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| Thursday, 27 August, 2009, 5:00 GMT 24:00 -05:00:US/Central |
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 | Lord Turner backs new banking tax The boss of the UK's financial watchdog says he backs a new tax on banks as a means to prevent excess bonus payments. |
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| Ambassador backs Afghan mission The UK ambassador in Kabul defends the use of the military to protect elections in Afghanistan, despite low voter turnout. | |
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| Basic care 'lacking' in hospitals A patient lobby group is calling for a review of hospital care after highlighting accounts of "appalling" NHS standards. | |
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| Obama leads tributes to Kennedy Senator Edward Kennedy, who has died of brain cancer at the age of 77, was an extraordinary leader, US President Obama says. | |
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| 'No foreign link' in Iran unrest Iran's supreme leader says there is no proof opposition leaders blamed for post-election unrest were working for foreign powers. | |
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| WORLD | |
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 | 'No foreign link' in Iran unrest Iran's supreme leader says there is no proof opposition leaders blamed for post-election unrest were working for foreign powers. |
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| Ambassador backs Afghan mission The UK ambassador in Kabul defends the use of the military to protect elections in Afghanistan, despite low voter turnout. | |
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| 'Still no justice' in East Timor Victims of the 1999 violence in East Timor have yet to receive justice a decade after voting for independence, Amnesty says. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Somalia hostage tells of escape A French security adviser seized by Islamist militants in Somalia tells the BBC how he escaped while his captors slept. |
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| Mali family law to be reviewed The president of Mali announces that he is not going to sign the country's new family law, instead returning it to parliament. | |
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| Nigeria bank boss held by police A former Nigerian bank boss being sought by the country's anti-corruption police in connection with fraud, turns herself in. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama leads tributes to Kennedy Senator Edward Kennedy, who has died of brain cancer at the age of 77, was an extraordinary leader, US President Obama says. |
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| Six die in Peru rebel drug clash Two Peruvian soldiers and four rebels die in the latest clash in the country's main drug growing region, the government says. | |
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| US pop songwriter Greenwich dies American songwriter Ellie Greenwich, who penned River Deep, Mountain High and other hits, has died, aged 68. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | 'Still no justice' in East Timor Victims of the 1999 violence in East Timor have yet to receive justice a decade after voting for independence, Amnesty says. |
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| China admits death row organ use China reportedly admits that most transplant organs come from executed prisoners, as a scheme to promote donation is launched. | |
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| 'Thousands flee Burma violence' Thousands of people flee into China from Burma as the government pressures ethnic rebels ahead of elections, say reports. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Somalia hostage tells of escape A French security adviser seized by Islamist militants in Somalia tells the BBC how he escaped while his captors slept. |
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| Spain warns Eta 'a live threat' Spain's interior minister says that the Basque separatist group Eta is still a threat, despite a series of arrests and seizures of arms. | |
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| Book airs Berlusconi wife's views A leading Italian paper publishes extracts from a new book giving the views of PM Silvio Berlusconi's estranged wife. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| 'No foreign link' in Iran unrest Iran's supreme leader says there is no proof opposition leaders blamed for post-election unrest were working for foreign powers. |
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| Iraq Shia leader dies of cancer Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, leader of one of the most powerful Shia Muslim parties in Iraq, has died of cancer, his aides say. | |
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| Israel-US settlement deal 'close' Israel says it is nearing agreement with the US on settlement building in the occupied West Bank, after its PM meets a US envoy. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | S Lanka video prompts probe calls Sri Lanka faces new calls for a human rights inquiry after video emerges of apparent extra-judicial killings by troops. |
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| Ambassador backs Afghan mission The UK ambassador in Kabul defends the use of the military to protect elections in Afghanistan, despite low voter turnout. | |
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| Fresh explosion rocks Afghan city An explosion is reported in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a day after a bombing there killed at least 43 people. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Basic care 'lacking' in hospitals A patient lobby group is calling for a review of hospital care after highlighting accounts of "appalling" NHS standards. |
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| Lord Turner backs new banking tax The boss of the UK's financial watchdog says he backs a new tax on banks as a means to prevent excess bonus payments. | |
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| Ambassador backs Afghan mission The UK ambassador in Kabul defends the use of the military to protect elections in Afghanistan, despite low voter turnout. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Violence a 'disgrace to football' The minister for sport adds his voice to condemnation of mass violence at a Carling Cup tie between West Ham and Millwall. |
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| Basic care 'lacking' in hospitals A patient lobby group is calling for a review of hospital care after highlighting accounts of "appalling" NHS standards. | |
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| 'Duped' farmer died malnourished The death of a Dorset farmer who lived in "animal quarters" after being duped out of his £1m farm could have been avoided, an inquest hears. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Report blasts state of policing An internal police service report delivers a withering critique of the state of policing in Northern Ireland. |
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| NI leaders pay tribute to Kennedy US Senator Edward Kennedy, who had a long-term involvement in Northern Ireland politics, has died at 77. | |
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| Man charged with McDaid murder A 28-year-old man is charged with the murder of Coleraine man Kevin McDaid and the attempted murder of another man. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Murray relinquishes Rangers role Sir David Murray steps down as chairman of Rangers, with IMG's Alastair Johnston taking over. |
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| Chef brands drink laws 'archaic' Michelin-starred chef Michael Caines hits out at licensing laws after having to withdraw wine tasting measures. | |
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| Children's hearing reform delayed Reforms to the children's hearing system in Scotland are delayed by ministers, following criticism of the proposals. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Captive boss's 'haunting' screams A man tells a murder trial how he heard his boss's screams for help while they were held captive for four hours. |
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| 'Coasteering' led to man's death An adrenaline rush from taking part in coasteering led to a man's death, an inquest hears. | |
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| Kidney cancer drugs under threat Doctors in Wales may be told to stop prescribing kidney cancer drugs to new patients, months after ministers backed funding. | |
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| POLITICS | |
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 | Brown pays tribute to Ted Kennedy Gordon Brown and other British politicians pay tribute to Edward Kennedy, the US senator who has died aged 77. |
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| Row after Tory MEP praises Enoch A Tory MEP cites Enoch Powell as an "influence", leading to criticism from Business Secretary Lord Mandelson. | |
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| Council boss pay-offs face review The spending watchdog is to look into big pay-offs to council chiefs who start similar new jobs soon afterwards. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Lord Turner backs new banking tax The boss of the UK's financial watchdog says he backs a new tax on banks as a means to prevent excess bonus payments. |
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| New high-speed rail plan unveiled Network Rail proposes a new high-speed line linking Scotland and London, serving Birmingham and Manchester, by 2030. | |
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| One in six homes 'have no work' One in six UK homes which house at least one person of working age does not have anyone in work, official figures show. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Big Brother to bow out next year Channel 4's final series of reality television show Big Brother will be broadcast next year, the broadcaster announces. |
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| N-Dubz lead field for Mobo awards Pop trio N-Dubz and rapper Chipmunk lead the field for this year's Music of Black Origin (Mobo) Awards. | |
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| Peter Andre to join This Morning Singer and TV personality Peter Andre is to join This Morning as a showbiz reporter, ITV confirms. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | 'Artificial trees' to cut carbon Engineers launch a plan to start removing CO2 from the atmosphere within 10 t0 20 years |
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| Launch for amphibian 'life raft' Conservationists launch a new mission to save the world's amphibians from the looming threat of widespread extinctions. | |
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| Genetic advance raises IVF hopes Researchers have found a potential way to correct an inherited disorder affecting thousands of women. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | 'Exploding' iPhones investigated A number of iPhone owners in France claim that their handsets have exploded, fuelling consumer group investigations. |
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| Sony launches Amazon challenger Sony launches a wireless e-reader which many regard as a direct challenge to Amazon's best-selling Kindle device. | |
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| Anger at UK file-sharing policy UK service providers have pledged to fight government proposals to toughen penalties for online pirates. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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| Basic care 'lacking' in hospitals A patient lobby group is calling for a review of hospital care after highlighting accounts of "appalling" NHS standards. |
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| Genetic advance raises IVF hopes Researchers have found a potential way to correct an inherited disorder affecting thousands of women. | |
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| People drinking more 'by stealth' People are drinking more alcohol by "stealth" because of stronger wines and lager on sale in the UK, research suggests. | |
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| EDUCATION | |
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 | GCSE grades expected to increase More than 600,000 students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are to receive their GCSE results. |
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| 'Deny middle class' student loans A think tank suggests middle class pupils should be denied student loans and grants. | |
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| Small dip in primary maths scores Government figures show a slight drop in the maths skills of seven-year-old in England, but a rise in their writing abilities. | |
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| 1979: IRA bomb kills Lord Mountbatten The Queen's cousin, Lord Louis Mountbatten, is killed by a bomb blast on his boat in Ireland. | |||
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| 1979: Soldiers die in Warrenpoint massacre At least 18 British soldiers are killed in two booby-trap bomb attacks at Warrenpoint, South Down, close to the border with the Irish Republic. | |||
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| 1990: 'Guinness Four' guilty All four defendants in the marathon Guinness trial are found guilty. | |||
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