Cameron faces questions on return to NI

It is only a few days since David Cameron last visited Northern Ireland.On 4 May, he addressed a rally at the La Mon hotel in County Down as a party leader on the campaign trail, backing his local Ulster Unionist allies and emphasising his passion for the union. Now he is prime minister, he has stressed that the hard-won achievements of the peace process will be safe in his hands and that he can work with Stormont politicians from across the green-orange spectrum. Whilst Mr Cameron achieved his aim of taking up residence at Number 10, the Conservative and Unionist candidates who rallied to his cause in Northern Ireland have had to come to terms with a comprehensive defeat at the polls. The Ulster Unionists were once the dominant political force in Northern Ireland. Historically the Conservatives and Ulster Unionists had been linked - those who supported reviving this link argued that it held the key to forging a new kind of unionism, capable of appealing to voters regardless of whether they were Catholic or Protestant Their leader, David Trimble, was the key player in the negotiations which led to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. But unionist grassroots felt uncomfortable about the compromises involved in sharing power with Sinn Fein. They punished the Ulster Unionists by switching to Ian Paisley's DUP, which became the bigger party both at Stormont and at Westminster, reducing the UUP in 2005 to just one MP.

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Naomi Campbell may be subpoenaed by war crimes court

War crimes prosecutors in The Hague say supermodel Naomi Campbell should be subpoenaed to testify at the trial of Liberia's ex-President Charles Taylor. They say Ms Campbell "was given rough diamonds" by Mr Taylor in 1997 at Nelson Mandela's house in South Africa. Mr Taylor is accused of using "blood diamonds" to fuel an insurgency in Sierra Leone that cost tens of thousands of lives. Ms Campbell had previously declined to provide testimony to prosecutors. "Ms Campbell's testimony is necessary as there is evidence that Ms Campbell was given rough diamonds by the accused (Mr Taylor) in September 1997," said a prosecution motion filed with the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
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Cameron and Clegg set out 'radical' policy programme

David Cameron and Nick Clegg have unveiled the policy programme their coalition will follow to create the "radical" change they say the UK needs.Mr Cameron said the "remarkable" document combines the best of the Lib Dem and Tory manifestos - even though policies on both sides have been axed. He described it as a blueprint for a "radical, reforming government". But Labour said the agreement raised more questions than it answered - and had just "papered over the cracks". Prime Minister Mr Cameron shared a platform with his deputy Mr Clegg to launch the 34-page document, which has been put together in nine days. It builds on the four-page deal produced during negotiations in the immediate aftermath of the UK election which resulted in a hung Parliament.

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Aged 36 and can't get served

At the age of 36, twice as old as the youngest legal drinkers, Kay was surprised to be challenged for proof of age when buying her groceries in a Tesco in east London.
"About two years ago, all of a sudden, every time I went to buy alcohol, a bottle of wine with my shopping, they would ask me for ID."

ID'D IN THEIR 30s

Kay's European health insurance card, with her name and date of birth but no photograph, was not acceptable. So on several occasions, the wine went back on the shelf, until she started taking her passport with her. Others have had a similar experience. Headlines were made when a 72-year-old was unable to buy two bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon at Morrisons in Blackpool because he could not prove his age. Ironically, it's concern about under-age drinking that is responsible. A few years ago, before and after the licensing laws were relaxed, newspapers were full of pictures of "Binge drink Britain" - young people lying prostrate on the street or fighting in town centres on a Saturday night.

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Man guilty of killing jockeys in Malton flat fire

Jamie Kyne, 18, from County Galway, in the Irish Republic, and Jan Wilson, 19, from Forfar in Angus, died in the fire at flats near Malton in September. Peter Brown, 37, of Brotherton, North Yorkshire, was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter. Leeds Crown Court heard Brown started the fire after being refused entry to a party. Sentencing was adjourned. Brown, a labourer originally from the Aberdeen area, denied murder and two alternative charges of manslaughter. He was also acquitted of arson with intent to endanger life. Mrs Justice Nicola Davies adjourned sentencing for the completion of a pre-sentence report, telling Brown it was "so I can have full information about the danger you pose".

Prosecutors told the jury that Brown, who refused to give evidence at his trial, started the fire when he lit rubbish in the communal entrance to the Buckrose Court flats in Norton on 5 September 2009.

The court was told the father-of-one, who lived in a neighbouring block and was a former caretaker for the complex, started the fire as an act of revenge after he was refused entry to a party in one of the flats.
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No proof of mobile cancer risk, major study concludes

Using a mobile phone does not appear to increase the risk of developing certain types of brain cancer, the largest study of its kind has concluded.

Analysis of more than 10,000 people by the International Agency for Research on Cancer found no relationship between years of use and risk.

There is no known biological mechanism by which mobiles could cause cancer, but there has been public concern.

It is hoped this study will allay some anxieties, as research continues.

The overall rate of brain cancer has not risen in countries where use has long been prevalent - like Sweden, and studies have mostly found no evidence of an increased risk. This latest research is consistent with this.
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pope getes arrested in UK

Pope Benedict XVI will not call off a trip to Great Britain despite a leaked Foreign Office memo that made "foolish" suggestions about things he could do while there, the pope's spokesman reiterated on Monday.

"As far as the Vatican is concerned, the case is closed. There never was the slightest doubt about the trip," the Rev. Federico Lombardi told CNN.

The British government apologized over the weekend for the Foreign Office memo suggesting that the pope could launch Benedict-brand condoms or bless a gay marriage when he visits the United Kingdom later this year.

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