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- Rise in illness among UK troops
Defence chiefs must do more to tackle a sharp rise in the number of British troops in Afghanistan suffering from illness and minor injuries, the National Audit Office has said.
UK
- Troops poised for Taliban offensive
British troops are poised to launch a major onslaught against the Taliban as comrades hailed the bravery of two soldiers killed elsewhere in Afghanistan.
- TV Vernon 'stupid' over sex texts
TV presenter Vernon Kay branded himself "stupid" after admitting sending explicit texts to around five women.
- Toddler killed as car leaves road
An 18-month-old boy has been killed along with an elderly driver who careered off a busy main road and ploughed into the toddler and his mother, police said.
World
- Honda expands recall over airbags
Honda is adding 437,000 vehicles to its 15-month-old global recall for faulty airbags in the latest quality problem to hit a Japanese car maker.
- Child trafficking concern in Haiti
The head of Unicef has warned that people may still be trying to smuggle children out of Haiti and said protecting youngsters who survived the earthquake is the top concern of the UN children's agency.
- Shuttle docks with space station
Space shuttle Endeavour has arrived at the International Space Station.
Odd news
- 'No children on shoulders' at shop
A supermarket customer has been ordered to take his young daughter off his shoulders because of health and safety concerns.
- 'Amfibus' grounded on river trials
An amphibious bus that can travel on water and roads has been grounded less than an hour after taking to the water.
- Cows outnumber New Zealand people
New Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-1 by sheep have a new farm animal majority to worry about: cows.
- The death of Switzerland
- The case against lay-offs: they often backfire
- Why the Olympics and other sports cause conflict
- Haiti can learn from Indonesia
- Why Obama must get back to real populism
- Lee Myung-Bak sells South Korea to the world
- Why antidepressants are no better than placebos
- Samuelson: The economy doesn't go bust often enough
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