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'Sole winner' nets record US jackpot
A ticket holder in Florida has won the largest Powerball jackpot in US history, more than $590m (£388m), lottery officials say.
Jones apologises after car prank
Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones apologises to team-mate Glenn Whelan after smashing his car windscreen in a revenge act.
Fears of social service reform costs
Major changes to social services could result in extra costs for taxpayers, health service and local government leaders warn.
Mental health 'bible' is updated
An update to one of the most important manuals in mental health - known as the bible of psychiatry - is published.
China Premier Li Keqiang in India
China's Premier Li Keqiang travels to India for his first foreign visit since taking office, with border tensions and trade topping the agenda.
Warner charged with CA code breach
Opener David Warner charged with breaching Cricket Australia's code of behaviour over abusive Twitter posts.
Eurovision: Back to basics in Malmo
Eurovision Song Contest goes back to basics in Malmo
Papers focus on Tory tensions
Papers focus on Conservative Party tensions
VIDEO: Denmark wins Eurovision contest
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Malmo in Sweden, with her song Only Teardrops.
PM 'losing control of party over EU'
The Conservative leadership is "running scared" of its backbenchers on the issue of Europe, former Tory cabinet minister Lord Howe says.
VIDEO: A call from the top of the world
British explorer Daniel Hughes has reached the summit of Mount Everest in an attempt to raise £1m for the charity Comic Relief.
Nigeria army says crackdown to go on
Nigeria's army vows to continue its offensive against militants in the north-east "as long as it takes", as a 24-hour curfew is imposed in Maiduguri.
Pakistani politician is shot dead
Pakistani politician Zahra Shahid Hussain, a senior member of Imran Khan's Movement for Justice party, is shot dead in the city of Karachi.
Malcolm X grandson suspects remanded
Two men suspected of killing Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of US political activist Malcolm X, are remanded in custody in Mexico.
VIDEO: David Beckham's emotional farewell
Emotional David Beckham plays last home match at Paris Saint-Germain.
Car hits crowd at Virginia parade
Up to 60 people were injured when a car ploughed into a crowd during a parade in a small town in the US state of Virginia, officials say.
Denmark crowned Eurovision winners
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins the Eurovision Song Contest, with the UK's Bonnie Tyler finishing 19th out of 26 countries.
VIDEO: Pakistani politician is shot dead
A senior female Pakistani politician has been shot dead in the city of Karachi.
El Salvador gangs warn over truce
The leaders of the main gangs in El Salvador vow to maintain a 14-month-long truce, but say political changes threaten the peace.
VIDEO: Can jellyfish venom help humans?
A scientist studying one of the most lethal creatures on the planet, the box jellyfish, believes its venom could be useful for medical research.
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