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School Report hits the headlines in 2012

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-15 23:59
School Report's News Day on 15 March comes in an event-packed year for the UK - and more schools than ever are participating.
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VIDEO: 'Jubilee city' winners announced

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-15 23:59
Chelmsford, Perth and St Asaph are to gain 'city status' to mark this year's Diamond Jubilee.
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One dead in Texas court shooting

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-15 23:59
A man has opened fire outside a court in the US state of Texas, leaving at least one person dead and three injured, say police.
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Chisora boxing licence withdrawn

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-15 23:59
Dereck Chisora has his boxing licence withdrawn for his actions before and after his defeat by Vitali Klitschko in Munich.
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1 killed in Texas courthouse shooting

CNN - Top Stories - Sun, 2025-06-15 23:59
At least one person was killed and at least two others were injured in a shooting today at a Texas courthouse, a judge says.
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Swiss bus crash kills 28, including 22 children

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-15 23:59
SION, Switzerland (AP) -- A tourist bus slammed head-on into a concrete wall in a Swiss Alps tunnel, killing 28 people, mostly children returning from a ski vacation. Swiss police said Wednesday the vehicle was not speeding and everyone was wearing seat belts....

VIDEO: US visit: What's on wives' itinerary?

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-15 23:59
Samantha Cameron and Michelle Obama have been carrying out their own events while their husbands talk politics.
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Richards sorry for Fifa comments

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-15 23:59
Premier League chairman Sir Dave Richards apologises after saying Fifa and Uefa "stole" football from the English.
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BBC to open archive for downloads

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-15 23:59
BBC director general Mark Thompson announces proposals to allow viewers to permanently download copies of archived programmes.
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NoW man arrested for second time

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-15 23:59
Former News of the World chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck is arrested for a second time by police investigating phone hacking, in connection with suspected intimidation of a witness.
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Goldman boss defends its ethics

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-15 23:59
Goldman Sachs' boss has rejected claims by a former employee that its environment is "toxic and destructive".
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Inside Titanic Belfast

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-15 23:59
A sneak peek inside city's newest tourist attraction
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Senate passes highway, transit programs overhaul

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Wednesday to overhaul transportation programs and keep aid flowing to thousands of construction projects while strengthening highway and auto safety.

The 74-22 vote stepped up pressure for quick action by House because the government's power to collect about $110 million a day in federal gasoline ...

Police: 4 stabbed in Columbus, Ohio, office building

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man stabbed four people at a downtown office building Wednesday afternoon and was shot by a police officer at whom he lunged with his weapon, authorities and a witness said.

Three of the victims are in critical condition, and a fourth received minor injuries, Sgt. ...

Ahmadinejad in hostile turf: Iran's parliament

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-15 23:59
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- It was literally a command performance in Iranian political theater: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was dragged Wednesday before parliament to face unprecedented questioning over his policies, suffering another blow from hard-line opponents who now have the upper hand....

Syrian rebels lack guns, money after key defeats

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-15 23:59
BEIRUT (AP) -- Two significant defeats at the hands of Syrian government troops have exposed the limitations of the country's rebel forces: They are low on cash, running out of weapons and facing a fiercely loyal military that will fight to the death....

Syrian rebels lack guns, money after key defeats

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-15 23:59
BEIRUT (AP) -- Two significant defeats at the hands of Syrian government troops have exposed the limitations of the country's rebel forces: They are low on cash, running out of weapons and facing a fiercely loyal military that will fight to the death....

Syrian rebels lack guns, money after key defeats

AP - World News - Sun, 2025-06-15 23:59
BEIRUT (AP) -- Two significant defeats at the hands of Syrian government troops have exposed the limitations of the country's rebel forces: They are low on cash, running out of weapons and facing a fiercely loyal military that will fight to the death....

Nigeria kidnap 'mastermind' dies

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-15 23:59
The man suspected of planning the kidnapping of a Briton and an Italian man in Nigeria dies in police custody, according to officials.
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Zimbabwe government could 'close'

BBC - News - Sun, 2025-06-15 23:59
Zimbabwe's government could 'shut down' unless projected diamond revenues start to flow into the treasury, the country's finance minister warns.
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