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Faulty gene linked to breast cancer
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Pakistan: bomber dressed as soldier hits UN building
Suicide bomber kills five staff inside a UN building in Islamabad just as British ministers arrived in Pakistani capital.
Birmingham social services 'not fit for purpose'
One of England's biggest social services departments criticised in report ordered after weaknesses found in care for at-risk children.
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High cost of liquidity
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Chaos in the tin market
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The suicides rocking France
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Portsmouth set for fresh takeover
Sulaiman al-Fahim admits that selling Portsmouth to Ali al-Faraj is in the “best interests of the club”.
FA study Ferguson and Allardyce comments
Sir Alex Ferguson and Sam Allardyce will be investigated by the Football Association following their criticism of match officials.
Australia v NZ: live
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Black producers head for Broadway
Black British theatre practitioners are packing it in and heading for the States - and our industry can't afford it, says Bonnie Greer.
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