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Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will leave Astana at the end of this season after turning down the offer of a new deal.

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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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More than a 100 senior Cadbury staff have left since it was taken over by Kraft six months ago.

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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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BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce sign a £700m deal to supply India’s Hindustan Aeronautics with 57 Hawk training jets.

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Britain’s 400m hurdles favourite Dai Greene eases into the semi-finals as he strolls to victory in his heat at the European Championships in Barcelona.

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Two teenage drivers who caused the death of a 17-year-old rugby player in the Borders are jailed for four and a half years each.

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The parliament of Catalonia votes to ban bullfighting – the first region of mainland Spain to do so.

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Justice secretary Ken Clarke is urged by MPs to appoint a judge to conduct the inquest into Ian Tomlinson’s death.

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Musician and songwriter Plastic Bertrand did not sing on the 1977 track Ca Plane Pour Moi, a linguist tells a court in Belgium.

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Asian countries top the charts when it comes to internet speeds, according to a global survey by network giant Akamai.

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British Gas profits almost double as the company, which supplies energy to more than half of households, benefits from the cold winter.

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House prices in England and Wales are now at similar levels as seen in the summer of 2006, says the Land Registry.

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A soldier killed in a suspected “friendly fire” incident in Afghanistan is named by the MoD as Sapper Mark Anthony Smith.

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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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