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A South African opera star chosen by Nelson Mandela to sing at the opening of the World Cup has died from meningitis, his record company says.

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Ministers must stop arguing about a referendum on more law-making powers for Wales, the assembly’s presiding officer says.

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The body of a newborn baby boy has been discovered dumped in a bag at a railway station.

The infant was discovered by a cleaner on a platform at Fleet railway station in Hampshire, shortly after 1130 BST on Wednesday.

Hampshire Police have appealed for the mother to get in touch and said they are worried about her welfare.

The front of the station has been cordoned off but trains are not affected.

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The union representing BT workers announces plans to ballot its members on possible industrial action.

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The Iraqi government says it plans to close the state-owned Iraqi Airways after declaring it bankrupt.

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A five-month-old boy taken to hospital with burns over 40% of his body after spending a day in the sun on Brighton beach has been discharged.

The child was with his 29-year-old mother who was visiting the south coast from London on Sunday, one of the hottest days of the year.

Sussex Police said the baby was "doing fine" after being released from the Royal Sussex County Hospital.

Officers are investigating the case, but said no arrests had been made.

Dehydration risk

The child was taken to hospital by ambulance after police community support officers intervened when they saw the baby suffering from sunburn.

Temperatures on Brighton beach reached 25C (77F) on Sunday.

A burns specialist from The Queen Victoria Hospital (QVH) in East Grinstead, West Sussex – who was consulting with the Royal Sussex – said the boy’s injuries could have been potentially life-threatening.

Baljit Dheansa, a consultant burns and plastics surgeon at the QVH’s specialist burns unit, said the baby’s skin showed signs of blistering.

He explained that the danger of blistering was that it could lead to the loss of body fluids.

In a five-month-old baby, this could ultimately lead to risks of dehydration, low blood pressure and kidney failure.

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Two of Ethiopia’s main opposition leaders call for a rerun of Sunday’s elections, saying they were not free and fair.

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Education Secretary Michael Gove hails a new era in schools as every school in England is invited to become an academy.

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Europe calls for new national taxes on banks to prevent taxpayers having to pay for future financial meltdowns.

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Two social workers have been suspended for misconduct in the case of Baby Peter, who died while on Haringey Council’s child protection register.

Maria Ward was suspended for two months and Gillie Christou for four months by the General Social Care Council.

The pair, who admitted failings in the case, had already been suspended for 16 months while it was investigated.

Baby Peter was 17 months old when he died with more than 50 injuries in August 2007.

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The report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry will be published on 15 June, the secretary of state confirms.

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BP is to decide whether to use a new method known as “top kill” to plug oil leaking from a Gulf of Mexico well.

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The international community must respond in the growing crisis over the sinking of a South Korean warship, the US says.

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A lorry driver shown on YouTube driving along a motorway with a car trapped in front of his cab is told he can keep his licence.

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A temporary battery of US Patriot missiles is to be unveiled in Poland – a move criticised by Russia.

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