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• Rare white deer shot dead on Bootle street by police

  Officers were concerned about the dangers posed by the animal to passing motorists and pedestrians.

• Australian researchers uncover fossil of new eagle species

  Palaeontologists from Australia found the 'exceptional' fossilised remains in 2016.

• World Cup-winning England striker Hunt dies aged 83

  Former Liverpool striker Roger Hunt, who played in every England game of the 1966 World Cup, dies at the age of 83.

• Blast tears through Gothenburg apartment block, injuring 16

  Police suspect the explosion and subsequent fire may have been caused deliberately.

• Army put on standby to ease UK fuel pressures

  Military drivers will be trained up as a precaution, after days of long queues and pump closures.

• Haiti polls postponed after electoral body is dissolved

  The prime minister dismissed the electoral council and no new date has been set for elections.

• Patrick George Zaki: Egypt rights activist goes on trial over article

  Patrick Zaki is accused of spreading news in a piece he wrote about being a Coptic Christian.

• Tuesday teaser: Test your news knowledge

  Ten questions, 10 seconds each. How many will you get right?

• Trapped Canadian miners in 10-hour escape climb

  The miners are climbing 1km-worth of ladders to escape the Totten mine in Sudbury, Ontario.