Michael Grandage, director of London’s Donmar Warehouse theatre, is to leave his role late next year, it is announced.

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Grandage to step down from Donmar

The Royal Spanish Academy invites the public to read a section from the 17th Century novel Don Quixote – and upload it to YouTube.

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Spanish hero Don Quixote becomes YouTube star

Ellen DeGeneres, a gay-rights pioneer ever since she publicly came out in 1997, is “devastated” over the death of Tyler Clementi, the Rutgers student who committed suicide this week after being videotaped by his classmates engaging in sexual activities…

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Ellen ‘Devastated’ by Rutgers Suicide

Congress has passed a $19 billion bill authorizing NASA to launch an additional shuttle launch and to develop a heavy-lift vehicle.

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Congress OKs NASA $19B; layoffs loom

Disturbances broke out Thursday on the streets of Quito, the capital of Ecuador, as national police protested the government’s cancellation of bonuses and promotions, images on the official Ecuador TV showed.

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Ecuador emergency amid ‘coup attempt’

What made Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi jump off of a bridge to his death?

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Opinion: Why did Tyler Clementi die?

Parts of the Scottish fishing fleet are on the brink of ruin, industry leaders warn ahead of talks in Aberdeen.

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Fishermen ‘on the brink of ruin’

The first minister and his political rivals are due to meet Defence Secretary Liam Fox in their fight to save defence jobs.

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Parties to meet Fox over defence

The Freight Trade Association is unhappy at a fuel duty rise that will put 1p on the cost of a litre of petrol or diesel.

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Road hauliers fear fuel cost rise

New streamlined workplace equality rules are due to be implemented.

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New equality rights in workplace

The national minimum wage has risen to £5.93 an hour from £5.80 and for the first time people aged 21 will benefit from the rate.

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Minimum wage up to £5.93 an hour

The forthcoming shake-up of the NHS in England could undermine its stability and future, doctors say.

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Doctors’ body opposes NHS revamp

The government declared a state of siege after rebellious police, angered by a law that cuts their benefits, plunged the country into chaos.

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Protesting Police Throw Ecuador Into Chaos

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says defender Pablo Zabaleta will miss Sunday’s Premier League game against Newcastle with a hamstring injury.

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Man City suffer Zabaleta setback

The politician with the giggles, the man who loves swimming with a crocodile and the live TV heckler. It’s the week’s weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat’s Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.

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When live TV goes wrong – it’s Odd Box