After passing through Strait of Hormuz:

US aircraft carrier now in Gulf

The US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has passed through the Strait of Hormuz and is now in the Gulf, the Pentagon said, after Tehran threatened to close the strategic shipping route.

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British mothers torn apart between work and kids

Bread-winning wives who earn more than their husbands are crippled by guilt about ‘abandoning’ their children, research reveals today. About 1.4million families in Britain rely on a high-earning woman whose husband or boyfriend is raising their children full-time, or works part-time.

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Italy liner death toll rises to 13 as woman’s body found

Divers found a woman's body in the Costa Concordia cruise wreck off the coast of Italy on Sunday, raising the death toll to 13, as families of the missing attended a remembrance mass.

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While Prince William on duty in chilly North Wales:

Kate Middleton enjoys sunshine in Caribbean

The Duchess of Cambridge has jetted off on a luxury Caribbean holiday – leaving William behind on helicopter search and rescue duties. Kate, 30, joined her family, including sister Pippa, for some January sunshine in the beauty spot of Mustique.

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