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Detectives want to trace the “terrified” occupants of four vehicles believed to have witnessed a man being shot dead in Manchester.

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A new not-for-profit lending scheme is being unveiled aimed at giving manageable loans to financially excluded people.

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The Ulster Unionist Party has picked Tom Elliott as its new leader.

Mr Elliott, 46, who represents Fermanagh and South Tyrone, saw off the challenge of Lagan Valley MLA Basil McCrea by 643 votes to 294.

Sir Reg Empey had announced he would quit as Ulster Unionist leader in the aftermath of a disastrous general election which left it with no MPs.

Many of the party’s senior figures, including all but one of its MLAs, had declared their backing for Mr Elliott.

Mr McCrea had hoped to secure enough votes from rank-and-file members, positioning himself as a moderniser.

Mr Elliott is seen as the “establishment” candidate, with his background as a senior Orangeman and former UDR soldier who holds traditionalist views.

In the past decade, the UUP has gone from having 10 MPs to none.

One of the first tasks for Mr Elliott will be healing any rifts within the party.

He will also have to set about winning back voters from the DUP and attracting unionists who no longer vote at all.

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Liverpool are dumped out of the Carling Cup third round by League Two’s Northampton after a penalty shoot-out.

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Israel’s military broke international laws during its raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a UN Human Rights Council investigation says.

The three-member panel said Israel’s military response to the flotilla was “disproportionate” and also “betrayed an unacceptable level of brutality.”

Israel insists that its soldiers acted in self-defence during the raid in May.

Nine people were killed on board a Turkish ship as it tried to breach an Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza.

In a 56-page report, the UN panel also said the blockade of the Palestinian territory was “unlawful” because a humanitarian crisis there at the time.

Israel has so far not publicly commented on the UN document.

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’s fortune – estimated at $54bn – leads to him being named as the wealthiest person in America for the 17th year in a row.

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India’s foreign minister has told the BBC that Delhi’s Commonwealth Games will meet international standards, amid concerns over hygiene and safety.

Despite the withdrawal of some athletes over security concerns and complaints from several countries, SM Krishna told the BBC India would be “able to deliver” on the games in 11 days.

He said a prolonged monsoon had hampered last-minute preparations, but offered reassurance to participating nations that security would be provided for every athlete and stadium.

The Scottish team have said they would not travel until the site was “secure”, while an English and Australian athlete have both pulled out over security concerns.

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An international meeting to try to prevent the Arctic becoming the next battleground over mineral wealth is taking place in Moscow

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United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for an immediate end to violence in Indian-administered Kashmir.

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The US is revamping foreign aid to focus on development, not dependence, President Barack Obama tells the UN.

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Celtic cruise into the quarter finals of the Co-operative Insurance Cup at the expense of a lacklustre Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

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Three Obama administration officials have told Congress that efforts by terrorists to recruit US residents are causing new national security threats.

National Counterterrorism Center director Michael Leiter said the threat posed by terrorism had become more complex due to home-grown extremists.

“Domestic radicalisation” was becoming more pronounced, Congress heard.

At least 63 US citizens have been charged or convicted of terrorist acts or related crimes since 2009.

“Groups affiliated with al-Qaeda are now actively targeting the United States and looking to use Americans or Westerners who are able to remain undetected by heightened security measures,” FBI Director Robert Mueller told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said that the US was now seeing “more diverse activity” from a more “diverse collection of groups”, adding that al-Qaeda had inspired an array of terrorist organisations.

US-born Anwar al-Awlaki, who has been labelled a “specially designated global terrorist” by his native country, is an example of a home-grown extremist spreading propaganda through the internet, Ms Napolitano said.

The Muslim cleric has posted sermons on the web thought to have inspired new recruits to Islamist militancy.

Home-grown plots have reached their highest level since 11 September 2001, according to the National Counterterrorism Centre.

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An injury-time goal from Shola Ameobi gives Newcastle an extraordinary win at Chelsea in a see-saw Carling Cup third-round encounter.

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Eoin Morgan hits an unbeaten century as England beat Pakistan to win a one-day series marred by allegations of spot- and match-fixing.

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Two goals in three second-half minutes see West Brom fight back from a goal down to beat Manchester City and reach the fourth round of the Carling Cup.

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