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A group of armed vigilantes in Northern Ireland is persuading parents to hand over their children to be shot as a punishment, if they have been involved in drug-dealing or anti-social behaviour.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter renews his call for the introduction of goal-line technology after Ukraine's disputed 'goal' against England.

A father who found his five-year-old daughter being raped in rural Texas, then beat the attacker to death will not be charged, prosecutors say.

How much football chat is it polite to have with a non-fan?

One in four IRA members, including some in the highest echelons, were informers, the Smithwick tribunal is told.

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Northern Ireland vigilante group defends community shootings

Pope Benedict XVI calls for peace in Nigeria as reprisal attacks between Muslims and Christians continue.

Kuwait's constitutional court declares an election in February illegal and reinstates the former parliament.

Scripting problems are blamed for the cancellation of the National Theatre's Christmas production of The Count of Monte Cristo, due to be written by Richard Bean.

British number one Andy Murray is seeded fourth as he looks to win the Wimbledon men's singles title for the first time.

Unemployment in the UK fell by 51,000 to 2.61 million in the three months to April, official figures show.

Star Trek actor William Shatner apologises for saying on Have I Got News For You that Ilfracombe is "laced with prostitution".

The UK's advertising watchdog issues its first Twitter-related ban after posts by Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere.

Doctors are increasingly worried about so called 'super obesity', where people weigh so much that they struggle to leave the house.

How has the world changed since the Earth Summit of 1992?

Around 90,000 people have been displaced by fighting in the west of Burma, according to a United Nations body.

Joan Miro's 1927 work Peinture (Etoile Bleue) sells for more than £23 million at Sotheby's in London, breaking the auction record for the Spanish artist.

Machines have been replacing people for years - but could a robot really replace a lifeguard?

'We just didn't know how to be a mum or dad'