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Average house prices in Northern Ireland are still falling - they are almost 11% down on this time last year, a survey suggests.

The mystery over a top Chinese police chief deepens as the US confirms he visited its consulate - but China says it was "resolved smoothly".

The Greek prime minister has failed to secure his coalition parties' agreement to fresh austerity proposals, needed to agree a new bailout package.

A zebra's unmistakeable stripes may have evolved to make the animals unattractive to blood-sucking flies, say scientists.

Russian scientists have been drilling for two decades in the Antarctic and say they have found a vast subglacial lake.

A building that collapsed during last year's Christchurch earthquake, killing 115 people, did not meet industry standards, an official report finds.

The number of children referred into care in England hits a record high, after rising steadily in the years since the notorious Baby P case.

Scientists say a common heart disease which kills thousands each year is passed genetically from father to son.

China's rate of inflation accelerates to 4.5% in January as consumers raise spending around Chinese New Year.

Ministers hint they may support the compulsory microchipping of dogs to help encourage "responsible" ownership.

The armed forces face losing important skills because of the speed of government spending cuts are being implemented, Whitehall's spending watchdog says.

The top Republican in Congress calls for a law against a contraceptive rule if President Obama does not back down in the face of Catholic leaders' anger.

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The MoD says Prince Harry has qualified as an Apache helicopter pilot, paving the way for a possible return to Afghanistan.

Prince Harry, a captain with the Army Air Corps, has qualified as an Apache helicopter pilot.

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A rise in the number of Scots men taking their own lives has led to a widening gap in suicide rates between Scotland and England and Wales, a study suggests.

The Duchess of Cambridge carries out her first solo public engagement, attending a preview of a new Lucian Freud exhibition in central London.

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