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Falklanders 'must decide own future'
It must be up to the people of the Falkland Islands to "decide their own future", William Hague says after meeting local representatives.
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Twitter's Vine gets adult rating
Twitter's Vine app shifts up to a 17+ age rating on Apple's iOS store after complaints that some of its video clips are pornographic in nature.
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Miliband and PM 'bedroom tax' clash
Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband clash at Prime Minister's Questions over changes to housing benefit.
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Labour attacked over festival rescue
Ministers are accused of "cherry picking" worthy causes after stepping in to secure the future of a Welsh language festival.
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VIDEO: Shoe thrown at Iran's Ahmadinejad
Security guards have seized a man who tried to hit Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a shoe as he visited a mosque in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
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Liberty Global to buy Virgin Media
US billionaire John Malone's cable group, Liberty Global, agrees to buy the UK's Virgin Media in a cash and stock deal worth $23.3bn (£15bn).
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Borrowing 'to overshoot by £64bn'
UK borrowing is likely to be £64bn higher in 2014-15 than forecast in 2010, says a closely watched report, thanks to a weaker-than-expected economy.
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Balotelli 'racist comment' claim
AC Milan's vice-president is accused of using racist language to describe new signing Mario Balotelli.
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Tour bus plunge driver faces charges
The driver of a coach which plunged from a viaduct near Bath, injuring members of a band onboard, faces charges of dangerous driving.
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Banned teacher's child cancer lies
A teacher who lied that a child was dying of cancer in order to get time off work is banned from the classroom for four years.
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PM proud same-sex love to be equal
David Cameron says he is proud the love of a same-sex couple will now "count the same" as that of a heterosexual couple.
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NHS cover-ups 'should be a crime'
NHS staff should face prosecution if they are not open and honest about mistakes, according to a public inquiry into failings at Stafford Hospital.
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Striker mugged for diamond watch
Birmingham City forward Peter Lovenkrands has his £30,000 Swiss watch stolen from him by two muggers waiting outside his Solihull home.
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China bans luxury gift adverts
China announces a ban on the broadcast of adverts for luxury gifts, as part of a campaign against extravagance ahead of new year celebrations.
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No venue for police games ceremony
Ravenhill, the home of Ulster rugby has been ruled out as the venue for the opening ceremony of the World Police and Fire Games.
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Day in pictures: 6 February 2013
Twenty four hours of news photos: 6 February
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France action in Mali is 'real war'
French forces are involved in a "real war" with "terrorists" around the Malian town of Gao, the defence minister says.
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Impending comet Ison caught on film
A comet that looks likely to dazzle in the night skies later this year is spotted by a spacecraft dedicated to much closer comet observations.
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Rajoy man arrives for questioning
A former treasurer of Spain's governing Popular Party arrives for questioning by prosecutors over claims of secret payments.
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Thousands of PCs internet access cut
Thousands of computers running Microsoft's Windows XP operating system are unable to connect to the internet after installing an anti-virus update.
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