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BALLS WARNS OF CUTS 'CATASTROPHE'
Labour's Ed Balls warns the world economy faces a "catastrophe" unless Germany abandons pressure on eurozone countries to cut public spending.

PHONE HACK POLICE CHIEF TO RETIRE
The senior Scotland Yard officer in charge of three linked phone-hacking investigations will retire later this year, the Met Police confirms.

CHELSEA FANS JUBILANT AT CUP WIN
Chelsea fans across the world are celebrating their team's historic Champions League win, as a victory parade in west London is planned.

TORCH TAKES IN SOUTH DEVON COAST
The Olympic flame is being carried from Plymouth to Exeter on the second day of the torch relay ahead of the London 2012 Games.

FALKLANDS MEMORIAL TO BE UNVEILED
A service takes place later to dedicate a new memorial at Britain's National Memorial Arboretum to the 255 Britons who died in the Falklands War.

GIRL'S BODY FOUND AT OBSERVATORY
A teenager's body is found in undergrowth next to a Merseyside observatory, sparking the arrest of a man on suspicion of murder.

NHS HOSPITAL FOOD 'WILL IMPROVE'
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley insists the quality of hospital food in England will improve, after criticism of the nutritional value of meals currently offered.

UK FORCE 'TO STAY IN AFGHANISTAN'
A small number of British soldiers could remain in Afghanistan after forces withdraw in 2014, a senior UK government official says.

SHOOTING TRAGEDY WOMAN CRITICAL
A 21-year-old woman remains critically ill in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast after a shooting tragedy in Bellaghy on Saturday morning.

CALL TO CHALLENGE BOOZE PRICING
The EU is urged to contest Scotland's plans for a minimum price per unit of alcohol.

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