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2012 Elections in England, Wales and Scotland

London mayoral election results due soon, with Boris Johnson appearing to be slightly in the lead

 
       
    UK economy slips back into  recession
The UK economy has returned to recession, after shrinking by 0.2% in the first three months of 2012. A sharp fall in construction output was behind the surprise contraction, the Office for National Statistics said.
 
       
    Gang-rape suspects in South Africa goes to court
Seven of the eight suspects who are accused of taking part in a brutal videotaped gang-rape of a teenager will appear in a South African court Wednesday to ask for bail.
 
       
    Gang members jailed for shooting of young girl
Thusha Kamaleswaran was paralysed after being shot in the chest as she played in her uncle's shop in south London.
 
   

Boy, seven, dies playing football

Ciaran Geddes was enjoying a kick-about at Locking Stumps Community Primary School, in the Birchwood area of Warrington, Cheshire, when he suddenly collapsed.

 
       
    I Wanted To Kill Everyone: Anders Breivik
Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has said he planned to kill everyone and behead the former prime minister during his attack on Utoya island in Norway.
 
    Arrests in internet race-hate investigation
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of publishing material to incite racial hatred.