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Met 'may reopen phone hack probe'
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The Metropolitan Police says it may reopen the investigation into allegations of phone hacking by the News of the World if new evidence is uncovered.
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Student migration 'unsustainable'
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The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green will say in his first major speech on immigration.
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Pakistan bomb hits police station
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A suspected suicide bombing in north-west Pakistan has killed at least six people at a police station, officials say.
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Spain's Eta 'declares ceasefire'
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Armed Basque separatist group Eta says it has decided not to carry out "armed actions" in its campaign for independence, the BBC learns.
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Germany extends nuclear lifespan
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Germany's government agrees to extend the life span of the country's nuclear power plants by an average of 12 years, officials say.
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Blair criticises prison policies
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Former prime minister Tony Blair criticises the government's prison policies, saying the coalition is soft on crime.
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Diabetes drug advice 'not heeded'
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A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it is recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns.
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Equitable Life money bid expected
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Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are to make a final bid to persuade the government to pay them full compensation.
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Pope 'may appeal' in Iran stoning
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The Vatican says it could appeal diplomatically to Iran to spare the life of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery.
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MPs to debate AV bill on return
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Plans for a referendum of the way MPs are elected will take centre stage on Monday as the House of Commons resumes business.
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Miners' families mark first month
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Relatives of 33 trapped miners in Chile hold a ceremony to mark their first month underground.
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ELO cellist killed by bale of hay
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Early ELO member Mike Edwards is killed in a freak road accident involving a bale of hay in Devon.
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Pub still serving after car smashes through toilet wall
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A pub landlady tells how she discovered a car embedded in the wall of the men's toilets.
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Prince and Tony Blair to appear on Daybreak show
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Prince Charles and ex-prime minister Tony Blair will be guests in the first week of new ITV morning show Daybreak.
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Murray makes shock US Open exit
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Britain's Andy Murray goes out of the US Open after suffering a dramatic slump against 25th seed Stanislas Wawrinka.
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England cruise to win in Twenty20
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England underline their status as World Twenty20 champions as they cruise to victory in the first of two internationals against Pakistan.
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Live text - US Open day seven
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Andy Murray crashes out of the US Open with a third-round defeat by Stanislas Wawrinka, while John Isner and Sam Stosur feature in the evening session on day seven at Flushing Meadows.
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Hameed hits out at fixing 'sting'
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Pakistan's Yasir Hameed says a meeting he had with the News of the World that was secretly recorded has been "inaccurately reported" by the tabloid.
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Rooney set to travel with England
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Wayne Rooney will travel to Switzerland for England's Euro 2012 qualifier despite allegations about his private life.
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Burnt golf course body was a man
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Police trying to identify a badly-burnt body found on a golf course in East Sussex believe the young man was murdered elsewhere.
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Memorial for fire death jockeys
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A memorial service takes place for two apprentice jockeys killed in an arson attack in North Yorkshire.
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Scots face further economic toil
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The boss of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Scotland warns the next 18 months may be much tougher for the economy than the past 18.
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Student poverty at 'crisis level'
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Student hardship in Scotland reaches "crisis levels", a survey by the National Union of Students (NUS) finds.
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Twelve children have E. coli bug
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Twelve children in the Lurgan area are infected with E. coli 0157, the Public Health Agency has confirmed.
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Four charged over 'brothel' raids
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Two men and two women are due in court following a series of raids on suspected brothels in Belfast in a UK-wide operation.
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Local identity worry in shake-up
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Some community identities in Wales may be "wiped clean" by proposals to shake up local councils, it is claimed.
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Hospital airlift for horse riders
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A woman is discharged from hospital after two riders fell from horses on a beach on the Llyn peninsula in Gwynedd.
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Mozambique police fire at rioters
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Police in Mozambique's capital fire rubber bullets on the third day of riots, as the violence spreads to the central city of Chimoio.
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Nigerian economy 'to grow by 10%'
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Nigeria's economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early 2012, the country's finance minister says.
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New Zealand assesses quake damage
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Officials assess the damage caused by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, as aftershocks continue.
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South Korea FM offers to resign
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The South Korean Foreign Minister, Yu Myung-hwan, offers to resign after it was revealed that his daughter was offered a job in his ministry.
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Car bomb kills Russian soldiers
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A suicide car bombing at a military base in the southern Russian region of Dagestan kills five soldiers and wounds about 40 others.
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French hostages 'in good health'
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Two French journalists kidnapped in Afghanistan in December are alive, says President Nicolas Sarkozy's chief adviser.
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Landslides kill 36 in Guatemala
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At least 36 people die in Guatemala in landslides caused by weeks of intense rain, and many others are still missing.
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Salvador police find $9m barrel
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Police in El Salvador find a barrel containing more than $9m of suspected drug money, with more cash in a second barrel nearby.
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US troops summoned in Iraq attack
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US troops are called in to help Iraqi forces battle insurgents behind a deadly attack on an Iraqi army base in Baghdad, security officials tell the BBC.
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One dead in Israeli raids on Gaza
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Israel carries out three bombing raids on the Gaza Strip, killing one man and injuring another.
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Security stepped up at Kabul Bank
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Armed police are posted outside the main branch of Kabul Bank as customers continue to withdraw money amid fears it may collapse.
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Bangladesh anthrax cases spread
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Health officials in Bangladesh are on high alert after the number of people infected by anthrax rises to more than 300.
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BP well 'poses no further risk'
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The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment.
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Kara DioGuardi leaves Idol panel
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Songwriter Kara DioGuardi becomes the latest member of the judging panel on American Idol to quit this year.
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Need to cut deficit 'supported'
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Many people are in favour of reducing the deficit but they are less clear about where cuts should be made, a BBC poll suggests.
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Six million facing new tax bills
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HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.
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Rovers takeover man left UK debts
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The Indian businessman hoping to buy Blackburn Rovers, Ahsan Ali Syed, left a trail of debt from his time in the UK, 5 live Investigates reveals.
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Blair in climate inaction warning
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Former UK Prime Minster Tony Blair warns world leaders they may pay a heavy price in history if they fail to tackle global warming.
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SNP rethink Scots referendum plan
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The Scottish government is set to shelve plans for an independence referendum before next year's election.
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Gove defends free school numbers
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Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable".
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Gum and heart link 'breakthrough'
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Scientists say they have established one reason why gum disease may increase the risk of heart disease.
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Reading Arabic 'hard for brain'
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Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read.
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'No evidence' implants are toxic
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Tests on a type of breast implant filled with an unapproved gel have shown no evidence they are unsafe, UK experts say.
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Tory defects over schools scheme
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A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative".
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Men in short supply in primaries
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One in four state primary schools in England has no male teacher, statistics show.
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Music tuition falling, poll says
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Fewer children are learning to play a musical instrument than in their parents' generation, a survey suggests.
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Tiny solar cells fix themselves
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A mix of chemicals borrowed from plants with tiny tubes of carbon can spontaneously create tiny, self-repairing solar cells.
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PS3 hack escapes court challenge
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Sony has won a permanent ban in Australia of a hack for its PS3, but the code behind it has been released for free on the web.
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Craigslist ends adult service ads
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Online marketplace Craigslist closes its US adult services listing following pressure from attorneys general and advocacy groups.
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Hubble re-shoots 1987 star blast
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The Hubble space telescope returns to view one of its favourite subjects - a giant stellar explosion first seen from Earth in 1987.
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Danish rocketeers postpone launch
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A group of Danish rocket enthusiasts trying to launch a dummy 30km into the sky abort the mission when a valve on their rocket freezes up.
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Plans for solar 'close encounter'
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Nasa is aiming to get closer to the Sun than ever before, with plans to plunge a car-sized unmanned spacecraft into the star's outer atmosphere.
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Number one for debut Murs single
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Former X Factor contestant Olly Murs goes straight to the top of the UK singles chart with his debut single Please Don't Let Me Go.
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Funeral for festival death star
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The funeral is held of singer Charles Haddon from Northamptonshire who died in a fall in Belgium.
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Robbie turns on Blackpool lights
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Thousands of people watch Robbie Williams switch on Blackpool's illuminations.
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Do our memories get better with age?
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Our ability to recall events seems to sharpen as we get older, says Lisa Jardine, but can it be trusted to paint an accurate picture?
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Eddie who?
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Comic Eddie Kadi can command vast crowds at his live shows. Why has he attracted so little mainstream attention?
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Don't let the bed bugs bite
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The world is on the verge of a bed-bug pandemic, according to a report - how did the tiny biting insects come to pose such a threat?
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Could adverts appear on the Colosseum?
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The Italian government is inviting private companies to sponsor the Colosseum to help fund repairs.
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Trapped miners speak to families
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The group of miners in Chile trapped underground for a month have been talking to their families on a video link.
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Cell assault policeman faces sack
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A police officer who was caught on CCTV injuring a woman by throwing her into a cell faces being dismissed.
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Blair pelted with eggs in Dublin
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Eggs and shoes have been thrown by anti-war protestors at former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he arrived at a book signing in Dublin.
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New Zealand assesses damage
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Officials in New Zealand have been evaluating the damage caused in the city of Christchurch by an earthquake and its many aftershocks.
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Ian McEwan: Booker winner 'not my best'
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Author Ian McEwan talks to Matt Stadlen about the exercise of writing, the importance of long, moody walks, the "thinginess" of James Joyce and getting to grips with quantum mechanics.
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The military 'junk' left in Iraq
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Thousands of tonnes of US military equipment have been moved out of Iraq but plenty has been left behind - and not just for the troops who remain there.
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Making music from children's old toys
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The Modified Toy Orchestra is a band made up of five musicians - and 48 tweaked toy instruments.
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In pictures
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Search for dozens feared buried by Guatemalan mudslide
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Crumble in the jungle
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Ali-Foreman boxing match venue now in state of decay
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Warhol's pivotal years
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A major new exhibition focuses on crucial four-year period
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Medieval munchies
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How an ancient diet could aid healthy eating
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Missing in Mexico
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Mystery of young women disappearing in Ciudad Juarez
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Historical dilemma
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How can Italy best commercialise its world-famous Colosseum?
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Cottage country
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Escaping the hustle and bustle of city life in Ontario
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