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Big cuts to police budgets could harm the ability of forces in England and Wales to combat crime unless they undertake radical reform, a report says.

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The trial of three Spanish youths accused of attacking a Cardiff schoolboy, leaving him in a coma, is due to get under way on Majorca.

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Actor and writer Stephen Fry is to front a new five-part BBC Two documentary series exploring language, he reveals.

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A health trust asks two Fermanagh child abusing brothers to admit themselves to hospital for treatment.

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DNA expert assesses science behind horror movie Splice

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Targets to cut government department spending by £35bn by 2011 are “unlikely” to be met, the National Audit Office warns.

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Colin Montgomerie is set to name his vice-captains for the European Ryder Cup team, which will face the United States at Celtic Manor in October.

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Mountain Rescue volunteers are called to help five teenage girls from Cheshire, stranded on a swollen river while on a walking trip in Cumbria.

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Ryanair says its first-quarter profits fell by 24% to 94m euros after the volcanic ash disruption cancelled 10,000 flights.

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European airline Flybe announces an £850m ($1.3bn) order for 35 new Embraer planes as part of its expansion plans.

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The RNLI have issued warnings about the dangers of tombstoning, where people jump off cliffs into deep water.

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The training of Afghan soldiers and police by international forces is one of the keys to a successful transfer of power in the country.

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A young platypus has had to be rescued from an Australian sewage plant after venturing down pipes apparently looking for a mate.

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Bereaved mother tells of family struggle with justice system

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BP, Afghanistan and the economy will be on the agenda when David Cameron holds talks with US President Barack Obama.

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