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The outgoing Bank of England governor warns a government plan to boost the housing market with part-mortgage guarantees has no long-term place.

If you bought a Poweball ticket in Zephyrhills, Fla., sit down and check these numbers: 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and 11. Lottery officials say only one ticket matched all six numbers to win Saturday's record jackpot.

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Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt defends the company's tax affairs after it comes in for strong criticism from MPs.

Storm-chasers have captured footage showing tornadoes touching down in both Texas and Kansas.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges Pyongyang to end its missile tests as a fourth short-range weapon is launched from North Korea's east coast.

Three teenagers are arrested on suspicion of supplying drugs after a 16-year-old girl dies in Warrington.

Governments have long used newspapers, posters and leaflets to try and influence what people think, but a new exhibition is showing that there could be much more to it.

A guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles in 1967 fetches $408,000 (£269,000) at auction in New York.

Iranian officials say two men have been executed after they were convicted of spying for Israel and the US.

Don't mess with Soviet history, especially when it comes to World War II. That's the message coming from some hard-line Russian legislators who are angry with an opposition lawmaker who criticized Josef Stalin's World War II counterintelligence agency, SMERSH, and likened it to Adolf Hitler's Gestapo.

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Thousands of prisoners are held in detention camps throughout Eritrea, according to Amnesty International. Here's the story of one man who made it out.

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Afghanistan isn't an easy place for anyone to make a living. But for those with disabilities, it's a downright hostile environment. Support has mostly come from nonprofits, but activists are pressing the government to take action.

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The IRS has admitted it flagged tax-exemption requests from groups with "tea party" or "patriot" in their names starting in 2010. But some liberal groups and journalism organizations say their applications also faced long delays during the same period.

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Daily updates from the Cannes Film Festival 2013

Two 19-year-old men are arrested following a collision between a suspected stolen motorcycle and a car in County Antrim, that has left a man seriously injured.

Colchester welterweight Lee Purdy goes seven rounds against champion Devon Alexander before his corner throw in the towel.

The Conservative leadership is "running scared" of its MPs on Europe, claims Tory grandee Lord Howe - but the health secretary says the PM is "showing leadership" on the issue.

John Redwood MP has called for a 'new relationship' with Europe. He told Jeremy Vine that the British people should be able to vote on this new relationship.

Peter Robinson says the government will do all it can to ensure the North West 200 is a more flexible event in future after Saturday's racing was abandoned due to heavy rain.

Labour leader Ed Miliband says he will write new rules to tackle corporate tax avoidance if he wins the next election, even without international agreement.