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Brain stimulation maths boost link  Fri, 17 May 2013 01:09:49 GMT
Applying high-frequency electrical noise to the brain can boost maths skills up to six months later, say Oxford University researchers. 
Root shines before NZ fight back  Sat, 18 May 2013 17:42:39 GMT
England lose four late wickets as they close day three of the first Test at Lord's on 180-6, leading New Zealand by 205. 
Clermont Auvergne 15-16 Toulon  Sat, 18 May 2013 18:36:21 GMT
Jonny Wilkinson kicks 11 points to help Toulon come from behind to lift the Heineken Cup at the expense of Clermont Auvergne. 
Tweets of the week: IRS, Beyonce's baby and Bea Arthur  Fri, 17 May 2013 21:46:57 GMT
For the week ending 17 May, here is a look at the news making waves in America - all in 140 characters or less. 
Breast cancer: What is the risk?  Fri, 17 May 2013 23:27:50 GMT
Angelina Jolie had a mastectomy after being told there was an 87% chance she would develop breast cancer. How high is the risk for other women? 
Tunisia bars Salafist gathering  Fri, 17 May 2013 23:08:55 GMT
Tunisia bans the radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia from holding a meeting in the city of Kairouan, raising fears of possible violence. 
Afghan MPs halt women's law debate  Sat, 18 May 2013 09:05:36 GMT
The Afghan parliament interrupts debate on a law to prevent violence against women, with conservatives calling for it to be scrapped. 
Hollande signs gay marriage bill  Sat, 18 May 2013 08:24:26 GMT
President Francois Hollande signs into law a controversial bill making France the ninth in Europe, and 14th globally, to legalise gay marriage. 
Argentine 'Dirty War' leader dies  Fri, 17 May 2013 15:59:09 GMT
Argentina's former military leader Jorge Rafael Videla has died aged 87 while serving a sentence for crimes against humanity, including torture. 
Fresh violence kills eight in Iraq  Sat, 18 May 2013 13:51:31 GMT
Fresh outbreaks of violence in Iraq have left at least eight people dead, police say, hours after the worst day of sectarian violence in the country for months. 
Lawyer denies OJ Simpson's claims  Sat, 18 May 2013 01:59:05 GMT
OJ Simpson's former lawyer rebuts claims by his former client he botched his defence in an armed robbery case. 
Minister heckled by head teachers  Sat, 18 May 2013 18:04:42 GMT
Education Secretary Michael Gove receives one of the angriest receptions of his three years in office as he appears before head teachers in Birmingham. 
No 10 issues 'loon slur' denial  Sat, 18 May 2013 21:46:39 GMT
No 10 denies that "anyone in Downing Street" made comments reported in several papers describing Tory activists as "mad, swivel-eyed loons". 
Bank governor in Help to Buy warning  Sat, 18 May 2013 20:04:05 GMT
The outgoing Bank of England governor warns a government plan to boost the housing market with part-mortgage guarantees has no long-term place. 
British girl dies at Egyptian hotel  Sat, 18 May 2013 16:20:39 GMT
A British child who died in a pool at a hotel in Egypt is named as five-year-old Chloe Johnson from Forest Hill, south London.