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A new jail is to be built at Magilligan in County Londonderry, the BBC learns.

The supermarket chain Sainsbury's reports higher sales for the year to the end of March and record customer numbers.

In her latest BBC Sport column, England skipper Casey Stoney on their Cyprus Cup win and what the new Superleague season has in store

Prop Adam Jones wants Wales to start beating the best teams in the world after retaining the Six Nations title.

Former captain Barry Horne expects Wales to beat Scotland in their World Cup qualifier at Hampden Park on Friday.

Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc is hopeful of featuring in this summer's Ashes despite requiring ankle surgery.

Gustave Whitehead, a German immigrant who lived in Bridgeport, Conn., was the first to fly a plane, according to one expert who examined a photo recently unearthed in a Bavarian museum. This claim has reignited a debate among researchers, and a fight with the Smithsonian.

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Gustave Whitehead, a German immigrant who lived in Bridgeport, Conn., was the first to fly a plane, according to one expert who examined a photo recently unearthed in a Bavarian museum. This claim has reignited a debate among researchers, and a fight with the Smithsonian.

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Anthrax has long been considered one of the most likely weapons a bioterrorist might use. Some researchers think the vaccine should be tested on children to find out if it would be safe to use in an attack. But a presidential bioethics commission says that first, researchers will have to show that children would face no more than "minimal risk."

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Newport should become a district of Cardiff to do better economically, billionaire Sir Terry Matthews tells BBC Wales.

Deaths from the disease have increased by 68 percent between 2000 and 2010. One reason: We're living longer, and deaths from other causes, like heart disease and prostate cancer, are going down.

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Deaths from the disease have increased by 68 percent between 2000 and 2010. One reason: We're living longer, and deaths from other causes, like heart disease and prostate cancer, are going down.

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Vladimir Tretchikoff's original painting of the Chinese Girl, believed to be the world's most reproduced print, is to go on sale in London.

A union criticises the standard of care offered by some new front line ambulance staff.

Wales’ triumphant Six Nations finale is set to give the champions the largest contingent on the Lions tour of Australia

Papers have plenty to say on press regulation

A website which allows patients to rate the care they have received on the NHS is being formally supported by the Scottish government.

Primary schools around Northern Ireland will learn if they have been earmarked for closure.

Marijuana-scented scratch cards are to be posted to households in England in a bid to detect illegal cannabis farms.

Banking giant HSBC, which was hit with a US fine for money laundering last year, is facing fresh accusations of illegal activity in Argentina.