UK astronaut Peake to go into orbit
Sun, 19 May 2013 21:51:22 GMT
UK astronaut Tim Peake is given a date to fly to the International Space Station, but the mission is not expected to take place before 2015.
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Time-lapse imaging 'improves IVF'
Fri, 17 May 2013 01:49:29 GMT
Time-lapse imaging which takes thousands of pictures of developing embryos can boost the success rate of IVF, according to British research.
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Mental health 'bible' is updated
Sun, 19 May 2013 06:45:33 GMT
An update to one of the most important manuals in mental health - known as the bible of psychiatry - is published.
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Top-four spot 'vital' for Wenger
Sun, 19 May 2013 19:10:20 GMT
Arsene Wenger says finishing fourth to clinch the final Champions League spot was vital for Arsenal's ability to attract top players.
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Cook hails bowlers after England win
Sun, 19 May 2013 17:26:48 GMT
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The Somali pirates 'jailed in paradise'
Sat, 18 May 2013 23:46:02 GMT
Anthony Denselow reports on the captured pirates who end up in the tiny island nation of Seychelles.
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The world's largest camel herd - in Australia
Sat, 18 May 2013 23:38:19 GMT
Kangaroos and koalas are possibly the best-known Australian wildlife, but thriving in the outback are more surprising residents - camels. There are now thought to be 750,000 roaming in the outback, making it the biggest wild herd in the world.
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Boko Haram militants 'in disarray'
Sun, 19 May 2013 19:04:47 GMT
The Nigerian military says that Boko Haram militants in the north-east of the country are "in disarray" as a result of its offensive against them.
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Murdered Pakistan politician buried
Sun, 19 May 2013 21:38:51 GMT
Hundreds of people attend the funeral of the murdered vice-president of Pakistan's PTI party, Zahra Shahid Hussain, at a mosque in Karachi.
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Disgraced French minister bows out
Sun, 19 May 2013 14:44:39 GMT
A French government minister who quit over revelations of his undeclared Swiss bank account says he will not stand again for election.
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Malcolm X grandson suspects remanded
Sun, 19 May 2013 03:20:55 GMT
Two men suspected of killing Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of US political activist Malcolm X, are remanded in custody in Mexico.
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Iran executes two men for spying
Sun, 19 May 2013 10:06:16 GMT
Iranian officials say two men have been executed after they were convicted of spying for Israel and the US.
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Serena powers to Italian Open win
Sun, 19 May 2013 13:27:39 GMT
World number one Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka to win the Italian Open and her fourth consecutive tournament.
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Gay marriage plans return to Commons
Mon, 20 May 2013 03:31:27 GMT
Conservative Party divisions over legalising same-sex marriage in England and Wales are set to be exposed again when the plans return to the Commons later.
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Man killed as blast destroys house
Mon, 20 May 2013 00:39:16 GMT
The body of a man is recovered from the remains of a house in Nottinghamshire after it was destroyed in an explosion that injured four others.
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