Costa Concordia To Be Removed By September

The stricken ship Costa Concordia will be removed from the Italian coast between June and September, officials have said. The vessel has been resting on its side off the Tuscan coast since it capsized last year killing 32 people. Franco Gabrielli,...

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Crossword Setter Araucaria Sets Cancer Clue

A well-loved national newspaper crossword setter has used one of his own puzzles to announce that he is terminally ill. The Rev John Graham, who goes by the pseudonym Araucaria  - from the Latin for the monkey puzzle tree - as The Guardian's puzzle...

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Birmingham Stabbings: Appeal For Witnesses

By Lisa Dowd, Midlands Correspondent One of two men stabbed to death in Birmingham city centre may have worked as a Big Issue seller, police say. The men, who were in their thirties, were attacked just before 6pm in front of "potentially hundreds...

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Somalia Hostage Raid: French Agent 'Killed'

France has said one of its soldiers and an intelligence agent have been killed in a failed hostage rescue attempt in Somalia. The agent, who is code-named Denis Allex and was captured by militants in 2009, died in the fighting with Islamists overnight,...

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Snow Warning As Met Office Issues Alert

The Met Office has issued a weekend weather warning with snow expected to blanket most of England. The Level 2 Alert warns there is a high risk of severe cold, icy and snow conditions between Saturday morning and next Tuesday. The alert highlights...

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Savile's Fame And Vanity Made 'Perfect Storm'

Jimmy Savile Abuse Report: Timeline Updated: 11:45am UK, Friday 11 January 2013 The police and NSPCC report on the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal follows a lengthy investgation sparked by a television documentary. This is how the case unfolded: October...

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Esack Murder: Husband Killed Wife In Her Salon

A former policeman has been found guilty of stabbing his estranged wife to death at her high street hair salon. Ivan Esack knifed Natalie Esack up to 11 times in front of her colleague because he could not cope with her being with someone else. Mrs...

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Savile: Report Reveals Full Scale Of Sex Abuse

Jimmy Savile Abuse Report: Timeline Updated: 11:45am UK, Friday 11 January 2013 The police and NSPCC report on the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal follows a lengthy investgation sparked by a television documentary. This is how the case unfolded: October...

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Snow: No One In UK Safe As Big Chill Sets In

Icy winds from Russia are set to whip up a fortnight of wintry weather across the UK, with forecasters warning of snow in most parts of the country. The unseasonably mild start to the year is expected to give way to temperatures as low as minus 5C,...

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Missing Teen 'Jumped From Ferry For £100 Bet'

A teenager who was last seen jumping from a ferry may have leapt into the water for a £100 bet, police say. Jordan Cobb, 16, was intending to take part in a New Year's Eve street party in Torpoint, Cornwall, after catching the ferry from Plymouth, Devon....

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Moira Anderson's Remains Not Found In Grave

By James Matthews, Scotland Correspondent The remains of a girl who went missing 56 years ago have not been found in a grave in Lanarkshire. Forensic scientists investigating the disappearance of Moira Anderson began exhuming a burial site...

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Australia Wildfires: Family Clings To Jetty

A terrified family clung to a jetty for more than two hours while wildfires raged around them. As the flames destroyed her Tasmania home, grandmother Tammy Holmes was forced to tread water with her five young grandchildren in the sea. Photographs taken...

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Russia Zorbing Accident: Father Killed In Fall

A man has died in a zorbing accident after the giant inflatable ball he was strapped into fell off a cliff edge. Father-of-two Denis Burakov, 27, broke his back and spine when the out-of-control orb hurtled down a mountain at the Dombai ski resort in...

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Norovirus: Vomiting Bug Spread From Australia

In Brief: Norovirus Updated: 3:32pm UK, Sunday 30 December 2012 :: Noroviruses are a group of viruses that are the most common cause of stomach bugs in the UK. :: Known as norovirus, it is highly contagious and is spread through contact with...

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Violent Crime Linked To Levels Of Lead In Air

An increase in violent crime in the 1970s and 80s is down to lead in the environment, research has claimed. A study in the US which compared the level of crime and the earlier amount of lead in the atmosphere – from petrol, paint and other sources –...

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N-Dubz Frontman Dappy Accused Of Mob Attack

Rapper Dappy sparked a "mob attack" at a petrol station when he spat at two young women who refused to get into a car with him, his trial has heard. Prosecutor Brian Stork said the 25-year-old, whose real name is Costadinos Contostavlos, pulled up in...

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British Soldier Shot Dead In Afghanistan

Green On Blue Attacks Worsening Updated: 12:19pm UK, Tuesday 08 January 2013 By Stuart Ramsay, Chief Correspondent The central role of the foreign forces deployed in Afghanistan is to train the national army and police to a level so they can maintain...

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Benefits Cap Vote On George Osborne's Plans

The Government has insisted capping benefits at 1% for the next three years is vital as MPs prepare to vote on the controversial plans. The Work and Pensions Secretary told Sky News workers would struggle even more if welfare was not slashed because...

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Milky Way 'Has 17 Billion Earth-Like Planets'

The Milky Way is home to at least 17 billion planets of a similar size to Earth, according to a new estimate by scientists. The galaxy containing our solar system is known to host about 100 billion stars, meaning that around one in six has an Earth-sized...

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EDL Leader Lennon Jailed For Passport Offence

The leader of the English Defence League has been jailed for 10 months for using someone else's passport to get into the United States. Stephen Lennon, 30, pleaded guilty to possession of a false identity document with improper intention, contrary...

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Mother Jailed For Murdering Son Over Koran

A mother has been jailed for life after beating her son to death for failing to learn the Koran by heart and then burning his body to hide the evidence. Sara Ege, 33, collapsed as the sentence was delivered at Cardiff Crown Court and had to be helped,...

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CCTV Released In Organist Murder Hunt

Police have released CCTV footage of two people they want to question in connection with the murder of organist Alan Greaves. ...

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Police Pursuit Crash Leaves Teenage Girl Dead

A teenage girl has died in a crash involving a car being pursued by police in southeast London. The 13-year-old was travelling with her mother, father and brother when their Volkswagen Polo and a Peugeot 308 being chased by a marked police car collided....

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NI Clashes: 'Several Shots Fired' At Police

Frontline police officers in Belfast have reportedly come under gunfire as fresh violence erupts over the flying of the Union flag. A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after gunshots were reportedly fired during clashes...

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Gerard Depardieu Receives Russian Passport

The French actor Gerard Depardieu has received his passport after being granted Russian citizenship, saying he was leaving France to avoid proposed tax increases. "There was a short meeting and Depardieu was handed his passport," Putin's spokesman Dmitry...

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David Cameron Defends Child Benefit Cuts

David Cameron has defended controversial cuts to child benefit payments that come into effect at midnight, insisting the reforms were "fundamentally fair". The Prime Minister insisted the move - which will see families with one earner on more than £50,000...

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Syrian President Assad Gives Live TV Address

Syria's president has blamed Islamic extremists and "outside forces" for orchestrating the conflict in his country in a rare public address to the nation. The embattled leader, who appeared before cheering crowds at an opera house in the capital Damascus,...

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