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Dolly Parton, legendary US country singer, dies aged 80
In a statement confirming her death, the singer's team says she will be remembered as an "inspiration" and for her "wit, warmth, and kindness".
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Dolly Parton: The life of an iconic country singer. Video, 00:03:22
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Father's house rammed before son died in A66 crash
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CIA chief travels to Moscow for unannounced talks, US media reports
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Trump says all mines cleared from Strait of Hormuz
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Who does Iran trade with and what could Trump's 'economic D-Day' mean?
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Man dies in crash after police pursuit
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Canada announces 'dollar-for-dollar' retaliatory tariffs on US as high as 50%
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Yellow weather warnings issued as thunderstorms and flooding forecast
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Champions League: Celtic lead LASK by three goals at break in play-off second leg
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Carabao Cup: Brentford back in front, Coventry lead, West Ham equalise
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Man Utd's midfield spending is done - now for a left-back?
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Root 'hacked off' and 'disappointed' at Carse incident
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Forest agree £50m deal for Chelsea striker Delap
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Dolly Parton: Life of the music legend whose songs touched millions
The singer, songwriter and actress is known for timeless hits including Jolene and I Will Always Love You.
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Dolly Parton: A life in pictures
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Kate Hudson to make How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days sequel, 23 years on
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Kit Harington replaces Nicholas Hoult in HBO's Harry Potter series
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Drugs dug up at Creamfields site ahead of festival
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'It's 8am and I'm shovelling poo': Russell Kane 'gets a real job' for a day
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Health and wellbeing

Why doing a mix of exercise could be the key to longer life
A recent study suggests doing a variety of activities every week gives you more health benefits than focusing on one.
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Relationship OCD convinced me I'd cheat on my boyfriend
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What your nails can tell doctors about your health. Audio, 29 minutes
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The turtle rescuer shortlisted for BBC Make A Difference award
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Antonelli - the boy 'born in a garage' who started driving on dad's lap
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'It's not Alton Towers' - rows break out over queuing at Wales' highest mountain
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Beyond China's humanoid robots, a quieter machine revolution is unfolding
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Asia
Moon set to turn red as rare partial lunar eclipse graces UK skies
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Ranking the best managers in Premier League history
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How much of the world isn't owned by anyone? Audio, 9 minutes
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Money

Burnham refuses to rule out tax rises in autumn Budget
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New 10p coin enters circulation - will you spot one?
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When is it your responsibility to pay for a water leak?
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'We had 2,000 RSVPs and a line out the door the day I opened my shop'
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Father's house rammed before son died in A66 crash
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Players threatened, official headbutted and 72 red cards in week of youth football
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Child rapist with hundreds of abuse images of same girl jailed for 21 years
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High Court quashes decision to restrict annual Drumcree parade
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