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TV comic Jennifer Saunders is winning a battle with breast cancer, it is revealed.

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East Timor says it will consider housing a refugee processing centre, as the Australian PM appears to backtrack on the plan.

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Steve McCurry: Capturing the world in colour

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A Turner masterpiece of a view over Rome sells for £29.7m at Sotheby’s in London, breaking the artist’s record at auction.

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The idea lack of exercise makes children put on weight is challenged by research which says it is the other way round.

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European Court of Human Rights orders a halt to the extradition of cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri to the US on terror charges.

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BT and TalkTalk seek a judicial review of the Digital Economy Act, saying it was rushed and could curb basic rights.

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Europe’s champions reach World Cup final in style

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Leicester and England scrum-half Harry Ellis is forced to retire at the age of 28 because of persistent knee problems.

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Who is the most influential person online?

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Staying cool as the eastern US bakes in a heatwave

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Police in Northern Ireland are expected to suspend controversial stop-and-search powers.

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England captain Andrew Strauss vows his side will take their recent fine form into the three one-day internationals against Bangladesh, which start at Trent Bridge on Thursday.

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More than 22,000 university staff in England could lose their jobs if 25% funding cuts go ahead, a union warns.

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GPS devices reveal puffins at a key breeding colony head for foraging “hotspots” 20 miles away, much closer than previously thought.

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