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Economists in Russia say they expect the current heatwave and wildfires to cut $15bn (£9bn) from economic output.

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Film journalist Danny Leigh will be Claudia Winkleman’s co-host when Film 2010 returns to BBC One this autumn.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is to meet his new Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, to discuss re-establishing diplomatic relations.

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A nurse who strangled his wife and tried to make it look as though she died in a car crash is found guilty of her murder.

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Lothian and Borders new fire chief says a merger of the country’s eight fire and rescue services is “inevitable.”

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Police are searching premises at the centre of a HSENI alert connected with the death of two teenagers in Castlerock.

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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calls for “the cycle of violence” to end in Indian-administered Kashmir.

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Police are searching premises at the centre of a HSENI alert connected with the death of two teenagers in Castlerock.

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Injured Birmingham keeper Ben Foster withdraws from the England squad to face Hungary, with Watford’s Scott Loach and Blackburn’s Frankie Fielding called up.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is to meet his new Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, to discuss re-establishing diplomatic relations.

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David Cameron defends plans to increase the use of credit rating firms to “go after” people making fraudulent benefit claims.

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Britain’s Lizzie Simmonds and Gemma Spofforth win gold and silver in the 200m backstroke at the European Championships, while Liam Tancock takes bronze in the 100m backstroke.

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The hit internet spoof video Newport State Of Mind which parodies Jay-Z has been removed from YouTube due to a “copyright claim” by EMI Publishing.

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A judge bails a US flight attendant who allegedly used the emergency exit slide after arguing with a passenger about remaining seated.

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Britain’s Lizzie Simmonds and Gemma Spofforth win gold and silver in the 200m backstroke at the European Championships, while Liam Tancock takes bronze in the 100m backstroke.

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