Ballet dancer David Wall dies at 67
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:36:23 GMT
Ballet dancer David Wall, who became the youngest male principal in the history of the Royal Ballet, dies of cancer, aged 67.
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Family paintings win portrait award
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:03:21 GMT
The winner and runner-up of this year's BP Portrait Award are both artists who have painted portraits of their children.
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Echoes reveal the shape of a room
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:50:37 GMT
The geometric shape of a room can be mapped using the echoes from a sound recorded by four microphones placed inside a room, research finds.
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Wet summers down to warmer Atlantic
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:45 GMT
Meteorologists and scientists meeting at the Met Office say the UK's damp summers could be caused by a warmer Atlantic Ocean.
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Doctors plea for Guantanamo care
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:40:30 GMT
An open letter published in the Lancet medical journal calls for hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainees to receive independent medical care.
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Food labels system to be rolled out
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:10:55 GMT
A new consistent system of front-of-pack food labelling is to be introduced in the UK, the government says.
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Football fixtures 2013-14 announced
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:33:33 GMT
Football fixtures for the Premier League, Football League and Scottish leagues for the 2013-14 season are announced.
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North fit for first Lions Test
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:23:10 GMT
British and Irish Lions wing George North has overcome injury ahead of the first Test against Australia on Saturday.
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Does a child die of hunger every 10 seconds?
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:48:21 GMT
It's a shocking statistic that a child dies of hunger every 10 seconds, very good at grabbing headlines. But is it true?
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How the US-EU trade deal affects you
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:10:53 GMT
What might the US-EU trade deal mean for Americans and Europeans?
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Nigeria militants kill school pupils
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:23:19 GMT
Suspected Boko Haram militants in Nigeria kill at least nine school children, in what survivors suggest is a response to growing vigilante groups.
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Australian jailed for Meagher murder
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:34:17 GMT
Australian Adrian Bayley is jailed for the rape and murder of Irish woman Jill Meagher, with a minimum jail term of 35 years.
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Italy school bomber gets life term
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:06:22 GMT
An Italian court sentences to life in prison a man who carried out a school bomb attack in 2012, which killed a teenage girl and injured nine others.
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Chile to extradite Argentine judge
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:10:00 GMT
The Chilean Supreme Court approves the extradition of former Argentine judge Otilio Romano, accused of human rights abuses under the military government.
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Israel starts celebrating Peres 90th
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:50:22 GMT
Celebrations begin for the 90th birthday of Israel's President Shimon Peres, in the presence of celebrities and world leaders.
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