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| Friday, 16 July, 2010, 3:00 GMT 04:00 +01:00:Europe/London |
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 | Major arrests promised over riots A senior police officer says there will be "significant arrests" of those involved in three nights of rioting in Belfast. |
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| Prison 'not linked' to crime drop Justice Secretary Ken Clarke tells judges he does not believe there is a link between rising imprisonment and falling crime. | |
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| UK military hit by fourth death The death of a Royal Marine is announced, as the hunt continues for an Afghan soldier who killed three British soldiers. | |
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| BP delays pressure test on well BP delays a key test on a well cap designed to stop the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, after officials call for more analysis. | |
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| Whitehall 'supported Guantanamo' Foreign Office officials supported sending UK terrorism suspects to Guantanamo Bay in the wake of 9/11, according to documents. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Iranian scientist 'heading home' An Iranian nuclear scientist who claims he was kidnapped and taken to the US by the CIA is on his way back to Tehran, Iran says. |
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| Eight die in Afghan suicide raid Three US soldiers and five Afghans die in a Taliban suicide attack in Kandahar, as a manhunt continues for an Afghan soldier who killed three UK troops. | |
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| US lifts lid on WikiLeaks probe The US tells the BBC how it believes an alleged whistle-blower obtained classified diplomatic data while on an army base in Iraq. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria main oil firm 'insolvent' Nigeria's huge state oil firm is insolvent with massive debts, a cabinet minister says - as the firm blames the government. |
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| France to help Africa veterans France is to raise pensions for its African war veterans to the same level as those of their French comrades, Nicolas Sarkozy says. | |
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| Churches call for Sudan to split Senior religious leaders in south Sudan call on people to vote for southern independence in next year's referendum. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US lifts lid on WikiLeaks probe The US tells the BBC how it believes an alleged whistle-blower obtained classified diplomatic data while on an army base in Iraq. |
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| Iranian scientist 'heading home' An Iranian nuclear scientist who claims he was kidnapped and taken to the US by the CIA is on his way back to Tehran, Iran says. | |
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| Argentina legalises gay marriage Argentina becomes the first Latin American country to legalise gay marriage after the Senate votes in favour. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Australia in Jakarta asylum talks The Australian and Indonesia foreign ministers will talk in Jakarta about plans for a regional refugee processing centre. |
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| Hague calls for closer China ties Foreign Secretary William Hague tells his Chinese counterpart that he wants to build a close working relationship between the two countries. | |
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| 'Killer mushroom' found in China A tiny mushroom little know to scientists is to blame for more than 400 sudden deaths in Yunnan province, experts say. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Credit Suisse offices are raided German prosecutors have raided 13 branches of the Swiss bank Credit Suisse in connection with a probe into tax fraud. |
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| French row over Bastille parade France stages its annual Bastille Day parade, amid criticism of the presence of some African leaders in Paris. | |
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| EU gives backing to BA alliance European regulators pave the way for British Airways, Iberia and American Airlines to work together more closely. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Iranian scientist 'heading home' An Iranian nuclear scientist who claims he was kidnapped and taken to the US by the CIA is on his way back to Tehran, Iran says. |
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| Attack on Yemen security offices Gunmen in Yemen attack two government offices in the southern province of Abyan, with casualties reported. | |
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| Libyan 'Gaza ship' docks in Egypt A Libyan aid ship which aimed to break Israel's blockade of Gaza ends its journey in Egypt | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Nato's Afghan death toll mounts Five more US soldiers are killed in two separate attacks in Afghanistan, taking Nato's death toll to 12 over 24 hours. |
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| Mob murders death penalty dropped An Indian court drops death sentences against six men who murdered four members of a lower-caste Dalit family in 2006. | |
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| Sri Lanka cabinet meets in north The Sri Lankan cabinet holds a special meeting in Kilinochchi, the former capital of the defeated Tamil Tigers. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Major manhunt for Afghan soldier A manhunt is under way in Helmand province for the rogue Afghan soldier who killed three members of the Royal Gurkha Rifles. |
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| Unemployment dips to 2.47 million UK unemployment sees a slight fall to 2.47 million, but the number of part-time workers sees a sharp rise. | |
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| PM condemns sympathy for Moat Prime Minister David Cameron tells the House of Commons there should be no sympathy for gunman Raoul Moat. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Ex-MI6 man admits secrecy breach A former MI6 worker says he was "directed by voices" after admitting charges of unlawfully disclosing top secret material. |
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| Tests on flats fire arrest woman A woman arrested after a tower block fire in south-west London is undergoing psychiatric assessment after being bailed. | |
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| Wave Hub project 'is going ahead' The £42m alternative energy Wave Hub project off the coast of Hayle in Cornwall is to go ahead despite government cuts, it is announced. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Two in court over Twelfth riots A man and a youth are remanded in custody accused of being involved in Twelfth of July rioting in south Belfast. |
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| Major arrests promised over riots A senior police officer says there will be "significant arrests" of those involved in three nights of rioting in Belfast. | |
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| Riot tactics defended by police Police tactics during rioting in Belfast were proportionate and appropriate, says NI's chief constable. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Scots unemployment rate increases Unemployment in Scotland rose by 9,000 over the past three months, taking it to 216,000, according to official statistics. |
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| Police name three road crash dead Police name two 19-year-old women and an 80-year-old man who died after a head-on crash on the A78 near Troon. | |
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| Man tried to kill disabled wife An Edinburgh man who admitted attempting to murder his wife, who has MS, is jailed for four-and-a-half years. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Unemployment dips to 2.47 million UK unemployment sees a slight fall to 2.47 million, but the number of part-time workers sees a sharp rise. |
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| Credit Suisse offices are raided German prosecutors have raided 13 branches of the Swiss bank Credit Suisse in connection with a probe into tax fraud. | |
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| EU gives backing to BA alliance European regulators pave the way for British Airways, Iberia and American Airlines to work together more closely. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | U2 reschedule US and Canada dates Rock band U2 reschedule tour dates in the US and Canada postponed when singer Bono had emergency back surgery. |
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| Cheryl 'on the mend' says Cowell Singer Cheryl Cole is making a good recovery after being diagnosed with malaria, fellow X Factor judge Simon Cowell reveals. | |
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| Chatsworth treasures up for sale A stash of forgotten treasures re-discovered in attic rooms at stately home Chatsworth House is to go up for auction later this year. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Phantom Eye 'spy plane' unveiled Boeing unveils an unmanned hydrogen-powered spy plane, the Phantom Eye, which is capable of flying non-stop for four days. |
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| Higgs discovery rumour is denied Physicists have moved to quash rumours that the elusive Higgs boson has been detected by a US "atom smasher". | |
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| EU states agree on Iter funding Additional funds needed to build the Iter fusion reactor must come from the EU budget, member states say. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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| US lifts lid on WikiLeaks probe The US tells the BBC how it believes an alleged whistle-blower obtained classified diplomatic data while on an army base in Iraq. |
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| Bing gains market share in search Twelve months after launch, search engine Bing has cornered more than 12% of the search engine market, says report. | |
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| 'Virtual human' makes Xbox debut Microsoft shows off a 'virtual boy' that reacts to human emotions, body movements and voice, designed for Xbox consoles. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Hospitals 'eyeing private market' NHS hospitals will be looking to exploit a host of "exciting" opportunities to move into private health markets, bosses say. |
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| Stem cell method put to the test A major UK study of Parkinson's disease using stem cells which are not derived from embryos is being launched. | |
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| Stem cell 'hope' for arthritis A stem cell therapy for the joint disease osteoarthritis is to be tested on patients in the UK for the first time. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | 'Shortage' in holiday childcare Many parents in Britain are struggling to find childcare for their children over the summer holidays, a survey suggests. |
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| £260m 'wasted' in axing schools Councils and construction firms say they have lost millions of pounds after ministers scrapped school building plans. | |
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| Head teacher's £200k angers union The £200,000 pay package of a south London primary head teacher is met with outrage among trade unions. | |
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| 1945: Allied leaders gather at Potsdam Winston Churchill, Harry S Truman, Josef Stalin discuss the fate of a defeated Germany. | |||
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| 1969: Apollo 11 takes off for the Moon The Apollo 11 space rocket takes off from Cape Kennedy at the start of the first attempt to land a man on the Moon. | |||
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| 1970: State of emergency called over dock strike Home Secretary Reginald Maudling declares a state of emergency to deal with strikes at UK ports. | |||
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