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'Quiet epidemic' of UK male cancer  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:08:00 GMT
Action is needed to fight a "quiet epidemic" of oesophageal cancer, which is on the rise in the UK, particularly in men, say cancer experts. 
Baby success for new 'safer' IVF  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:19:34 GMT
In a world first, a healthy baby has been born using a "safer" new IVF method. 
Australia out of Champions Trophy  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:15:20 GMT
Sri Lanka reach the Champions Trophy semi-finals with victory over Group A rivals Australia who are knocked out. 
Hearts to enter administration  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:07:27 GMT
Hearts begin the process of entering administration with papers lodged with the court in Edinburgh. 
How Napoleon's semaphore telegraph changed the world  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:50:37 GMT
Napoleonic semaphore was the world's first telegraph network, carrying messages across 18th Century France faster than ever before. Now a group of enthusiastic amateurs are reviving the ingenious system. 
Five survivors of spectacular falls  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:18:12 GMT
A British man has survived a fall from the 15th floor of a New Zealand apartment block, according to local media. The odds may be against it, but others have lived after even more dramatic plummets. 
'Soldiers killed' in Mozambican raid  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:32:28 GMT
Several soldiers are reported to have been killed when gunmen attacked an armoury in the central Mozambican region of Dondo. 
India floods wash buildings away  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:07:08 GMT
Floods and landslides kill at least 19 people, officials say, as whole buildings are swept away after monsoon rain in northern India. 
Gagarin air crash details emerge  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:24:10 GMT
New details have emerged about the air crash that killed Yuri Gagarin - the first man in space. 
Ecuador to continue Assange asylum  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:48:23 GMT
Ecuador's foreign minister says its embassy in London will continue to provide political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. 
Islamists given Egypt governorships  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:14:32 GMT
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi appoints Islamist allies as regional governors, tightening the Muslim Brotherhood's grip on power. 
Arizona voting law invalidated  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:33:07 GMT
The US Supreme Court rules that states cannot force residents to show proof of American citizenship when they register to vote. 
'Alarm' over UK spying claims  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:20:06 GMT
A diplomatic row has broken out over claims that Britain spied on foreign governments attending G20 meetings in London in 2009. 
Assault caution for Charles Saatchi  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:23:36 GMT
Art collector Charles Saatchi is cautioned for assault after images of him grasping his wife, Nigella Lawson, by the neck appeared in a newspaper. 
No 10 to host 'web porn' summit  Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:59:19 GMT
Internet firms are to meet ministers at No 10 amid calls for more to be done to block images of child sex abuse and to stop children viewing pornography.