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07/31/2010 07:29 PM
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Pakistan plays down Cameron row
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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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07/31/2010 04:13 PM
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UK troops 'uncover bomb factory'
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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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07/31/2010 08:04 PM
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Ennis crowned European champion
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Great Britain's Jessica Ennis wins European heptathlon gold after dominating the 800m finale to fend off her closest rival Nataliya Dobrynska.
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07/31/2010 05:44 PM
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Huntley 'should not sue' prison
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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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07/31/2010 05:32 PM
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Team's new Atlantic rowing record
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Four rowers reach the Isles of Scilly from New York, taking 12 days off the 114-year-old Atlantic record.
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07/31/2010 08:16 PM
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Pakistan floods 'kill 800' people
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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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07/31/2010 06:55 PM
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Germany mourns Love Parade dead
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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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07/31/2010 09:45 AM
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Two men quizzed over explosives
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Two men from north Wales are being questioned at a central London police station over possible explosives offences.
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07/31/2010 04:25 PM
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Sir Bobby remembered one year on
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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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07/31/2010 05:39 PM
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Chelsea Clinton to marry banker
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The only child of former US President Bill Clinton, Chelsea, is due to marry in a ceremony cloaked in secrecy.
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07/30/2010 08:53 PM
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Fossil sparks whale of a row for Egypt customs
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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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07/31/2010 05:14 PM
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Anyone seen my boa? Six foot snake on the loose
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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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07/31/2010 05:01 PM
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Live - European Championships day five
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Britain's Jessica Ennis becomes European heptathlon champion, Dai Greene wins 400m hurdles gold, while Michael Rimmer and Rhys Williams take silver in Barcelona.
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07/31/2010 07:53 PM
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Prior guides England towards win
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England are on course for a resounding win in the first Test after an unbeaten century from Matt Prior and three early wickets in Pakistan's second innings.
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07/31/2010 02:10 PM
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Flying Vettel takes Hungary pole
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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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07/31/2010 07:40 PM
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GB pair win hurdles gold & silver
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Welsh pair Dai Greene and Rhys Williams claim gold and silver for Britain in the final of the men's 400m hurdles.
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07/31/2010 06:31 PM
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Blackpool promise to pay bonuses
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Blackpool players who are still waiting to receive bonuses for winning promotion to the Premier League are reassured that they will be paid.
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07/31/2010 03:42 PM
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Man wanted over murder in Spain
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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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07/31/2010 03:09 PM
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Knifepoint bid to kidnap girl, 12
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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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07/31/2010 05:01 PM
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Scotland 'needs financial powers'
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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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07/31/2010 01:18 PM
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Funeral for boy drowned in pond
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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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07/31/2010 06:42 PM
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North Belfast flat stand-off ends
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A man is arrested after a four-hour long stand-off with police at a property in Belfast.
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07/31/2010 01:13 PM
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Woman killed in Cookstown crash
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A 27-year-old woman has died in hospital following a car crash in Cookstown, County Tyrone.
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07/31/2010 02:49 PM
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S4C chief 'faced plot,' fears AM
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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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07/31/2010 08:18 AM
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Village mourns boat death girl, 9
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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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07/30/2010 05:13 PM
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Three charged with Uganda bombing
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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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07/31/2010 05:00 AM
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Everglades on Unesco danger list
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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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07/31/2010 05:26 AM
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Change call after Australia fires
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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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07/31/2010 03:48 AM
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China mine explosion 'kills 15'
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At least 15 people die at a mine in northern China, as a suspected explosives store blows up.
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07/31/2010 08:20 PM
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Opposition figures held in Moscow
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Russian police detain two opposition leaders and dozens of others trying to hold demonstrations in Moscow and St Petersburg.
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07/31/2010 03:33 PM
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Russia mobilises as fires burn on
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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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07/31/2010 08:21 PM
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Bogota denies Venezuela war plan
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The Colombian government denies accusations by Caracas it is planning a military attack on Venezuela, following claims by President Hugo Chavez that his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, was "capable of anything".
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07/30/2010 10:05 PM
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Farc call to new Colombian leader
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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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07/30/2010 08:39 PM
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Lebanon urged to resist violence
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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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07/31/2010 12:37 PM
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Hamas fighter dies in air strikes
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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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07/31/2010 11:48 AM
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Pakistan crash 'black box' found
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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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07/31/2010 06:24 PM
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More civilian deaths in Kashmir
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At least two people are killed in Indian-administered Kashmir in a second deadly day of protests against Indian rule.
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07/30/2010 03:48 PM
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US economic growth slows to 2.4%
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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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07/31/2010 12:04 AM
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Wikileaks denies 'blood on hands'
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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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07/31/2010 01:39 PM
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Tax credit repayments 'to soar'
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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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07/31/2010 12:00 AM
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Interns are 'entitled to be paid'
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Many young people working free as interns may legally be entitled to pay, a report says.
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07/31/2010 09:07 AM
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Addresses set to lose county name
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Counties appear set to be dropped from postal addresses in future years after complaints about out-of-date names.
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07/31/2010 07:08 PM
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Labour 'could be out for years'
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Labour leadership contender David Miliband warns that the party could be out of power for years at the final hustings meeting before the vote.
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07/30/2010 12:27 PM
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Prescott Iraq intelligence doubts
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The intelligence on Iraq's weapons threat was "not very substantial", former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott says.
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07/30/2010 03:17 PM
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Benefits face 'radical' shake-up
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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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07/31/2010 01:03 AM
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Concern over rape medic shortage
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A lack of specialist medics to care for rape victims could be hampering conviction rates, doctors believe.
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07/29/2010 11:59 PM
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Calcium pills 'raise' heart risk
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Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows.
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07/30/2010 12:54 AM
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Pregnant women rights questioned
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The right of women to choose whether they have home births is being questioned by a leading medical journal.
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07/30/2010 02:40 PM
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Gove defends academy schools list
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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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07/30/2010 02:20 AM
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Maths fears over A-level reforms
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Plans to reform A-levels could put students off maths and lead to university department closures, an academic body warns.
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07/29/2010 12:29 PM
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150 schools ask to be academies
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More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show.
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07/30/2010 09:31 AM
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Call to check on mobile security
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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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07/30/2010 07:37 AM
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UK troops use iPad app for fire mission training
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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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07/29/2010 12:40 PM
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Facebook data hoarder speaks out
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Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users.
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07/30/2010 04:00 PM
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Mammals decline in Chernobyl zone
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The largest wildlife census of its kind conducted in Chernobyl reveals evidence of mammals declining in the exclusion zone.
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07/30/2010 06:39 PM
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Further Chile quakes 'possible'
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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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07/30/2010 07:07 PM
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BP boss scaling back oil effort
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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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07/30/2010 06:10 PM
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Balding complains over sex jibe
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Sports presenter Clare Balding makes an official complaint to the Press Complaints Commission over an article which mocked her sexuality.
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07/30/2010 09:13 AM
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DeGeneres leaving American Idol
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Comedienne and chat show host Ellen DeGeneres is leaving American Idol after one season on the judging panel.
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07/30/2010 11:29 AM
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Ben Shephard says goodbye to GMTV
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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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07/30/2010 10:20 AM
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Quiz of the week's news
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The Magazine's weekly quiz of the news, 7 days 7 questions - plus the Weekly Bonus Question.
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07/30/2010 11:31 AM
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Family getaway or get away?
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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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07/30/2010 12:27 PM
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Was croquet an Olympic sport?
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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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07/31/2010 06:37 PM
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Silent march for Love Parade dead
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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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07/31/2010 07:03 AM
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Australia bushfires: What went wrong?
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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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07/31/2010 05:44 AM
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Tables turned on top QC
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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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07/31/2010 07:54 AM
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Blind driver targets speed record
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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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07/31/2010 09:17 AM
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River punting gets fast and physical
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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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07/31/2010 07:21 AM
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Excitement ahead of Clinton wedding
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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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07/31/2010 05:40 AM
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Argentina celebrates first gay weddings
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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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07/31/2010 02:10 PM
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Giant hailstone breaks US record
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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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07/31/2010 02:47 PM
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In pictures
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Emotional memorial for Love Parade victims
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07/31/2010 02:09 AM
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Wedding belle
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Why Chelsea Clinton continues to fascinate
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07/30/2010 03:36 PM
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Week in pictures
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Striking pictures from around the world this week
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07/31/2010 01:02 AM
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Life without a stomach
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The sisters who had surgery to combat family cancer threat
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07/31/2010 11:24 AM
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Beyond Auschwitz
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Polish town's struggle to emerge from shadow of Nazi horror
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07/30/2010 05:21 PM
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The G word
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How did cast of Jersey Shore rile Italian-Americans?
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