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| Saturday, 25 July, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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 | Poll loss sparks leadership call A senior Labour MP hits out at the prime minister in the wake of the Norwich North by-election defeat by the Tories. |
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| 'Customers pay' as banks rebuild Banks and building societies are trying to rebuild their profits at the expense of customers, according to a finance website. | |
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| Equality chief urged to quit post Equalities Commission chairman Trevor Phillips faces calls to quit after four commissioners resign in eight days. | |
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| Traffic wardens 'made to ticket' Unions are warning that some traffic wardens are under increasing pressure to hit targets and are being bullied and humiliated if they under perform. | |
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| Ousted Zelaya returns to Honduras Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya briefly makes a symbolic crossing over the country's border with Nicaragua. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Ousted Zelaya returns to Honduras Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya briefly makes a symbolic crossing over the country's border with Nicaragua. |
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| California passes key budget deal California lawmakers pass a plan to close a huge budget deficit and send the package to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. | |
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| China launches Arabic TV channel China's state broadcaster, China Central TV, launches an Arabic-language channel, in order to present the "real" China. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Ivorian jailed for match stampede An Ivory Coast football official who printed fake tickets is sentenced to six months in jail over a deadly stadium stampede. |
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| Troops crawl after Guinea attack Members of Guinea's presidential guard beg forgiveness on their knees on national TV after roughing up a general. | |
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| Outcry over disowned US rape girl Offers for help pour in for an eight-year-old Liberian girl disowned by her family in Arizona, after being raped. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Ousted Zelaya returns to Honduras Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya briefly makes a symbolic crossing over the country's border with Nicaragua. |
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| Obama regrets 'stupid' comments US President Barack Obama tells reporters he should not have described the arrest of a black Harvard professor as "stupid". | |
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| California passes key budget deal California lawmakers pass a plan to close a huge budget deficit and send the package to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Burma trial reaches final stages Lawyers for Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi present closing arguments, as her trial nears its end. |
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| North Korea 'executes Christians' North Korea is stepping up executions of Christians with some killings taking place in public, rights groups say. | |
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| China launches Arabic TV channel China's state broadcaster, China Central TV, launches an Arabic-language channel, in order to present the "real" China. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Wildfires rage in southern Europe Thousands of firefighters battle deadly wildfires that are spreading across parts of southern Europe. |
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| Chechen separatist in rare talks A Chechen separatist envoy and a regional government representative hold talks on bringing stability to the region. | |
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| Pilot marks first Channel flight A Swedish pilot will attempt to recreate the first flight across the English Channel, on the 100th anniversary. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iranian vice-president 'sacked' Iran's president dismisses his most senior deputy on the orders of the Supreme Leader, says state agency Irna. |
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| Iraqi Kurds vote in dual election Iraqi Kurds head to the polls in a double election for the regional parliament and a new regional president. | |
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| China launches Arabic TV channel China's state broadcaster, China Central TV, launches an Arabic-language channel, in order to present the "real" China. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | IMF grants Sri Lanka $2.6bn loan The International Monetary Fund approves a $2.6bn (£1.6bn) loan to help Sri Lanka weather the global economic crisis. |
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| Transport strike in Calcutta over Operators of private buses and taxis in Calcutta - India's third most populous city - call off an indefinite strike. | |
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| New lizard species found in India Scientists discover a new species of lizard in the lush Western Ghats mountain range in the Indian state of Maharashtra. | |
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| UK | |
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| Poll loss sparks leadership call A senior Labour MP hits out at the prime minister in the wake of the Norwich North by-election defeat by the Tories. |
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| Equality chief urged to quit post Equalities Commission chairman Trevor Phillips faces calls to quit after four commissioners resign in eight days. | |
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| New rules 'threat to High Street' Traditional stores could be put at risk from out-of-town shops under proposed changes to planning rules, say MPs. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Murder probe as man dies at house A man dies and a woman is in hospital with serious injuries after an incident at a house in Nottingham, police say. |
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| Officer in indecent images arrest An officer working with the Serious Organised Crime Agency is arrested by police in Surrey in connection with indecent images of children. | |
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| Pilot marks first Channel flight A Swedish pilot will attempt to recreate the first flight across the English Channel, on the 100th anniversary. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | First 'extreme porn' court case A 44-year-old man is remanded in custody accused of sexual offences against a girl and having extreme pornography. |
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| Rifle found during crime searches Police carry out searches in County Armagh as part of what they say is an investigation into serious crime. | |
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| Man arrested in murder inquiry Police investigating the murder of a man in north Belfast last Saturday arrest a 39-year-old man. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Clan chiefs in historic gathering Thousands of people are expected in Edinburgh for the world's largest clan gathering and Highland Games. |
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| Body found in Mexico OAP search The Foreign Office confirms that a body has been found following a search for a missing Scottish pensioner in Mexico. | |
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| 'Best chance' for swine flu woman The health secretary says a pregnant woman with swine flu is getting the "best possible treatment" in Sweden. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Toddler drug death parents jailed A couple who admit being to blame after their son died from drinking the heroin substitute methadone are jailed. |
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| Man jailed for punching referee A father will spend nine months in custody for attacking a referee after an under-14s football match his son was playing in. | |
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| AM to stand down at 2011 election The Swansea East AM is the latest politician to announce she will not contest the next assembly election. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| Poll loss sparks leadership call A senior Labour MP hits out at the prime minister in the wake of the Norwich North by-election defeat by the Tories. |
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| PM criticised over climate change Gordon Brown is accused of "hindering" work on the environment by leading green adviser Sir Jonathon Porritt. | |
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| Equality chief urged to quit post Equalities Commission chairman Trevor Phillips faces calls to quit after four commissioners resign in eight days. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | 'Customers pay' as banks rebuild Banks and building societies are trying to rebuild their profits at the expense of customers, according to a finance website. |
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| New rules 'threat to High Street' Traditional stores could be put at risk from out-of-town shops under proposed changes to planning rules, say MPs. | |
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| Fresh backing for troubled plane European defence ministers pledge to continue to support the much delayed Airbus A400M military transport aircraft project. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Winehouse not guilty of assault Singer Amy Winehouse is found not guilty of assaulting a burlesque dancer while backstage at a charity ball last summer. |
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| Pugwash creator Ryan dies aged 88 Cartoonist John Ryan, creator of children's TV show Captain Pugwash, dies at the age of 88. | |
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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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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Hubble pictures Jupiter's 'scar' The refurbished Hubble telescope focuses on the result of an apparent comet or asteroid impact on Jupiter. |
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| PM criticised over climate change Gordon Brown is accused of "hindering" work on the environment by leading green adviser Sir Jonathon Porritt. | |
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| Green beetle's super-shiny secret An iridescent beetle's exoskeleton has almost exactly the same structure as hi-tech liquid crystal, say scientists. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Plug-pulling ISP changes policy Hull-based internet service provider Karoo has changed its policy of cutting off suspected web pirates. |
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| Voice technology firm hits back Voice message transcription firm Spinvox responds to a BBC story that questioned its technology, privacy standards and finances. | |
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| Wall 'could stop desert spread' The growing environmental threat of desertification could be stopped in Africa by solidifying dunes using bacteria. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Nurses shift on assisted suicide The Royal College of Nursing adopts a neutral stance on assisted suicide, as a poll suggests support for new laws. |
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| Adverts promote swine flu service A £2.4m newspaper and radio advertising campaign for the National Pandemic Flu Service is getting under way. | |
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| Gonorrhoea down as herpes rises The number of gonorrhoea and syphilis infections has fallen, latest figures show, although diagnoses of genital warts and herpes are up. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | University teaching cut by £65m Teaching budgets at England's universities are being cut by 1.36% next year to save £65m. |
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| Fast-track teachers still needed Not all 40 available places on a fast-track teacher trainee scheme in England have been filled. | |
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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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| 2000: Concorde crash kills 113 Concorde crashes minutes after take-off from Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris killing 113 people. | |||
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| 1978: First 'test tube baby' born The birth of the world's first "test tube baby" is announced in Manchester, England. | |||
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| 1943: Italian dictator Mussolini quits The Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini, steps down as head of the armed forces and the government. | |||
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