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VIDEO: Ice sheet creeps ashore on US lake

May 12, 2013 - 6:08am
String winds in Minnesota have pushed sheets of ice on to the shores of Lake Mille Lacs in Minnesota.

Refs afraid of Ferguson - Redknapp

May 12, 2013 - 5:31am
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson intimidated referees at Old Trafford, says QPR manager Harry Redknapp

Boy held over acid attack on woman

May 12, 2013 - 5:12am
A 15-year-old boy is arrested in connection with an acid attack on a woman at her home.

Filipino UN peacekeepers released

May 12, 2013 - 5:07am
Four Filipino UN peacekeepers abducted while patrolling between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights are released, officials say.

Turkey warns of response to bombing

May 12, 2013 - 4:58am
Turkey warns it will take any necessary measure to protect itself after two car bombs exploded in a town on its border with Syria.

Charlton backs Moyes at Man Utd

May 12, 2013 - 4:34am
Sir Bobby Charlton says he believes incoming Manchester United manager David Moyes will prove a success.

Garcia & Woods row at Players event

May 12, 2013 - 4:31am
Sergio Garcia and Tiger Woods row after day three of The Players Championship, which cannot be completed because of storms.

Abstain in EU vote, ministers urged

May 12, 2013 - 4:20am
Tory ministers are being advised to abstain in a Commons vote on the failure to introduce laws guaranteeing a referendum on the UK's EU membership, a Downing Street source confirms.

Are all paedophiles created equal?

May 12, 2013 - 4:17am
Do children belong on US adult sex offender registries?

Nurse leaders warn on staff ratios

May 12, 2013 - 3:07am
Senior nurses have issued what they say is an unprecedented warning about staffing levels on hospital wards in England.