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| Friday, 24 July, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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 | Drivers 'distrust' road tax spend Motoring taxes has been handled so badly that drivers no longer trust what ministers tell them, a Commons report says. |
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| Parties await by-election result Counting is due to get under way to determine who has won the first by-election since the Commons expenses scandal. | |
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| Jackson's doctor is probe target Michael Jackson's personal doctor is the target of a manslaughter investigation into the singer's death, court papers say. | |
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| Swine flu woman treated in Sweden A pregnant woman with swine flu is transferred to Sweden for treatment after suffering an extreme reaction to the virus. | |
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| US corruption probe nets dozens More than 40 people, including politicians, officials and several rabbis have been arrested in a major FBI operation in the US. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | US corruption probe nets dozens More than 40 people, including politicians, officials and several rabbis have been arrested in a major FBI operation in the US. |
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| Belgian convicts break out by air Three inmates including a bank robber described as dangerous escape from a Belgian jail on board a hijacked helicopter. | |
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| Jackson's doctor is probe target Michael Jackson's personal doctor is the target of a manslaughter investigation into the singer's death, court papers say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | East Africa gets high-speed web An undersea cable that promises to improve phone lines and internet speed is plugged in along East Africa's coast. |
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| Jail over Burundi albino murders Nine people are jailed in Burundi over the murder of at least 12 albinos whose body parts were sold for witchcraft. | |
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| Mauritania election chief quits The head of Mauritania's electoral commission resigns after revealing he has doubts about last week's presidential poll. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| US corruption probe nets dozens More than 40 people, including politicians, officials and several rabbis have been arrested in a major FBI operation in the US. |
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| Senate setback for health reform The US Senate says it will not be able to vote on healthcare reform by August, in a setback to President Obama's timetable. | |
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| Jackson's doctor is probe target Michael Jackson's personal doctor is the target of a manslaughter investigation into the singer's death, court papers say. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Kyrgyz president 'headed for win' Kyrgyzstan's president appears headed for an overhwhelming victory in elections denounced by the opposition. |
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| Indonesian leader wins election Indonesia's leader Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is confirmed as the winner of presidential polls, the election commission says. | |
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| Shanghai backs 'two-child policy' The government of the Chinese city of Shanghai is to actively encourage some parents to have a second child. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | US backs Georgia's Nato ambitions The US "fully" backs Georgia's hopes of joining Nato, US Vice-President Joe Biden has told the country during a visit. |
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| Belgian convicts break out by air Three inmates including a bank robber described as dangerous escape from a Belgian jail on board a hijacked helicopter. | |
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| Yemenia crash survivor goes home The only survivor of the Yemenia plane crash last month, a young girl, leaves hospital in Paris. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | US pessimistic on Iran overtures The US secretary of state tells the BBC Washington still wants to engage with Iran but political turmoil makes a response unlikely. |
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| Deadly clashes hit southern Yemen At least eight people die as armed separatists and government forces clash in southern Yemen, officials say. | |
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| Iran opposition unveils new group The main Iranian opposition leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi, confirms plans to form a new broad-based political front. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Calcutta hit by transport strike Operators of private buses and taxis in Calcutta - India's third most populous city - begin an indefinite strike. |
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| Mumbai suspect trial to proceed An Indian court rules that the trial of the main suspect in the Mumbai attacks will continue despite his guilty plea. | |
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| TV debate for Afghan contenders A TV debate between Afghan presidential candidates goes ahead, despite incumbent Hamid Karzai's withdrawal. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Swine flu woman treated in Sweden A pregnant woman with swine flu is transferred to Sweden for treatment after suffering an extreme reaction to the virus. |
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| Drivers 'distrust' road tax spend Motoring taxes has been handled so badly that drivers no longer trust what ministers tell them, a Commons report says. | |
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| 'Record rise' in UK anti-Semitism Anti-Semitic attacks in the UK doubled in the first half of this year compared with the same period in 2008, new figures show. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Further arrest over shop killing A man is arrested on suspicion of murdering a shop worker who was shot six times in Greater Manchester. |
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| Parties await by-election result Counting is due to get under way to determine who has won the first by-election since the Commons expenses scandal. | |
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| Rare film of composer Holst found Rare film giving a unique insight into the life of Cheltenham-born composer Gustav Holst is discovered by BBC Gloucestershire. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Man, 49, faces 1995 murder charge A man is to appear in court charged with the murder of a mother-of-two in Ballymena 14 years ago. |
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| Wife charged with husband murder A woman has appeared in court charged with murdering her husband at their north Belfast home. | |
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| Six held in organised crime raids Five men and a woman have been arrested in connection with a suspected multi-million pound money laundering fraud. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Swine flu woman treated in Sweden A pregnant woman with swine flu is transferred to Sweden for treatment after suffering an extreme reaction to the virus. |
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| Call to 'rebuild banking sector' Economic advisers say the Scottish Government should attract new lenders to compete with major high street banks. | |
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| Wickerman festival gets under way The last of Scotland's major summer music gatherings, The Wickerman Festival, is getting under way at Dundrennan. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Gas fitter guilty of OAPs' deaths A gas fitter is found guilty of manslaughter after the death of two friends of carbon monoxide poisoning. |
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| Welsh swine flu cases rise again The biggest jump yet in possible swine flu cases in Wales comes as the assembly government is training more call handlers. | |
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| Enforced marriage law forces couple apart Canadian Rochelle Wallis, who married a man from Wales, now faces deportation from the UK because of a law designed to prevent forced marriages. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Parties await by-election result Counting is due to get under way to determine who has won the first by-election since the Commons expenses scandal. |
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| Drivers 'distrust' road tax spend Motoring taxes has been handled so badly that drivers no longer trust what ministers tell them, a Commons report says. | |
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| Council workers offered pay deal Local authorities make a "final" pay offer to 1.6 million workers in an effort to break deadlocked talks. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Shares close at six-month highs Leading US and UK shares jump on the back of good corporate and economic news, closing at six month highs. |
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| Microsoft profits down by a third Microsoft reports disappointing results for the April to June quarter, with profits down by almost a third. | |
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| Fuel scheme 'failing the poorest' A scheme aimed at increasing households' efficiency and cutting fuel poverty is "failing the poorest and most vulnerable", MPs say. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Jackson's doctor is probe target Michael Jackson's personal doctor is the target of a manslaughter investigation into the singer's death, court papers say. |
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| Winehouse 'hit dancer over photo' Singer Amy Winehouse punched a dancer in the eye after she was asked for a photograph, a court hears. | |
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| Czechs withdraw from Eurovision The Czech Republic announces it is quitting the Eurovision Song Contest due to a lack of home interest in the event. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Hot secret behind toucan's bill Infrared footage shows how the toucan uses its enormous bill to keep cool, say researchers. |
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| Wireless power system shown off A US firm has demonstrated its technique that sends power through the air, powering and charging devices wirelessly. | |
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| Honeybees sterilise their hives Honeybees keep disease at bay by sterilising their hives with antimicrobial resin, scientists discover. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Wireless power system shown off A US firm has demonstrated its technique that sends power through the air, powering and charging devices wirelessly. |
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| Voice technology firm under fire Spinvox, a UK firm that turns mobile messages into text, faces questions over its privacy standards and finances. | |
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| Push for 'instant-on' web search A Silicon Valley company signs with three major search leaders including Yahoo to bring instant search to PCs for the first time. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | New way to mend a broken heart Scientists say they have found a new way to mend damage to the heart. |
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| Healthy fat link to bowel disease A high intake of polyunsaturated fat in the diet, while good for the heart, may lead to inflammatory bowel disease, say researchers. | |
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| Medics 'need bomb wound training' Doctors need more training to deal with the victims of bomb blasts given the nature of the current threat of terrorism, a Lancet paper has urged. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Poor students' bursaries pegged Bursaries for England's poorest students will no longer have to cover the gap between grants and fees. |
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| Parents get 'licence to complain' Parents in England are to be given the right to complain about others who do not make sure their children behave in school. | |
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| Ministers 'too involved' in Sats Government interference was partly to blame for delays to Sats results in England last year, a committee of MPs says. | |
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| 1974: Nixon 'must hand over Watergate tapes' The US Supreme Court orders President Nixon to surrender tape recordings of White House conversations about the Watergate affair. | |||
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| 2000: Loyalist killer Michael Stone freed from Maze Loyalist paramilitary hitman Michael Stone is released from the Maze prison in Northern Ireland. | |||
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| 1987: Archer wins record damages Former deputy chair of the Conservative Party Jeffrey Archer is awarded record libel damages at the High Court. | |||
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