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Sick leave shark wrestler is sacked
A charity worker is sacked after his bosses saw footage of him wrestling a shark in Australia while he was on sick leave for stress.
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VIDEO: Sick leave shark wrestler is sacked
The Welshman who became famous for helping to pull a shark away from children at a beach in Australia says he has been sacked from his job while on that holiday.
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Girl, 2, found in lake 'critical'
A two-year-old girl is in a critical condition in hospital after being found in a lake at a holiday park in Northamptonshire.
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Seal brings seafront to standstill
Traffic is brought to a standstill on a Kent seafront when a seal leaves the water, crosses a pub car park and lies down in the road.
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Hitler assassination plotter dies
Former German army lieutenant Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist, who took part in a plot to assassinate German leader Adolf Hitler, has died.
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VIDEO: Welsh football team loses 43-0
For a rugby team, a 43-0 defeat would be hard to take, but for a football side it is an absolute hammering.
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'Unprecedented' hospital admissions
Hospitals across Wales are experiencing "unprecedented" levels of admissions which has led to surgery being postponed in some areas.
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Victory not impossible - Wenger
Arsene Wenger insists his side can come back from 3-1 down to beat Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
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First pope vote proves indecisive
Black smoke emerges from the Vatican's Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating that cardinals have failed to elect a new pope on their first day of voting.
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VIDEO: 'I don't feel Savile abused me'
Kerry Griffiths has told of her experience of first meeting and then getting to know Jimmy Savile over many years. She said she never felt upset or violated by his "inappropriate and creepy behaviour" and, at the time, was pleased to be receiving such attention from him.
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RBS sells stake in Direct Line
Royal Bank of Scotland is to give up control of Direct Line after saying it will sell part of its stake in the insurer.
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PM: Lessons to learn on horsemeat
Food watchdogs, ministers and retailers must all learn lessons from the horsemeat scandal, David Cameron says as he appears at the Commons Liaison Committee.
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VIDEO: Cardinals locked in for Pope vote
Cardinals have entered the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, where they will begin voting to elect a new Pope.
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Chavez 'murder' claim to be probed
Venezuelan officials say they will set up inquiry to investigate suspicions that President Hugo Chavez might have been murdered by foreign intelligence agencies.
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DUP and UUP discussed merger
The DUP and senior members of the UUP held detailed talks about a merger last year, the BBC learns.
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Child dies after being hit by car
A seven-year-old boy dies from his injuries after being struck by a car in the Midlothian town of Penicuik.
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Child 'given ecstasy for birthday'
A mother is said to have given her 13-year-old daughter three ecstasy tablets as a birthday present, the BBC learns.
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NY policeman guilty of cannibal plot
New York City police officer Gilberto Valle is convicted of plotting to murder his wife, and cook and eat other women.
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Snow moves north amid ice warning
Snow that has caused travel disruption in parts of England is moving north, while forecasters warn of icy conditions in most parts of the UK.
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Firefighters tackle moorland blaze
Crews from across Shropshire tackle a gorse and grass fire on the Long Mynd.
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