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Czech court acquits US rock star
Randy Blythe, frontman of US metal band Lamb of God, is acquitted by a Czech court of causing the death of a fan at a concert in Prague in 2010.
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Q&A: Legal aid changes
What do the changes to legal aid mean?
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US fugitive jailed for £1.2m theft
A man who spent almost 20 years on the run in the US is jailed for five years for stealing a security van containing £1.2m in Suffolk.
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Chavez suffers new severe infection
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is suffering from a new, severe respiratory infection following cancer surgery, the government says.
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VIDEO: Bradford Batman's identity unveiled
A takeaway delivery driver is revealed as the mystery Batman figure who handed a wanted man in at a police station in Bradford.
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Fuel 'on fire-death accused clothes'
A forensic expert tells a court traces of petrol were found on clothes belonging to the father accused of killing six of his children in a fire.
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'Fast Eddie's' life on the run
Long arm of UK law catches up with fugitive in the US
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UK 'lagging in Europe health league'
The UK is lagging behind progress by similar countries on many indicators for ill-health, research published in the Lancet suggests.
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China and US 'reach N Korea deal'
The US and China reach a tentative deal on a new sanctions resolution to punish North Korea for its nuclear test, UN diplomats say.
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Madagascar jail raid over nun murder
Two people are killed after a crowd storms a jail in Madagascar where the three alleged killers of a French nun were believed to be held.
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Plaque to mark Queen's first gig
Rock band Queen are to be honoured in London later with a music heritage award where they performed their first concert in 1970.
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Syrian governor held 'as city falls'
Syrian rebels have captured the governor of the northern province of Raqqa after over-running most its capital city, activists say.
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Wales recall Warburton and Jones
Wales bring in forwards Sam Warburton, Alun Wyn Jones and Paul James for Saturday's Six Nations visit to Scotland.
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Geneva car show: Luxury and crisis
Supercars for the super rich despite bleak economic times
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NHS boss 'determined to carry on'
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson spells out his determination to carry on leading the health service as he faces a grilling from MPs over his role in the Stafford Hospital scandal.
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Call to fill EU IT skills shortage
A "grand coalition" to get some of Europe's 26 million unemployed into IT-related jobs is outlined by the European Commission.
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Soldiers' conman jailed three years
A conman who gambled money from a £125,000 grant which was meant to have been used for a hotel for injured soldiers is jailed for three years.
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Thomson delays start of 787 flights
Thomson cancels plans to start services using Boeing's 787 Dreamliner planes in May, transferring long-haul passengers to its 767 aircraft.
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Pistorius family row over gun claims
The family of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, accused of murder, distances itself from his father's comments that guns are needed to protect white people from crime.
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Baggott defends PSNI impartiality
The PSNI chief constable defends police impartiality during the union flag protests after controversial remarks from Northern Ireland's first minister.
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