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 | Call for Iran protesters' release Iran's former President Rafsanjani challenges the country's leaders at Friday prayers, as protesters clash with police in Tehran. |
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| Fatal blasts hit Jakarta hotels At least nine people die and dozens are hurt as bombs hit two luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, police say. | |
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| Tiny lizard falls like a feather A minuscule species of lizard is so light that it falls to the ground like a feather, scientists have discovered. | |
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| Pope breaks right wrist in fall Pope Benedict XVI is treated for a broken wrist after falling while on holiday in northern Italy. | |
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| Court in Pakistan acquits Sharif A Pakistani court acquits opposition head Nawaz Sharif of hijacking charges, lifting the final ban on him standing for office. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Extremists 'have French hostages' A second French hostage is handed to a Somali hard-line Islamist group, government sources tell the BBC. |
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| Nigeria 'ready for 10,000 rebels' Some 10,000 militants could benefit from an amnesty in Nigeria's oil-producing region, a military official says. | |
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| Namibians 'club seal journalists' A Briton and a South African are due in court after being allegedly attacked and arrested while filming seal hunters in Namibia. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Mexico beefs up 'drug war' forces Mexico sends 5,500 police and military personnel to Michoacan state, which has seen a surge in drug-related violence. |
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| Obama urges 'new black mindset' US President Barack Obama tells the NAACP civil rights group there are no excuses for children from minorities not to succeed. | |
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| Facebook 'breaches Canadian law' The popular social networking website Facebook is breaking Canada's privacy laws, a report in the country finds. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Fatal blasts hit Jakarta hotels At least nine people die and dozens are hurt as bombs hit two luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, police say. |
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| Rio 'very concerned' about staff Rio Tinto voices concern about its employees detained in Shanghai amid accusations of bribery and spying. | |
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| Turkmenistan to create desert sea Turkmenistan starts work on the latest phase of its massive project to create a vast artificial sea in the desert. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | US firm averts French explosion A US firm agrees to pay extra compensation to French workers who had threatened to explode gas canisters at their factory. |
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| Pope breaks right wrist in fall Pope Benedict XVI is treated for a broken wrist after falling while on holiday in northern Italy. | |
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| Extremists 'have French hostages' A second French hostage is handed to a Somali hard-line Islamist group, government sources tell the BBC. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Call for Iran protesters' release Iran's former President Rafsanjani challenges the country's leaders at Friday prayers, as protesters clash with police in Tehran. |
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| Court bid to end Jerusalem riots An ultra-orthodox woman whose arrest sparked violent protests is to be freed to house arrest in a move that could end the unrest. | |
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| Plane fault 'caused Iran crash' The crash of an Iranian plane that killed 168 was probably caused by technical problems, an official says. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Court in Pakistan acquits Sharif A Pakistani court acquits opposition head Nawaz Sharif of hijacking charges, lifting the final ban on him standing for office. |
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| Afghan blast 'kills at least 11' At least 11 civilians, including five children, are killed in a blast in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, officials say. | |
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| Four die in Pakistan 'drone raid' A missile, suspected to have been fired by a US drone, kills four in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region, officials say. | |
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 | Army pushes for more helicopters The deployment of more helicopters to Afghanistan would save soldiers' lives, the chief of the defence staff says. |
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| Jail for 'suicide vest' student A student is jailed for a minimum of 10 years for plotting to blow himself up using a home-made "suicide vest". | |
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| Allied Carpets in administration Allied Carpets goes into administration, but 400 jobs are saved as some of its stores are sold immediately. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| Army pushes for more helicopters The deployment of more helicopters to Afghanistan would save soldiers' lives, the chief of the defence staff says. |
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| Smith regrets lack of training Jacqui Smith feared she was not up to being home secretary and wished she had been better trained, she tells a magazine. | |
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| Clegg hits out at Trident 'chaos' Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg attacks government "chaos and confusion" over renewing the Trident missile system. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Many child deaths 'preventable' The deaths of more than 200 children in England every year could be avoided, research suggests. |
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| College funding fiasco condemned MPs condemn the "catastrophic mismanagement" of a college building scheme in England which could cost hundreds of millions of pounds. | |
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| Promise of more university places The prime minister has told a committee of MPs there will be extra university places for the next academic year. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Father held over fatal house fire A man is arrested on suspicion of the murder of three members of his family who were killed in a house fire in Manchester. |
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| Football manager shot and killed A football manager is killed by a masked gunman as he arrives for training at a south-east London playing field. | |
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| Rubbish case 'a waste' says judge A judge criticises the decision to prosecute a couple who were charged with theft after removing items from a pile of rubbish. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Two die as car crashes into lorry A man and a woman are killed after their car crashes into a parked lorry near Newry in County Down. |
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| Appeal for on-the-run murderer The police are making an appeal to locate James Meehan who was convicted of the murder of James McFadden on Wednesday. | |
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| Flu vaccinations 'in September' A swine flu vaccination programme will start in September, Health Minister Michael McGimpsey says. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Two teenagers die after car crash An 18-year-old driver and his 15-year-old passenger die following a crash on an unclassified road in Aberdeenshire. |
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| Body found during platform hunt Rescuers searching for a man who went missing from a North Sea oil platform find a body after a major operation was launched. | |
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| Road reopens after flash flooding The A96 is reopened after it was closed and homes flooded due to flash storms in the Inverness and Nairn area overnight. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Unit's 2,450 cancer test errors A report into mistakes at a cancer screening unit finds that errors were made on 2,459 samples. |
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| Brothel manager to pay back £2.6m A woman who admitted managing four brothels is ordered by a court to pay back £2.6m or go to jail for four years. | |
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| Lions rugby star's assault arrest A Wales and British Lions rugby player is arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a taxi driver. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Google sees quarterly profit up Internet search engine Google sees better-than-expected quarterly results even as revenue growth slowed in the downturn. |
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| Rio 'very concerned' about staff Rio Tinto voices concern about its employees detained in Shanghai amid accusations of bribery and spying. | |
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| General Electric earnings tumble General Electric's earnings fell 47% to $2.9bn in the second quarter from the same period last year as the slowdown hit. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Pepsi mystified by Jackson clip A Pepsi spokeswoman says they have no idea where "terrifying" footage of Michael Jackson's 1984 ad accident came from. |
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| Madonna stage accident kills two A second person dies following the collapse of a stage being constructed for a Madonna concert in France. | |
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| Potter makes $104m on first day The new Harry Potter film made more than $100m on its first day on worldwide release, according to distributor Warner Bros. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Shuttle prepares to dock with ISS The crew of space shuttle Endeavour prepares to dock with the International Space Station. |
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| San Diego menaced by jumbo squid Scuba divers off the Californian city of San Diego report unnerving encounters with large numbers of Humboldt squid. | |
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| New element named 'copernicium' The latest addition to the Periodic Table is named after an astronomer who "changed our view of the world". | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft Office takes to the web Software giant Microsoft takes aim at Google, announcing a free web-based version of its successful Office software. |
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| Europe's new space truck takes shape Europe's next space freighter - Johannes Kepler - is being built for a mission to re-supply the space station in 2010. | |
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| Tagging technology to track trash Thousands of pieces of rubbish are to be tracked using sophisticated mobile tags to help reduce household waste. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Lower IQ 'a heart disease risk' Having a lower than average IQ is in itself a risk factor for heart disease, say researchers. |
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| Women 'naturally weaker' to HIV Experts believe women are naturally programmed to be less resistant to HIV once they have contracted the virus. | |
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| Swine flu 'hits airways harder' H1N1 swine flu attacks the respiratory system in a more sustained way than the standard seasonal virus, research in animals shows. | |
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| 1995: Serbs force Muslims out of Srebrenica Thousands of Muslim refugees flee the captured "safe area" of Srebrenica - forced out by the Bosnian Serbs. | |||
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| 1997: Versace murdered on his doorstep Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace is shot dead on the steps of his Miami mansion. | |||
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| 1966: Euston staff 'colour bar' ended A West Indian refused a job at Euston Station will now be employed there after managers overturn a ban on black workers. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live - The Open American Steve Marino is the surprise leader in the clubhouse on a tricky second day at the 138th Open at Turnberry. |
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| Ashes live - England v Australia Australia 87-2 at tea in reply to England's 425 on a rain-interrupted day two of the second Test at Lord's. | |
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| Live text - Tour de France Rinaldo Nocentini is still in yellow as the Tour embarks on its 13th stage from Vittel to Colmar. | |
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| Barca want Ibrahimovic for Eto'o Barcelona and Inter Milan begin talks over a deal which could see Inter's Zlatan Ibrahimovic swap places with Barca's Samuel Eto'o. | |
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| Man Utd cancel match after blasts Manchester United call off their match in Indonesia on Monday after bomb blasts hit the hotel they were due to stay in. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Everton snub Man City Lescott bid Everton reject a £15m offer from Man City for England defender Joleon Lescott. |
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| Man Utd cancel match after blasts Manchester United call off their match in Indonesia on Monday after bomb blasts hit the hotel they were due to stay in. | |
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| Barca want Ibrahimovic for Eto'o Barcelona and Inter Milan begin talks over a deal which could see Inter's Zlatan Ibrahimovic swap places with Barca's Samuel Eto'o. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Man City continue Adebayor talks Manchester City boss Mark Hughes says negotiations are still taking place as the club try to sign Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Leeds snub top-flight Delph bids Leeds United reveal they have turned down two bids from Premier League teams for midfielder Fabian Delph |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Vieri trial at Blackburn extended Veteran Italian striker Christian Vieri is to join Blackburn on their pre-season tour in the hope of earning a contract. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | Bolton wrap up Robinson loan deal Bolton sign defender Paul Robinson from West Brom on a season-long loan deal, bringing to an end their long pursuit of the player. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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 | Cole hit by fresh injury setback Joe Cole suffers a setback to his return from injury and will miss Chelsea's pre-season tour of the United States. |
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| EVERTON | |
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| Everton snub Man City Lescott bid Everton reject a £15m offer from Man City for England defender Joleon Lescott. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | Fulham face Lithuanians or Finns Fulham will face either FK Vetra of Lithuania or HJK Helsinki in the third qualifying round of the Europa League. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Hull to sign Sunderland's Murphy Hull are set to sign Sunderland's Republic of Ireland striker Daryl Murphy, BBC Sport understands. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | El Zhar signs new Liverpool deal Liverpool forward Nabil El Zhar signs a contract extension that is set to keep him at the club until 2012. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Everton snub Man City Lescott bid Everton reject a £15m offer from Man City for England defender Joleon Lescott. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Tevez hits back at Ferguson claim Manchester City new signing Carlos Tevez says Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson did not contact him to keep him at the club. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Downing joins Villa in £12m move England winger Stewart Downing completes a £12m move from Middlesbrough to Aston Villa. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Newcastle's Dutch trip called off Newcastle are told by the Football Association not to travel to the Dutch city of Utrecht for a pre-season friendly later this month. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Portsmouth takeover moves nearer Sulaiman Al Fahim is in the process of negotiating a price for his proposed takeover of Portsmouth after completing due diligence on the club. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Sidibe targets October comeback Stoke City striker Mamady Sidibe hopes to return from his cruciate knee ligament injury in October. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Hull to sign Sunderland's Murphy Hull are set to sign Sunderland's Republic of Ireland striker Daryl Murphy, BBC Sport understands. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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 | Forest set to sign Spurs' Gunter Nottingham Forest are close to completing the signing of Tottenham full-back Chris Gunter for £1.75m. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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 | Fulham bid for Greening rejected West Bromwich Albion reject a "derisory" offer from Fulham for midfielder Jonathan Greening. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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 | Saints' Davis turns down Hammers Southampton goalkeeper Kelvin Davis rejects a move to West Ham and signs a new contract with the Saints. |
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| WIGAN | |
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 | Bramble and Boyce sign new deals Defenders Titus Bramble and Emmerson Boyce sign new contracts that are set to keep them at Wigan until 2012. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Campbell-Ryce set for deal talks Barnsley will open contract negotiations with Jamal Campbell-Ryce as soon as the midfielder returns from international duty with Jamaica. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Krysiak agrees new Blues contract Teenage goalkeeper Artur Krysiak signs a new one-year contract to remain at St Andrew's. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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 | Barker completes switch to Derby Derby County manager Nigel Clough finally completes the £1m signing of Blackpool centre-back Shaun Barker. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | Ribeiro back to City after injury Bristol City defender Christian Ribeiro returns to action after almost year out with a serious knee injury |
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| BURNLEY | |
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 | Burnley sign defender Eckersley Burnley sign Manchester United reserve team defender Richard Eckersley on a four-year deal. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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 | Cardiff and Ledley still in limbo Manager Dave Jones says Cardiff have had no offers for midfielder Joe Ledley as his transfer dealings stay on hold. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Southampton name Pardew as boss Southampton name former West Ham and Charlton manager Alan Pardew as their new boss. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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 | Coventry name Wright as captain Coventry City defender Stephen Wright is the new club captain. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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 | Nancy call off games in England French side Nancy have called off their pre-season trip to England because of fears over the number of swine flu cases. |
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| DERBY | |
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 | Nyatanga agrees Bristol City move Derby County defender Lewin Nyatanga joins Bristol City on a four-year contract subject to a full medical. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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 | No 'big buys' to replace Wellens Doncaster Rovers chairman John Ryan says there will be no big-money buys following midfielder Richie Wellens' departure to Leicester. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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 | Bristol City wrap up Haynes deal Bristol City have completed a deal for Ipswich Town forward Danny Haynes for an undisclosed fee |
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| NORWICH | |
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 | Norwich set for tour of Scotland Norwich City's pre-season preparations begin with a tour of Scotland which includes a game against SPL side St Johnstone. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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 | Forest join Rams in Barker chase Derby County and Nottingham Forest are in a head-to-head battle to sign Blackpool captain Shaun Barker. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Easter leaves Argyle for MK Dons MK Dons sign striker Jermaine Easter from Plymouth Argyle on a two-year deal. |
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| PRESTON | |
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 | Forest close in on McKenna deal Nottingham Forest agree a fee of £750,000 for Preston North End midfielder Paul McKenna. |
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| QPR | |
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 | Blackstock happy to remain at QPR Queens Park Rangers striker Dexter Blackstock is happy to remain at the club this season. |
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| READING | |
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 | Rodgers happy with winning start Brendan Rodgers' reign as Reading manager begins with a win as the Royals thrash Didcot Town 5-1 in a pre-season friendly at Loop Meadow. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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 | Laws found guilty but escapes ban Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws escapes a touchline ban after being sent from the dugout during the 1-1 draw with Preston in March. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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 | Everton & Spurs in Naughton fight Tottenham join Everton in the battle to sign Sheffield United defender Kyle Naughton. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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 | Southampton & Wotte part company Head coach Mark Wotte leaves Southampton just 24 hours after Swiss businessman Markus Liebherr's takeover of the club. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Bodde returns to Swansea training Midfielder Ferrie Bodde begins pre-season training with Swansea City but his future remains in question. |
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| WATFORD | |
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 | Watford chairman blasts ex-boss Watford chairman Jimmy Russo criticises former boss Brendan Rodgers after he claims striker Tommy Smith wants to join him at Reading. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | Iwelumo hopes for Scotland return Wolves striker Chris Iwelumo aims to play a part in Scotland's World Cup qualifying climax despite facing surgery on Tuesday. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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| Scots learn Euro League opponents Aberdeen, Falkirk and Motherwell all face possible trips to eastern Europe in the Europa League. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Celtic to take on Dinamo Moscow Celtic will play Russian side Dinamo Moscow in the Champions League third qualifying round. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | Falkirk focused on European bow Eddie May says his Falkirk side are looking forward to hosting Vaduz in Thursday's Europa League qualifier. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Hamilton accept two McCarthy bids Hamilton's James McCarthy looks set to choose between Wigan and Wolves after both clubs have bids accepted for the teenage midfielder. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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| Scots learn Euro League opponents Aberdeen, Falkirk and Motherwell all face possible trips to eastern Europe in the Europa League. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | Novo determined to make his mark Rangers striker Nacho Novo wants more first-team action in the coming season after a frustrating campaign last time out. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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 | SPL agrees TV deal with Sky/ESPN The Scottish Premier League agrees a £65m television deal with Sky and ESPN worth half what it would have earned under Setanta. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Barca want Ibrahimovic for Eto'o Barcelona and Inter Milan begin talks over a deal which could see Inter's Zlatan Ibrahimovic swap places with Barca's Samuel Eto'o. |
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| Newcomers dominate Champs League Five newcomers dominate the group stage of the 2009 African Champions League. | |
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| Confederation Cup preview Grieving Bayelsa United of Nigeria are away to Haras El Hadood of Egypt on Friday in the opening group fixture of the 2009 Confederation Cup. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Ashes live - England v Australia Australia 87-2 at tea in reply to England's 425 on a rain-interrupted day two of the second Test at Lord's. |
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| West Indies v Bangladesh score A weakened West Indies side take on Bangladesh in the second Test in Grenada. | |
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| Strauss defends England batsmen Andrew Strauss defends England's batsmen after the hosts lost four wickets in the final session of the second Test against Australia. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Lions rugby star's assault arrest A Wales and British Lions rugby player is arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a taxi driver. |
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| Townsend stays with Scots coaches Gregor Townsend will be attack coach in Andy Robinson's new Scotland backroom staff. | |
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| Australian Smith to win 100th cap Australian flanker George Smith will join a select band of players to win 100 Test caps when they meet New Zealand in the Tri-Nations Series on Saturday. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Saints' Gilmour to become a Giant Huddersfield Giants sign Lee Gilmour on a two-year deal from St Helens, starting next year. |
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| Rhinos sign Pitts from Wildcats Leeds Rhinos sign teenage prop Jay Pitts from Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. | |
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| Grix ruled out with mouth injury Warrington centre Simon Grix is ruled out for at least two weeks after suffering a severe mouth injury in Saturday's defeat by St Helens. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Nadal set to return from injury Rafael Nadal expects to resume training on Monday before returning to action at the Montreal Masters in August. |
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| Croatia into Davis Cup semi-final Croatia knock the United States out of the Davis Cup to reach the semi-finals for the first time since winning the competition in 2005. | |
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| Ram claims maiden ATP Tour title Rajeev Ram beats Sam Querrey in three sets to win the Hall of Fame Championship. | |
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| GOLF | |
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| Live - The Open American Steve Marino is the surprise leader in the clubhouse on a tricky second day at the 138th Open at Turnberry. |
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| Montgomerie 'put off' by Lyle row Colin Montgomerie admits his public spat with Sandy Lyle has affected his form at the Open. | |
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| Superb Jimenez holds lead at Open Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez shoots a six-under 64 to hold the lead after the first round of the Open at Turnberry, one shot ahead of Tom Watson, Ben Curtis and Kenichi Kuboya. | |
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 | Harris leads GB to world play-off Coventry Bees skipper Chris Harris leads Great Britain to third place in their World Cup qualifier to reach the play-off. |
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| Scorpions boss dies after illness Scunthorpe Scorpions manager Kenny Smith dies after a long battle with cancer. | |
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 | Mark Webber column "The next two races are the critical point in the championship" |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Froch signs for Super Six series Carl Froch will defend his WBC super-middlweight belt against Andre Dirrell in the first fight of a 'Super Six Boxing Classic' series of bouts. |
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| Boxer involved in cyclist crash Bolton boxer Amir Khan is involved in a collision in which a teenage cyclist was injured in Greater Manchester. | |
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| Khan aims for boxing's big names Amir Khan insists victory against WBA champion Andreas Kotelnik will help him attract fights with some of boxing's biggest names. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Williamson calms Paris 100m hype Simeon Williamson plays down his chances of becoming only the fourth Briton to run a sub-10 second 100m at Friday night's Golden League meeting. |
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| Ohuruogu to miss London meeting Olympic 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu is forced out of next week's London Grand Prix by a hamstring injury. | |
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| Bolt to take on Powell in London Asafa Powell will challenge fellow Jamaican and triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt over 100m at this month's London Grand Prix. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Telford retains UK Championship The UK Championship returns to Telford International Centre for the third year running. |
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| Allen cruises to first pro title Mark Allen hammers Ding Junhui 6-0 in the final of the Wuzhou International Jiangsu Classic to secure his first professional title. | |
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| Higgins targets more world titles New world champion John Higgins sets his sights on adding to his collection of world titles after winning his third Crucible crown with victory over Shaun Murphy. | |
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 | Ayr gets go-ahead after pile-up Ayr Racecourse is cleared to hold its next meeting after a horrific pile-up involving seven horses. |
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| Sariska romps to Classic double Sariska cruises to victory in the Irish Oaks at the Curragh to add to her Epsom Oaks triumph in June. | |
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| Takeover Target forced to retire The career of sprinter Takeover Target is over after he fractures a cannon bone in the July Cup at Newmarket. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Haussler clinches maiden victory Heinrich Haussler wins the 13th stage of the Tour de France in gruelling, wet conditions. |
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| Live text - Tour de France Rinaldo Nocentini is still in yellow as the Tour embarks on its 13th stage from Vittel to Colmar. | |
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| Injury ends Leipheimer's Tour bid Astana rider Levi Leipheimer has been forced to pull out of the Tour de France after fracturing his wrist. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | GB keep faith in squad for Worlds Great Britain stick with a largely unchanged line-up for next month's World Rowing Championships in Poland despite disappointing recent results. |
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| US sailor, 17, sets solo record An American teenager becomes the youngest person to sail around the world alone, after a 13-month voyage. | |
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| Aussie set-pieces shatter England England suffer a 4-0 defeat by hosts Australia at the women's Champions Trophy in Sydney. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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| Live - The Open American Steve Marino is the surprise leader in the clubhouse on a tricky second day at the 138th Open at Turnberry. |
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| Baxter says Crues can go through Stephen Baxter believes his Crusaders team can overcome FK Rabotnicki and progress in the Europa League. | |
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| Maccabi Haifa 6-0 Glentoran Glentoran concede three late goals as they are beaten 6-0 by Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League qualifier. | |
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| Live - The Open American Steve Marino is the surprise leader in the clubhouse on a tricky second day at the 138th Open at Turnberry. |
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| Celtic to take on Dinamo Moscow Celtic will play Russian side Dinamo Moscow in the Champions League third qualifying round. | |
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| Scots learn Euro League opponents Aberdeen, Falkirk and Motherwell all face possible trips to eastern Europe in the Europa League. | |
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 | Worcestershire to let Jones leave Worcestershire confirm injury-hit former England paceman Simon Jones will not to be offered a new contract with the county, and rule out a move for Matthew Hoggard. |
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| Forest set to sign Spurs' Gunter Nottingham Forest are close to completing the signing of Tottenham full-back Chris Gunter for £1.75m. | |
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| Lions rugby star's assault arrest A Wales and British Lions rugby player is arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a taxi driver. | |
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