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An 840-tonne section of submarine has been moved along a street in a Cumbrian town.

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The amount of plankton in the oceans has declined markedly over the last century, with warming identified as a cause.

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Lawsuit filed in San Francisco district court after firms resurrected deleted browser cookies.

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Financial regulators in Nigeria are to bring charges against a list of people they accuse of illegally manipulating the stock market.

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Rights group Amnesty International accuses Iran of persecuting a lawyer involved in the high profile case of a woman sentenced to death by stoning.

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Amid the worst floods in China for a decade, at least 20 people are missing in Sichuan province where heavy rain triggered a landslide which buried almost 60 houses.

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Investment in England’s school buildings will continue despite cuts to a major building programme, the Education Secretary says.

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Oil from BP’s damaged Gulf of Mexico well has cleared from the sea surface faster than expected, scientists say, 100 days after the disaster began.

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A High Court has ruled that devices that allow gamers to play pirated video games on the Nintendo DS console are illegal in the UK.

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Catalonia has became the first region in mainland Spain to ban bullfighting, following a vote in parliament.

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A sandstorm downs an Iraqi military helicopter, killing its five-member crew, while a Baghdad blast kills five Iraqis, officials say.

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With thousands expected to flock to a major cheese fair, why are Britons taking this once-humble foodstuff so seriously?

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Aid in Afghanistan is being “militarised” by the need to provide security in provinces like Helmand and Kandahar, the Earl of Sandwich has claimed.

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GPs and other health professionals should tell people they are fat rather than obese, England’s public health minister says.

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Mad Men’s sassy secretary has been given government sanction for her body shape – but how realistic is it for women?

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