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Trooping the Colour ceremony marks Queen's birthday









A Royal Flush?

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Gareth Roberts: Young Welsh rally star killed in Sicily



Gareth Roberts, pictured right, with driver Craig Breen in Sicily, the day before the co-driver died on the Intercontinental Rally Challenge

A rising Welsh star in world motor rallying, 24-year-old Gareth Roberts, has been killed in an event in Italy.

He was co-driver in the Peugeot 207 being driven by Irish team-mate Craig Breen - who was unhurt - at the Targa Florio rally in Sicily.

The event is part of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. No spectators were involved.

The rest of the event has been called off as a mark of respect to Roberts, from Carmarthen.

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Southend woman's face gouged during mugging



A 22-year-old woman had her face gouged during a mugging by a gang in a park in Southend.

It happened at 12:30 BST on Tuesday in Southchurch Hall Park.

A female attacker scratched the victim's face while four men kicked her in the legs and waist and stole £62, store cards and a gold chain.

Det Con Rory Scarlett said: "This was an absolutely terrifying attack on a woman who was left severely distressed and covered in blood."

Police said one line of inquiry is that an organised gang may be responsible for a number of muggings in the area.

The victim, who asked to be named only as Leanne, has agreed to the police releasing a photo of her injuries

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US commerce secretary John Bryson in hit-and-run probe



A member of the US cabinet is being investigated by police after being involved in a series of car crashes in California, including a hit-and-run.

Police say Secretary of Commerce John Bryson caused one crash. He was found unconscious in his car after another.

A spokeswoman said he suffered a "seizure" at the time of Saturday's three collisions near Los Angeles.

Police said there was no initial indication of alcohol or drug use and no charges have yet been filed.

Mr Bryson, an ex-Edison International chairman, took office last October

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(Miami) Heat lead series against the Oklahoma City Thunder 2 games to 1

MIAMI, FL - JUNE 17: Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat drives for a shot attempt in the first half against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Three of the 2012 NBA Finals on June 17, 2012 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida.


Go Heat!

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Papuan tribal warriors armed with bows and arrows and improvised shields move into position as tribal clashes erupted anew between two tribes in Kwamki Lama village in Mimikaa, a district located in Indonesia's restive Papua province, on June 18, 2012.






Two tribesmen were killed, one critically injured and several policemen injured while three police vehicles were torched as tribal clashes erupted in Indonesia's restive Papua province on Monday.

Police and military troops were overwhelmed by the fighting, which was sparked by the death of a tribesman in a road accident in early June.

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A combination of pictures shows Israeli policemen and a soldier detaining an Arab-Israeli after he tried to pass a road block made by the police in the Israeli Negev desert, south of Beer Sheva, on June 18, 2012. Israel was still hunting for up to four gunmen who infiltrated the Egyptian border and staged a deadly ambush, killing one Israeli and sparking a firefight which left two militants dead.

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A supporter of Muslim Brotherhood's presidential candidate Mohamed Morsi kisses his picture as he celebrates in Cairo, June 18. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood declared on Monday that its candidate won the country's first free presidential race, beating Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister and ending six decades of rule by presidents plucked from the military.

Turnout, which was only 46 percent in the first round of the presidential vote, appeared to electoral officials to have been no higher for the decisive head-to-head contest. Many of the 50 million eligible voters were dismayed by an unpalatable choice between a man seen as an heir to Mubarak and the nominee of a religious party committed to reversing liberal social traditions. Some cast a ballot against both men in protest.

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Mike Davis, right, of the USGA grabs a fan who disrupted the trophy presentation as Webb Simpson and Bob Costas look on after the final round of the 112th U.S. Open on June 17, 2012 in San Francisco, California.



USGA Executive Director Mike Davis, center, grabs a man who interrupted the trophy ceremony after Webb Simpson, right, of the U.S. won the 2012 U.S. Open golf tournament on the Lake Course at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif., June 17.

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Bristol's Biggest Bike Ride is one of the largest free, non-competitive cycling events in the United Kingdom. Part of the event takes place along the A4 Portway through the Avon Gorge which is closed to motor traffic for the day. The event is part of Bristol's Big Green Week 2012, the UK's first ever International Festival of Environmental Ideas, Arts & Culture.

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New Democracy party leader, Antonis Samaras, right, arrives for a press conference at the Zappion Hall in central Athens on June 17, after his party won the Greek election. "Today the Greek people expressed their will to stay anchored with the euro," said Antonis Samaras, the leader of the conservative New Democracy party which preliminary official results showed in the lead with 29.5 percent

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A Ventura County fire helicopter makes a water drop on a brush fire spread out over an area of more than 500 acres at Los Padres National Forest in California, June 16.

The fire started Saturday afternoon in the hills of the forest between the cities of Frazier Park and Ojai. No structures have been burned and the fire-fighters have no containment on the blaze at this time.

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On the second day of rescue efforts, climbers skirt the edge of the debris field from a June 14, avalanche that may have buried four Japanese climbers on the West Buttress route of Mount McKinley in Alaska in this June 15 photo.

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The Shenzhou 9 spacecraft rocket lifts off from the launch pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, China, June 16. China sent its first woman and two other astronauts into space Saturday to work on a temporary space station for about a week in a key step toward becoming only the third nation to set up a permanent base in orbit.

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Langreo, Spain: coalminers listen to one of their leaders speak after taking part in a protest march. Strikes, road blockades, and mine sit-ins continue as 8,000 mineworkers at more than 40 coalmines in northern Spain continue their protests against government action to cut coal subsidies

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Cricketer Tom Maynard dies after being hit by Tube train



Surrey cricketer Tom Maynard has died after being struck by a London Underground train.

The batsman, 23, from Cardiff, played for his county in the t20 game against Kent on Sunday.

Monday's incident involved a District Line train at Wimbledon Park station.

Police said a man matching Maynard's description ran away after a car being driven "erratically" was stopped shortly before. The police watchdog IPCC is investigating.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "At approximately 04:15 BST on Monday, 18 June, officers stopped a vehicle after it was seen being driven erratically in Arthur Road, SW19.

"The male driver of the vehicle - a black Mercedes C250 - made off on foot. Officers were unable to locate the man.

"At approximately 05:10 BST the body of a man fitting the same description was found on tracks near Wimbledon Park station."

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Filipino rescuers in a rubber boat go through floodwaters looking for residents who want to evacuate from the flooding after a heavy downpour in Quezon City, east of Manila in the Philippines, on Monday morning



PC Simon Harwood and his wife Helen arrive at Southwark crown court, in central London. The trial of the police officer accused of the manslaughter of newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests in central London in 2009 begins on Monday



Don't forget the Olympic torch relay: it's day 31 and David State stops midway through his relay leg between Marske-by-the-Sea and Loftus to propose to his girlfriend, Christine Langham, before continuing the relay. Ah!

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Dakar, Senegal: Models change outfits backstage during Dakar fashion week



Shanghai, China: Two chickens stand among the carcasses of dead birds killed after heavy rainfall sent water from a nearby river rushing through the chicken farm



Sydney, Australia: Lady Gaga is mobbed by her fans at her hotel during the Born This Way Ball tour



Egham, UK: Members of the Royal Cavalry of Oman perform at the Cartier Queen's Cup Polo Day



Kathmandu, Nepal: Nepalese police launch a baton charge against students at a torch rally to demand the resignation of the prime minister, Baburam Bhattarai

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A man walks on the roof of a grease production plant as smoke billows in the background from a fire, in an industrial area in Benghazi June 17, 2012. The fire was caused during a manufacturing process that went out of control. There were no reported injuries or casualties.



A woman embraces nine-year-old South Sudanese girl Bhakita Koang Gai as she cries before boarding a bus travelling to Ben Gurion airport from Tel Aviv's central bus station June 17, 2012. Israel launched a high-profile deportation drive against African migrants on Sunday with an airlift of South Sudanese whose government said they would be welcomed back as economic assets.



Fishermen burn the propeller as they repair their boat by the river Naf, where Rohingyas from Myanmar have tried to get into Bangladesh by boats, in Teknaf June 17, 2012. The men have started fishing again after the Bangladesh border guard stopped activity on the river the past few days



Palestinian women, relatives of Naim Najar, mourn during his funeral in the West Bank village of Idna, near Hebron June 17, 2012. An Israeli tow truck driver shot and killed two Palestinians, one of them Najar, in the occupied West Bank on Sunday and told Israeli police he opened fire after they attacked him and tried to steal his vehicle.



An injured student lies on the street as Nepalese police personnel charge at students who try to break through their human shield during a torch rally demanding the immediate resignation of Nepal's Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai in Kathmandu June 17, 2012. The protest, organized by various student organizations, demanded the scrapping of the election of the Constituent Assembly (CA), declared by the government for November 22, saying it was unconstitutional. The student organizations also demanded the immediate resignation of Bhattarai saying that the prime minister had declared the CA election without consulting Nepal's other parties



Yamaha MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo of Spain (C) celebrates after winning the British motorcycling Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit, central England, June 17, 2012



A pedestrian walks towards an art sculpture in an underground car park in Oslo June 17, 2012.

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John Prescott among Labour police commissioner hopefuls





Former Deputy Prime Minister Lord Prescott has been announced as one of Labour's candidates to be a police commissioner later this year.

He will stand in Humberside, which includes the seat of Hull East, where he served as an MP for 40 years.

Other candidates around England and Wales include ex-ministers Vera Baird and James Plaskitt, and former Welsh First Minister Alun Michael.

Commissioners, paid £70,000 a year, will be able to sack chief constables.

Elections take place for all 41 forces around England and Wales on 15 November, with the government promising that the change will make policing more accountable and better geared to communities' needs.

Commissioners will also be tasked with setting budgets

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Egypt votes

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Spanish miners burn tires to cut a road during a miner's demonstration in Caborana, near Oviedo, in northern Spain on June 18. Spanish coal miners are staging a nationwide strike action organized by unions against the cash-strapped government's decision to slash subsidies to the sector this year to 111 million euros ($142 million) from 301 million euros last year. Unions argue the subsidy cuts will lead to the closure of Spain's coal mines and the loss of up to 30,000 direct and indirect jobs, since Spanish coal relies on state aid to compete with cheaper imports.

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A road is engulfed by water and rocks after a landslide on June 18, 2012 in Wenzhou, China. Heavy rainstorms hit east China's Zhejiang province on Monday, causing flooding in low-lying areas across the region.

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Heads of the G20 leading economies pose for a family photo at the convention center in Los Cabos, Mexico, on June 18, 2012. The leaders of the world's most powerful economies meet for a G20 summit confronted by turmoil in the eurozone, a critical election in Greece and worsening bloodshed in Syria.

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama shake hands in Los Cabos, Mexico, at the G20 summit on June 18.