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Man dies after two-vehicle crash
A 55-year-old man dies following a two-vehicle crash on the A1 near Dromore, County Down.
Sunderland win Brown red card appeal
The FA rescinds Sunderland defender Wes Brown's red card in his side's loss at Manchester United on Saturday.
PM dismisses UK defence cuts concern
Prime Minister David Cameron dismisses concerns raised by the head of the US Army about the impact of cuts on the UK's armed forces.
Toronto tunnel: No criminal activity
Police say two men behind a tunnel discovered in Toronto last week built it for "personal reasons".
Fire ravages Cape Town mountain
Nearly 100 South African firefighters are battling a blaze on Cape Town's mountain range.
Day in pictures: 2 March 2015
Images from around the world: 2 March
Eurostar suspended after track death
Eurostar services are suspended after a person was hit by a train on the line in Kent.
Ten charged over child abuse claims
Ten men are charged by police investigating child sexual exploitation in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
VIDEO: Riddle of Emwazi's radicalisation
Islamist militant Mohammed Emwazi was never a cause of huge concern to staff at his former London school, his former head teacher says.
New 'Chelsea fans' racism claim
Police launch an investigation after reports of racist and abusive behaviour from a group of Chelsea fans on a train from London to Manchester.
Bill Gates tops Forbes rich list
Bill Gates is declared the richest man in the world for the second year running by Forbes magazine's annual ranking of global billionaires.
Girl's parents get birthmark tattoos
The parents of a girl born with a large birthmark on her leg get matching tattoos in a show of support for their 18-month old daughter.
A new word that 'broke the Chinese internet'
How a new word 'broke the Chinese internet'
Britain's greatest female cyclist?
How a housewife who worked on a rhubarb farm broke a men's world record during a staggering 25-year cycling career.
Al-Qaeda in Yemen frees Saudi envoy
A Saudi diplomat held hostage in Yemen for almost three years by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has been released, officials say.
Ikea debuts phone-charging furniture
Furniture giant Ikea has unveiled a range of furniture fitted with wireless charging spots for mobile devices.
700 declare exit scheme interest
More than 700 civil servants have expressed interest in the new Northern Ireland Civil Service voluntary redundancy scheme, within the first two hours of it being in operation.
Xiaomi launches cheap action camera
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has launched a cheap action camera that costs only 399 yuan (£41).
'Revenge' bleach attacker sentenced
An 18-year-old woman who threw bleach into the face of an aspiring teenage model is sentenced to 27 months in a young offenders' institution.
Armed jewellery thief 'hijacks taxi'
An armed thief is thought to have hijacked a taxi following a gunpoint robbery at an Edinburgh city centre jewellers.
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