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Woman in police visit death fall

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
An 18-year-old woman dies in a plunge from the 17th floor of a tower block during a police visit to a flat in south-east London.
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Teams 'not worried' by Bahrain GP

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
Bernie Ecclestone says F1 teams have not expressed concerns to him about the Bahrain GP, but he casts doubts over the race's future.
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VIDEO: Facebook buys Instagram app

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
Facebook has bought the smartphone app Instagram for $1bn.
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Florida shooter launches website

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
A Florida neighbourhood watchman who killed an unarmed black teenager launches a website for donations, as shots are fired at a police car in Sanford.
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Can Instagram be worth $1bn?

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
Is Instagram a clever bit of business or panic buying?
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Bahrain hunger striker 'well'

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
Bahrain's attorney general denies rumours that Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who is on hunger strike in prison, is dead, saying he is in "good health".
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Day in pictures: 10 April 2012

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
24 hours of news photos: 10 April 2012
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'Militant plot foiled' in Russia

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
Nine suspected militants are killed in southern Russia as security forces they have foiled planned terrorist attacks.
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One nuclear reactor to be closed

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
The Wylfa nuclear power station on Anglesey will close down one of its reactors later in April.
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'Tough' rules on smart meter data

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
Consumers should be able to decide who gets to see detailed information about the energy they use, say government proposals.
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World stocks slip on growth fears

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
Stocks fall on fears over the health of the global economy, after last week's weak US jobs data and persistent fears over the eurozone.
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Roberts misses ParalympicsGB team

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
Paralympian swimmer Dave Roberts has not been selected for the ParalympicsGB team for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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VIDEO: Pupils praised for saving school bus

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
Two pupils from a school in Milton, Washington, have been praised for steering their bus to safety when the driver suffered an apparent heart attack.
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'Gerbil' driver tells of shooting

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
The driver for Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll tells his murder trial how he escaped from the car as the Glasgow gangster was shot.
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Stormont hosts first Orange event

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
The Stormont estate will be the venue for a parade to mark the centenary of the Ulster Covenant in September.
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VIDEO: Why we still lose our phone connection

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
Smartphones may have revolutionised the humble mobile phone but voice quality has barely changed in the last 100 years.
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Man's remains found five years on

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
Remains found on Edinburgh's Salisbury Crags last month are confirmed as those of a man who was last seen more than five years ago.
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Norway killer Breivik found sane

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
A second psychiatric report declares Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik sane enough to face trial and jail, contradicting an earlier assessment.
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School flooded after lead theft

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
Thieves cause tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage at a school after stealing lead flashing from its roof.
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Mali junta rejects foreign troops

BBC - News - Thu, 2025-05-01 09:38
Mali's coup leader rejects the intervention of foreign troops in the rebel-held north - and hints at his continuing role in ruling the country despite a deal to stand aside.
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