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Kim Dotcom plans online comeback
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Eating disorder admissions rise 16%
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Heavy rain damages homes in Devon
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UK to spend £50m to mark First World War
David Cameron has promised £50m of funding to mark the centenary of the start of the First World War. As well as "properly" funding a programme of events, £10m will go to the Imperial War Museum and £5.3m will fund school trips to the battlefields in France and Belgium. MORE
Syrian plane carried arms, says Erdogan
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Shot schoolgirl sent to protected hospital
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Trawler clashes blamed on curbs
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