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'Third of ambulances' hit by defects
Up to a third of ambulances were off the road in the South this winter due to defects, the BBC learns.
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Pistorius murder charge dominates papers
Pistorius murder charge dominates papers
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Banksy art recovered in fraud probe
An original work by the artist Banksy is recovered and a man is arrested by police investigating a suspected fraud.
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Reptiles face risk of extinction
Almost a fifth of the world's reptile species are at risk of extinction, according to scientists.
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N Korea 'upgrading rocket site'
North Korea appears to be upgrading one of its two rocket launch sites, US experts say, perhaps in a move to test bigger rockets.
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VIDEO: Life inside N Korea's secret state
President Obama has threatened to take firm action against the government in Pyongyang.
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Sea bed to be mined for antibiotics
Scientists are to hunt for new antibiotics at the bottom of the ocean in an £8m project led by experts at Aberdeen University.
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A sweet solution for healing wounds?
A nurse is researching whether an old family remedy using sugar to heal wounds does actually work.
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Smoking ban 'cuts premature births'
The theory that public smoking bans cut the number of children born prematurely has been strengthened by new research.
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Ex-US mayor 'gambled millions'
An ex-mayor of San Diego agrees to repay millions of dollars she stole from her late husband's charity to fuel a gambling addiction, prosecutors say.
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Can we know about every space rock?
Asteroid and Russian meteor show what we do and don't know
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Action call on anti-social behaviour
Victims of anti-social behaviour should be guaranteed a response from the authorities if they have complained more than five times, an influential group of MPs says.
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Colombian Farc delay hostage release
Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc, postpones the release of three hostages, reportedly blaming the move on the media presence in the area.
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Region's alcohol impact revealed
A first alcohol profile of the Scottish Borders estimates more than £30m-a-year is spent dealing with drink-related issues.
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Online claim moves 'hit vulnerable'
The UK government's policy of forcing people to apply for benefits and jobs online is criticised by Citizens Advice Scotland.
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VIDEO: Meet the Hip Hop Hijabis
A musical duo from Bristol are making a film about their lives as converts to Islam called the Hip Hop Hijabis.
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Indian students think twice about UK
How do Indian students view UK visa charges?
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Italy's 10-metre Alpine mega-tunnel
Cloak and dagger needed to glimpse Italy's Alpine mega-tunnel
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Body in mountain cabin was Dorner
Police identify the charred body found in a mountain cabin after a police gun fight as a fugitive former Los Angeles police officer accused of murder.
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Your whole life on just one card
Imagine your whole life on just one card
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