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| Thursday, 06 August, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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 | 'No quick return' to housing boom House prices could rise over the course of 2009, but there is little chance of a quick return to a housing boom, surveyors report. |
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| IVF couples 'in postcode lottery' Most NHS primary care trusts do not offer the recommended three free cycles of IVF to infertile couples, an MP says. | |
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| Technology 'priority for Britons' Britons are more willing to cut back on holidays in the recession than communication technology, an Ofcom report suggests. | |
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| Defence report 'not suppressed' Government sources deny a report accusing ministers of wasting billions in defence procurement was held back. | |
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| Thirty rescued from sea in storm Thirty competitors in a sailing regatta are rescued after a storm overturned their boats. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | Clinton to hold key Somalia talks America's top diplomat Hillary Clinton is to meet Somalia's president, whose government is battling Islamist insurgents. |
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| Chavez turns up heat on Colombia Venezuela's president announces trade measures against Colombia, amid a growing diplomatic row between the two nations. | |
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| Nato in pledge on Afghan deaths The new Nato chief says he is determined to reduce civilian casualties in Afghanistan to an absolute minimum. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Clinton to hold key Somalia talks America's top diplomat Hillary Clinton is to meet Somalia's president, whose government is battling Islamist insurgents. |
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| S Africa power firm faces strike A South African union says workers at the country's biggest electricity firm are prepared to strike over pay. | |
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| Nigeria frees Ukraine arms plane A Ukrainian plane impounded in Nigeria last month for transporting weapons is allowed to leave the country. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Chavez turns up heat on Colombia Venezuela's president announces trade measures against Colombia, amid a growing diplomatic row between the two nations. |
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| Obama presses N Korea on weapons US President Barack Obama urges North Korea to give up developing nuclear arms, after Pyongyang frees two jailed US journalists. | |
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| US gym gunman's 'internet plans' A US gunman who killed three women in a Pennsylvania dance class appeared to write online about his plans for the attack. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Obama presses N Korea on weapons US President Barack Obama urges North Korea to give up developing nuclear arms, after Pyongyang frees two jailed US journalists. |
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| Commandos tackle S Korea strikers S Korean police commandos drop from helicopters to try to end a factory sit-in by sacked workers demanding to keep their jobs. | |
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| China to roll out rural pensions Chinese authorities say they are extending a scheme to provide a pension for hundreds of millions of rural workers. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | New delay in Politkovskaya case A retrial over the killing of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is adjourned, following a complaint by her relatives. |
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| Labour unrest grips New Caledonia Armed union activists wound two police officers in clashes in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. | |
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| Veteran's funeral to take place The funeral of WWI veteran Harry Patch - who died aged 111- is due to take place in Wells Cathedral at noon. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Defiant Iran president takes oath Mahmoud Ahmadinejad takes a swipe at "disrespectful" foreign powers as he is sworn in for a second term as president of Iran. |
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| Baghdad blast walls to come down The Iraqi government announces that all blast walls will be removed from Baghdad within the next 40 days. | |
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| Egypt anger over Sadat film dog A US film naming a character's dog after former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat triggers a court case in Egypt. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Nato in pledge on Afghan deaths The new Nato chief says he is determined to reduce civilian casualties in Afghanistan to an absolute minimum. |
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| 'Drone attack' kills Taliban wife Two missiles suspected to have been fired by a US drone kill a wife of a leading Pakistani militant, relatives tell the BBC. | |
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| UN withdraws Indian energy food The UN withdraws a high energy food for children in India after the government says it is being distributed without permission. | |
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| UK | |
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| 'No quick return' to housing boom House prices could rise over the course of 2009, but there is little chance of a quick return to a housing boom, surveyors report. |
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| Technology 'priority for Britons' Britons are more willing to cut back on holidays in the recession than communication technology, an Ofcom report suggests. | |
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| Skilled migrant incentives urged Incentives such as tax breaks should be offered to keep highly skilled immigrants in the UK, a think tank report argues. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Gunman who shot at police hunted A gunman who fired shots at police near a busy London railway station is still on the run, detectives confirm. |
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| Rio accused 'to admit to fraud' Two British women accused of attempted insurance fraud in Brazil are expected to plead guilty at their trial, their lawyer says. | |
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| Veteran's funeral to take place The funeral of WWI veteran Harry Patch - who died aged 111- is due to take place in Wells Cathedral at noon. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Teenage boys in cave rescue drama Two children who were rescued after becoming stuck in a cave filling with water had a lucky escape, the coastguard says. |
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| Hijackers threaten woman in park A woman is forced to hand over her car by two hijackers armed with a hammer and a screwdriver at a south Belfast park. | |
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| Romas return after city attacks Some of the Romas who left Belfast in June following a series of racist attacks have returned to the city, BBC News learns. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Thirty rescued from sea in storm Thirty competitors in a sailing regatta are rescued after a storm overturned their boats. |
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| 'Little help' for alcohol abusers Almost a third of Scottish men and a quarter of women drink at potentially harmful levels but few seek help, a study suggests. | |
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| Scots would cut holidays over web Scottish consumers would cut back on eating or holidays rather than give up satellite TV or broadband, research finds. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Father charged with girl's murder Police charge a 47-year-old man with the murder of his 17-year-old daughter after her body was found in a car stopped by police. |
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| Tribute paid to bus death teacher Pupils and staff join tributes to a secondary school RE teacher, who died in a collision with a bus in Cardiff. | |
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| Beach signs warn of 'jellyfish' Signs are being erected after venomous Portuguese Men o'War are spotted in popular coastal spots. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Defence report 'not suppressed' Government sources deny a report accusing ministers of wasting billions in defence procurement was held back. |
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| Justice claims 'damaging' victims Victims of crime have been given "damaging" expectations of what the criminal justice system can do for them, say MPs. | |
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| Skilled migrant incentives urged Incentives such as tax breaks should be offered to keep highly skilled immigrants in the UK, a think tank report argues. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| 'No quick return' to housing boom House prices could rise over the course of 2009, but there is little chance of a quick return to a housing boom, surveyors report. |
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| Lloyds rallies despite £4bn loss Lloyds Banking Group makes a £4bn loss, blaming bad debts from loans made by HBOS, but sees shares climb by 11%. | |
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| Passwords stolen for tax returns Gangs are stealing taxpayers' passwords and submitting claims for false tax returns to HM Revenue and Customs. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Robbie announces comeback album Robbie Williams is hoping to win back his crown as Britain's biggest pop star with a new album in November. |
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| Paula Abdul quits American Idol American Idol judge Paula Abdul is quitting the TV singing contest after eight years on the show, she announces. | |
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| BBC casting 'not up to ministers' Ministers should not interfere in the BBC's casting decisions, its creative director Alan Yentob suggests. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Martian methane mystery deepens Methane on Mars is produced and destroyed far faster than on Earth according to analysis of recent data. |
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| Structure of HIV genome 'decoded' Researchers in the US say they have decoded the entire genetic content of the HIV virus. | |
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| Orangutan ruse misleads predators Wild orangutans use leaves to make their voices sound deeper than they actually are, according to a team that has observed populations in Borneo. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Technology 'priority for Britons' Britons are more willing to cut back on holidays in the recession than communication technology, an Ofcom report suggests. |
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| Twitter Iran delay 'not forced' Twitter's delayed upgrade work after the Iranian election was not a response to a US government request, its co-founder says. | |
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| Rehab staff 'killed web addict' A Chinese teenager sent to an internet addiction rehabilitation camp has allegedly been beaten to death, according to reports. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | IVF couples 'in postcode lottery' Most NHS primary care trusts do not offer the recommended three free cycles of IVF to infertile couples, an MP says. |
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| Structure of HIV genome 'decoded' Researchers in the US say they have decoded the entire genetic content of the HIV virus. | |
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| Eye drops 'may reverse glaucoma' A new type of medicated eye drop may be able to reverse symptoms of glaucoma, a leading cause of eyesight problems. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | Exam passes reach record levels The number of pupils achieving pass rates at both Higher and Standard Grade increases as nearly 160,000 students receive their results. |
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| English Sats performance declines There has been a slight fall in the proportion of 11-year-olds in England reaching the expected standard in English. | |
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| University to cut one in 11 staff The University of Wolverhampton plans to cut 250 jobs - out of 2,700 - in an effort to tackle debts of £8m. | |
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| 1945: US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima The first atomic bomb is dropped by a United States aircraft on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. | |||
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| 1961: Russian cosmonaut spends day in space The Soviet Union astonishes the world by launching Major Gherman Titov into orbit for a whole day. | |||
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| 1995: Japan mourns Hiroshima anniversary Up to 50,000 people attend a memorial service in the Japanese city of Hiroshima on the 50th anniversary of the first atomic bombing. | |||
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