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Freddie Starr loses £300,000 damages claim

Entertainer faces huge legal cost after losing defamation case.

Arsenal legends Lee Dixon and Steve Bould implicated in trainee 'sex assault with goalie glove'

George Blackstock claims Dixon and Bould were involved in his alleged sexual assault while at Stoke City.

Bangladesh: 23 killed in stampede at charity clothes giveaway

Hundreds of people stormed a factory at Mymensingh in central Bangladesh for free clothes leading to the stampede.

Bavaria shooting: Several dead in Ansbach and gunman arrested

German police responded to a shooting in the Bavarian city's Tiefenthal district.

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Nobel medal auction at Sotheby's expected to raise £300,000 for science grants

The medal was given to German Jewish refugee Hans Krebs in 1953.

Srebrenica massacre: Meet the Belgian prosecutor who wants to jail Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic

Serge Brammertz is prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

Harper Lee's 'new' novel sees pre-orders matching Harry Potter on Amazon

Author Harper Lee's second book Go Set a Watchman will be released on 14 July 2015.

Indonesia airports, flights and volcanic ash

Indonesia: Bali and Lombok airports among 5 closed due to volcanic ash

More than hundred flights suspended after Mount Raung in East Java erupts.

Thailand backpacker murders: Crucial DNA evidence 'lost'

Some of the DNA samples collected at murder scene cannot be produced for re-testing.

Alexandra Tolstoy and Russian oligarch Sergei Pugachev

Former Kremlin banker Sergei Pugachev flees UK for France claiming murder attempts

Pugachev has been accused of stealing more than £655m from Russia's Mezhprombank.

Rodin bronze sculpture recovered 24 years after theft from Beverly Hills

The £65,000 worth 'Young Girl with Serpent' work was stolen from a Beverly Hills collector.

London faces more tube strikes this summer

Transport unions warn of more strikes if they fail to get a fair deal.

Pope Francis blasts 'new colonialism' of austerity in fresh attack on capitalism

Speaking in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Pope Francis calls for just economic order.

Stocks sink on China, Saudi unrest; euro weakens

Saudi Arabia's former foreign minister Saud al-Faisal dies aged 75

Saud was world's longest-serving foreign minister before he was replaced in April due to health concerns.

Thailand forcibly deports 100 Uighurs setting off protests in Turkey

Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha says Bangkok cannot be blamed for China's troubles.

Over 21 million Americans affected by massive US government data breach

Hackers stole Social Security numbers, health histories and other sensitive information.

More women are coming forward with allegations that they were sexually assaulted by comedian Billy Cosby

Los Angeles Police Department opens criminal investigation against Bill Cosby

The LAPD will investigation any allegations of sexual assault regardless of the statute of limitations.

United Airlines pilot flushed bullets down toilet en route to Germany

The airline says the captain has not been fired but there is an ongoing investigation.

London tube strike: Underground driver reveals human story behind the strike

In an open letter, one London Underground driver clarifies how the strike is not about money.

4th July Independence Day: Memorable images throughout the years.

Isis: FBI foiled Islamic State terror plots planned for fourth of July holiday

FBI Director James Comey said the plots were inspired by Islamic State's online recruitment.

Bill Cosby rape allegations: Comedian's Hollywood star to remain despite shocking admissions in court documents

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce said Cosby's star is 'part of the fabric of the Hollywood Walk of Fame'.

UK: Police launch search for teen who went missing with 12-week-old baby

Police are concerned for the well-being of 15-year-old Katie Kelly and her baby.

Philippines: Homeless boy does homework by the light of McDonald's

Photo of a homeless boy using McDonald's light to study goes viral inspiring people to value education.

Libya: 23 civilians and soldiers killed in 3 days following clashes in Benghazi

The Libyan Army has said 15 soldiers were killed in the fighting and eight civilians.

Isis: Islamic State Libyan offshoot claims Misrata killing of Tripoli intelligence officer

Bomb explosion kills Colonel Taher Allush outside local mosque.

Tunisia: All holidays cancelled as more terrorist attacks 'highly likely' warns UK government

Foreign and Commonwealth Office changes its travel advice after Sousse massacre.

Srebrenica massacre: 'We lost over 50 members of our family in July 1995'

On 11 July, it's the 20th anniversary of the massacre of over 8,000 Bosnian Muslims in the Srebrenica genocide.

When does the London Tube start running? Further Underground delays on Friday morning July 10

Transport for London tells commuters to check before the travel after the underground strike action ends.

San Diego Comic-Con: Artist remakes DC Comics classics in LEGO form

New York sculptor Nathan Sawaya hits nerd nirvana with his Lego sculptures of DC superheroes.

Nigeria: Bomb explodes outside court in Port Harcourt

No casualties as explosive device went off near federal high court in oil-rich River State's capital.

Ebola fears rise in Liberia as two new cases of the disease confirmed

The cases bring the total of those with Ebola to five since Liberia was declared free of the disease

US Federal marriage benefits extended to same-sex couples

US attorney general Loretta Lynch says all couples – gay or straight – are entitled to the same rights.

South Carolina votes to remove Confederate battle flag from state capitol [Photo report]

State has passed a bill to remove controversial standard from the state capitol grounds.

Avera Mengistu: Israel 'working to return' Israeli-Ethiopian Hamas captive who wandered off to Gaza Strip

Two Israeli citizens are being held in the Gaza Strip, at least one by Hamas

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