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A 15-year-old girl dies at a school in Kent after collapsing during a game of rounders.

The head of Londonderry's regeneration body is due to appear before a Stormont committee to face questions over how it spent more than £400,000 without proper government approval.

The return of the fairground sideshow

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt tells MPs he "followed due process" in the BSkyB takeover bid - but his special adviser quits over his contacts with News Corp.

The European Commission is expected to propose a controversial 6.8% increase to the EU's budget for 2013.

The son of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai defends his lifestyle in a letter to his university and expresses "deep concern" about his family.

Supermarkets stand accused of undermining parents' attempts to feed their families healthily by continuing to place junk food near checkouts.

All's Well That Ends Well had a second writer, most likely Thomas Middleton, suggests research from Oxford University.

Campaigners in Bangladesh are stepping up their efforts to put a stop to child marriages.

The 2012 International German Beard and Moustache Championships have been held in Germany, with entrants competing in categories including Imperial Moustaches and Dali Moustaches.

The UN special envoy, Kofi Annan, has told the Security Council that Syria is still witnessing unacceptable levels of violence, despite a ceasefire being in place since 12 April.

Only 42% of people are interested in politics and only 24% believe the current system of coalition government is working, an annual survey by the Hansard Society finds.

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney vows to take the White House from President Barack Obama, as he racks up a series of primary wins.

Shares in Chinese search engine Baidu fall more than 10% in after hours trading after a weaker-than-expected revenue forecast.

New and upgraded attractions helped draw four million more visitors to Scotland's main tourist sites last year, new research finds.

Tycoon Donald Trump has said he was "lured" into building a £1bn golf resort in Scotland with assurances that a nearby wind farm would not go ahead.

Bowel cancer patients who take aspirin daily could cut their chance of dying from the disease by about a third, experts believe.

Images from West Africa's brutal rebellions

The bulk of the £9.8bn the NHS spends on diabetes each year is wasted - and the disease could cost it a sixth of its entire budget by 2035, says a report.

Details have been emerging of the plan by billionaire entrepreneurs to mine asteroids for their resources.