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Man who murdered partner with hammer in Aberdeen jailed for 22 years

Joseph Greer has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years after murdering Samantha Lee with a claw hammer in Aberdeen while banned from approaching her.

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Samantha Lee, a woman with dark hair, and a light blue blouse, smiling and looking at camera.

Girl, 11, found dead after search at Midlothian beauty spot

An 11-year-old girl has died after being found in the water at Gore Glen Woodland Park near Gorebridge on Thursday. Police say the death is being treated as unexplained.

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Two small waterfalls flow into a river. Nearby trees are bare and the sky is grey

Thai pupil recalls teacher shot dead in front of her near Bangkok

Students fled Debsirin School in Nonthaburi after police say a 14-year-old shot five teachers dead and injured more than a dozen people.

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Student reacts with relative after being evacuated from Debsirin Nonthaburi School, following a shooting incident at the school

More examiners recruited to reduce driving test waits

More driving examiners are being recruited in Northern Ireland as demand rises, with test slots added on Sundays and bank holidays and some learners facing waits of up to 12 weeks.

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A driving instructor holds a pen to a clipboard in a car whilst a young woman takes her test in the driving seat

Rail passengers face more disruption after power outage as UK house prices stagnate

Network Rail says most North West services are running after a power cut, but passengers face further disruption. Lloyds also reports UK house prices were flat in July.

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Passengers inside Manchester Piccadilly train station yesterday during major disruption to rail service in the Midlands and northwest England.

Earthquake shakes operating room at Japan hospital

Security footage shows Kumamoto General Hospital staff shielding a patient during a magnitude 6.8 earthquake on 28 July, as four surgeries were under way and later completed.

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Medical team conducting surgery in a sterile operating room with surgical tools on display.

Would you drink a 162-year-old Guinness from a shipwreck?

A Belgian underwater photographer has found a 1864 Guinness bottle in a shipwreck off Dover, prompting tests to see whether the 162-year-old stout is still drinkable.

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A man with dark hair, swept back, holding a black bottle. He is wearing a wet-suit and sitting on the side of a boat. He has a grey beard and is smiling at the camera, pointing at the bottle.

UK papers: Tories to end social housing for foreigners and 'bottoms down'

Friday's papers lead on Tory plans to end social housing for many foreign nationals, the Cambridge plagiarism row, pub-drinking rules, EasyJet's £5.7bn takeover and anger over prisoner early release.

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"Tories to end social housing for foreigners" reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Telegraph.

Australian crew completes midwinter Antarctica rescue

An Australian Skytraders crew completed a midwinter Antarctic medical evacuation from McMurdo Station in -43C conditions and total darkness, flying the patient from Hobart to Christchurch.

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A man and a woman sit in the cockpit of a plane with the dashboard visible and snow stretching out on the Earth through the window

Four men arrested after violent disorder near Pontypool

Four men were arrested after violent disorder in Pontnewydd near Pontypool on Thursday evening. Two men are in critical condition, while police continue enquiries and road closures remain in place.

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A close up of a police officer's back wearing a high-visibilty jacket that says "Heddlu" and "Police".

Trump renews bid to restrict US birthright citizenship with new orders

Trump signed two executive orders aimed at limiting birthright citizenship and banning birth tourism, weeks after the Supreme Court blocked his earlier attempt to end the policy.

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