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South Africa gets new high speed train for World Cup

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Floral tributes laid by fans and friends in memory of ex-Stereophonics drummer Stuart Cable increase after his death.

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The UK Border Agency is planning a £4m “reintegration centre” in Afghanistan so failed child asylum seekers can be returned home.

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At least three people are reported to have been killed and 10 are missing after an explosion at a natural gas facility in Texas.

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A man wanted by police over an attempted murder in Essex nearly three years ago is shot dead in Spain.

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The driver of a train that derailed in Argyll tells how he and his colleagues helped lead passengers to safety.

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Mexico police say they have found 77 bodies in an abandoned mine that appears to have been used as a mass grave by drugs gangs.

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Apple boss Steve Jobs unveils a redesign of the firm’s popular iPhone handset at an event in San Francisco.

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US White House reporter Helen Thomas retires after she said in an interview that Israelis should “get the hell out of Palestine”.

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Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones tells of his shock at the death of his friend and former bandmate Stuart Cable at 40.

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The mother of twin babies describes her “living nightmare” after they were mauled by a fox in east London.

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Three unarmed officers saw Derrick Bird during his shooting rampage but were unable to stop him, police say.

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The IMF tells eurozone countries to speed up budget cuts – as EU ministers approve an emergency loan scheme.

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Ten Nato soldiers, at least five American, die across Afghanistan in the deadliest day in months for coalition troops.

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Plans to require 55% of MPs to force a dissolution of Parliament must not result in political “limbo”, Nick Clegg says.

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