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What's more, when it comes to some nutrients, like vitamin C, canned peaches pack an even bigger punch than fresh, researchers say. The reasons have to do with how the canning process alters the fruit's cell walls. So eat 'em up!

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A steep decline in foreign students coming to study at UK colleges and language schools prompts fears of a knock-on effect on universities.

Lord Mandelson is appointed to the resurrected ceremonial post of High Steward of Hull.

The number of people coming to the UK has fallen by over 80,000 in the last year as figures show net migration is down by a third.

An 80-year-old Japanese adventurer, Yuichiro Miura, becomes the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

A man is arrested in connection with a fatal fire in Essex in which six members of a family died.

Strong new-vehicle sales lead industry analysts to revise their forecasts for North American production levels in 2013, with J.D. Power & Associates and LMC Automotive predicting 16 million units will be produced — a mark not hit since 2002.

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IMF chief Christine Lagarde is grilled by judges in Paris over a big payout to a tycoon when she was French finance minister.

Both suspects in the killing of a serving soldier in London were known to security services, senior Whitehall sources confirm to the BBC.

Disbelief and mourning engulfs district after killing

Handbag collection made from the stomach of a Highland cow is created by an Edinburgh student.

The EU drops plans to ban restaurants from using refillable olive oil jugs, after the idea drew criticism from consumers and European leaders.

A family doctor who used a secret camera inside his wristwatch to record himself abusing female patients at his surgery is jailed for 12 years.

The president is set to deliver Thursday what's being billed as a major address on national security. Officials are telling news outlets that he'll be addressing two controversial topics: The use of drones to kill suspected terrorists; and the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention center.

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Aerial footage shot by Los Angeles police shows a black bear on the loose in a Los Angeles suburb before it was caught by wildlife officials.

Sergio Garcia's ill-judged joke does nothing for golf's attempts to foster a more inclusive image, says BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter

A Russian drifting Arctic research station is to be evacuated because the ice field around it is melting, the environment ministry in Moscow reports.

Eddie Ahern will have the full support of the Professional Jockeys' Association when he appeals against his 10-year ban.

Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla. is one of the most destructive storms of its kind ever recorded. This interactive map of aerial imagery shows the breadth of the damage caused by the massive storm.

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Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf is withdrawn from the Champions Trophy following media reports of an Indian police investigation.