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- Woolwich attack 'hard to prevent' Preventing the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich would have been "incredibly hard", MI6's former head of counter-terrorism says.
- US road bridge falls into river Three people have been rescued after part of a road bridge collapsed into the Skagit River in the US state of Washington, officials say.
- Cockroaches evolving to evade traps Cockroaches are outsmarting our efforts to kill them by evolving to avoid the taste of sugar traps, a study reveals.
- Sex education 'must counter porn' In an age when "extremely violent and sadistic imagery is two clicks away", school sex education is struggling to keep pace, suggests a study.
- US Boy Scouts to allow gay members The Boy Scouts of America organisation votes to accept openly gay scouts, after a divisive campaign pitting liberals against some religious groups.
- Euro bank chief sees UK improvements European Central Bank president Mario Draghi, visiting London's City district, says he sees "signs of tangible improvements" in the UK economy.
- Kirk approves Scottish coronations The Church of Scotland's General Assembly approves a call to crown monarchs in both England and Scotland, should Scotland becomes independent.
- Nasa to lease shuttle launch pad Nasa is looking for commercial operators to lease a historic launch pad in Florida used for the first Moon missions and by the Atlantis shuttle.
- New jewel theft hits Cannes festival A necklace reportedly worth 1.9m euros (£1.6m) is stolen during the Cannes film festival, the second such theft to hit this year's event.
- Obama defends 'just' drones war President Obama defends the use of drones as a "just war" of self-defence against deadly militants, and a campaign that has made America safer.
- Talent show mum in benefit fraud A mother of eight is found guilty of fraudulently receiving more than £350,000 in benefits and tax credits.
- Cheesemaker warned over hill rolling An 86-year-old cheese maker is told by police she may be liable for legal action if she supplies a cheese rolling event near Gloucester.
- Scheme celebrates famous figures Three famous Norfolk figures are immortalised in steel to mark the completion of a £311,000 cycle scheme.
- Japanese stocks see further falls Shares in Japan have fallen again, adding to the global sell-off in shares seen on Thursday.
- UK first quarter growth unchanged The UK's economy grew at 0.3% in the first three months of the year, official figures confirm, but concerns remain over the strength of the recovery.
- Lee Rigby named as Woolwich victim The soldier killed on a London street is named as Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, as two more people are held.
- Net immigration 'down by a third' The number of people coming to the UK has fallen by over 80,000 in the last year as figures show net migration is down by a third.
- Some statins 'raise diabetes risk' Some drugs taken to protect the heart may increase the risk of developing Type-2 diabetes, according to researchers in Canada.
- Cancer cell enzymes are 'good cops' Enzymes released by cancerous cells have a protective function and are not one of the 'bad guys', say researchers from the University of East Anglia.
- New curriculum workload 'too high' More than 80% of nursery and primary school teachers in Scotland have warned of high workloads as a result of the new curriculum, a union claims.
- Sharp decline in foreign students A steep decline in foreign students coming to study at UK colleges and language schools prompts fears of a knock-on effect on universities.
- Google acquires kite-power firm Google has acquired a US start-up that generates power using turbines flying on robotic tethered kites.
- BBC shows off 'script-changing' radio A radio that has the ability to alter scripts and other content depending on its location and other factors is being developed by the BBC.
- Genetics of white tigers pinpointed Chinese scientists trace the rare white colouration in Bengal tigers to a single change in a gene that affects a host of animals, including humans.
- Iceland expands volcano monitoring Installation is under way of an expanded monitoring system for Iceland's volcanoes, which it is hoped will give the world more warning of the next big eruption.
- Award for Greenham Common artwork Artist Margaret Harrison, 72, wins the £16,500 Northern Art Prize for a recreation of the perimeter fence from the Greenham Common airbase at the time of the women's peace camp in the 1980s.
- Constable masterpiece bought by Tate Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows, one of Constable's "most important paintings", is bought by the Tate for a "bargain" £23.1m.
- 10 of popular culture's best Machiavellian characters It's 500 years since Niccolo Machiavelli wrote The Prince and since then, there have been an extraordinary range of characters that we have come to call "Machiavellian".
- How the men from the ministry saved England's heritage It is 100 years since the British state began officially collecting historic buildings and sites - and opening them up to the public.
- Tour chief sorry for 'coloured' remark European Tour chief George O'Grady apologises for using the phrase "coloured athletes" while defending Sergio Garcia.
- Big names falter at PGA Championship Luke Donald makes an awful start to his defence of the PGA Championship title, while Rory McIlroy also struggles.
- Cook expects closer second Test England captain Alastair Cook expects a closer contest in the second Test after his side's 170-run victory at Lord's.
- Hughes in contention for Stoke job Former QPR boss Mark Hughes emerges as a leading contender to replace Tony Pulis as Stoke City manager.
- Lewis Hamilton: I'm a motorbike fanatic Lewis Hamilton talks about his passion for Monaco, helmet designs and his love of motorbikes
- Boat pair killed by generator fumes A mother and daughter who died after falling ill on a boat in the Lake District were killed by generator fumes, an investigation finds.
- Richard III buried in 'untidy grave' The remains of King Richard III, discovered under a city car park, were buried in a "hastily dug, untidy grave", researchers reveal.
- Gamers given dementia help challenge A marathon meeting of video game enthusiasts is being staged in Glasgow in a bid to help people with dementia.
- Schools fitted with defibrillators North Lanarkshire Council is set to be the first local authority in Scotland to install life-saving defibrillators in its high schools.
- Unesco steps into Causeway row A Unesco report calls for a halt to a proposed £100m golf resort close to the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.
- Armagh schools in shared campus bid A group of state and catholic schools in Armagh hope to be one of 10 shared education campuses as proposed by the first and deputy first ministers.
- Jabs and 999 calls in NHS priorities More MMR jabs, improved ambulance response times and an end to hospital bed-blocking are among the priorities being set by health chiefs for the NHS in Wales.
- Pier plan is given grant boost Plans to restore a Grade II listed pier are boosted by a heritage lottery grant of nearly £600,000.
- Bombers hit Niger barracks and mine Suicide bombers target a military camp and a French-run uranium mine in north-western Niger leaving at least 20 people dead, officials say.
- Thousands at author Achebe's funeral Thousands of mourners attend the funeral of renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in his home town of Ogidi in Anambra state.
- Japan PM Abe heads to Burma Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to Burma for economic talks - in the first visit by a Japanese PM since 1977.
- India soldiers die in Kashmir ambush Three soldiers are killed in an ambush by suspected militants in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered Kashmir, officials say.
- Russia to evacuate Arctic station A Russian drifting Arctic research station is to be evacuated because the ice field around it is melting, the environment ministry in Moscow reports.
- US man sought over Czech murders Czech police are looking for a US man suspected of killing a family of four, including two ukulele musicians, in the southern city of Brno.
- Ecuador satellite space crash fears Space engineers in Ecuador are trying to establish if the country's only satellite has been damaged in a crash with space debris.
- Mozambique mines 'hurt locals' International mining companies operating in Mozambique are failing in their obligation to people displaced by coal mining, says Human Rights Watch.
- Transition plan floated for Syria As Syria's main opposition coalition begins three days of key talks, its leader puts forward a transition plan for the country.
- Rafsanjani criticises Iran's leaders Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani accuses the country's leadership of ignorance after he is barred from running for office, say reports.
- 'Active' US hurricane season seen US forecasters predict an "active or extremely active" Atlantic hurricane season of seven to 11 hurricanes, up from the average of six.
- Foul weather hits US tornado cleanup Recovery efforts in an Oklahoma city hit by a huge tornado are hampered by thunderstorms, as the first victim's funeral is held.
- Day in pictures: 22 May 2013 Twenty-four hours of news photoss: 22 May
- In pictures: Keeping cool in India's heat wave In the grip of a scorching heat wave
- Day in pictures: 21 May 2013 Twenty-four hours of news photos: 21 May
- In pictures: India's fading trams India's last remaining tramcars
- In pictures: Monster tornado hits Oklahoma Gigantic tornado rips through Oklahoma City
- Eurovision Song Contest in pictures 58th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo
- Day in pictures: 20 May 2013 Twenty-four hours of news photos: 20 May
- In pictures: English ritual year Idiosyncratic English rituals on camera
- VIDEO: House of Commons MPs approve same-sex marriage plans at third reading despite significant opposition.
- VIDEO: 'I regret stupid cyclist tweet' The driver whose tweet about an accident with a cyclist has landed her in trouble has admitted that her Twitter post had been stupid.
- VIDEO: Sex education 'must counter porn' In an age when "extremely violent and sadistic imagery is two clicks away", school sex education is struggling to keep pace, a study suggests.
- VIDEO: Burning US railway bridge collapses A railway bridge across the Colorado River between San Saba and Lometa in the US state of Texas burned down and collapsed.
- VIDEO: Obama heckled over Guantanamo Bay US President Barack Obama is heckled over his failure to close the Guantanamo Bay prison by a member of the audience during a national security speech.
- VIDEO: Black bear roams Los Angeles suburb Aerial footage shot by Los Angeles police shows a black bear on the loose in a Los Angeles suburb before it was caught by wildlife officials.
- VIDEO: GPs 'will not shore up unsafe NHS' Family doctors are not prepared to shore up an emergency healthcare system left unsafe by "political meddling", a GP has warned.
- VIDEO: 80-year-old claims new Everest record An 80-year-old Japanese adventurer, Yuichiro Miura, becomes the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
- VIDEO: Tate Liverpool celebrates 25 years It is 25 years since the opening of Tate Liverpool - the first Tate gallery established outside London.
- Englishisms in France: Readers' franglais favourites The English phrases readers love to hear spoken by the French
- Dog years: The calculator Work out your dog's true age with this handy calculator
- How German football reinvented itself How German football reinvented itself
- The uneven charm of Rome's cobblestones The stories behind Rome's gleaming cobblestones
- The tech that's transforming gardening The technology that's transforming gardening
- VIDEO: The book clubs that find bestsellers The book group that can crush an author's hopes or find a bestseller
- Can watches show more than the time? Why have we waited so long for watches to catch up with smartphones?
- Lee Rigby remembered in papers Woolwich victim remembered in papers
- The OAU: Fifty years on The search for continental unity, 50 years on
- Muslim leaders learn about Holocaust Muslim leaders take trip to Nazi concentration camps
- The ordinary and the extreme Mark Easton on when death came to a normal suburban street
- Is the NHS going to blow a gasket? Is the NHS going to blow a gasket?
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