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Kauto Star fit to go in Gold Cup

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
Kauto Star is fit to line up in Friday's Cheltenham Gold Cup, according to his trainer Paul Nicholls.
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Judge hears arguments on Sandusky pretrial info

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A judge heard arguments Monday but opted not to rule immediately on how much information former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky should get in advance of his trial on child sex abuse charges.

Judge John Cleland gave no indication when he would rule on arguments ...

VIDEO: Afghan eyewitnesses describe attacks

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
Eyewitnesses have been describing the moment a US soldier is thought to have launched a gun attack in Kandahar province, killing 16 people.
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Sorrow and a search for answers

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
An American soldier went on a house-to-house shooting spree in two villages in the Kandahar region of Afghanistan early Sunday, Afghan officials said, killing 16 people.
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What happens to uncollected ashes?

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
With more people being cremated rather than buried after death, ash-scattering ceremonies are gaining in popularity. But what happens when it doesn't go according to plan - or if no-one collects the remains?
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Gers cash release 'unauthorised'

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
Trustees for a pension fund which was considering loaning Rangers almost £3m claim the cash may have been released without consent.
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Top earner tax breaks 'must end'

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
Labour urge the government to "reverse" cuts to child tax credits and working tax credits by cutting highest earners' pension tax breaks.
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Cameron gives Dow Olympic backing

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
British Prime Minister David Cameron says he "cannot see a problem" with Dow Chemical's controversial sponsorship of the London Olympics.
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Have online comments become 'a joke'?

CNN - Top Stories - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
In the early days of the Internet, there was hope that the unprecedented tool for global communication would lead to thoughtful sharing and discussion on its most popular sites.
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Day in pictures: 12 March 2012

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
24 hours of news photos: 12 March 2012
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Esa to start mini-mission series

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
The European Space Agency is initiating what it expects to become a regular series of small science missions to complement its flagship planetary probes and space telescopes
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Olympics 'could boost West End'

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
The London Olympics and Paralympics could boost West End box offices, according to a survey of theatre-goers.
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Kennedy to contest UUP leadership

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
The BBC understands that the Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy will stand for the UUP leadership.
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Striker cleared of damaging cars

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
A Premier League footballer accused of damaging cars in Newcastle city centre has the case against him dropped.
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Merkel warning on Afghan pullout

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the circumstances are not yet right for German troops to leave Afghanistan in 2014.
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South Sudan cattle raid deaths up

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
The number of people killed in the latest of a series of cattle raids and ethnic clashes in South Sudan rises to more than 200, officials tell the BBC.
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John Carter falters at box office

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
Disney's science fiction film John Carter takes $30m at the US box office and fails to take pole position, falling behind its reported budget of $250m.
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VIDEO: Sharks' fish frenzy closes beach

BBC - News - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
A beach in Australia had to be closed as a precaution, after dozens of sharks were seen feeding on fish.
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Analysis: Shootings complicate Afghanistan mission

AP - Politics - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The decade-long war in Afghanistan has spiraled into a series of U.S. missteps and violent outbreaks that have left few ardent political supporters....

Analysis: Shootings complicate Afghanistan mission

AP - Politics - Fri, 2026-05-01 22:26
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The decade-long war in Afghanistan has spiraled into a series of U.S. missteps and violent outbreaks that have left few ardent political supporters....
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