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| Monday, 27 July, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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 | MPs urge rail franchise reforms Rail franchising needs to change to stop operators abandoning their obligations and taking passengers for granted, MPs say. |
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| Darling to press banks on lending UK banks insist lending to small firms is continuing to rise as they are due to meet the chancellor over the issue. | |
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| US envoy set for talks in Cairo US Middle East envoy George Mitchell will meet Egyptian and Palestinian leaders on day two of his Middle East peace push. | |
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| CPS accused over lawyer savings The Crown Prosecution Service is accused of "Alice in Wonderland accounting" for claiming it saved millions by using its own lawyers. | |
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| Palin resigns Alaska governorship Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin formally steps down as Alaska's governor, 18 months early. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | US envoy set for talks in Cairo US Middle East envoy George Mitchell will meet Egyptian and Palestinian leaders on day two of his Middle East peace push. |
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| Iran intelligence minister sacked Iran's president dismisses one of his ministers, a day after he was forced to cancel the appointment of his vice-president. | |
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| Palin resigns Alaska governorship Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin formally steps down as Alaska's governor, 18 months early. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Curfew after Nigeria gun battles A curfew is imposed in the Nigerian city of Bauchi, after violence on Sunday in which at least 39 people were killed. |
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| South Africa faces strike chaos Transport and municipal workers will go on strike this week in support of pay demands, putting more pressure on President Zuma. | |
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| Guinea-Bissau holds run-off vote Guinea-Bissau holds a run-off vote to replace President Joao Bernardo Vieira, who was assassinated in March. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Palin resigns Alaska governorship Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin formally steps down as Alaska's governor, 18 months early. |
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| US envoy set for talks in Cairo US Middle East envoy George Mitchell will meet Egyptian and Palestinian leaders on day two of his Middle East peace push. | |
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| Whale wedged on cruise ship bow A rare whale is discovered wedged on to the bow of a cruise ship when it docked in the Canadian city of Vancouver. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korea hints at 'specific' talks North Korea again rejects a resumption of six-party talks but says "specific" dialogue is possible. |
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| Islamic school ban sparks protest The Australian government's decision to ban an Islamic school planned for Sydney sparks protests. | |
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| China-US economic talks to open The first meeting of the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue is to start, with China worried about the value of the dollar. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Sarkozy falls ill while jogging France's President Sarkozy is "doing well" in hospital after suffering a minor nerve attack while jogging, an aide says. |
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| Mediterranean fires still burning Firefighters throughout the Mediterranean are still fighting wildfires which began days ago and have left eight dead. | |
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| Russian patriarch visits Ukraine Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill is due in Ukraine in what some fear is an attempt to extend Russian influence. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| US envoy set for talks in Cairo US Middle East envoy George Mitchell will meet Egyptian and Palestinian leaders on day two of his Middle East peace push. |
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| Iran intelligence minister sacked Iran's president dismisses one of his ministers, a day after he was forced to cancel the appointment of his vice-president. | |
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| Britain 'should approach Hamas' The UK government should start making contact with Palestinian group Hamas, says the Foreign Affairs Select Committee. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan holds pro-Taliban cleric A radical cleric who brokered a failed peace deal in Pakistan's Swat valley has been arrested, officials say. |
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| Miliband speaks on Afghan mission The foreign secretary is expected to focus on how the international coalition can win its mission in Afghanistan in a speech to Nato | |
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| Lumley meets Nepalese president Joanna Lumley meets Nepal's president after being mobbed by hundreds of well-wishers and Gurkha veterans in Kathmandu. | |
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| UK | |
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| MPs urge rail franchise reforms Rail franchising needs to change to stop operators abandoning their obligations and taking passengers for granted, MPs say. |
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| Darling to press banks on lending UK banks insist lending to small firms is continuing to rise as they are due to meet the chancellor over the issue. | |
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| Coe confident on 2012 countdown London 2012 chief Lord Coe insists preparations for the Games are ahead of schedule as the three-year countdown to the opening ceremony begins. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Boy dies after slurry pit rescue A child dies after being taken to hospital by helicopter following his rescue from a slurry pit. |
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| MPs urge rail franchise reforms Rail franchising needs to change to stop operators abandoning their obligations and taking passengers for granted, MPs say. | |
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| Coe confident on 2012 countdown London 2012 chief Lord Coe insists preparations for the Games are ahead of schedule as the three-year countdown to the opening ceremony begins. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Houses damaged in two city fires Two houses in south Belfast are damaged in separate suspected arson attacks, the police in the city say. |
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| Thief with knife robs newsagents A knife-wielding thief robs a newsagents in south Belfast then flees the scene on foot, the police say. | |
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| Rescued cliff injury man stable The condition of a man badly injured in a climbing accident at a County Antrim cliff face is now described as stable. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Poor's 'greater risk of diabetes' People living in the poorest parts of Scotland are more likely to get type 2 diabetes than those in affluent communities, it is claimed. |
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| Rise in Childline calls from boys A record number of boys - almost 12,000 a year - are contacting counsellors at ChildLine in Scotland, it has been revealed. | |
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| Two more die on north east roads A 23-year-old man has been killed in a one-car crash in rural Aberdeenshire, Grampian Police confirms. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | 'Heroes' hailed for beach rescue Lifeguards are thanked for a "superb job" in saving a group of 40 children and adults in the sea when a sandbank collapsed. |
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| Murder charge over mother-of-four A man is due to appear before a court accused of murdering a 50-year-old woman whose body was found at her home. | |
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| Arson badly damages private gym The owner of a gym which opened six months ago says the premises have been hit by three arson attacks in eight weeks. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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| MPs urge rail franchise reforms Rail franchising needs to change to stop operators abandoning their obligations and taking passengers for granted, MPs say. |
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| Darling to press banks on lending UK banks insist lending to small firms is continuing to rise as they are due to meet the chancellor over the issue. | |
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| Miliband speaks on Afghan mission The foreign secretary is expected to focus on how the international coalition can win its mission in Afghanistan in a speech to Nato | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Darling to press banks on lending UK banks insist lending to small firms is continuing to rise as they are due to meet the chancellor over the issue. |
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| MPs urge rail franchise reforms Rail franchising needs to change to stop operators abandoning their obligations and taking passengers for granted, MPs say. | |
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| VAT abolished on text donations Donations to UK charities via text message will be free of VAT from this week as part of an agreement with mobile operators. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Lumley mobbed by crowds in Nepal Actress Joanna Lumley is mobbed by hundreds of well-wishers and Gurkha veterans after arriving in Nepal. |
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| Octuplets' mum signs rich TV deal The Californian mother of octuplets agrees a $250,000 (£152,000) deal for her infant children to star in a reality TV show. | |
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| JLS beat UK pop chart competition Boy band JLS hold firm at the top of the UK singles chart, while Michael Jackson continues to dominate the album chart. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Porritt parting shot at ministers The government is accused of failing to develop a green economy by its outgoing adviser on sustainable development. |
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| Europe's Mars rover slips to 2018 Europe's flagship robotic rover mission to Mars now looks certain to leave Earth in 2018, two years later than recently proposed. | |
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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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| 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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 | Poorest at risk of worst diabetes The poorest people in the UK are more than twice as likely to have diabetes and develop complications, a report says. |
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| Bottle-feeding support 'lacking' Mothers who bottle-feed may not be getting enough practical information from midwives, research suggests. | |
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| Iced coffees 'a meal in a drink' Some iced coffees being sold on the High Street contain as many calories as a hot dinner, a cancer charity warns. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Big rise in male ChildLine calls The children's counselling service ChildLine took a record number of calls from boys last year, with many being troubled by bullying. |
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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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| 1996: Bomb rocks Atlanta Olympics A bomb explodes in Atlanta, Georgia, the city hosting this year's Olympic Games leaving two people dead and many more injured. | |||
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| 1965: Heath is new Tory leader Shadow Chancellor Edward Heath beats off his rivals in the Conservative leadership contest. | |||
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| 1982: Seychelles coup leader guilty of hijack Mercenary leader Colonel 'Mad Mike' Hoare is found guilty of hijacking a plane to escape from a failed coup in the Seychelles. | |||
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