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19/06/2013 - Last News Update: 11:45
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UK book sales boosted by Father's Day
- Sales of books jumped to a 2013 high last week, boosted by Father's Day, according to figures obtained by the book trade website, The Bookseller.
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UK City of Culture 2017 shortlist of four announced
- Dundee, Hull, Leicester and Swansea Bay have made the shortlist to become the UK's second City of Culture in 2017.
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Daniel Radcliffe's Cripple of Inishmaan enchants critics
- Daniel Radcliffe has impressed critics with his "understated" performance as a disabled orphan in The Cripple of Inishmaan.
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James Franco turns to crowdfunding to fund new film
- Actor James Franco is the latest star to turn to a crowdfunding site in an attempt to help fund a trilogy of movies based on his short story collection, Palo Alto.
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Paintings of family members win BP Portrait Award
- The winner and runner-up of this year's BP Portrait Award are both artists who have painted portraits of their children.
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Ballet dancer David Wall dies aged 67
- Ballet dancer David Wall, who became the youngest male principal in the history of the Royal Ballet at the age of 21, has died of cancer.
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Tutto Bene, Mamma? Play that keeps audience in the dark
- It's not a night out for those who like the lights on. A play that takes place in total darkness premieres in the UK this week.
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UK-wide Family Arts Festival launches
- A UK-wide Family Arts Festival has been launched aiming to increase family participation in the arts.
Angelina Jolie double in News Corp 'phone hack' claim
- A former Hollywood stunt double has sued News Corp and its subsidiary News International, accusing the companies of ordering the hacking of her phone.
Birds of a Feather sitcom to return - on ITV
- Hit sitcom Birds Of A Feather is to return to TV after 15 years but will appear on ITV, which has signed up the original BBC cast and writers.
Stephen Lawrence concert line-up revealed
- Award-winning pop stars Emeli Sande and Ed Sheeran will perform at a concert to mark the 20th anniversary of the murder of Stephen Lawrence,
Tony Awards success boosts Broadway takings
- Eleven Broadway shows have enjoyed their most profitable week to date with some earning more then $1m (£640,000) following success at the Tony Awards.
Michael Jackson promoters were 'highly inappropriate'
- Music industry expert David Berman has told a US court that promoter AEG Live's dealings with Michael Jackson's doctor were "highly inappropriate".
Culture minister: No threat to northern science museums
- Museums in three northern cities which faced uncertain futures are "safe" from closure, the culture minister has said.
Cinema screening of Helen Mirren play breaks record
- A live cinema broadcast of Helen Mirren's play The Audience has recorded the highest audience yet for National Theatre Live.
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Woman stabbed in neck in attempted murder in Glasgow
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Glasgow and Dundee researchers study why people go missing
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Bereaved parents in Holyrood call for baby ashes inquiry
Bereaved parents who did not receive the ashes of their dead babies will take their fight for a public inquiry to the Scottish Parliament la... -
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Scottish independence: Moore says no to pre-Yes negotiations
A UK government minister has said it would be "nonsensical" to negotiate the exit terms of Scottish independence ahead of the hist... -
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Man in court charged with gunpoint rape in West Lothian
A man has been charged with raping two women in West Lothian, one of them at gunpoint.... -
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Boxer Scott Harrison cleared of domestic charges
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Sharkey fire deaths: Accused 'ordered house blaze'
The Sharkey fire deaths murder trial has been told that both of the accused asked a man to set fire to a house in Helensburgh to settle a dr... -
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Murray and Montgomerie announce Stirling tennis-golf centre plan
Andy Murray's mother Judy and golfer Colin Montgomerie have announced plans for Scotland's first purpose-built tennis and golf cen... -
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More jobs under threat at ClydeUnion Pumps in Glasgow
ClydeUnion Pumps is facing a fresh wave of job losses after its American owner SPX announced plans to make 160 staff redundant from its plan... -
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Andy Coulson appears in court on perjury charge
The prime minister's former director of communications, Andy Coulson, has appeared in court charged with perjury....
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Young need to save for 14 years for a home, says Shelter
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Rare moth spotted after butterfly hunters miss Mull ferry
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Jeremy Forrest trial: Accused teacher 'will not give evidence'
A teacher accused of abducting a schoolgirl and taking her to France will not give evidence in his defence, a jury has been told.... -
City of Culture 2017: Swansea Bay on shortlist of four
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Prisoner voting: MPs seek compromise on ban
Parliament will never back votes for all prisoners so a compromise will have to be found to comply with European law, a senior MP has said.... -
Viewpoint: A day to celebrate the pale blue dot
More than 50 years of travelling invisible interplanetary highways around our Solar System, and nearly a decade of orbiting Saturn, have bro...
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