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US shale shifts global power balance
A sharp rise in shale oil reserves is set to turn the US into a net exporter of oil, hitting demand for supplies from the Middle East, a report says.
Sun journalist charged over payments
The Sun newspaper's Whitehall editor and two other people are to be charged with conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office.
Fodder donations for snow-hit farms
Organisers of emergency fodder which is being donated to snow-hit farmers in north and mid Wales say they are being inundated with requests for help.
Festival changes to avoid mud chaos
Changes are made to the Isle of Wight Festival's access routes and car parking in a bid to avoid a repeat of last year's traffic chaos.
Russia 'intercepts CIA agent'
An alleged CIA agent has been briefly detained in Moscow for allegedly trying to recruit a Russian intelligence officer, Russian media report.
Tia murderer jailed for 38 years
Stuart Hazell is jailed for a minimum of 38 years for murdering 12-year-old Tia Sharp at her grandmother's south London home.
Cameron 'very happy' with EU debate
No 10 says David Cameron is "very happy" with his party's debate over Europe, as he prepares to publish a bill aimed at reassuring Eurosceptic MPs.
Drogba questions racists after abuse
Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba hits back at the racists who abused him in Sunday's heated Istanbul derby against Fenerbahce.
Bangladesh prayers for collapse dead
Thousands of mourners in Bangladesh hold prayers for more than 1,100 people who died when a garment factory building collapsed near Dhaka last month.
Court hears wife's 'last moments'
A court hears tape recordings of the "last moments" of a mother-of-two as her husband allegedly stabbed her to death.
Stuart Broad: From playing in the back garden to Lord's
Stuart Broad talks chief sports writer Tom Fordyce through his journey from back garden cricket to starring in the Ashes
Pirelli announces F1 tyre changes
Pirelli reacts to criticism by announcing changes to the tyres it supplies to Formula 1 from next month.
Gang jailed for £100m drugs plot
Nine members of a Liverpool gang that plotted to "flood" Glasgow's streets with cocaine and heroin worth £100m, are jailed.
VIDEO: ISS 'star' Hadfield back on Earth
The astronaut whose photographs of Earth and videos of life in space gained him hundreds of thousands of followers on social networks has returned to Earth.
Haye withdraws from Charr fight
Former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye pulls out of his bout against Manuel Charr due to a hand injury.
Inferno is 'entertaining twaddle'
As Dan Brown's new thriller Inferno goes on sale, early reviews describe it as a page-turner that will not win any literary prizes.
Hart and Davies join EU 'rebellion'
Four Welsh Conservative MPs now back an amendment criticising the Queen's Speech for not including a commitment to an EU referendum.
Day in pictures: 14 May 2013
Twenty-four hours of news photos: 14 May
VIDEO: 'Screaming' cones could save lives
"Intelligent" traffic cones are being unveiled on the M6 in the West Midlands in a bid to improve road safety.
Monster radiation burst from Sun
The Sun has unleashed the most powerful eruption - a solar flare - of 2013 so far.
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