The mother and stepfather of murdered soldier Lee Rigby, Lyn and Ian Rigby and his wife Rebecca Rigby, grieve as his stepfather reads a family statement
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Lewis Birt, a Shefford Tory councillor, has little respect for any of Westminster's 'rabid mob'
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Men allegedly made repeat attempts to enter cockpit of Pakistan Airlines flight
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Borussia Dortmund pack 80,000 fans into every home game
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Rob Ford: The Toronto mayor has described drug use allegations as 'ridiculous'
Rob Ford has spent a week ducking a media storm over a video that allegedly shows him smoking crack
Matthew Hancock, the Business minister and Conservative MP for West Suffolk, will become a dad for the third time next month
Matthew Hancock will practise what he preaches by taking two months’ paternity leave
Lord Oakeshott calls for an end to 'standby' job deal which do not guarantee employees minimum amount of work or pay
A court artist's portrayal of the ordeal of a child sex abuse victim
Anger at system that puts child victims under fire
Bekele Geleta's caution comes as police battle with rioters in Stockholm
Red Cross chief ‘worried’ by effect of austerity measures on Continent’s poor
A car burns in Stockholm last night
Gallery Groups from local mosques have been patrolling the streets of Husby, pleading with youths for calm
Frigide Barjot at an anti-gay marriage rally in Paris
Extremists from Frigide Barjot's own movement are threatening to attack her
President Ahmadinejad is dwarfed by posters of the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
With 700 candidates – including Ahmadinejad’s preferred heir – barred, election is all but over
A villager collects water in drought-ridden Tianlin county, China
Scientists warn that united action is needed to protect life’s most vital ingredient
Lord McAlpine says he wants his lawyers to focus on his libel action against the Speaker’s wife, Sally Bercow
Commons speaker's wife tweeted "Why is Lord McAlpine trending? *Innocent face*" days after flawed Newsnight investigation
The remains of King Richard III were found in a hastily dug, untidy grave, researchers have revealed
Findings reveal gravediggers were in a hurry to bury the murdered king or had little respect for him
The BBC's Director-general, Tony Hall, says the corporation avoided “throwing good money after bad”
Ambitious digital production system 'wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers' money'
Bexarotene, sold under the name Targretin, had caused ripples of excitement across the medical profession, following high profile research that suggested it could be used to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer’s.
Scientists unable to replicate results had caused excitement in medical profession
A red neon light illuminates a shop in Soho
Westminster City Council believe decision could 'open the flood gates for illegal porn'

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Glass act: Heather Graham reprises her role in the ‘Hangover’ franchise
She has come a long way since floating around wearing roller skates - and not much else
Friday - Pakistan
Voices in Danger: 23 journalists were murdered in the past decade, without a single conviction
Jurgen Klopp
Champions League Final: One thing the German giants don’t have is Jürgen Klopp, the brilliant coach plotting their downfall
The right wheels for the job
The Apple-1 computer being sold in Cologne tomorrow
The sale of one of the 46 surviving Steve Jobs computers is tipped to break new records
We can’t wait for: Rhinestone cowboy - The latest film that has us reaching for the popcorn is the new Liberace biopic, Behind The Candelabra, an adaptation of  the memoir of Scott Thorson, the pianist’s young lover.  Michael Douglas stars as the  flamboyant performer with Matt Damon as the object of his affections. 7 June, cinemas nationwide
Veteran alpha male of American thrillers seizes the role of preening, monomaniacal showman/tyrant
Conner Chapman in 'The Selfish Giant'
Behind the Candelabra, jewel-heists, Heli and torrential rain
Granta, once famed for pushing boundaries, has become disturbingly mainstream
Key departures have left Granta in crisis. It needs a bold new direction
Bradley Cooper and co are back for the Hangover Part III
Review: Third instalment is at least an improvement on Part II
French actress Lea Seydoux kisses fellow actress Adele Exarchopoulos as they arrive for the screening of the film 'Blue is the Warmest Colour' (La Vie d'Adele - Chapitre 1 & 2) in Cannes 2013
Lesbian love story woos the film pack but is the world ready for its graphic scenes?
The hairball that was removed from tiger Ty
Football-sized furball removed from big cat's stomach
Sir Christopher Lee is to release a heavy metal album on his 91st birthday
Dracula actor releases 'Charlemagne: The Omens of Death' in time for his 91st birthday
The Hunt for Britain's Sex Gangs, Channel 4
You don't get a lot of art in a documentary like this
Video Collapse left cars and people falling into the river below
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