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Hove Murder Probe After Man Is Shot Dead
Murder squad police launch a manhunt after a man is shot dead in an area packed with pubs and restaurants.
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Google Faces Fresh Claims On Tax Avoidance
An ex-Google executive claims its tax operation is "immoral", days after MPs allege it was "devious, calculated and unethical".
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Lord Howe: 'David Cameron Is Losing Control'
The former Conservative chancellor says the Tory leadership is "running scared" of backbenchers over Europe.
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Student Hostage Shot Dead By Police Officer
Student Andrea Rebello was accidently shot in the head by a police officer while she was being held in a headlock by an intruder.
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Terminator Star Edward Furlong Arrested
Terminator 2 star Edward Furlong has been arrested on suspicion of violating a restraining order filed by his ex-girlfriend.
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Beatles Guitar Sells At Auction For £269,000
A guitar used by John Lennon, and George Harrison for rehearsing on I Am The Walrus, sells for more than its pre-auction estimate.
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Car Drives Into Crowd At Parade, 60 Hurt
Witnesses rush to help those trapped underneath a car after it ploughs through a parade, injuring dozens.
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Denmark Wins Eurovision Song Contest
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.
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David Beckham's Tearful Farewell In Paris
The 38-year-old former England captain leaves the field in tears after helping his team to victory in Paris.
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Sir Mervyn King Criticises Help To Buy Scheme
The Bank of England governor says there is "no place in the long run" for George Osborne's plan to boost the housing market.
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UKIP Scores Record Poll High Of 19%
The UK Independence Party is up 4% since last month in a new record high, with both Labour and the Tories losing ground.
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Plane Makes Landing With Undercarriage Ablaze
Passengers jump from the wings of a Boeing 737 after the aircraft's undercarriage caught fire shortly before landing in Russia.
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Boy, 6, Dies After Being Kicked In Neck By Pony
The boy is rushed to a Pennsylvania hospital after a kick from the startled animal leaves him unable to breathe.
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Honeybees May Help Search For Landmines
Researchers say bees have a perfect sense of smell that can detect the explosives and could be used to help find unexploded mines.
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Moon Rocked By Biggest Meteorite Explosion
The meteorite strike creates a crater up to 20m wide and triggers a bright flash that could be seen from Earth.
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Gay Marriage Legal In France Despite Protest
After months of bitter political debate and large-scale public protest, the French leader signs off on same-sex weddings.
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Afghanistan Blocks Law Protecting Women
The blocking of a law banning violence against women is being seen as a serious blow to the progress of women's rights.
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China Spreads Alternative To US GPS System
As China aims to take its satnav system global, Pakistan becomes the latest country to sign up to the alternative to the US GPS.
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US Powerball Lottery Nears Historic Jackpot
The odds of a single $2 ticket hitting the correct combination of six numbers are about 1 in 175.2 million.
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Briton 'Pulled Under Water' Off Italian Coast
The holidaymaker, named as Brian Kent, drowns after going swimming in the sea with his family off the coast of Sperlonga.
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Slovenia Gets Second Agency Debt Downgrade
Just weeks after Slovenia was downgraded by rating agency Moody's, it receives a new blow as Fitch voices concerns over a bailout.
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Sir Roger Carr In Lead to Become BAE Chair
The outgoing CBI president is in pole position to replace Dick Olver at the helm of the defence giant, Sky News learns.
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Union: Gove Like 'Fanatical Personal Trainer'
A union chief claims it is the worst time to be a teacher because recent reforms are like wrestling "with an octopus".
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Toronto Mayor Denies Cocaine Video Claims
The mayor of Canada's largest city denies claims he smoked crack cocaine, after purported video footage is offered for sale.
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Gran Turismo Wants To Build Real-Life Racer
As the video game celebrates its 15th anniversary, its creator says he wants to move off the screen and onto the race track.
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Cameron Ally Calls Tory Activists 'Loons'
The PM's relationship with party grassroots will be further hit by reports an ally called Tory activists "mad, swivel-eyed loons".
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Backpacker Dies After Drinking 'Poison Gin'
Cheznye Emmons was on a trek through the Indonesian jungle when she fell ill after drinking what was actually methanol.
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North Korea Fires Three More Missiles
North Korea has fired three short-range missiles from its east coast, according to South Korea's Defence Ministry.
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EU To Ban Refillable Olive Oil Bottles
Citing hygiene and fraud fears, the European Commission is to ban refillable bottles on restaurant tables in all 27 nations.
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Aimee Copeland: Amputee Gets Bionic Hands
Aimee Copeland is fitted with a pair of bionic hands with 24 programmable functions after losing limbs to a flesh-eating disease.
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