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A Russian space capsule carrying mice, lizards and gerbils has landed safely back on Earth after spending a month in space. The animals were part of tests by Russian scientists looking at the effects of weightlessness on the animals' bodies.

Saracens pair Alex Goode and Joel Tomkins withdraw from England's summer tour to Uruguay and Argentina through injury.

England call up Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell for the friendlies against Republic of Ireland and Brazil.

England call up Manchester City midfielder Jack Rodwell for the friendlies against Republic of Ireland and Brazil.

Mr Justice Holman will decide whether the unnamed woman, who is 23 weeks pregnant, is capable of deciding to terminate her unborn child.

The head teacher of a five-year-old girl who drowned in a hotel pool on holiday in Egypt spends the day informing children at her school about her death.

Forecasters have urged parts of the country to brace themselves for heavy showers, flash flooding and huge hailstones this afternoon.

The Foreign Secretary said Britain must do more to support 'moderates' fighting to overthrow President Assad's regime in the two-year conflict.

Gemma Schollick, 28, from Northumberland, learned she was pregnant with Alfie, Andrew and Aidan within ten months of having a stillbirth and two miscarriages.

Angela Burrell (pictured with the cat), 33, of Warsett Crescent, Skelton, in Teesside, came across the homeless cat Kandinsky during her five years in China teaching English.

Parents of children who are regular school truants are to be fined up to £120 from September, says the Welsh government.

The block, in Sydney, is home to the world's tallest 'vertical garden' - a living tapestry of plants, flowers and vines stretching 500ft high.

Anastasia Polnikova, 23, was charged with hooliganism after she and three friends took the inflatable sex aid to the memorial near the Federal University in Stavropol, Russia.

The balloons were flying above scenic canyons and volcanic cones of the Cappadocia region, a popular tourist destination some 190 miles from Turkish capital Ankara.

Najibullah Hashimi, from Kent, is to be sent back to Kabul, despite achieving 13 GCSEs, settling down with a foster family and becoming a pillar of his community.

Debbie Bury, 44, from Gilberdyke, East Yorks, was struck down with a rare form of pneumonia last year, forcing doctors to amputate both her legs and right hand.

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban referred to Hitler's occupation of his country in 1944 after Merkel said she would not send in the 'cavalry' over concerns about the Eastern European's democratic system.

David Pooley, 64, has spent three years restoring Sotshole Broad in Ranworth, Norfolk, but is now facing prosecution because he carried the work out without planning permission.

A hilarious video captures the moment a woman doused her husband with beer after he managed to spill some over her while jumping to protect her during a Cubs and Mets game at Wrigley Field.

Local authorities said Paul Towning, from South Yorkshire, was with a group of six divers exploring ships that had been sunk during World War Two by Sardinia.