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  Church of England leaders propose female bishops by 2015

  24 May 2013: Bishops' proposals, backed by archbishops, offer a nearly complete victory for female clergy and their supporters

• Co-operative Bank stops offering new loans to businesses

  24 May 2013: Blow to government keen to foster high street competition as Co-op's banking arm pulls out of loans offers to plug shortfall

• Sumatra, Indonesia: the rainforest's last stand – video

  
  24 May 2013:

  John Vidal witnesses the struggle for survival of one of the most beautiful and diverse ecosystems on Earth

• Woolwich murder: Welby praises response of British Muslim bodies

  24 May 2013: Archbishop of Canterbury says UK's religious communities are in good position of co-operation and mutual support

• Today in healthcare: Friday 24 May

  Live 24 May 2013:

  News, comment, blogposts and tweets across the sector

• Kabul suicide bomber strikes in heart of Afghan capital

  
  24 May 2013: Afghan police reportedly engaged in gun battle in central district after second major bomb attack in just over a week

• Russian rights group Memorial loses court challenge over raids on offices

  24 May 2013: Moscow court says raids by prosecutors were legal after hearing claims that group received millions of dollars from abroad

• RAF jet escorts divert Pakistani passenger plane

  24 May 2013: Typhoon jet escorts flight diverted from Manchester to Stansted after concerns about disruptive passenger

• Andrei Arshavin will not be signing once more for Zenit St Petersburg

  
  24 May 2013: Zenit St Petersburg have ruled out signing Andrei Arshavin, whose contract with Arsenal expires at the end of the month

• Global majority faces water shortages 'within two generations'

  24 May 2013: Experts call on governments to start conserving water in face of climate change, pollution and over-use

• Bank holiday weather promises sun, warmth … then rain

  24 May 2013: Forecasters expect weekend temperatures to reach up to 17C or above, but bank holiday Monday likely to see rain return

• Rochdale council chief says systemic failures prevented capture of child abuse gang

  
  24 May 2013: Former Rochdale council leadership 'did not appear to be interested in children's social care issues' says report

• Lost Pearl S Buck novel due out this autumn

  24 May 2013: Final work by Nobel prize-winning author of The Good Earth, continues her exploration of Chinese-American themes

• Brighton footballers cleared of sexually assaulting woman in hotel room

  24 May 2013:

  Anton Rodgers, Lewis Dunk, George Barker and Steve Cook also found not guilty of voyeurism

• BBC2's Anne Boleyn profile watched by 3 million

  
  24 May 2013: The Last Days of Anne Boleyn beat competition on BBC1, but lost in the ratings to ITV drama Scott & Bailey. By Ben Dowell

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