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  BBC NEWS | UK | UK population now more than 61m

  The UK population has passed 61 million for the first time, according to the Office for National Statistics. There were 408,000 more people living in the UK in 2008, taking the population to 61.4 million. For the first time in almost a decade, changes in birth and death rates have overtaken ...

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  Before Martha's Vineyard, Obama to visit Yellowstone, Grand Canyon -- latimes.com

  Before Martha's Vineyard, Obama to visit Yellowstone, Grand Canyon Choosing a vacation spot can be delicate business during a recession, even for the president. He'll spend a weekend at the national parks, then a week at a $20-million estate in Massachusetts. Reporting from Washington - ...

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  BBC NEWS | Africa | Half of Somalis need aid, says UN

  More than half of the Somali population is in need of humanitarian aid, the UN says, as it warns of deteriorating conditions since the start of the year. UN food-security officials say one-in-five children are acutely malnourished and the number of refugees has risen by more than 40% since January. ...

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  Fifth of UK honeybee colonies died last winter, says beekeeper association | Environment | guardian.co.uk

  Fifth of UK honeybee colonies died last winter, says beekeeper association Figure is improvement on previous year, but mortality levels still double acceptable level, warns British Beekeepers Association Nearly a fifth of the UK's honeybee colonies died last winter, figures from the British ...

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  Forget internet dating, this is online matchmaking | Life and style | The Guardian

  Jayasree Sen Gupta wanted to get married. In her mid-30s but living on her own in Leeds, she rarely met suitable men. She knew her ideal man would, like her, have an Indian heritage and, also like her, be a music lover. But how to find him? In the past Gupta may have left that question to her ...

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