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World number one Rafael Nadal needs treatment on knee and elbow injuries as he struggles past Philipp Petzschner in five sets to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon.

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A search is under way in the Lake District after a teenage canoeist fails to surface when his craft overturns.

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Minister criticises the UK’s tabloid press for referring to the war in their coverage of the England-Germany World Cup match.

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Voters in the self-proclaimed state of Somaliland defy Islamist threats and turn out in large numbers in presidential elections.

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Germany’s chancellor insists Europe’s leaders are making good progress in talks with the US on bolstering economic growth.

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The Vatican says the detention of priests in a Belgian inquiry into alleged child abuse was worse than the Communist era.

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Thousands protest in the Taiwanese capital about a trade deal with China, which they fear will lead to a Chinese takeover.

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The forced sale of the world’s largest gold coin fetches $4 million at an auction in Austria.

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Thousands of people gathered on the streets of Cardiff for the UK’s second Armed Forces Day.

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Michael Jackson’s father files a wrongful death suit against the doctor charged with his overdose, a year after his death.

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The Royal College of GPs says thousands of new health visitors the government plans to recruit should not solely be placed in children’s centres.

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Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel pips team-mate Mark Webber to pole position, as McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton takes third.

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Competitive sport will be revived in England’s schools through a national competition based on the Olympics, ministers say.

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This week’s stalemate at the International Whaling Commission is “unfortunate”, says a Japanese minister.

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