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Boy killed in farm accident named

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
A boy killed in an accident on a farm in Symington in South Lanarkshire on Thursday is named by police.
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Bosnia marks anniversary of war

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
Ceremonies in Sarajevo mark the 20th anniversary of the start of the war in Bosnia-Hercegovina, in which 100,000 died and millions were displaced.
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'Mud kill' gas plans to proceed

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
Emergency engineers say plans to pump heavy mud into the pipeline leaking gas on board a North Sea platform can go ahead.
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Turkish murder accused 22 not 17

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
Bone tests have revealed that Recep Cetin, the waiter accused of killing two Northern Irish women in Turkey, is five years older than he claimed.
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China terror list names Uighurs

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
China's police agency names six ethnic Uighurs in a list of militant suspects accused of inciting attacks in Xinjiang.
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Illegal mince pies and other legal legends

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
The Law Commission has proposed the abolition of 800 antiquated laws, but there is a wealth of mythology about what is and isn't illegal.
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Grief of Bosnia war lingers on

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
Allan Little recalls horrors of Bosnia war, 20 years on
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Couple forced to flee Mali coup

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
A Monmouthshire couple tell of having to flee their home in the West African state of Mali following a military coup.
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Marine in court over Obama slur

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
A US Marine sergeant faces dismissal for posting criticisms of President Obama on his Facebook page.
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Boardman to quit GB team position

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
Chris Boardman exclusively tells the BBC he will end his nine-year association with British Cycling after London 2012.
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Malawi President Mutharika 'dead'

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi has died, doctors and officials say, but the lack of a formal announcement causes widespread anxiety.
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Mali rebels declare independence

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
A Tuareg rebel group in northern Mali declares independence of an area it calls Azawad after seizing control from the government following a coup.
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Syrian refugees spill into Turkey

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
Thousands of Syrian refugees have fled to Turkey in recent days, say officials, amid fears the crisis is escalating as a ceasefire deadline approaches.
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Fuel removal from stricken ship

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
Salvage experts working at low tides remove over half of the 24,000 litres of fuel from a stricken cargo ship off the north Wales coast.
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Passion anniversary held in town

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
One year after 1,000 people staged a reenactment in Port Talbot of Jesus's journey to the cross, negative attitutes to the town have changed, says the town's canon.
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Union says major overhaul needed

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
Northern Ireland's largest health union has called for a major overhaul of the governance structures within the NHS.
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VIDEO: Rarest ducklings on Earth hatch

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
Eighteen Madagascan pochards - the world's most endangered duck - have hatched in a captive breeding centre.
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I'd hit Balotelli, jokes Mancini

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini says he jokingly told Mario Balotelli he might have punched him every day if they were team-mates.
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'Smuggling kingpin' Lai on trial

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
The suspected head of a massive smuggling ring in China, Lai Changxing, goes on trial in Xiamen after his extradition from Canada, Chinese media say.
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VIDEO: Malaria fight 'badly compromised'

Sat, 2025-05-17 11:44
Scientists have found new evidence that resistance to the front-line treatments for malaria is increasing.
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