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Pakistan plays down Cameron row
Saturday, July 31, 2010 11:38:51 AM CST
Pakistan says it expects "fruitful" talks between its president and David Cameron despite a row over comments about its alleged links to terror.
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UK troops 'uncover bomb factory'
Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:13:53 AM CST
British troops targeting a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan have found a cache of bomb-making equipment, the Ministry of Defence says.
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Huntley 'should not sue' prison
Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:44:24 AM CST
Soham murderer Ian Huntley should drop his claim for compensation after having his throat slashed by an inmate, victims campaigners have said.
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Team's new Atlantic rowing record
Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:32:41 AM CST
Four rowers reach the Isles of Scilly from New York, taking 12 days off the 114-year-old Atlantic record.
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Pakistan floods 'kill 800' people
Saturday, July 31, 2010 8:58:38 AM CST
The worst monsoon floods in living memory kill at least 800 people and affect one million in north-west Pakistan, a local official says.
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Germany mourns Love Parade dead
Saturday, July 31, 2010 5:11:11 AM CST
Germany holds an emotional memorial service for the 21 people killed in a stampede at the Love Parade dance festival in the western city of Duisburg last weekend.
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Two men quizzed over explosives
Saturday, July 31, 2010 2:45:03 AM CST
Two men from north Wales are being questioned at a central London police station over possible explosives offences.
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Sir Bobby remembered one year on
Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:25:58 AM CST
One year to the day since the death of former England boss Sir Bobby Robson, a ceremony takes place at Newcastle ground, St James's Park.
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Bike hire fee lifted after glitch
Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:45:59 AM CST
Cyclists who used London's bike hire scheme on its first day will not be billed because of technical problems.
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Chelsea Clinton to marry banker
Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:39:51 AM CST
The only child of former US President Bill Clinton, Chelsea, is due to marry in a ceremony cloaked in secrecy.
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Fossil sparks whale of a row for Egypt customs
Friday, July 30, 2010 1:53:41 PM CST
The fossil of a whale is at the centre of a bizarre customs wrangle at Cairo airport, the BBC's Jon Leyne reports.
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Anyone seen my boa? Six foot snake on the loose
Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:14:42 AM CST
Police are searching for a 6ft (1.8m) long snake which escaped through a bathroom window at a house in Essex.
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Live - European Championships day five
Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:01:56 AM CST
Britain's Jessica Ennis aims to become heptathlon champion, while Michael Rimmer, Dai Greene and Mo Farah go for glory in Barcelona.
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Live - England v Pakistan
Saturday, July 31, 2010 3:28:18 AM CST
Matt Prior drives England's lead past 400 in the evening session on day three of the first Test against Pakistan at Trent Bridge.
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Flying Vettel takes Hungary pole
Saturday, July 31, 2010 7:10:39 AM CST
Red Bull dominate qualifying for the Hungarian GP, with Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber on the front row ahead of the Ferraris.
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Redknapp blasts friendly schedule
Saturday, July 31, 2010 8:41:47 AM CST
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp criticises the timing of forthcoming international friendlies as the start of the new season approaches.
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James targets more England caps
Saturday, July 31, 2010 11:07:46 AM CST
Goalkeeper David James says he has no intention of retiring from England duty despite joining Championship side Bristol City and turning 40.
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Man wanted over murder in Spain
Saturday, July 31, 2010 8:42:01 AM CST
Spanish police are hunting for a Liverpool man who is suspected of shooting a father-of-two dead in a crowded bar in the Costa del Sol.
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Knifepoint bid to kidnap girl, 12
Saturday, July 31, 2010 8:09:37 AM CST
A man attempted to abduct a 12-year-old girl at knifepoint as she was walking along a street in Essex.
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Scotland 'needs financial powers'
Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:01:39 AM CST
The Scottish government says the argument for Scotland gaining more financial powers has to be won in order to grow the economy.
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Funeral for boy drowned in pond
Saturday, July 31, 2010 6:18:18 AM CST
A funeral service is held for a toddler who drowned after falling into a garden pond in Edinburgh earlier this month.
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North Belfast flat stand-off ends
Saturday, July 31, 2010 11:42:11 AM CST
A man is arrested after a four-hour long stand-off with police at a property in Belfast.
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Woman killed in Cookstown crash
Saturday, July 31, 2010 6:13:43 AM CST
A 27-year-old woman has died in hospital following a car crash in Cookstown, County Tyrone.
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S4C chief 'faced plot,' fears AM
Saturday, July 31, 2010 7:49:45 AM CST
Former heritage minister Rhodri Glyn Thomas says he is concerned there may have been a plot to oust the Welsh-language TV channel S4C's ex-chief executive.
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Village mourns boat death girl, 9
Saturday, July 31, 2010 1:18:46 AM CST
Residents of a village from where a nine-year-old girl from south Wales has died in a rafting accident in Turkey have spoken of their shock and sadness.
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Three charged with Uganda bombing
Friday, July 30, 2010 10:13:11 AM CST
Three Kenyans are charged with the murders of 76 people killed when bombs exploded as they watched the World Cup on TV in Kampala, Uganda.
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Everglades on Unesco danger list
Friday, July 30, 2010 10:00:11 PM CST
A UN panel adds the Florida Everglades and Madagascar's tropical rainforest to a list of world heritage sites at risk.
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Change call after Australia fires
Friday, July 30, 2010 10:26:43 PM CST
A report into Australia's worst bushfires, in 2009, recommends sweeping changes to the way the government responds to natural disasters.
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China mine explosion 'kills 15'
Friday, July 30, 2010 8:48:01 PM CST
At least 15 people die at a mine in northern China, as a suspected explosives store blows up.
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Russia mobilises as fires burn on
Saturday, July 31, 2010 8:33:10 AM CST
Almost 240,000 people have been mobilised across Russia to tackle wildfires that have killed at least 30 people, officials say.
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Greek military told to move fuel
Friday, July 30, 2010 12:39:58 PM CST
Greece will use military vehicles to restore fuel supplies cut by a lorry drivers' strike, the government says.
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Farc call to new Colombian leader
Friday, July 30, 2010 3:05:26 PM CST
Colombia's Farc rebel group issues a call for dialogue with the new government after Juan Manuel Santos's election as president.
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Argentine gay weddings go ahead
Friday, July 30, 2010 11:55:40 AM CST
A gay couple become the first to marry in Argentina under a new law allowing same-sex unions.
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Lebanon urged to resist violence
Friday, July 30, 2010 1:39:20 PM CST
Syria's president and the Saudi king call on Lebanon's rival factions to avoid turning to violence amid mounting political tensions in the country.
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Hamas fighter dies in air strikes
Saturday, July 31, 2010 5:37:40 AM CST
A Hamas militant is killed and several people hurt in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, hours after a Palestinian rocket hit the Israeli city of Ashkelon.
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Pakistan crash 'black box' found
Saturday, July 31, 2010 4:48:28 AM CST
Investigators scouring the wreckage of Pakistan's worst-ever air disaster have found the plane's flight data recorder, officials say.
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More civilian deaths in Kashmir
Saturday, July 31, 2010 11:24:25 AM CST
At least two people are killed in Indian-administered Kashmir in a second deadly day of protests against Indian rule.
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US economic growth slows to 2.4%
Friday, July 30, 2010 8:48:09 AM CST
US economic growth slowed between April and June, with GDP growing by an annualised rate of 2.4%, the US Commerce Department says.
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Wikileaks denies 'blood on hands'
Friday, July 30, 2010 5:04:47 PM CST
The founder of Wikileaks rejects US claims he has blood on his hands after releasing leaked documents on the Afghan war.
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Tax credit repayments 'to soar'
Saturday, July 31, 2010 6:39:55 AM CST
Many more people will face having to pay back some of the money paid to them as tax credits because of Budget changes, experts say.
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Interns are 'entitled to be paid'
Friday, July 30, 2010 5:00:34 PM CST
Many young people working free as interns may legally be entitled to pay, a report says.
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Addresses set to lose county name
Saturday, July 31, 2010 2:07:44 AM CST
Counties appear set to be dropped from postal addresses in future years after complaints about out-of-date names.
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Pakistan protest over PM comments
Saturday, July 31, 2010 4:23:10 AM CST
Pakistani intelligence officials cancel a visit to Britain in protest at comments made by David Cameron about Pakistan's alleged links to terror.
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Prescott Iraq intelligence doubts
Friday, July 30, 2010 5:27:43 AM CST
The intelligence on Iraq's weapons threat was "not very substantial", former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott says.
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Benefits face 'radical' shake-up
Friday, July 30, 2010 8:17:53 AM CST
Merging all tax credits and benefits into a single payment is one option being considered by Iain Duncan Smith in a "radical" welfare shake-up.
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Concern over rape medic shortage
Friday, July 30, 2010 6:03:26 PM CST
A lack of specialist medics to care for rape victims could be hampering conviction rates, doctors believe.
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Calcium pills 'raise' heart risk
Thursday, July 29, 2010 4:59:08 PM CST
Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows.
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Pregnant women rights questioned
Thursday, July 29, 2010 5:54:54 PM CST
The right of women to choose whether they have home births is being questioned by a leading medical journal.
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Gove defends academy schools list
Friday, July 30, 2010 7:40:02 AM CST
The Education Secretary insists there no is rush for schools in England to become academies, after criticism over the number of schools coming forward.
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Maths fears over A-level reforms
Thursday, July 29, 2010 7:20:44 PM CST
Plans to reform A-levels could put students off maths and lead to university department closures, an academic body warns.
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150 schools ask to be academies
Thursday, July 29, 2010 5:29:07 AM CST
More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show.
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Call to check on mobile security
Friday, July 30, 2010 2:31:48 AM CST
Owners of mobile phones are being asked to test the security of their network to see if enough is being done to stop eavesdropping.
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UK troops use iPad app for fire mission training
Friday, July 30, 2010 12:37:19 AM CST
Newsbeat's had an exclusive look at new training being given to UK soldiers at the Royal School of Artillery in Wiltshire.
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Facebook data hoarder speaks out
Thursday, July 29, 2010 5:40:36 AM CST
Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users.
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Mammals decline in Chernobyl zone
Friday, July 30, 2010 9:00:31 AM CST
The largest wildlife census of its kind conducted in Chernobyl reveals evidence of mammals declining in the exclusion zone.
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Further Chile quakes 'possible'
Friday, July 30, 2010 11:39:19 AM CST
Land in the north of Chile is "ready" for another major earthquake, say researchers, adding that authorities did not act on previous warnings.
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BP boss scaling back oil effort
Friday, July 30, 2010 12:07:23 PM CST
The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Balding complains over sex jibe
Friday, July 30, 2010 11:10:49 AM CST
Sports presenter Clare Balding makes an official complaint to the Press Complaints Commission over an article which mocked her sexuality.
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DeGeneres leaving American Idol
Friday, July 30, 2010 2:13:38 AM CST
Comedienne and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres is leaving American Idol after one season on the judging panel.
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Ben Shephard says goodbye to GMTV
Friday, July 30, 2010 4:29:54 AM CST
Ben Shephard bids farewell to GMTV after 10 years telling viewers: "I'm going to miss all of you, every single one of you."
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Quiz of the week's news
Friday, July 30, 2010 3:20:50 AM CST
The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions - plus the Weekly Bonus Question.
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Family getaway or get away?
Friday, July 30, 2010 4:31:17 AM CST
They frequently end in disaster and can be anything but relaxing. Why do we persist with the ordeal of family holidays?
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Was croquet an Olympic sport?
Friday, July 30, 2010 5:27:00 AM CST
Tug of war, croquet and cricket have all featured at the Olympics. See what else has been in and out over the years.
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Silent march for Love Parade dead
Saturday, July 31, 2010 11:37:28 AM CST
A silent march and mass balloon release has taken place in Duisberg to honour 21 people who died at last weekend's Love Parade dance festival
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Australia bushfires: What went wrong?
Saturday, July 31, 2010 12:03:39 AM CST
A report into the bushfires that tore across Victoria, Australia, in early 2009 has called for sweeping changes to the way the authorities respond to natural disasters.
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Tables turned on top QC
Friday, July 30, 2010 10:44:45 PM CST
Jonathan Sumption, one of Britain's top barristers, talks to Matt Stadlen about whether judges have too much power, why history matters, the secret to a good cross-examination and why he applauds inequality.
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Blind driver targets speed record
Saturday, July 31, 2010 12:54:29 AM CST
A bank manager from Sale, Greater Manchester, is hoping to become the first blind person to drive a car at more than 200mph.
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River punting gets fast and physical
Saturday, July 31, 2010 2:17:14 AM CST
Punting would normally be seen as a tranquil way to pass a summer day on the river, but race punting is an altogether different affair.
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Excitement ahead of Clinton wedding
Saturday, July 31, 2010 12:21:03 AM CST
Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former US president Bill Clinton, is to marry long-term boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky at a private ceremony.
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Argentina celebrates first gay weddings
Friday, July 30, 2010 10:40:59 PM CST
The first gay weddings have taken place in Argentina after the implementation of a law approved by parliament earlier this month.
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Giant hailstone breaks US record
Saturday, July 31, 2010 7:10:21 AM CST
A hailstone weighing almost a kilo that fell in the state of South Dakota has been confirmed as the largest ever recovered in the USA.
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In pictures
Saturday, July 31, 2010 7:47:54 AM CST
Emotional memorial for Love Parade victims
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Wedding belle
Friday, July 30, 2010 7:09:06 PM CST
Why Chelsea Clinton continues to fascinate
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Week in pictures
Friday, July 30, 2010 8:36:16 AM CST
Striking pictures from around the world this week
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Life without a stomach
Friday, July 30, 2010 6:02:35 PM CST
The sisters who had surgery to combat family cancer threat
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Beyond Auschwitz
Saturday, July 31, 2010 4:24:39 AM CST
Polish town's struggle to emerge from shadow of Nazi horror
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The G word
Friday, July 30, 2010 10:21:07 AM CST
How did cast of Jersey Shore rile Italian-Americans?
