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A Scottish bagpiper, who played his fellow soldiers ashore during the D-Day landings in 1944, has died in hospital in Devon at the age of 88.

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British number one Andy Murray opens his Cincinnati Masters campaign against world number 58 Jeremy Chardy of France.

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Concerns about collapsed travel firm Kiss Flights emerged almost two years ago, the BBC has learnt.

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More aid pledges for Pakistan come through after complaints that the world’s response to the devastating floods was inadequate.

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Two 11-year-old boys are given a three year supervision order for the attempted rape of an eight-year-old girl in a west London park.

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Karl Oyston resigns as Blackpool chairman with immediate effect.

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Scores of holidaymakers affected by the collapse of Kiss Flights were also hit by the failure of Goldtrail last month.

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Some savers with money in the failed Presbyterian Mutual Society criticise the Presbyterian Church for spending £4.2m renovating its headquarters.

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Police in Mexico find the body of the kidnapped mayor of the northern city of Santiago three days after he was seized, local media say.

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Seven Revenue and Customs staff are sacked for deliberately under-paying ethnic minority families the child benefits they were entitled to.

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People in Rothbury speak of their disappointment and anger after the ashes of gunman Raoul Moat are scattered in a river near the town.

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One of the main roads linking the north-west of Pakistan to the rest of the country has been reopened after it was blocked for hours by protesters.

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A single juror prevented former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich being convicted of selling Barack Obama’s Senate seat, the jury foreman has said.

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Plans are unveiled for opencast mining at the site of the last deep colliery in Wales, two years after it finally closed.

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England midfielder James Milner completes his move to Manchester City from Aston Villa, with Stephen Ireland moving in the opposite direction.

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