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A thick blanket of smog – thought to be the worst so far – shrouds the Russian capital as peat fires continue to burn just outside the city.

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A leading UK refugee organisation is calling for immediate legislation banning the detention of the children of failed asylum seekers.

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The Edinburgh Fringe, the largest arts festival in the world, has begun its three-week run in Scotland’s capital.

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The mother of a holidaymaker seriously injured after falling 35ft (10.6m) from a hotel balcony in Majorca, has flown to the Spanish island.

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Four people escape unhurt after an arson attack damages two homes in East Sussex during the night.

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The Japanese city of Hiroshima marks the 65th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack, with the US attending for the first time.

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The funeral will take place later for a mother and her two daughters found dead in their Hampshire home.

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Hip hop star Wyclef Jean formally registers to stand for president of his native Haiti as it rebuilds after the earthquake.

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Final submissions are to be made to an inquiry into plans to build a 19 turbine wind farm on common land in Swansea.

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A police officer who moved people from a Londonderry kebab shop metres from a bomb which exploded minutes later says he is lucky to be alive.

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China’s Foxconn factory confirms the death of a female factory worker this week, making a total of 13 deaths this year.

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Surgeons hope the groundbreaking surgery carried out on Ciaran Finn-Lynch will lead to a revolution in regenerative medicine.

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Sea creatures help assess impact from BP oil spill

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In the early days of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, the team had no idea how big the show would become, so Terry Jones wanted to capture the moment on film.

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How the marathon runner copes with her condition

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