She and husband released hours after being taken in.

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Rebekah Brooks Freed on Bail

Shortly after being introduced as Maryland’s head basketball coach , Mark Turgeon was asked about the prospect of facing his mentor, Roy Williams, once ACC play began. Full of pluck that afternoon in May, Turgeon replied, “The only place I fear Coach Williams is on the golf course.” Read full article > >

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Maryland basketball vs. North Carolina: Mark Turgeon finally matches up with mentor Roy Williams

Ener1, an electric car battery company that the Obama administration awarded a $118 million stimulus grant to expand its operations , filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday after being unable to repay pressing debts. Read full article > >

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A 65-year-old man dies after being assaulted while answering the door to his flat in Brighton.

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Man killed after he answers door

A man dies after being assaulted at a New Year’s Eve party in Luton.

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Man dies in New Year party attack

Russian fishing boat Sparta makes its way to open water after being stuck in ice-filled seas off Antarctica for 12 days with a hole in its hull.

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Russian boat sails for open water

CAIRO — A court on Tuesday banned virginity tests on female detainees in Egypt’s military-controlled prisons, buoying human rights groups, who said the civilian court’s ruling was binding on the country’s military leaders. The ban came in response to a lawsuit filed by market manager Samira Ibrahim , one of seven women who said they were subjected to humiliating virginity checks after being detained by the military at a March sit-in. Read full article > >

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Egyptian court bans virginity tests on female detainees

George Michael has returned to the UK after being treated for “severe” pneumonia in Vienna last month.

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VIDEO: ‘It was the worst month of my life’

Three men are injured – two of them seriously – after being hit by a car in east Belfast, while a fourth man is believed to have been assaulted.

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Pair hit by car seriously injured

Jacques Chirac, the former president of France, received a two-year suspended sentence on Thursday after being convicted of embezzlement and misuse of public funds.

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Chirac Found Guilty in Political Funding Case

Panama’s jailed ex-ruler Manuel Noriega returns to his homeland after being extradited from France to serve sentences for murder and other crimes.

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Jailed Noriega arrives in Panama

A new genetic test appears to be effective for identifying women diagnosed with the earliest form of breast cancer who are least likely to suffer a recurrence, researchers reported Tuesday. The findings indicate the test could help women wrestling with one of the most difficult questions they face after being diagnosed: whether to undergo radiation and other treatment after a lumpectomy or whether they can skip the follow-up treatment. Read full article > >

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New test shows promise for very early breast cancer patients

A police officer who was sacked by his force after being jailed for throwing a woman on to a concrete cell floor wins his job back.

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Cell-shove officer wins job back

Diplomats working at the Iranian embassy in London must leave Britain by Friday afternoon, after being expelled following an attack on the British Embassy in Tehran.

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Iranian diplomats set to leave UK

A violent man with a history of mental illness went on to kill months after being released from prison without any supervision or care, says a report.

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Review critical of killer’s care