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Education Secretary Michael Gove has said his controversial plan to expand the academy system would help the poorest children in society and help prevent education in the UK “falling behind other nations”.

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A vaginal gel significantly cuts the rate of women contracting HIV from infected men in a South African experiment, researchers say.

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The NHS confirms 75 people have fallen ill after a suspected outbreak of the norovirus bug at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow.

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A team of 20 Nepalese climbers has braved the heights of Everest’s ‘death zone’ to remove rubbish left by explorers.

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Five regions hit hard as school schemes are axed

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Hundreds of school staff and pupils have protested in Westminster over the axing of England’s school rebuilding scheme.

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The former military ruler of Suriname, Desi Bouterse, is elected president by the South American nation’s parliament.

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England manager Fabio Capello will have a new English coach as part of his backroom staff by the beginning of September.

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Fossil hunters in Australia have discovered a cave filled with the 15-million-year-old remains of prehistoric marsupials.

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Hundreds of school staff and pupils have protested outside Westminster over the axing of England’s school rebuilding scheme.

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Female students wearing a full face veil will be barred from Syrian university campuses, the country’s minister of higher education says.

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Hillary Clinton announces US aid projects worth $500m (£328m) for Pakistan, as part of attempts to counter anti-US sentiment in the country.

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A man with “locked-in syndrome” has begun legal action, asking the director of public prosecutions to clarify the law on so-called mercy killing.

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Liverpool sign England midfielder Joe Cole on a four-year deal – subject to a medical – following his release by Chelsea.

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Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber has called for all men over the age of 50 to have a test for prostate cancer.

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