The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which capsized off Italy’s west coast last year, killing 32 people, will face trial for manslaughter as well as other charges, an Italian judge has ruled.
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Winter weather helps Carpetright
Tuesday 23 April 2013
Carpetright thanked the prolonged wintry weather and self-help measures such as refurbished stores as the retailer reported a strong end to its financial year.
Review: The Last Days of Detroit, By Mark Binelli. Bodley Head, £20
Tuesday 23 April 2013
At its peak in 1950, the city of Detroit housed nearly two million people; today, fewer than 750,000 live there.
'Tomorrow, I will shoot my Dutch teacher, and as many students as I can': ex-pupil arrested over school shooting threat in Leiden
Monday 22 April 2013
Online message caused 22 schools to stay shut
Pret A Manger claims it will create 500 new UK jobs in upcoming expansion
Monday 22 April 2013
Chain aims at another 50 stores worldwide this year
iStyle: Greatest knits
Monday 22 April 2013
Gabicci first found favour with the ‘casual’ scene of the 1970s. Now it’s celebrating being back in fashion, says Paul McKenzie
Tottenham v Manchester City: Spurs expect Gareth Bale to be back for visit of the champions
Saturday 20 April 2013
Defoe has also recovered and Lennon has a chance of being involved
Boston lockdown eyewitness report: The city has been brought to an utter standstill
Friday 19 April 2013
Remaining inside, glued to unfolding events on TV is adrenaline-fuelled monotony, where routine events seem irrationally pointless
Boyd Tonkin: In fiction, air miles do not equal quality. Beware the cult of motion
Friday 19 April 2013
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Alan Pardew condemns crowd trouble following Newcastle's defeat to Sunderland
Friday 19 April 2013
Supporters clashed in the city centre after the game
Mo Farah is 'shocked and hurt' by Marathon greed claims
Friday 19 April 2013
Double gold winner says he's running half-race as preparation for next year's full event not for financial gain
Swansea seek to raise capacity at Liberty Stadium
Thursday 18 April 2013
Swansea City have announced plans to increase the capacity of their Liberty Stadium by more than 12,000 seats in another reflection of the boom in Welsh football.
Dalai Lama visits Londonderry, urging a 'century of peace'
Thursday 18 April 2013
The Nobel peace laureate and spiritual leader crossed the city's symbolic peace bridge
Cardiff striker Craig Bellamy: 'Dad says he will now die happy. It was so emotional'
Thursday 18 April 2013
The Cardiff City striker explains the tears and relief of guiding home-town club to top flight
'This case is nonsense': Defiant anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny goes on trial as Vladimir Putin brings his biggest critic to the dock – in Russia’s
dissident heartland
Wednesday 17 April 2013
Anti-corruption activist faces 10 years in jail if found guilty of embezzlement
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Terror at Woolwich barracks: Attacker tried to behead and disembowel British soldier
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Gay couple beaten in park urge MPs to moderate language on gay marriage
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After woman sells virginity for $780,000, here are the results of our prostitution survey
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China agrees to impose carbon targets by 2016
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Far-right French historian, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, commits suicide in Notre Dame in protest against gay marriage
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