pacific Ocean says his boat has been ransacked after it landed on an Australian beach.
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VIDEO: The rise of UK's 'crumbling roads'
A third of drivers have suffered damage to their vehicles from potholes over the last two years, a survey suggests.
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UK and Irish Catholics welcome Pope
Catholics in UK and Ireland give their take on new pontiff
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‘Gang of eight’ on ivory probation
The Cites convention tells the worst ivory offenders to get their houses in order or face sanctions
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MP 'sacks' constituent for 'abuse'
Conservative MP Tim Loughton says he will no longer respond to any communication from a constituent who accused him of being racist.
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Parade's End scores four awards
World War I drama Parade's End receives four honours at this year's Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, including acting prizes for Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall.
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UK broadband hits double figures
The average broadband speed in the UK now stands at 12Mbps (megabits per second), according to Ofcom's latest report.
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