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A vaginal gel significantly cuts the rate of women contracting HIV from infected men in a South African experiment, researchers say.

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The NHS confirms 75 people have fallen ill after a suspected outbreak of the norovirus bug at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow.

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A team of 20 Nepalese climbers has braved the heights of Everest’s ‘death zone’ to remove rubbish left by explorers.

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Five regions hit hard as school schemes are axed

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Fossil hunters in Australia have discovered a cave filled with the 15-million-year-old remains of prehistoric marsupials.

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Hundreds of school staff and pupils have protested in Westminster over the axing of England’s school rebuilding scheme.

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The former military ruler of Suriname, Desi Bouterse, is elected president by the South American nation’s parliament.

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England manager Fabio Capello will have a new English coach as part of his backroom staff by the beginning of September.

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Hundreds of school staff and pupils have protested outside Westminster over the axing of England’s school rebuilding scheme.

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Female students wearing a full face veil will be barred from Syrian university campuses, the country’s minister of higher education says.

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Hillary Clinton announces US aid projects worth $500m (£328m) for Pakistan, as part of attempts to counter anti-US sentiment in the country.

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A man with “locked-in syndrome” has begun legal action, asking the director of public prosecutions to clarify the law on so-called mercy killing.

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Liverpool sign England midfielder Joe Cole on a four-year deal – subject to a medical – following his release by Chelsea.

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Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber has called for all men over the age of 50 to have a test for prostate cancer.

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Wing Commander Andy Green gives a look around the full-scale model for the Bloodhound SuperSonic Car.

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