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Royal couple to meet massacre survivors
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80 jobless chasing each vacancy in Hull
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Pollster predicts first round win for Putin
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ENB artistic director Eagling to depart
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Mubarak 'should get the death penalty'
The chief prosecutor in the trial of ex-Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak said the former president should be given the death penalty for the killings of protesters in last year's uprising. Mustafa Suleiman said Mr Mubarak authorised a shoot-to-kill policy against peaceful protesters. AP
Melting Danube ice causes river havoc
Giant chunks of melting ice broke free on the River Danube damaging boats and sinking one of Belgrade's floating nightclubs. The ice closed parts of the waterway as the region endured a sharp cold snap, but it starting shifting at the weekend because of rising temperatures. There were no reports of injuries. AP
Dolphins and whales 'need a bill of rights'
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Emu goes walkabout after farm escape
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BBC's Waterloo Road school to be housing
Classrooms which formed part of the set for award-winning BBC1 drama Waterloo Road are being offered as temporary low-budget accommodation before they are demolished later this year. The former Hilltop Primary School in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, is to be knocked down for a housing development.
Hollywood warns art club over its 'Oskars'
A Polish art group is being forced to defend the name of its main award, the "People's Oskar," against a protest by organisers of the cinematic Oscars. The Polish Association of Folk Artists has received a complaint from the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences about its use of the Polish version of the name. AP
Smokers arrested at cannabis festival
Police in Nepal have arrested dozens of people for smoking cannabis at a religious festival where holy men had been given permission to indulge in the drug. Authorities said they had arrested 70 people, including "dozens of youths who took excessive marijuana", at the celebrations to mark the Hindu festival of Shivaratri.
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