The government has announced it will give Northern Rock up to £3bn more in cash.
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Almost half of the world’s primate species are facing extinction, a major global assessment has warned.
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Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman is in “good spirits” after being injured in a car accident near his Mississippi home.
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Two women are killed every week in England and Wales through domestic violence, the charity ‘Refuge’ is warning.
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Kate and Gerry McCann “draw strength” from the lack of evidence in police files that Madeleine is dead.
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Chinese officials say security has been tightened at all Olympic venues ahead of the Games’ opening ceremony.
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Sats results for 11-year-olds in England have been published, despite thousands of papers still waiting to be marked.
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