Deadly Crash Driver 'Thought Cyclist Was Badger'

A drunk driver who killed a cyclist and drove off, thinking she had only hit a badger, has been jailed for seven years. Alison Bowen, who was more than twice the drink-drive limit, hit Paul Novak with such force that her windscreen caved in. But despite...

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Cable Plots Tougher Foreign Takeover Rules

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor Vince Cable is to set out new proposals to force buyers of key British companies to make watertight commitments aimed at protecting jobs and research budgets. The Business Secretary is expected to detail plans that...

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Archbishops Split Over Right-To-Die Debate

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey has made an extraordinary U-turn by announcing he is backing laws to legalise assisted dying. His support for Labour peer Lord Falconer's Bill, which will be debated in the House of Lords next week, goes against...

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Croc On A Plane: Reptile 'May Have Caused Crash'

An escaped crocodile may have caused a plane crash which killed a British pilot and 18 others, an inquest has heard. Chris Wilson died when the jet he was co-piloting plunged to the ground during a routine flight across the Congo in August 2010. No...

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China's 'Star' Anchorman Disappears Before Show

A popular Chinese television news presenter has disappeared from his nightly show, just weeks after his boss was detained on suspicion of taking bribes. Rui Chenggang, a business journalist who works for the state-run broadcaster CCTV, was taken from...

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Schumacher's Wife: F1 Champ Getting Better

Michael Schumacher's wife has spoken publicly for the first time about his skiing accident, saying he is "getting better" after coming out of a coma last month. Corinna Schumacher, 45, told Neue Post, a German women's weekly magazine, she was encouraged...

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Tommy Ramone Dies After Battle With Cancer

Tommy Ramone, the last original member of US punk band the Ramones, has died. The 62-year-old passed away in hospice care in New York on Friday after battling cancer. His death was announced on the band's official Facebook page. Tributes to the band...

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Russian Tourist 'Raped In Sharm El-Sheikh'

Police have arrested a minibus driver for allegedly raping a Russian tourist in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. The suspect was driving the woman and her husband back to their hotel after a night-out when he pretended the vehicle had broken...

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Northern Ireland Parade Day: Three Men Stabbed

Tens of thousands of members of the Orange Order have been parading across Northern Ireland. Around 3,500 police officers are on duty after the discovery of a letter bomb at the country's main sorting office overnight. A 28-year-old man was stabbed...

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Gaza Conflict: 'Eight Dead' In Latest Raids

A Complex Web Of Friends And Enemies Updated: 5:06pm UK, Friday 11 July 2014 By Sam Kiley, Foreign Affairs Editor Rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel at dawn. The opening of a new front for Israel already engaged in an escalating air campaign...

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