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A capsule Japanese scientists hope contains dusty samples grabbed from asteroid Itokawa is set return to Earth.

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A US official gives BP 48 hours to improve its strategy to stem the Gulf oil leak, as the US and UK leaders discuss the spill.

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Poland holds a suspected Israeli agent wanted in Germany in connection with the murder of a Hamas commander in Dubai.

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A 16-year-old US girl who ran into problems while trying to sail solo around the world is rescued in the Indian Ocean, officials say.

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Dan Parks kicks all of Scotland’s points as they come from behind to win the first Test against Argentina.

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Lewis Hamilton breaks Red Bull’s domination of qualifying this year to beat Red Bull’s Mark Webber and set pole position in a thrilling session in Canada.

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US President Barack Obama tells David Cameron his criticisms of BP over the oil spill are “nothing to do with national identity”.

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Hollywood actress Catherine Zeta Jones heads the list of Welsh names honoured by the Queen with a CBE.

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A man in his 50s has died and three other people have been rescued after a dinghy capsized in Strangford Lough.

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A chemistry professor says that if the World Cup trophy was really solid gold it would be too heavy for footballers to lift.

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England’s pack threatens to earn them a remarkable victory in the first Test but Australia hold on to win in Perth despite being butchered in the scrum.

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A system to simplify and speed up banking transactions is branded “unfair and confusing” by the consumer watchdog Which?

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The UK chief scientist John Beddington receives a knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

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A group of British troops and Afghan nationals complete a charity 10k run on the front line in Afghanistan.

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Floodwaters hit campsites in the US state of Arkansas, killing at least 16 people, the governor’s office says.

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