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Online Predator Raped Partner's Teen DaughterA man who met a woman on a dating website and then raped her 14-year-old daughter has been locked up indefinitely.
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Fuel Tanker Runs Aground In ArcticA fuel tanker carrying nine million litres of diesel has run aground in the far north of Canada and is at risk of spilling…
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Bags Worth Thousands Snatched In Moped RaidVivienne Westwood handbags worth thousands of pounds have been stolen in a smash-and-grab raid on a London store.
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Gulf Of Mexico: Fire Blazes On Oil PlatformA blast has ripped through an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the platform where the Deepwater Horizon platform…
Business
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Burger King Agrees £2bn 3G Capital BuyoutBurger King Holding has agreed to be bought by private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26bn (£2.12bn).
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Greenpeace Protesters Arrested On Oil Rig Four Greenpeace activists have been arrested after abandoning their 40-hour protest on the Stena Don oil rig in Baffin Bay,…
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Poll Reveals Late Bookings For Summer HolsOne in 20 holidaymakers booked their summer break this year just two weeks before departing, a survey shows.
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Currys Owner's iPad And World Cup Sales BoostThe group behind Currys and PC World has said first quarter sales leapt by 6% thanks to an exclusive deal to market the…
Sport
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Onions Ruled Out Of Ashes SeriesEngland fast bowler Graham Onions will undergo back surgery next week that will rule him out of competing in the Ashes…
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Capello Learns Lessons Of World Cup FailureEngland manager Fabio Capello insists he has learned enough lessons from England's World Cup campaign to get his team back…
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Accused Pakistan Players Out Of Remainder Of TourThe three Pakistan players accused of fixing have protested their innocence, but will play no further part in the current…
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Angry Roddick Knocked Out In New YorkFormer champion Andy Roddick lost his temper with a line-judge at the US Open before losing his second round match to…
