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Ticketus contract 'terminated'

3 hours 22 min ago
Charles Green says administrators at Rangers have told Ticketus they are terminating its contract over future ticket sales.
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Ainslie takes sixth world title

3 hours 25 min ago
Britain's three-time Olympic champion Ben Ainslie wins a record sixth Finn world title at Falmouth Bay in Cornwall.
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Report into smoke in cabin flight

3 hours 35 min ago
EasyJet and Belfast International Airport respond to a report by the Air Accident Investigation Branch into an emergency evacuation.
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Kids' cardiac service criticised

3 hours 36 min ago
An independent panel says cardiac services at Glasgow's Sick Children's Hospital "may be unsafe if critical staffing problems are not addressed".
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Portugal extradition bid dropped

3 hours 40 min ago
An extradition request for a Kent man wanted in Portugal for a crime he was cleared of in 1995 is dropped.
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US to announce Africa food plan

3 hours 40 min ago
US President Barack Obama is set to announce a $3bn (£1.9bn) plan to boost food security in Africa ahead of a G-8 summit near Washington.
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Facebook poised for market debut

3 hours 41 min ago
Facebook shares will start trading later in one of the largest and most high profile share flotations of recent years.
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Violent double murderer jailed

3 hours 46 min ago
A man is jailed for life for two murders and a string of "senseless" assaults in north London.
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Voters asked about EU referendum

3 hours 50 min ago
Greater Manchester voters are to be polled over whether they want a referendum on UK membership of the European Union.
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EU 'plans for Greek exit option'

3 hours 58 min ago
The EU Commission and European Central Bank are making contingency plans for a possible Greek exit from the euro, an EU commissioner says.
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ANC to sue over painting of Zuma

4 hours 7 min ago
A painting showing President Jacob Zuma with his genitals hanging out sparks the anger of South Africa's ANC, which says it will go to court.
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Hunt adviser to appear at Leveson

4 hours 11 min ago
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt's former special adviser Adam Smith will give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry next week, it is announced.
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Wreck found in fishing boat hunt

4 hours 11 min ago
The wreckage of a vessel is found on the seabed during the search for a fishing boat with three crew missing off the Dorset coast.
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£9k fees 'to push debt up £100bn'

4 hours 23 min ago
A study suggests public sector debt will be pushed up by £100bn over next two decades by higher university fees.
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Nat Fraser suspected wife affair

4 hours 26 min ago
A man accused of murdering his wife told police investigating her disappearance he suspected she was having an affair.
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What caused the mystery of the Dark Day?

4 hours 42 min ago
Three centuries ago a strange event turned morning to night. It remains wreathed in mystery - so what caused the Dark Day?
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Chan movie is "last action role"

4 hours 50 min ago
Jackie Chan confirms he will be steering away from action roles in the future.
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Silicon trick for next-gen memory

4 hours 52 min ago
Researchers reveal details of a promising way to make a fundamentally different kind of computer memory chip.
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Man jailed for spying in Russia

4 hours 53 min ago
A Russian court jails an employee of a defence plant in the Urals for spying, in a case said to involve submarine-based nuclear missiles.
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How do you insult someone legally?

4 hours 54 min ago
How do you insult someone legally?
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