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President Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka denounces army critics at a pageant to celebrate last year’s victory over Tamil Tiger rebels.

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Spain is taking the right measures for economic stability, the head of the International Monetary Fund says on a visit to Madrid.

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Three companies are convicted of health and safety breaches in relation to the Buncefield oil depot explosion.

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Spanish bank Santander submits an offer to buy more than 300 branches from Royal Bank of Scotland.

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A man wrongly jailed for a sex attack following mistakes by a police force says an apology from them is “too little, too late”.

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A pregnant mother says she was forced off a bus because the driver was disturbed by her toddler’s behaviour.

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The UN refugee agency investigates allegations that UK officials beat deported Iraqis to get them on and off the plane.

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An out-of-hours doctor from Germany who killed a patient with an overdose of a painkiller is banned from practising in the UK.

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The French president completes a visit of London marking the 70th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle’s wartime broadcast.

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Edinburgh City Council draws up plans to borrow more than £50m to help fund the crisis-hit tram project, BBC Scotland learns.

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The Crown drops the case against a man accused of gun smuggling after a judge said MI5 had ‘entrapped’ him.

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England coach Fabio Capello is likely to drop goalkeeper Robert Green and play David James in tonight’s match against Algeria.

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The US state of Utah puts Ronnie Lee Gardner to death by firing squad, the first such execution for 14 years.

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A murderer’s plot to escape from jail using a helicopter is foiled by prison guards and the police, the Ministry of Justice says.

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British number one Andy Murray will play world number 80 Jan Hajek of the Czech Republic in the first round at Wimbledon.

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