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Nine-month-old twin girls are seriously ill in hospital after they were attacked by a fox in their cots at their east London home.

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Tornadoes and thunderstorms sweep through Illinois, Ohio and Michigan, killing seven people, US officials say.

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The new coalition government will be “assertive” in its dealings with Europe, Foreign Secretary William Hague says.

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Manchester United’s US owners the Glazer family are struggling under debts of more than £1.1bn, the BBC learns.

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Eight people are taken to hospital after a train with about 60 passengers onboard derails and catches fire near Oban.

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The government is scrapping “bin tax” plans that would charge households for the amount of rubbish they throw away.

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Former Army chief General Sir Michael Jackson is due to give evidence at the public inquiry into the death of an Iraqi civilian.

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Most people in the UK associate Islam with extremism and the repression of women, a survey suggests.

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The EU could monitor aid to Gaza, France says, after Israel rules out an international probe into its deadly flotilla raid.

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Measures are needed to stop brain scans being misused by courts, insurers and employers, experts are warning.

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The 2010 World Cup in South Africa has been insured for more than £6.2bn, according to Lloyd’s of London.

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Those involved in Scotland’s worst outbreak of Clostridium difficile are to begin giving evidence at a public inquiry.

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David Cameron will say Britain’s economic problems are “even worse than we thought” as he sets out why cuts are needed.

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The Pope urges efforts to resolve Middle East tensions, and draws attention to the plight of Christians in the region.

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A 23-year-old footballer is in hospital after he was impaled on a steel fence post while retrieving a ball.

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