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Medellin is 'most innovative city'
The Colombian city of Medellin is voted as the world's most innovative for its modern transport system, environmental policies and cultural offerings.
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Republicans resist Obama's Jedi mind meld
Republicans resist Obama's Jedi mind meld, says Mark Mardell
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VIDEO: Pantomime fans queue for tickets
It might only be March, but fans of the Christmas pantomime in York have queued for hours to get tickets for the 2013 show.
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VIDEO: Passengers prevent Poland bus crash
A Polish bus company has praised the actions of two female passengers riding on a bus near the town of Kiezmark, west of Gdansk, for stepping in when the driver passed out.
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Kenya leader urges peaceful poll
President Mwai Kibaki calls on Kenyans to vote peacefully in Monday's general election, and for losers to accept defeat.
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UK 'using less petrol but more gas'
A report from the Office for National Statistics shows that Britons are becoming more economical with vehicle fuel but more profligate with gas.
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Annual shark kills 'hit 100 million'
The most accurate assessment to date of the impact of commercial fishing on sharks suggests around 100 million a year are being killed.
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Death blaze jury hears secret tape
A man charged with killing six of his children in a house fire said in a secret recording that he "didn't mean to do it", prosecutors claim.
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Wood attacks educational 'graveyard'
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood says Wales' education system has gone from being the "watchword for excellence" to the "graveyard of ambition".
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Furious Chambers fails to qualify
Britain's Dwain Chambers reacts angrily after going out in the heats of the 60m at the European Indoor Championships.
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Delia 'sceptical' of food lessons
Celebrity cook Delia Smith says she is "sceptical" of plans to reintroduce compulsory food lessons in schools as part of a National Curriculum review.
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VIDEO: Boy spends £1,700 gaming on iPad
The parents of a five-year-old boy who spent some £1,700 playing games on their iPad have had their bill refunded.
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Lockerbie police in Libya visit
Scottish police and prosecutors have visited Libya to discuss the investigation into the Lockerbie bombing.
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Horsemeat in Welsh-made lasagne
A lasagne from the Flintshire company Creative Foods tests positive for horsemeat DNA, says its parent company Brakes.
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McIlroy walks off course in US
Rory McIlroy walks off the course citing wisdom tooth pain after just eight holes of his second round at the Honda Classic.
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SA police held over dragging death
Eight South African police officers are arrested over the death of a Mozambican man who was dragged through the streets behind a police vehicle.
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Russian ex-banker wins asylum in UK
A Russian former banker who fled to London after being accused of alleged fraud has been granted political asylum in the UK, the BBC learns.
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Ford criticises justice bill move
Justice Minister David Ford says it is 'entirely inappropriate' for the DUP and SDLP to 'tack on' an attempt to ban private health clinics offering abortions in Northern Ireland to his criminal justice bill.
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Gay advert 'like a slap in the face'
A Christian group advert banned from London's buses was like a "slap in the face" to gay charity Stonewall over an anti-bullying message, a court hears.
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VIDEO: SpaceX rocket lifts off for ISS
An unmanned SpaceX Falcon rocket, carrying a Dragon capsule full of supplies for the International Space Station, has launched from Cape Canaveral.
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