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Julie Sheriff, 16, was stabbed in the head with an afro comb in broad daylight, a court heard.

Survey finds people have more faith in tax controversy comedian and royal family than in politicians.

West Mercia police officer finds four members of missing family.

'Gold', 'silver', 'bronze' and 'London' on blacklist of words in promotions in crackdown on ambush marketing by local traders.

Shell petrol stations in Edinburgh and London closed as activists protest against plans to drill for oil in Arctic.

Samsung has described as menacing letters sent by Apple to US retailers warning them to remove the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Nexus from sale.

'Charming' Benat Atorrasagasti Ordonez faces extradition hearing after living openly in Edinburgh for over a decade.

Roads and water supply in most parts of the region remain cut off by the unprecedented downpour.

Technology helps identify safe zones and alert driver to obstacles in the way.

Articles claims Five terror suspects were let into the UK on a single day by relief staff who have received minimal training.

Scientists from the University of Delaware, the Chungnam National University and Hanyang University come up with system that is capable of forecasting radiation from solar storms well in advance.

South Sudan became independent about a year ago and numerous issues such as disagreements over border issues and oilfields remain unresolved.

Bastille Day marks the storming of the Bastille prison by a mob of Parisians on 14 July, 1789 which helped the beginning of the French Revolution.

Soyuz TMA-05M will carry out a rendezvous and docking test with the International Space Station. Also on the cards is an orbital sporting event to mark the London Olympics.

Aerial footage shows streets and houses flooded with mud and water.

University of Chicago researchers find that people born in autumn are likely to live for 100 years compared to those born in March.

Suicide bomber enters wedding reception as a guest, hugs host and sets off massive explosion.

Scientists from the Institute of Cancer Research and the Breakthrough Breast Cancer develop drug that kills leukaemia cells.

Austrian mural painter Gustav Klimt overcame childhood poverty to become a world renowned artist.

Dozens of pupils say they suffered anorexia and suicidal thoughts after attending Catholic school in Rhode Island.

Customer Alan Smith paid with his life for simple show of concern over little girl crying in east London cafe.

Jacqueline Samuel says she knows 100 different positions - but sex is off-limits at The Snuggery.

Two of three British climbers swept to their deaths from Mont Maudit in French Alps came from same Yorkshire village.

World Bank has been frowned upon by human rights groups worldwide as it has approved a loan amount for Ethiopia’s controversial Gibe III dam.

Texas has three cities where population has been growing at the fastest rate while most of the cities showing biggest increase lie in southeastern part of the US.

Inquest opens into billionaire's addict wife found dead on floor of Chelsea mansion.

Washington University scientists notice early childhood brain abnormalities among Wolfram syndrome patients which leads to diabetes, hearing problem and vision loss.

Harvard Medical School scientists find beige fat, a third type of fat present in humans. They claim the discovery will help fight obesity.

People are so scared of this day that they stated developing several health problems. Psychologists have named this type of fear as paraskavedekatriaphobia.