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Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin. Did two chaps ever look less thrilled to see one another?

Officially, it has been the greatest diplomatic shindig in the world. Unofficially? A stewpot of bubbling tensions, rivalries and downright loathing. G8 they call it. G-hate, more like. Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin sat next to each other in one of the little ‘bilaterals’ which have been held at the G8 summit in County Fermanagh. Boxing gloves, please! Did two chaps ever...

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Elf 'n' Safety V the back-street Eden: The dingy alley turned into an oasis by green-fingered locals - and the council killjoys who want to uproot it

Not so long ago, it was a grey and soulless spot where yobs gathered to cause trouble. Today, however, Rockcliffe Avenue is a far more cultivated place. Some 350 pots, tubs and hanging baskets line the street, neatly arranged in rows along the garden walls of the 24 Victorian terrace houses. Awash with colour and filled with hydrangeas, hostas, sweet peas, roses,...

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Cover-up over 16 baby deaths: Health bosses ignored damning warnings on hospital neglect

Health bosses are today accused of covering up their failure to investigate a hospital where up to 16 babies died through neglect. Despite multiple warnings about Morecambe Bay hospitals, a Care Quality Commission inspection gave the trust the all-clear in 2010. Even when a CQC official produced a dossier showing the inspection was flawed, bosses told him to destroy it to protect...

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Heart stopping moment a bear snuggles up to a hunter in a tree

Heart stopping moment a bear snuggles up to a hunter in a tree

A hunter thought he was about to become the hunted when a bear climbed up a tree and got inches from his face. The moment, somehow both terrifying and heartwarming, was all caught on video by the relieved hunter, who thankfully lived to tell the tale. Like many people with a camera handy would, the hunter began taping a bear he saw...

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Emeli Sandé and Jessie J to perform at concert to mark 20th anniversary of Stephen Lawrence's murder

The mother of Stephen Lawrence yesterday thanked the pop stars who have agreed to perform at a special tribute concert to mark the 20th anniversary of her son’s murder. Doreen Lawrence said Stephen’s love of music had encouraged her to organise a one-off concert featuring performances from artists including Plan B, Tinie Tempah, Jessie J and Emeli Sandé. Proceeds from the event,...

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Desperate knifeman shot dead in Walmart after snatching stranger's two-year-old girl and threatening to kill her

A desperate knife-wielding man was shot and killed by police after he grabbed a stranger's two-year-old daughter from a Walmart shopping cart in Midwest City, Oklahoma. For a tense half hour police tried to reason with the man, but as he started a countdown to killing the child while holding a knife to her, police shot him. Sammie Lamont Wallace, who was...

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Shamed Saatchi says he only accepted police caution for grabbing Nigella by the throat 'because I didn't want it hanging over us for months'

Shamed Saatchi says he only accepted police caution for grabbing Nigella by the throat 'because I didn't want it hanging over us for months'

Charles Saatchi repeatedly grabbed wife Nigella Lawson by the neckTV cook and her husband, 70, were at their favourite Mayfair restaurantArty tycoon dismissed row as a 'playful tiff' and says there 'was no grip'Today said he accepted caution to stop it 'hanging over all of us'Nigella left their home in Chelsea on Sunday and hasn't returnedAt one point Miss...

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Whitey Bulger trial: Hitman John Martorano implicates former boss in 9 murders

A former Boston mob hitman has revealed even more chilling details in his second day of testimony at the trail of his long-time boss, James 'Whitey' Bulger. John 'The Executioner' Martorano, who has admitted to killing 20 people, implicated Bulger in nine murders in less than two days on the witness stand. He is expected to tie the former organized crime...

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Boy, 13, 'beat his sister, 5, to death with wrestling moves that he had "seen on TV"'

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested after allegedly using wrestling moves he had seen on television on his five-year-old half sister, who died from the brutal beating. Viloude Louis suffered broken ribs, internal bleeding and a lacerated liver after Devalon Armstrong repeatedly slammed her on a bed, punched her in the stomach, jumped on her and struck her with his elbow...

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Jordie Callahan and Jessica Hunt: Ohio couple 'kept woman as slave for 2 years'

Jordie Callahan and Jessica Hunt: Ohio couple 'kept woman as slave for 2 years'

Shannon Eckley was kept for nearly two years in an apartment in Ashland, Ohio, starting in May 2011Jordie Callahan and Jessica Hunt are accused of locking Eckley and her daughter in their apartment and repeatedly beating both of themThey allegedly took her government benefits checks and left her little or no money to spentCallahan allegedly hit Eckley and then took...

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Mom openly weeps in court as she pleads guilty to 'allowing ex-boyfriend to beat 14-year-old son to death in front of his siblings'

Mom openly weeps in court as she pleads guilty to 'allowing ex-boyfriend to beat 14-year-old son to death in front of his siblings'

Shain Widdersheim pleaded guilty to four counts of child endangering and one count of obstructing justiceEx-boyfriend Zaryl Bush is accused of beating and torturing her son Teddy Foltz and his brothers over a two-year period By Associated Press Reporter PUBLISHED: 18:01 EST, 18 June 2013 | UPDATED: 18:06 EST, 18 June 2013 0 View comments An Ohio mother shook and wept as she pleaded...

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'Kettle' police acted unlawfully at cuts demonstration by filming woman and asking for her personal details

'Kettle' police acted unlawfully at cuts demonstration by filming woman and asking for her personal details

Susannah Mengesha was a legal observer at a 2011 trade union rallyShe was in a group kettled and forced to give personal details before releaseTwo judges sitting at the High Court found in her favour today Scotland Yard must delete any records of Miss Mengesha taken at the demo By Martin Robinson PUBLISHED: 09:30 EST, 18 June 2013 | UPDATED: 10:17 EST, 18 June...

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More than 100 children are killed in bug epidemic brought on by monsoons in worse outbreak of encephalitis to hit India in a decade

More than 100 children are killed in bug epidemic brought on by monsoons in worse outbreak of encephalitis to hit India in a decade

Encephalitis has already killed at least 118 children this year in India this yearMosquito-borne disease that preys on the young and malnourished It is is sweeping across poverty-riven northern India By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 09:29 EST, 18 June 2013 | UPDATED: 09:33 EST, 18 June 2013 0 View comments A mosquito-borne disease that preys on the young and malnourished is sweeping across...

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William Hanna: Teacher, 63, had sex with 'damaged' 15-year-old schoolgirl in hotel room while streaming online

William Hanna: Teacher, 63, had sex with 'damaged' 15-year-old schoolgirl in hotel room while streaming online

William Hanna was arrested at school after the victim's mother called policeHe held sex sessions with the 15-year-old and partner Diane Whitehouse, 58Hanna is jailed for seven years while Whitehouse is given six yearsA third man, Ian McGlasson, was also jailed for having sex with the girl in separate encountersVictim's mother says: 'This has damaged me forever' By Rob Cooper PUBLISHED: 06:00...

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Moors Murderer Ian Brady had pen confiscated after holding it between his knuckles ¿as a potential weapon¿ fearing attack from patients

Moors Murderer Ian Brady had pen confiscated after holding it between his knuckles ¿as a potential weapon¿ fearing attack from patients

Ian Brady's pen taken away last year after he used it as a 'potential weapon'Murderer claimed he was 'afraid' of being attacked by other patientsHospital lawyer says it shows he has delusions associated with paranoid schizophreniaChild killer's mental health tribunal began yesterdayHe wants to get out of his high security hospital and die in jailBrady has been on hunger strike...

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Married teacher who ran to France with pupil, 15, phoned her mother for help to quash affair rumours

Married teacher who ran to France with pupil, 15, phoned her mother for help to quash affair rumours

Emily Forrest, 32, ran from dock where she stood yards from her husbandShe was describing their final meal together when she began to cryMother of daughter who ran away to France said she thought she was 'dead'Forrest called her beforehand saying her daughter kept 'hanging around'He wanted to 'nip it in the bud'; he 'didn't want to ruin his career'Mother...

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'I didn't step on the flag on purpose!' Lil Wayne denies any disrespect after trampling American flag in new video

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‘Mad Max’: Is He Losing His Aussie Roots?

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Will.i.am Says Universal Destroyed ‘The Voice’ Winners Album With Late Release

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Bill Evans Arrested In Domestic Violence Dispute

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Robin Thicke Blasted For ‘Rapey’ Lyrics

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Selma Blair Fired? Charlie Sheen Refuses To Work With Co-Star

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‘Man Of Steel’ Breaks $200 Million Worldwide: Box Office Report

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