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Sales of blueberries have overtaken raspberries. Why have the British developed such a taste for these little juicy gems?

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Chinese engineers are considering a new super-powerful engine for the next generation of space rockets, say officials.

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Closing arguments are to begin in the trial of ex-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who is accused of trying to sell President Obama’s Senate seat.

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A Spanish man who underwent the world’s first full face transplant reveals his new look before TV cameras.

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One of the longest tapestries in the world has been unveiled in East Lothian.

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Chinese archaeologists are due to begin searching for the remains of a Chinese ship believed to have sunk off the Kenyan coast 600 years ago.

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The United Arab Emirates says that it is considering restrictions on BlackBerry phones, as they pose a “national security risk”.

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An acrid fog from forest and peat fires blankets Moscow, as the Russian capital swelters in a record heat wave.

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David Shukman takes a dive in a research sub as it investigates the effects of the oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico’s coral reefs.

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The Independent Monitoring Commission is to produce a special report on the murder of Bobby Moffett, who was shot dead on the Shankill Road in May.

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Bangladesh’s war crimes tribunal, which is investigating the country’s 1971 liberation struggle against Pakistan, has issued its first arrest warrants.

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Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch is found guilty of crimes against humanity by Cambodia’s UN-backed war crimes tribunal.

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Two men denying murdering Cardiff teenager Aamir Siddiqi and attempting to murder his parents.

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A national competition is kicked off to find people who will help defend the UK against the rising tide of cyber crime.

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Iran faces tough new sanctions, targeted at certain sections of its economy. But so so-called smart sanctions work?

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