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Merkel 'suggests Greek euro vote'
Greek officials say Germany's Chancellor Merkel has suggested a euro referendum, but Berlin denies the report, as world leaders gather in the US for a G8 summit meeting.
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Facebook shares see modest debut
Facebook shares end a volatile first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing, having initially jumped more than 10%.
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VIDEO: Plaque to IRA bomb victims stolen
Thieves have stolen a metal plaque erected in memory of two young boys who were killed in an IRA bomb attack in Warrington, Cheshire.
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Five dissident suspects charged
Five men arrested as part of an investigation across Northern Ireland into dissident republicans are charged with a range of offences.
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Olympic relay flame lands in UK
David Beckham lights a cauldron in Cornwall after the flame touches down, ready for the start of the London 2012 torch relay.
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Lampard hails di Matteo at helm
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard says interim manager Roberto di Matteo has done a 'perfect job' at Stamford Bridge.
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Headteacher receives one year ban
A Welshpool school head teacher has been banned from teaching for a year after humiliating and manhandling children as young as four.
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Cuban offshore oil attempt fails
Spain's Repsol oil company says a first attempt to find oil off Cuba's northern coast has been unsuccessful.
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World royals mark Diamond Jubilee
More than 20 monarchs gather to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, with protests over the inclusion of the controversial heads of Bahrain and Swaziland.
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'No rift' between PM and Hollande
No 10 rejects suggestions of a rift between David Cameron and Francois Hollande ahead of their first talks at the G8 summit in the US.
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Quebec in 'emergency' protest law
The government of Quebec unveils an emergency bill in an effort to quell the most sustained student protests in Canadian history.
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Man's body found in sea search
Coastguard officers recover a man's body from the sea during the search for a missing Dorset fishing vessel.
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Solskjaer has 'chat' with Villa
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he has held informal talks with Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner about the club's vacant manager position.
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VIDEO: Tension over Spanish bank debts
The Spanish government has announced that the level of bad loans held by the country's banks is at an 18-year high.
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Ceefax founding editor dies at 85
Colin McIntyre, founding editor of the BBC's Ceefax service, the world's first teletext service, has died at the age of 85, his family confirms.
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Third Mexican general detained
The Mexican army detains General Ricardo Escorcia Vargas, after putting two other officers under house arrest for alleged links with a drug cartel.
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Market jitters over eurozone woes
European markets suffer a nervous session with investors unsettled by a downgrade for Spanish banks and the political crisis in Greece.
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Strauss ton gives England control
Captain Andrew Strauss scores his first century in 18 months as England dominate West Indies on the second day of the first Test.
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EU 'plans for Greek exit option'
The EU Commission and European Central Bank are making contingency plans for a possible Greek exit from the euro, an EU commissioner says.
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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 and Dubai.
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DPP challenges child sex sentence
The Director of Public Prosecutions begins legal action to have a tougher sentence on a man in his 20s who made a 15-year-old girl pregnant.
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VIDEO: France confirms early Afghan exit
France has confirmed it plans to withdraw its combat forces from Afghanistan by the end of 2012, two years ahead of the agreed Nato schedule.
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Italian fraudster's assets seized
Italian police seize assets estimated to be worth about 330m euros (£253m) from convicted businessman Gioacchino Campolo.
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Contamination at Kinloss probed
RAF Kinloss is the focus of a new probe into radioactive contamination, linked to the use of "glow in the dark" paint on WWII aircraft.
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Week in pictures: 12-18 May 2012
News photos from around the world
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'Two wives' Tory chief given tag
The former leader of the Conservative Party on Slough Borough Council who admitted having two wives at the same time is to be electronically tagged.
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Yahoo jumps on Alibaba deal talk
Shares in internet giant Yahoo rise 5% on reports that it is close to selling its valuable stake in Alibaba Group, the Chinese e-commerce company.
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India charges prompt Italy row
Indian police charge two Italian marines with the murder of two Indian fishermen, prompting Italy to recall its ambassador.
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Malawi 'to overturn ban on gays'
President Joyce Banda says she wants Malawi to overturn its ban on homosexual acts - the first African country to do so since 1994.
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In pictures: Monarchs at Windsor
The world's monarchs gather at Windsor Castle
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