Victoria Cross Award For L/Cpl James Ashworth

A soldier killed protecting his comrades in Afghanistan is to be awarded the Victoria Cross - the UK's top bravery medal. Lance Corporal James Ashworth's courage was hailed as "beyond words" by friends who served with him until his death last June....

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India: Tourist Gang-Raped And Husband Beaten

A Swiss tourist has been gang-raped in India and she and her husband were reportedly beaten before being robbed. The pair were on a cycling trip in the impoverished Madhya Pradesh state, when they were attacked by seven to eight men. The perpetrators...

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Pope Francis Wants 'Church For The Poor'

Profile: The Chemist Who Became A Pope Updated: 1:17pm UK, Thursday 14 March 2013 Francis is the first ever pope from the Americas, an austere Jesuit intellectual who modernised Argentina's conservative Roman Catholic Church. Known until Wednesday...

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Missing Prisoner John Anslow Arrested In Cyprus

A prisoner who has been missing since he escaped from a police escort van in January 2012 has been arrested in Northern Cyprus. John Anslow, 32, has been wanted by police since he escaped near HMP Hewell in Worcestershire over a year ago. He is charged...

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HS2 High-Speed Rail Scheme's 'Unlawful' Ruling

The Government insists its HS2 high-speed rail project has not hit the buffers after a High Court judge ruled the consultation process for compensating those affected was "unlawful". It was the only successful case among five in which Mr Justice Ouseley...

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Kevin McGeever Held By Police Over 'Kidnap'

An Irish property developer who claimed he was kidnapped for eight months is being held on suspicion of wasting police time. Kevin McGeever was emaciated and disorientated when found wandering barefoot on the side of the road near the Cavan-Leitrim...

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Missing Movie Executive: Murder Probe Launched

A murder investigation has been launched following a 10-month search for a missing movie executive. Police believe 20th Century Fox executive Gavin Smith was killed after his Mercedes-Benz was discovered at a storage facility on February 21 in Simi...

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Manchester Siege: Man Armed With Crossbow

By Mike McCarthy, North Of England Correspondent Police in Greater Manchester are involved in a stand-off with a man armed with a crossbow. The siege began at 8.30pm last night after the 31-year-old man is thought to have barricaded himself into...

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Pope Francis: Profile Of New Catholic Leader

Francis is the first ever pope from the Americas, an austere Jesuit intellectual who modernised Argentina's conservative Roman Catholic Church. Known until Wednesday as Jorge Bergoglio, Pope Francis is respected as a humble man who denied himself the...

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Acrobat Breaks Neck In Moscow Circus Fall

A Kenyan acrobat suffered serious injuries including a fractured vertebra after falling through a safety net during a show at a Moscow circus. Video footage showed the moment 22-year-old Karo Christopher Kazungu fell nearly 50ft through the net and...

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Philpott Fire Trial: Wife Treated Like 'Slave'

By Darren Little, Midlands Correspondent A man who is alleged to have killed his six children in a house fire has been accused in court of treating his wife like a slave. Michael Philpott, 56, was accused at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday of...

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Pope Francis Settles Hotel Bill After Prayers

Pope Francis has started his new life as leader of the Roman Catholic Church by praying at one of Rome's oldest basilicas - before checking out of his hotel. The 76-year-old, who has become the first Jesuit pope and the first pope to be named Francis,...

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Oklahoma Mum 'Tried To Sell Kids On Facebook'

A young mum has been accused of trying to sell her children on Facebook to bail her boyfriend out of jail. Police in Sallisaw, Oklahoma said Misty VanHorn contacted a potential buyer via the social networking site. They said the 22-year-old mother...

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Marijuana Bong: Toddler Made To Smoke By Mum

A mother who got her 22-month-old son to smoke her marijuana bong has been arrested, after mobile phone video emerged of the incident. Rachelle Braaten was detained by police in Centralia in Washington state last Friday. Rachelle Braaten appears in...

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Pope Election: Black Smoke Signals No New Pope

Black smoke from the first two votes of the conclave entering its second day has signalled the cardinals tasked with electing a new pope are still not agreed on Benedict's successor. They are expected to hold a further two ballots later on the first...

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Shark-Wrestler Grandad 'Disgusted' By Sacking

A grandfather who grappled with a shark on a busy beach has told of his disgust at being sacked from his job after footage of his feat went round the world. Charity worker Paul Marshallsea, 62, said he and his wife Wendy had been on long-term sick leave...

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Snow And Ice Cause Chaos On Rail And Roads

Mid-March travel misery has continued for millions with the late blasts of winter closing roads, disrupting flights and cancelling trains. Ice warnings were in place for much of the country, and drivers in snow-hit areas urged to postpone journeys if...

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Snowfall In Western Europe Sparks Travel Chaos

Snow has been causing travel mayhem in parts of Europe, leaving passengers stranded at airports, railway stations, on the roads - and at sea. About 500 passengers on a ferry from Ireland to France were forced to spend the night anchored off shore after...

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Man To Be Charged With Schoolgirl Bus Murder

A 22-year-old man is to be charged with the murder of 16-year-old Christina Edkins on a Birmingham bus, police confirm. ...

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Cardinals Prepare To Choose A New Pope

By Nick Pisa, Vatican City Cardinals are gathered for a ceremony steeped in tradition to elect a new pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church. The so-called Princes of the Church will assemble in the Vatican's beautifully ornate Sistine Chapel to...

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Missing Grandmother: Partner's Murder Charge

A man has been charged with murdering his partner, following her disappearance more than a week ago. More than 40 officers and specialist police staff are working on the case of Pamela Jackson, 55. Adrian Muir, 50, from Halifax, West Yorkshire, has...

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Birmingham Terror Charge Teen Pleads Guilty

A teenage boy has admitted possessing explosive chemicals and bomb-making books and diagrams. The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to two terror charges and another offence at a hearing at Birmingham Magistrates' Court....

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Queen Cancels Westminster Abbey Visit

The Queen will no longer attend today's Commonwealth service as she recovers from gastroenteritis, Buckingham Palace says. She had been due to attend the Commonwealth Day Observance at London's Westminster Abbey that will see High Commissioners from...

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Chris Huhne And Ex-Wife Face Prison Sentences

Chris Huhne and his ex-wife have arrived at court where they are expected to be jailed later for lying about his penalty points. The former Cabinet minister, 58, and Pryce, 60, have been warned they face prison for perverting the course of justice....

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Storm Sweeps Plum Island Homes Into Ocean

Powerful waves and winds have caused two homes to collapse - and left several others severely damaged - on a US beach. The late two-day winter storm swept into New England, dumping more than a foot of snow in some areas and sending tides crashing into...

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1D: One Direction Pull Fans' Tattoo Request

One Direction have been forced to delete a social media request for fans to submit footage of their "real tattoos" to have a chance of appearing in the boyband's forthcoming film. The band wiped the request from Facebook and Twitter after sparking a...

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'Mummy Tax': Benefit Changes Criticised

By Tadhg Enright, Business Correspondent The new Archbishop of Canterbury has chosen Mother's Day to fire a warning to the Government over planned cuts to welfare. In his first significant intervention since being appointed, the Most Rev Justin...

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Nigeria: Italy Says Foreign Captives Are Dead

Foreign hostages - including reportedly a Briton - kidnapped by a Nigerian Islamist group have been killed, Italy has said. "Our checks conducted in coordination with the other countries concerned lead us to believe that the news of the killing of the...

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