UN backs tough new N Korea sanctions
The UN Security Council unanimously approves fresh sanctions against North Korea in response to Pyongyang's nuclear test last month.
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Ten games to stay in the Premier League
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez offers his top five tips for Premier League survival, plus 10 telling statistics about the end of the season
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Policing flag protests costs £20m
The cost of policing union flag protests in Northern Ireland has reached £20m.
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Arkansas adopts strict abortion ban
The state of Arkansas enacts the strictest anti-abortion law in the US, defying the governor's warning it would draw the state into litigation.
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Sugar 'no intention' of paying out
Lord Sugar has "no intention" of paying out to Apprentice winner Stella English "unless instructed to do so", he tells a tribunal.
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450 miners warned of jobs threat
Scotland's coal mining industry is warning that the impact of cheap imports is putting jobs at risk.
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Graduate pay gap - women paid less
Female graduates are still likely to earn thousands of pounds less than men, according to a new report.
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Body of Hugo Chavez lies in state
Tens of thousands of Venezuelans pay their last respects to the late President Hugo Chavez, who is lying in state before his funeral on Friday.
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Man killed mum and battered dad
A man admits killing his mother and battering his dad during a violent attack at their home in South Ayrshire.
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Artist Tracey Emin picks up CBE
Tracey Emin, once the wild child of the art world, receives her CBE from Princess Anne at Buckingham Palace.
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Canadian glaciers face 'big losses'
Canadian Arctic Archipelago glaciers could lose up to 20% of their volume if warming projections hold true, according to a new study.
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Bolshoi acid attack 'was a mistake'
A Bolshoi soloist accused over an attack on the ballet's artistic director tells a court he did not mean for acid to be used, but discussed beating him up.
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Fifa queries Nigeria 'lesbian ban'
Fifa writes to the Nigerian Football Association about claims that lesbians are now banned from playing football there.
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Samsung loses Apple case in UK
South Korean phone-maker Samsung loses another patent fight against rival Apple, in the UK High Court.
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Tennis agrees new doping tests
Tennis will implement an Athlete Biological Passport programme to support the fight against drug cheats.
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Campaigners win child surgery case
A judge backs campaigners who claimed the consultation over changes to children's heart surgery in England and Wales was flawed.
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Lions have huge advantage - Deans
Australia coach Robbie Deans says the British and Irish Lions will be better prepared for the first Test of the series.
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Sheep farm snag halts attack trial
A jury at the trial of a Championship striker accused of assault is discharged because a witness is on a sheep farm in Australia.
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No alternative on economy, says PM
Changing course on the economy would plunge the UK "back into the abyss", the PM warns - after Vince Cable suggests spending may have to rise.
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Scots pension plans to be published
Welfare and pension plans for an independent Scotland are expected to be published by the Scottish government in the next few months.
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