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China blocks access to the term "Shanghai Composite Index" on some of the country's most popular microblogging sites.

A teenage boy who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old at the Epsom Derby race meeting is being hunted by police.

China and Russia reinforce their opposition to foreign intervention in Syria, as Russian President Vladimr Putin arrives in Beijing.

Fifa's chief medical officer says that players in tournaments are putting their long-term health at risk by taking too many painkillers.

Number Ten needs its own lawyer, a legal expert says

Victims of crime in England and Wales should be able to track the progress of their cases online, think-tank IPPR suggests in a report.

Guatemalan Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada Toruno, who played a key role in ending a long civil war in 1996, dies aged 80.

Britons are enjoying an extra bank holiday for the Diamond Jubilee. How much does an additional day off cost the UK?

Qantas says it expects its profits to fall by as much as 90% amid growing losses at its international operations and higher fuel costs.

Residents of the Perthshire village of Dull await news on a possible tie-up with the US town of Boring.

Lessons from US history for the crisis-hit eurozone

Alex Salmond says affection for the Queen in Scotland is "undiminished" and "strong", despite muted Jubilee celebrations.

The group aiding romance for young Indians

Peru's top court approves the extradition of Joran van der Sloot to the US over the disappearance of an American teenager but only after he serves a separate 28-year term in Peru.

Thousands of beacons lit for Diamond Jubilee

Thousands of beacons lit for Diamond Jubilee

Planet Venus puts on a show for skywatchers by moving across the face of the Sun, a transit that will not be seen again for another 105 years.

How the town of Vallejo reflects California's debt crisis

Nato signs deals with three key Central Asian countries to evacuate military equipment and vehicles from Afghanistan, as the mission there winds down.

Shaun Ainscough scores a hat-trick and Luke Gale kicks seven goals as Bradford hang on to win a thriller against Castleford.