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A group of state and catholic schools in Armagh hope to be one of 10 shared education campuses as proposed by the first and deputy first ministers.

An independent report highlights faults in the way Rochdale Council dealt with child sex grooming.

The remains of King Richard III, discovered under a city car park, were buried in a "hastily dug, untidy grave", researchers reveal.

The Church of Scotland approves a call to crown monarchs in both England and Scotland, should Scotland become independent.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to Burma for economic talks - in the first visit by a Japanese PM since 1977.

TAn unknown number of people and vehicles are in the Skagit River, and rescue crews are looking for them. The bridge collapsed at 7 p.m., but the reason is unclear.

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A mother and daughter who died after falling ill on a boat in the Lake District were killed by generator fumes, an investigation finds.

US forecasters predict an "active or extremely active" Atlantic hurricane season of seven to 11 hurricanes, up from the average of six.

Hookline Books have started a new way of finding bestsellers with book groups at the heart of the decision-making process.

Suicide bombers target a military camp and a French-run uranium mine in north-western Niger leaving at least 20 people dead, officials say.

Recovery efforts in an Oklahoma city hit by a huge tornado are hampered by thunderstorms, as the first victim's funeral is held.

The Boy Scouts of America organisation votes to accept openly gay scouts, after a divisive campaign pitting liberals against some religious groups.

Beer, toilet paper, rice - which is Venezuela short of?

Space engineers in Ecuador are trying to establish if the country's only satellite has been damaged in a crash with space debris.

Muslim leaders take trip to Nazi concentration camps

The search for continental unity, 50 years on

The jury that convicted her of first-degree murder earlier this month in the brutal killing of her ex-boyfriend were unable to decide whether to give the death penalty.

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Cockroaches are outsmarting our efforts to kill them by evolving to avoid the taste of sugar traps, a study reveals.

The English phrases readers love to hear spoken by the French

A new study unravels the mystery of a peculiar transformation: sometime in the 1990s, the insects developed a sudden aversion to sweet-tasting poisons.

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