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24 hours of news photos: 31 May 2012

A library book is returned to Navan library in County Meath, just 80 years too late.

Russian policy on Syria is going to contribute to a civil war, the US secretary of state says, as the UN warns of a looming "catastrophic" conflict there.

The widow of a firefighter who died after a warehouse blaze in Warwickshire says senior fire officers "should hang their heads in shame".

Prime Minister David Cameron's former director of communications Andy Coulson is to "vigorously contest" a perjury charge.

The Queen will visit Northern Ireland on June 26 and 27 as part of the Diamond Jubilee tour of the United Kingdom.

BAE Systems is planning to cut 105 jobs at its Glascoed munitions factory in Monmouthshire, blaming "very challenging" market conditions.

UK digital music revenue overtakes sales of physical formats such as CDs and records for the first time.

Ireland second row Paul O'Connell is ruled out of the forthcoming three-match Test series against New Zealand with a knee injury.

Astronauts on board the International Space Station have released the unmanned Dragon cargo capsule.

Kevin Pietersen announces his retirement from international limited-overs cricket with immediate effect.

Ukraine's Euro 2012 Director, Markian Lubkivsky, has denied BBC Panorama's allegations of racism in his country and Poland.

Immigration and rising birth rates lead to the Scottish population reaching its highest ever level, new figures suggest.

Europe's first smartphone based on the US chipmaker's technology is to go on sale in the UK and France in June.

Europe's first smartphone based on the US chipmaker's technology is to go on sale in the UK and France in June.

Essex bowler Mervyn Westfield and sports agent Mazhar Majeed, jailed over spot-betting scams, have their appeals thrown out.

Essex bowler Mervyn Westfield and sports agent Mazhar Majeed, jailed over spot-betting scams, have their appeals thrown out.

The parents of six children who died in a house fire in Derby appear in court charged with their murder.

The parents of six children who died in a house fire in Derby appear in court charged with their murder.

A German engineer abducted in January by gunmen in Kano in northern Nigeria has been killed in a failed rescue bid, security sources say.