| Bee Gees' singer Robin Gibb dies |
| Bee Gees' singer Robin Gibb has died aged 62 following a lengthy battle with cancer, his family say. |
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| Cameron issues eurozone warnings |
| Prime Minister David Cameron warns EU leaders that uncertainty over the eurozone cannot be allowed to go on beyond upcoming elections in Greece. |
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| Italy quake victims given shelter |
| Thousands of people left homeless by a powerful earthquake in northern Italy spend the night in shelters as aftershocks continue in the region. |
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| Lockerbie bomber Megrahi is dead |
| Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi dies at home in Tripoli, nearly three years after he was controversially freed from a Scottish prison. |
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| 'Hard days ahead' in Afghanistan |
| President Obama tells a Nato summit there are "hard days ahead" in Afghanistan as the alliance prepares to withdraw troops at the end of 2014. |
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| Falklands War memorial unveiled |
| A service has taken place to dedicate a new memorial at Britain's National Memorial Arboretum to the Britons who died in the Falklands War. |
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| Balls warns of cuts 'catastrophe' |
| Labour's Ed Balls warns the world economy faces a "catastrophe" unless Germany abandons pressure on eurozone countries to cut public spending. |
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| Single 30% income tax rate urged |
| A single 30% rate of income tax is needed in order to boost growth in the UK, according to a report by a campaign group and business leaders. |
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| Syria town shelling 'kills 34' |
| Shelling by Syrian forces kills 34 people, according to the British-based group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. |
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| Muse carry Olympic flame in Devon |
| Thousands turn out to see rock band Muse carry the Olympic flame in their home town of Teignmouth, on day two of the Olympic torch relay. |
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| Pakistan restores Twitter access |
| Pakistani authorities restore access to the social media website Twitter after a brief ban for what officials called "offensive" content". |
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| Sun starts 'ring of fire' eclipse |
| An annular eclipse, in which the Moon does not fully block out the light from the Sun, begins across east Asia, and is due to reach the western US later. |
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| Clarke: PM has right to 'chillax' |
| A senior cabinet colleague defends David Cameron's work ethic after a book outlined weekend relaxations including tennis, karaoke and drinking wine. |
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| 'Ali G' town Staines changes name |
| The Surrey town of Staines officially changes its name to Staines-upon-Thames in an attempt to boost its riverside image. |
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| West Indies raise victory hopes |
| West Indies mount a stirring fightback to raise their hopes of pulling off an unlikely victory over England in the first Test at Lord's. |
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| Lorenzo eases to win at Le Mans |
| Jorge Lorenzo beats Valentino Rossi in France on a wet Le Mans track to go top of the MotoGP standings ahead of Casey Stoner. |
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| Daley wins gold ahead of Olympics |
| Tom Daley marks his return to the scene of his first European title with a personal best score to seal his second continental crown in Eindhoven. |
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| Mix-up denies Ennis a hurdles PB |
| An organisational mistake at the Great CityGames in Manchester costs Jessica Ennis a personal best in the 100m hurdles. |
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| London 'the biggest' Paralympics |
| With 100 days to go, organisers say the London 2012 Paralympics will be the "biggest ever", as tickets go back on sale. |
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| Obama: EU 'must focus on growth' |
| US President Obama wraps up a G8 summit saying that leaders agree economies must focus on jobs and growth to boost recovery. |
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| Report 'to urge cutting red tape' |
| The prime minister is this week expected to back a plan to help boost growth by cutting employment red tape. |
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| Cameron: Megrahi release 'wrong' |
| David Cameron says Lockerbie bomer Abdelbaset al-Megrahi should never have been released from prison, while Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond says the investigation will continue. |
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| Euro banks 'in tatters' - Clarke |
| Former chancellor Ken Clarke says Europe's banking system is "in tatters" and warns the UK is "heavily exposed" to potential problems. |
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| Cheap dysentery drug 'promising' |
| A cheap drug, which is already prescribed for arthritis, could fight amoebic dysentery, according to researchers in the US. |
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| 'Debt deterring would-be doctors' |
| The prospect of high student debt and increased pension contributions could discourage young people from entering medicine, a senior doctor warns. |
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| 'Minority language data is key' |
| Schools should keep detailed records of the languages spoken by ethnic minority pupils urges a report. |
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| £9k fees 'to push debt up £100bn' |
| A study suggests public sector debt will be pushed up by £100bn over next two decades by higher university fees. |
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| Met Police to extract phone data |
| Mobile phone data of suspects in police custody is to be extracted and retained, regardless of whether charges are brought, the BBC has learned. |
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| Silicon trick for next-gen memory |
| Researchers reveal details of a promising way to make a fundamentally different kind of computer memory chip. |
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| Arctic melt releasing ancient gas |
| Scientists identify thousands of sites in the Arctic where methane stored for millennia is bubbling out, potentially accelerating global warming. |
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| SpaceX aborts launch at lift-off |
| The US firm SpaceX aborts the lift-off of its Falcon rocket and Dragon ship to the International Space Station. |
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| Moffat to receive special Bafta |
| Doctor Who producer and Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat is to receive a special prize at this year's Bafta TV awards, organisers announce. |
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| Crowded House drummer Jones dies |
| Crowded House drummer Peter Jones dies at the age of 45. |
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| How do you insult someone legally? |
| Campaigners want to overturn laws targeting "insulting words and behaviour". Just how safe is it to scorn others? |
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| Quiz of the week's news |
| The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions. |
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| Second man accused of stab murder |
| A second man is charged with the murder of a 40-year-old widower who was found stabbed to death in his Brighton flat. |
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| Thousands cheer winners Chelsea |
| Thousands of Chelsea fans cheer on the squad during a parade to celebrate their team's Champions League victory in Munich. |
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| Salmond: Remember Lockerbie dead |
| First Minister Alex Salmond says the victims of the Lockerbie bombing should be remembered, after the death of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. |
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| Chemical weapon 'risk' at Kinloss |
| RAF Kinloss authorities knew the public could be at risk from chemical weapons buried near the base, according to documents obtained by BBC Scotland. |
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| Teenager died 'protecting sister' |
| Bellaghy parish priest Fr Andrew Dolan says teenager Lauren O'Neill died trying to protect her sister, as police charge a man with the shooting. |
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| Youth, 16, critical after attack |
| A 16-year-old youth assaulted on the outskirts of north Belfast on Saturday remains in a critical condition in hospital. |
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| War of words over police job cuts |
| The Home Office disputes claims that 1,600 police officers will be lost in Wales due to spending cuts. |
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| Melding reveals think-tank plan |
| Members from opposition parties in Wales and non-party activists are set to join forces for a policy think-tank, says Conservative assembly member David Melding. |
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| Sudan releases foreign nationals |
| Sudan releases four foreigners detained last month near in the disputed area near the border with South Sudan, officials say. |
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| Bombs kill soldiers in Mogadishu |
| Somali government soldiers are among five people killed in two bomb attacks in the capital Mogadishu blamed on al-Shabab Islamist fighters. |
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| Sri Lanka general to be released |
| Sri Lanka's President Rajapaksa has signed papers to free his political rival General Sarath Fonseka from prison - three years after the civil war ended. |
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| China activist Chen lands in US |
| Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng arrives in New York, after his escape to the US embassy in Beijing last month sparked a diplomatic crisis. |
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| Nationalist Nikolic in Serbia win |
| Nationalist Tomislav Nikolic is elected president of Serbia beating incumbent Boris Tadic in a run-off vote, and vowing to stay on the EU path. |
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| Lone bomber sought in Italy blast |
| A bomb that killed a girl outside a school in southern Italy was probably planted by a single person rather than the mafia, a prosecutor says. |
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| Dominicans voting for president |
| People in the Dominican Republic vote for a new president, in a tight contest between two old political rivals and a campaign dominated by inflation concerns. |
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| Fourth Mexican officer detained |
| A fourth senior Mexican officer is detained as part of an investigation into links between the army and drug trafficking cartels. |
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| Benghazi votes in local elections |
| Residents in the Libyan city of Benghazi vote in local council elections, the first polls held in the city since the 1960s. |
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| Protesters angered by Gulf union |
| Thousands of Bahrainis protest outside the capital against a plan to create a union of Gulf Arab countries, with similar demonstrations in Tehran. |
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| Facebook boss in surprise wedding |
| Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg ends a hectic week by getting married to long -time girlfriend Priscilla Chan in a surprise ceremony at his home. |
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| Maryland allows same-sex divorce |
| The highest court in Maryland allows gay couples to divorce, even though same-sex marriage is not yet allowed in that US state. |
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| Week in pictures: 12-18 May 2012 |
| News photos from around the world |
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| Day in pictures: 18 May 2012 |
| 24 hours of news photos: 18 May |
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| In pictures: Monarchs at Windsor |
| The world's monarchs gather at Windsor Castle |
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| Hackney's 'beauty and ugliness' |
| A photographer's view of Hackney |
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| In pictures: Royals in North West |
| Queen's visit to Cheshire and Merseyside |
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| In pictures: Olympic flame tours Greece |
| Olympic flame tours Greece |
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| Your pictures: Sailing |
| Readers' photos on the theme sailing |
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| Day in pictures: 17 May 2012 |
| 24 hours of news photos: 17 May 2012 |
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| VIDEO: House of Commons |
| MPs have put questions to Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey and his ministerial team. |
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| VIDEO: How world leaders watched Chelsea win |
| Millions of football fans around the world watched Chelsea's dramatic Champions League triumph over Bayern Munich on Saturday night, including world leaders gathered for the G8 Summit at Camp David. |
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| VIDEO: Maldives' 'apocalyptic' waste island |
| Although the Maldives are known as an unspoilt tourist paradise, the islands struggle with managing their waste, as the BBC discovered on a visit to an 'apocalyptic' island waste dump. |
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| VIDEO: Bee Gees' singer Robin Gibb dies |
| A look back at the life of Bee Gee Robin Gibb, founder member of one of the most commercially successful bands of all time. |
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| VIDEO: Deadly earthquake in northern Italy |
| A magnitude 6.0 earthquake in northern Italy kills at least six people, causing serious damage to buildings in several towns. |
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| VIDEO: Party for victorious Chelsea team |
| Tens of thousands of fans have taken to the streets of west London to welcome home Chelsea's Champions League-winning squad. |
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| VIDEO: Olympic torch relay: Day two highlights |
| Thousands of people turned out to see rock band Muse carry the Olympic flame in their Devon hometown on the second day of the torch relay. |
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| VIDEO: Banksy 'marks Queen's Jubilee' |
| Andrew Marr and experts ask if the graffiti artist Banksy's latest offering ahead of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee means he is as radical as ever. |
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| VIDEO: Nato leaders discuss Afghan withdrawal |
| Nato leaders are meeting in Chicago in a summit dominated by the withdrawal from Afghanistan. |
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| In pictures: Falklands War Memorial unveiled |
| Families at service for new Falklands War Memorial |
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| What next if Greece quits the euro? |
| What happens if Greece quits the euro? |
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| Cannes 2012: Reporter's Diary |
| How did Pete Doherty's acting debut go down at the festival? |
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| A Point of View: The European Dream Has Become A Nightmare |
| The European dream has become a nightmare, laments Will Self |
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| The Queen as seen from the Commonwealth |
| 'No-one visits Zambia, so waiting to see the Queen felt surreal' |
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| In pictures: Olympic torch relay day 2 |
| Crowds and cheers as Olympic torch heads for Exeter |
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| Facebook: How the others fared |
| How have other high-flying internet stocks performed? |
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