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Labour MPs call for hacking probe
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:47:25 GMT
Labour MPs demand the police investigation into alleged phone-hacking by News of the World reporters is reopened, at an urgent Commons session.
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New police appeal over MI6 death
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:44:07 GMT
Police investigating the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams appeal for help in tracing two people seen entering his central London flat.
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Tube workers begin 24-hour strike
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:03:50 GMT
Severe disruption is expected on London Underground as the first workers begin a 24-hour strike.
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Bipolar 'not linked to violence'
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:00:23 GMT
People with a mental illness are no more likely to be violent unless they abuse drugs or alcohol, a study suggests.
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Saatchi gallery deal hits setback
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:18:10 GMT
Charles Saatchi's plan to donate his gallery to the British public hits a stumbling block after talks with Arts Council England break down.
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MoD names two killed UK soldiers
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:18:51 GMT
Two British soldiers who died in Afghanistan and in a UK hospital on the same day are named by the Ministry of Defence.
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Blair cancels London book signing
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:05:10 GMT
Tony Blair cancels a planned book signing in London on Wednesday to prevent causing the police "a lot of hassle".
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MPs voting on AV referendum bill
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:23:13 GMT
MPs reject a Labour bid to derail the government's plans to change the way MPs are elected to Parliament.
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NI school evacuated in bomb alert
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:07:00 GMT
A primary school is closed in Antrim after an explosive device is found by an eight-year-old pupil and carried into a classroom.
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Obama unveils $50bn building plan
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:15:40 GMT
President Barack Obama announces a $50bn infrastructure plan as part of efforts to jump-start the faltering US economy.
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Forsyth quits dance results show
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:14:04 GMT
Bruce Forsyth quits Strictly Come Dancing's Sunday results show and is replaced by Claudia Winkleman.
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Quacking profit: Expenses MP sells duck island
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:03:13 GMT
The ornamental duck island which sank the career of a Tory MP at the height of the expenses scandal is sold for charity.
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Colombian confirmed as world's shortest man
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:11:05 GMT
A 70cm (27-inch) tall Colombian is named the world's shortest living man by Guinness World Records.
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Capello insists Rooney will play
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:09:40 GMT
England manager Fabio Capello insists striker Wayne Rooney will play in the Euro 2012 qualifier away to Switzerland on Tuesday.
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Live text - US Open day eight
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:59:21 GMT
Caroline Wozniacki takes on Maria Sharapova at the US Open, following Svetlana Kuznetsova's shock exit with Roger Federer playing later.
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Pietersen fined for Twitter rant
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:47:21 GMT
England batsman Kevin Pietersen is given an undisclosed fine by the ECB over his Twitter tirade.
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Striker Kuyt suffers injury blow
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:40:12 GMT
Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt injures shoulder during training with the Netherlands, according to Dutch boss Bert van Marwijk
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Murray baffled by US Open defeat
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:59:00 GMT
Andy Murray is at a loss to explain the physical problems behind his surprise defeat by Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round of the US Open.
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Murder accused's 'gymnastic sex'
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:15:07 GMT
A man who killed his wife after five months of marriage enjoyed "gymnastic" sex sessions with another woman, a court hears.
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Former head jailed for sex abuse
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:14:02 GMT
A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils.
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Barclays bank to create 600 jobs
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:04:22 GMT
Banking giant Barclays announces it is to expand its presence in Glasgow, creating 600 jobs.
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Man dies in Philippines stabbing
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:00:56 GMT
A 27-year-old Aberdeen man is stabbed and killed two days after flying to the Philippines.
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Shock over pipe bomb at school
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:21:15 GMT
A father speaks of his shock after his eight-year-old son picked up a pipe bomb in a school playground in Antrim.
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Gang 'advertised city brothels'
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:43:37 GMT
A Scottish crime gang spent more than £50,000 advertising brothels in Belfast, a court is told.
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'Disgust' over killer's sentence
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:56:05 GMT
A Flintshire mother calls for tougher sentences for so-called "one-punch killers" after her son's attacker was jailed for 40 months for manslaughter.
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Children hurt in school bus crash
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:17:51 GMT
More than 60 children were involved a collision between two school buses in south Wales, say police.
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SA public sector strike suspended
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:14:38 GMT
South African trade unions suspend a nationwide strike which has paralysed schools and hospitals for 20 days.
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Vicar jailed for sham marriages
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:31:23 GMT
A Sussex vicar found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages is jailed for four years.
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NZ quake 'damaged 100,000 homes'
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:28:08 GMT
Almost two-thirds of the 160,000 homes in and around Christchurch were damaged by Saturday's earthquake, New Zealand's prime minister says.
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Japan convicts whaling activists
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:54:39 GMT
A court in Japan gives one-year suspended jail sentences to two anti-whaling activists from Greenpeace for stealing whale meat in 2008.
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Spain dismisses Eta 'ceasefire'
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:48:02 GMT
The Spanish government says an Eta ceasefire is "insufficient" and calls on the Basque separatist group to renounce violence forever.
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France faces pension plan strike
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:44:05 GMT
France faces disruption in a strike over pension reform on Tuesday, when MPs will also debate a ban on full face veils and a new security bill.
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Miners' families mark first month
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:15:19 GMT
Relatives of 33 trapped miners in Chile hold a ceremony to mark their first month underground.
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Guatemala sees rescue hopes fade
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:48:38 GMT
Guatemalan officials say they have given up hope for dozens buried by mud as they tried to rescue other trapped people.
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French FM pledges Ashtiani support
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:39:34 GMT
France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says he will 'do anything' to help save an Iranian woman sentenced to death on an adultery conviction.
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Lebanon PM retracts Syria charge
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:11:59 GMT
Lebanese PM Saad Hariri says he was wrong to accuse Syria of assassinating his father - former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri.
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Fresh exodus from Pakistan floods
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:57:36 GMT
Hundreds of thousands of people flee towns and villages threatened by fresh floods in Pakistan's deluged southern Sindh province.
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Suicide attack on Pakistan police
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:02:58 GMT
Nearly 20 people die as a suicide bomber rams an explosives laden pickup truck into a police station in north-west Pakistan.
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Travolta extortion case dismissed
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:30:31 GMT
Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta, following the death of his son in the Bahamas, are dropped.
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BP well 'poses no further risk'
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:27:10 GMT
The official in charge of cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill says the well which caused the damage is no longer a risk to the environment.
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BA boss reveals takeover ambition
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:01:59 GMT
British Airways and Iberia draw up a shortlist of 12 airlines which the firms hope to buy or merge with.
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Demand for Equitable Life payout
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:52:39 GMT
Pensioners hit by the Equitable Life scandal are making a final attempt to persuade the government to pay them full compensation.
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UK car sales suffer sharp decline
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:54:16 GMT
New car sales fell 17.5% in August - the second consecutive month of declines, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
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End UK rebate - EU budget chief
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:31:10 GMT
The EU budget commissioner says he sees no grounds for the UK to keep its budget rebate.
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Student migration 'unsustainable'
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:53:23 GMT
The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green says in his first major speech on immigration.
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Five jailed over postal vote scam
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:59:08 GMT
Five men, including two ex-councillors, are jailed over a failed postal vote scam in Bradford during the 2005 general election.
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Diabetes drug advice 'not heeded'
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:18:33 GMT
A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it was recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns.
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Junior medics 'leaving training'
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:08:05 GMT
Nearly one in four junior doctors drop out of their NHS training after two years, figures show.
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Gum and heart link 'breakthrough'
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:42:13 GMT
Scientists say they have established one reason why gum disease may increase the risk of heart disease.
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First 16 'free schools' revealed
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:22:02 GMT
The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove.
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Gove defends free school numbers
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:04:07 GMT
Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable".
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Tory defects over schools scheme
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:56:22 GMT
A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative".
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UK mobile firms to merge networks
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:15:02 GMT
Customers of Orange and T-Mobile will soon be able to hop between the two mobile networks as the firms merge their networks.
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Buzz lawsuit to cost Google $8.5m
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:19:46 GMT
Google proposes paying $8.5m (£5.5m) to settle a class-action lawsuit brought over its Buzz social network, launched earlier this year.
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Tiny solar cells fix themselves
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:20:42 GMT
A mix of chemicals borrowed from plants with tiny tubes of carbon can spontaneously create tiny, self-repairing solar cells.
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Blair in climate inaction warning
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:09:15 GMT
Former UK Prime Minster Tony Blair warns world leaders they may pay a heavy price in history if they fail to tackle global warming.
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Red Planet 'may not be lifeless'
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:18:12 GMT
Carbon-rich organic molecules, which serve as the building blocks of life, may be present on Mars after all, say scientists.
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Insect brains to fight MRSA
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:08:39 GMT
Cockroach and locust brains are a rich source of antibiotics powerful enough to tackle MRSA, researchers say.
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Hall works tipped to fetch £1.5m
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:48:08 GMT
Contemporary artwork owned by model Jerry Hall are expected to fetch more than £1.5 million when they are sold in October at Sotheby's in London.
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American Pie star gets probation
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:04:05 GMT
American Pie actor Chris Klein pleaded no contest to drink-driving following and will serve four years probation.
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Bookie cuts Weller Mercury odds
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:43:09 GMT
The odds of Paul Weller winning the Mercury Prize are slashed after a bookmaker takes an "unprecedented" rush of bets backing him.
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Do our memories get better with age?
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:16:57 GMT
Our ability to recall events seems to sharpen as we get older, says Lisa Jardine, but can it be trusted to paint an accurate picture?
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Eddie who?
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:10:21 GMT
Comic Eddie Kadi can command vast crowds at his live shows. Why has he attracted so little mainstream attention?
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Don't let the bed bugs bite
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:42:04 GMT
The world is on the verge of a bed-bug pandemic, according to a report - how did the tiny biting insects come to pose such a threat?
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Live: Parliamentary Reform Bill
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:09:37 GMT
Plans for a referendum on changing the way in which MPs are elected to Parliament are being debated in the House of Commons.
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Rare colour footage of the Blitz
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:34:46 GMT
Remarkable new footage of the the London blitz goes on show.
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Clear up begins in parts of Pakistan
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:24:23 GMT
The BBC's Orla Guerin has returned to the Pakistan town of Nowshera, which was one of the first areas to be hit by the rising waters.
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Rooney 'happy to play' says Capello
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:49:16 GMT
England manager Fabio Capello says striker Wayne Rooney is in the right frame of mind to play against Switzerland on Tuesday despite allegations about his private life.
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Schoolboy: 'I found a pipe bomb'
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:08:52 GMT
The suspicious object was left in the playground of St Comgall's Primary School and picked up by an eight -year-old pupil.
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Shady world of Indian illegal bookies
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:31:14 GMT
The role of the gambling syndicates that can make millions from the outcome of a single game has been highlighted by the allegation that three Pakistani cricket players were involved in a betting scam.
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Elbow and Kloot talk Mercury Prize
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:42:44 GMT
I Am Kloot singer John Bramwell talks to Elbow's Guy Garvey about Kloot's Mercury Music Prize-nominated album, which Garvey and bandmate Craig Potter produced.
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CCTV released in appeal over MI6 death
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:17:24 GMT
Police investigating the death of MI6 worker Gareth Williams have released the most recent CCTV footage of the victim.
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Male victims of domestic violence
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:19:56 GMT
40% of domestic violence victims are male but a new study suggests victims are often ignored by police and there are only a handful of refuge places for abused men across the UK. Ian McNicholl was abused by a partner and told his story to BBC Breakfast
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Brilliant ideas
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:23:00 GMT
The secrets behind some of the UK’s newest inventions
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Unswung hero
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:35:37 GMT
What does this man tell us about the real 1960s?
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Family on film
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:08:11 GMT
Director Sofia Coppola returns with her new movie Somewhere
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Century man
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:52:24 GMT
How likely is it that you'll live to be 100 years old?
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Zero tolerance?
Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:20:39 GMT
US Muslims are free but that's not enough, argues Michael Goldfarb
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