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| E.On and Scottish and Southern Energy are to raise gas and electricity prices by up to 29%, blaming higher wholesale costs. |
| Two energy firms to raise prices |
| A 16-year-old girl, thought to be on her way to collect her GCSE results, has died after a collision with a refuse lorry. |
| GCSE girl dies in lorry collision |
| A woman whose child was seen shouting "stop mummy driving" is jailed for drink-driving after crashing into a fence. |
| Drink-drive mother sent to jail |
| There has been the biggest annual rise since 1990 in the proportion of GCSE exams awarded the best grades. |
| Big jump in top GCSE exam grades |
| A teenager may have been chased by a gang of masked youths before falling to his death from a block of flats, police say. |
| Teenager in death fall from flats |
| Convicted paedophile and former pop star Gary Glitter has agreed to fly to London, Thai police have said. |
| Gary Glitter 'will fly to London' |
| Gordon Brown tells British troops they are "the heroes of our country", on a surprise trip to Afghanistan. |
| Brown visits UK troops in Helmand |
| A law student is found guilty of stabbing to death a doctor who gave him lodgings and acted as his guardian. |
| Student guilty of doctor murder |
| A 46-year-old man convicted of murdering a grandfather by forcing a walking stick down his throat receives a life sentence. |
| Walking stick death pair jailed |
| A children's book by Dame Jacqueline Wilson is to be altered after parents complain it contains offensive language. |
| 'Twit' replaces swearword in Jacqueline Wilson book |
| and message he threw into the sea as a child almost a quarter of a century ago. |
| A man is reunited with the bottle he threw in the sea 23 years ago |
| Britain's Phillips Idowu has to settle for a silver medal in the triple jump after being out-jumped by Portugal's Nelson Evora. |
| Triple jump favourite Idowu must settle for silver |
| The Great Britain and US 4x100m relay teams crash out in the heats after botching their baton handovers during the heats. |
| GB men crash out of 4x100m relay |
| Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson win Britain's fourth sailing gold as they hold their nerve in a thrilling climax to the Star class event. |
| GB sailors take Star gold medal |
| Britain's David Davies just misses out on Olympic gold in the men's 10km swim after a brave performance at Shunyi. |
| Battling Davies lands 10km swimming silver |
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| What is this weird cloud formation and how is it made? |
| Bobble clouds |
| Jo Coburn watches PM meet the troops in Afghanistan |
| Flying visit |
| How to avoid being stung when buying gig tickets online |
| Ticket agony |