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A US nurse convicted of killing five kidney dialysis patients by injecting them with bleach faces a possible death sentence as jurors begin deliberating her punishment.
Kimberly Clark Saenz (38) was fired in April 2008 after a rash of illnesses and deaths at a Texas clinic.
€149,000 price tag on Jubilee whisky
A whisky made to mark the 60th year on the throne of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is on sale in Singapore for a mere €149,000 a bottle.
Only 60 bottles of Diamond Jubilee were made by Johnnie Walker from a blend of whiskies distilled in 1952.
Comedian on trial over harassment
Comedian Justin Lee Collins is to stand trial for allegedly harassing his former girlfriend.
The 'Friday Night Project' host (37) has denied putting ex-partner Anna Larke in "fear of violence". Mr Collins, of Kew, south west London, pleaded not guilty to a charge of harassment, causing fear of violence. The case was adjourned to September 24.
10pc of kids can't find UK on map
More than three-quarters of British children have been abroad -- but one in 10 cannot find the UK on a map, a survey said.
The Heathrow study of 1,000 children between the ages of six and 10 found 48pc had been to Spain by the age of 10. However, 45pc could not find Spain on a map.
Man's family sues over body mix-up
A US family is suing a hospital and funeral home after the wrong man's body was prepared for a viewing.
Richard Tkacik died in hospital in Pennsylvania last November. Two days later, another man's body was at the viewing. Mr Tkacik's body was found at the hospital.
Party forced to remove posters
Austria's far-right party has had to remove election posters that condemn "Moroccan thieves", in the face of legal action.
The Freedom Party slogan for local elections in Innsbruck translates as "Love your home country instead of Moroccan thieves". Morocco threatened legal action.
Man cut from sex shop's handcuffs
Police in Connecticut were called to break a man out of handcuffs after he tried them on in a sex shop and got stuck.
Officers tried several keys without success and had to resort to bolt cutters to free the man.
Irish Independent
