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Scientists use satellite devices to track birds in winter

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Floods wash away roads and homes in Pakistan’s Swat Valley

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A Leicestershire man has completed a 4,000-mile (6,400 km) trek along the length of the Amazon.

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Officials schedule Guinea’s presidential run-off for 19 September, after repeated delays while fraud allegations were investigated.

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Britain’s Hannah Miley wins gold in the 400m individual medley after a commanding display at the European Championships in Budapest.

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Charity Barnardo’s calls for time limits on courts in England and Wales to issue care orders, because children at risk of abuse are being “damaged”.

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Former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy and his wife Sarah are to separate, their lawyers confirm.

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Pakistani Marines have been working round the clock to rescue villagers trapped by the region’s worst deluge in 80 years.

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Competition for university places is expected to be intense this year, with fewer places likely to be on offer, a survey suggests.

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BP makes its first deposit of $3bn (£1.8bn) into a $20bn account to pay for the oil spill after finishing talks with the US Department of Justice.

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How hot can a sauna safely be for the human body?

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Channel 4 promises to make Paralympic athletes “household names” in its coverage of the 2012 event in London.

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US researchers are a step closer to discovering why some people can sleep peacefully despite the noise of modern life.

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Former England defender Nicky Shorey leaves Aston Villa and signs a two-year deal with West Brom.

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Web marketplace Craigslist responds to claims the site adult section ‘aids sex trafficking’ and ‘promotes prostitution’.

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