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Four Soldiers Die After Their Armoured Vehicle Overturns

Four British soldiers have been killed in a vehicle accident in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence confirmed yesterday. The troops died on Wednesday evening near Gereshk, Helmand Province.

Death Crash Driver Distracted by Spider

A 22-year-old woman driver killed one cyclist and badly injured his friend, after she was distracted by a spider that dropped down from her sun visor. Georgina Mills grabbed the arachnid, opened her window and chucked it out - but took her eyes off the 70mph dual carriageway and ploughed into the two cyclist friends. Yesterday Mills escaped jail after she admitted causing death by careless driving.

Hms Daring - Living Up to Her Name

The most advanced warship in the world was put to the test yesterday under simulated battle and emergency conditions. HMS Daring was in Plymouth yesterday to continue her training programme - all of which culminated in a realistic war scenario at sea with other ships, submarines and aircraft.

Finds Give Answers to Roman History Mystery

A new excavation site has uncovered major Roman ruins and artifacts, revealing the answers to one of the South West's biggest historical mysteries. Major discoveries include a Roman fort, marching camp, various annexes, coins, pottery, glassware and pieces of slag suggesting an ironworks.

Take a Step Back in Time at Picnic

A picnic in the grounds of Killerton House on Sunday. will have a 1920s and 1930s theme with music from the City Steamer Band and a dance display from Step by Step. There will also be a display of more than 20 Avis cars in the park and a family-friendly Alice in Wonderland trail around the garden.

Folk Club Hosts Singer and Songwriter Steve

Popular folk singer and songwriter Steve Tilston performs this evening at the Bodmin Folk Club at The Barley Sheaf in Bodmin. Steve is known for his songs, Slip Jigs and Reels, The Naked Highwayman, and Here's To Tom Paine, which have become folk classics.

Population of the Uk Rises by 394,000

The country's population rose by 394,000 last year, according to statistics released yesterday. The country's population stood at 61.8 million in 2008/09, up 0.6 per cent on the previous year, figures released by the Office for National Statistics found.

Pregnant Women to Be Tested for Nicotine

All pregnant women should have breath tests to see whether they are smokers or not, a health watchdog said. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence said that every expectant mother should be encouraged to have a carbon monoxide test to see whether they smoke.

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Government Backing for Nuclear Power

Update On Future of Royal Mail Ordered

The author of a report which recommended part privatisation of the Royal Mail has been commissioned by the Government to update his findings. Richard Hooper suggested attracting a strategic partner to the business to help "transform" its performance, but it was never taken forward by the Labour Government.

Sir Terry's Tv Return to Explore Irish Roots

Sir Terry Wogan is making a return to TV screens with a "landmark" pilgrimage back to his homeland. A two-part BBC1 documentary titled Terry Wogan's Ireland, to be aired later this year, will see the veteran presenter go back to his roots as he travels from the south to the north.

Press Body Rejects Complaints by Mills

Anger After Rail Bosses Are Given Bonuses Worth Pounds 2.25m

Network Rail (NR) has announced six-figure bonuses for its top directors, sparking a storm of protest led by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond. Last month, Mr Hammond wrote to NR urging restraint and pointing out the company's top management already enjoyed "handsome" annual salaries.

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Ex-Nhs Boss Wins Pounds 190,000 in Damages

The head of an NHS Trust who quit after Britain's worst hospital infection outbreak won more than Pounds 190,000 damages after the Court of Appeal found she had been a "public sacrifice". Rose Gibb, former chief executive of the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in Kent, went to court after the Government withheld a severance payment she was offered in return for her resignation following the Clostridium difficile (C.diff) outbreak in which 90 people died.

Train Kills 12 Revellers Who Took a Fatal Party 'Shortcut'

A train ploughed into a group of youngsters taking a short cut to a Spanish beach party, killing at least 12 of them. Another 14 were injured in the country's worst rail accident since 2003.

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Murder Charge Laid Over Missing Woman

Grandad, 75, Takes On Gruelling Ultra-Race