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Rigby family gets financial support
The family of murdered soldier Lee Rigby will receive financial support in line with the arrangements for deaths on active duty, the government announces.
Day in pictures: 13 June 2013
Twenty-four hours of news photos: 13 June
Prison pilots see reoffending cut
Payment-by-result schemes supervising people released from prison have seen a slight drop in reoffending rates, initial figures from the Ministry of Justice show.
The Pirate Bay faces Irish bans
The Republic of Ireland is the latest country to ban some of its internet service providers from allowing access to The Pirate Bay.
VIDEO: Maintenance workers rescued 45 floors up
Two maintenance workers in New York have been rescued after they became trapped on the side of the Hearst Tower in Manhattan.
VIDEO: Turkey gives protesters 'final warning'
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued a "final warning" to protesters to leave Gezi Park in Istanbul.
Mulberry sees profits fall sharply
The British fashion group, Mulberry, reports a fall in profits and says it needs to increase awareness in Asia and the US.
One in six children in poverty
At least one out of every six children in the UK lives in relative poverty, according to data released by the Department for Work and Pensions.
Australian army in new email scandal
Australia's army launches an investigation after a series of "explicit and derogatory" emails circulated over the last three years were uncovered.
VIDEO: Duchess blesses Royal Princess ship
The Duchess of Cambridge has officially named a new cruise ship in Southampton in her last solo public engagement before giving birth
SA welcomes Mandela 'progress'
South Africa's government is pleased that ex-President Nelson Mandela, 94, is responding well to treatment in hospital, it says in a statement.
Lynda Spence killer in appeal bid
One of two men jailed for life for abducting, torturing and murdering Lynda Spence is to appeal his conviction and sentence.
Doctors 'can block performance data'
Surgeons will be able to block the planned publication of data on their individual performance, it emerges.
Patch offers needle-free injections
A skin patch that can deliver vaccine effectively and cheaply has been shown off at the TEDGlobal conference.
Peers cleared of lobbying breach
Former high ranking military officers Lord Dannatt and Lord Stirrup are cleared of misconduct by the Lords standards commissioner over lobbying allegations.
Kim Cattrall stage return praised
Sex and the City actress Kim Cattrall earns praise for her latest stage role as a faded Hollywood star - a character, she says, that resonates with her real-life experiences.
Fraud peer's £50,000 credit card row
Essex County Council says disgraced peer Lord Hanningfield is refusing to discuss queries over £50,000 of credit card spending.
Clegg reassured over Prism claims
The deputy PM is convinced the way UK agencies get people's phone and web data is "proportionate", following claims about UK access to a US monitoring programme.
3D sports channel on ESPN to close
The world's first 24/7 3D sports channel is to close at the end of the year due to lack of customers.
Warner suspended after 'Root attack'
Australia batsman David Warner is suspended until the first Ashes Test for an alleged attack on England's Joe Root.
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