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Death rates in England and Wales are at their lowest-ever recorded levels, after fewer than half a million deaths in 2009, official figures show.

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Auction site operator eBay has reported a 26% rise in profits thanks largely to increased use of its PayPal service.

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The White House apologises to a black US official fired after an edited video clip appeared to show her making racially charged remarks.

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Manchester City’s transfer splurge shows no sign of ending as boss Roberto Mancini reveals the club are looking at Landon Donovan and Mario Balotelli.

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Can listening to certain digital beats get you high?

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A s a new streetdance show opens at the Barbican, the BBC’S Will Gompertz examines if this form of contemporary dance has now become high art.

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The dainty damselfly reappears in the UK after an absence of more than 50 years, probably assisted by climate change.

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Kenyan judges award compensation to victims of police torture during the rule of Daniel Arap Moi in the 1980s.

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Cancer, leukaemia and infant mortality are all increasing in the Iraqi town of Fallujah, which saw fierce fighting between US forces and Sunni insurgents.

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The European Space Agency is to call upon scientists to come up with ideas for the next great space mission.

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Divers find the fossilised bones of an ancient, tiny monkey in a cave in the Caribbean, revealing clues about the origin of primates there.

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A car bomb explodes near the Iraqi city of Baquba, killing at least 15 people and wounding many others, police say.

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Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond writes to US senators concerned about the release of the Lockerbie bomber.

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President Obama signs into law the biggest overhaul of US financial regulation in decades – a major political victory for the Democrats.

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The government denies Labour claims that children with special educational needs could lose out under academies legislation.

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