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An oil platform has exploded off the Louisiana coast, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months.

A controversial "lottery" designed to allocate school places fairly has failed to reduce segregation between rich and poor pupils, research suggests.

The UK has seen its biggest fall in alcohol consumption in 60 years, according to new figures from an industry body.

Ed Balls has put employment at the centre of his campaign for the Labour leadership by outlining a £250 million plan to create 200,000 jobs and work placements for the unemployed.

Cheryl Cole will be divorced from her footballer husband Ashley on Friday, it was reported.

The BBC has defended its impartiality after the director general of the corporation was photographed going into a meeting in Downing Street to apparently discuss coverage of government spending cuts.

The US Coast Guard has backtracked on its earlier report that an oil sheen about a mile long was spreading following a platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.

The three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of match-fixing allegations have been suspended from playing cricket after being charged under the anti-corruption code of the sport's governing body.

A mile-long oil sheen has been spotted spreading from an offshore oil platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico.

A mile-long oil sheen has been spotted spreading from an offshore oil platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico.