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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 11:31pm GMT
Fire chiefs warn people not to take risks clearing up following the floods after the deaths of a father and son.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 11:09pm GMT
Diplomacy should be more about trying to influence public opinion, new Foreign Secretary David Miliband says.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 10:40pm GMT
The life-support machine keeping a former British heavyweight boxer alive after he was shot outside a London club is to be switched off.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 10:09pm GMT
The BBC's flagship online TV service, called iPlayer, launches amid some concerns.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 7:55pm GMT
Two drugs commonly prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes double the risk of heart failure, research suggests.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 7:45pm GMT
The widow of a 7 July bomber criticises plans to extend the time terror suspects can be held without charge.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 7:33pm GMT
Young cannabis users should be warned they may be risking psychotic illness such as schizophrenia, say UK experts.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 7:20pm GMT
The Lib Dems plan to lift 5m people out of relative poverty and end Labour's "dependency culture".
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 6:13pm GMT
More should be done by the government to stop child abuse before it happens, a report says.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 6:13pm GMT
Six buildings are shortlisted for the prestigious £20,000 Stirling Prize for architecture.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 6:09pm GMT
Falkirk Council defends a decision to alter a man's funeral arrangements because of his size.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 6:04pm GMT
Schools and social services are failing to prevent youngsters ending up as criminals, a report warns.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 4:58pm GMT
A diver is taken from NI to a decompression chamber on the Isle of Man after surfacing too quickly.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 4:40pm GMT
UK banks, including HSBC, Lloyds TSB and Barclays, agree to go to court in an overdraft charge test case.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 2:37pm GMT
A "sacred" bullock is taken for slaughter from a temple after police are called in to remove protesters.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 2:17pm GMT
Tributes are paid to a 64-year-old man who died with his son as they cleared flood damage at a rugby club.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 12:29pm GMT
A 16-year-old boy is shot dead in south London after being chased by youths on bicycles, say police.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 12:03pm GMT
Ferrari react angrily as rivals McLaren are let off without any immediate punishment in the F1 spying row.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 12:00pm GMT
A soldier serving in Afghanistan is killed in a clash with Taleban fighters, the MoD says.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 11:40am GMT
Chris Langham reveals during evidence at his child sex trial that he was abused at the age of eight.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 11:25am GMT
Michael Vaughan is confident Marcus Trescothick will beat his stress-related illness and return to play for England.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 10:53am GMT
A university tutor who taught about identity theft is jailed for identity fraud and theft offences.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 10:41am GMT
A metal detector enthusiast who found Roman coins buried for 2,000 years waits to hear the size of his reward.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 10:30am GMT
The first impressions of a Mexican settling in the UK and writing home.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 10:23am GMT
The surrogate mother of a baby boy is ordered by the Appeal Court to hand over the child to his father.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 8:50am GMT
Four students and a schoolboy who planned to fight British soldiers are sentenced at the Old Bailey.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 8:21am GMT
Almost 150 jobs are being created in Belfast in a multi-million pound investment by Bank of Ireland.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 7:54am GMT
A 17-year-old is given a life sentence for the murder of the young footballer Kiyan Prince.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 7:27am GMT
Gordon Brown wants one in every locality - but they can do more harm than good.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 6:44am GMT
A grandmother and her son are found guilty of plotting to have his wife murdered to "defend the family honour".
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 5:14am GMT
Are patio heaters the new environmental enemy, destroying the planet, or just an easy target?
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 12:23am GMT
Opinions in the papers are divided on the terror reforms announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 8:43pm GMT
RAF helicopter crews help rescue more than 60 villagers after a Worcestershire river breaks its banks.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 8:00pm GMT
Handing over more greenfield land to housing will not curb rising prices, say campaigners.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 7:06pm GMT
After months of waiting, fans of the Harry Potter novels have started to devour the final book in the series.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 6:48pm GMT
Campaigners launch a last ditch bid to save the historic clipper The Carrick from demolition.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 6:04pm GMT
Chemotherapy treatments for children with brain tumours reduces long-term damage, say researchers.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 5:25pm GMT
The head of the British Army says reserves are nearly used up because of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 5:03pm GMT
Gordon Brown says he will push for lower taxes on environmentally friendly products across the EU.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 4:23pm GMT
The average cost of a home in Scotland crosses the £140,000 mark, according to new figures.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 4:11pm GMT
Flash floods trap people in homes and schools and on the roads, and disrupt air, road and rail travel.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 3:24pm GMT
Big Brother's Nicky Maxwell is the fifth housemate to be evicted from the reality TV show.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 2:39pm GMT
Eighteen protesters walking 1,000 miles around the UK for Christian Aid's Cut the Carbon march, reach Edinburgh.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 2:20pm GMT
A youth gets four years in a young offenders' institute for causing a fatal crash after using her mobile phone.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 1:31pm GMT
England reduce India to 145-4 after being bundled out for 298 on day two of the first Test at Lord's.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 1:12pm GMT
Sergio Garcia leads by two strokes after an even-par 71 on day two of the Open Championship at Carnoustie.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 12:48pm GMT
Russia says it wants to restore normal ties with the UK after tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 12:44pm GMT
Schools are evacuated, three people are rescued by dinghy and roads are closed as floods hit the Vale of Glamorgan.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 12:44pm GMT
The soap opera that surrounds the legacy of the controversial composer.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 12:14pm GMT
Two men arrested under the Terrorism Act are freed after a suspicious substance is found to be non-hazardous.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 12:10pm GMT
Planners give final approval to a multimillion pound redevelopment plan for the former Ebbw Vale steelworks.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 12:02pm GMT
Ulster Defence Association leaders from across NI gather to present a united front against criminality.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 11:44am GMT
Tony Blair is "very pleased" the cash-for-honours inquiry is over, as police probe its cost and length.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 11:30am GMT
The Tories put on a brave face after coming third in two by-elections - as Labour sees its majorities squeezed.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 11:30am GMT
The Attorney General is to appeal against the sentence given to window cleaner for raping a 10-year-girl.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 11:21am GMT
A witness in the trial of actor Chris Langham is recalled by the court after his evidence is contradicted.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 10:58am GMT
A member of staff at a children's hospital is suspended after pornography is found on a computer.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 10:52am GMT
Having a degree and excellent skills count for little if you live in residential care. Why?
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 10:44am GMT
Sinn Fein calls for the publication of a report into alleged shoot-to-kill incidents involving security forces.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 9:23am GMT
A father is jailed for life for ordering the death of his daughter after finding out she had a boyfriend.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 8:03am GMT
A landlord in Lancashire is thought to be the first to be summonsed to for flouting England's smoking ban.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 5:38am GMT
The title of JK Rowling's final book about the boy wizard, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, has been a source of excited debate. But what exactly are the hallows?
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 5:05am GMT
A further interest rate rise could be due after data shows UK GDP grew strongly in the second quarter.
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Posted: July 20th, 2007, 12:25am GMT
All UK newspapers cover the admission by several cabinet ministers that they smoked cannabis.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 6:25pm GMT
Despite rules banning the advertising of unhealthy food online, some brands are bending the rules, research suggests.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 6:09pm GMT
An investigation begins into allegations of "electoral offences" in the Ealing Southall by-election.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 6:01pm GMT
The advent of 24-hour drinking may have trebled alcohol-related admissions to inner city A&E departments, a study claims.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 3:55pm GMT
Seven health trusts may merge in a move the Welsh health minister claims will reduce bureaucracy and deliver better patient care.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 3:13pm GMT
An investigation is under way after a BBC Scotland programme was found to have misled the public.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 2:33pm GMT
Residents are evacuated as torrential rain leads to flash floods in the East Coast resort of Filey.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 1:08pm GMT
Britain became separated from mainland Europe after a catastrophic flood some time before 200,000 years ago, a sonar study of the English Channel confirms.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 1:02pm GMT
A woman who claims actor Chris Langham sexually assaulted her when she was under 16 is a accused of concocting a "meal of lies".
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 12:44pm GMT
Merthyr AM Huw Lewis reveals he has lost his ministerial job as the Labour-Plaid assembly coalition takes shape.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 12:40pm GMT
Single parents will have to seek work to get benefits once their youngest child is seven from 2010, MPs are told.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 12:22pm GMT
A third round of explosives is likely to be detonated to break up the MSC Napoli off the Devon coast.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 12:08pm GMT
UK police have quizzed a man over claims of an assassination plot against Russian Boris Berezovsky.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 11:53am GMT
A UK foreign minister insists that Britain does not want its diplomatic dispute with Russia to go "any wider".
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 11:50am GMT
An animal incineration plant is closed after three workers and a paramedic suffer lung problems.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 11:48am GMT
Bay-elections in Sedgefield and Ealing Southall take place on Thursday, with polls opening at 0700.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 11:46am GMT
The BBC pulls all competitions as a fresh batch of faked winners are unearthed in shows such as Comic Relief.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 11:31am GMT
A wife is formally cleared of soliciting to murder her husband by poisoning his curry with ecstasy pills.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 11:26am GMT
A 14-year-old boy is taken to hospital with serious burns after an incident at his home in Poleglass.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 11:08am GMT
The Conservatives fight a claim that a man did not know what he was doing when he left the party £8.3m in his will.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 11:02am GMT
A two-week campaign of staggered strike action across the UK postal service is announced by union officials.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 10:59am GMT
Four Muslim men are jailed for their part in London protests against cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 10:40am GMT
Administrators get "hundreds of millions of pounds" to keep upgrading and maintaining the Tube after Metronet's collapse.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 10:26am GMT
Two viable devices are found during a security alert on the outskirts of Newry, County Down.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 10:20am GMT
Linfield are considering legal action to prevent the IFA from terminating its Windsor Park contract with the club.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 10:19am GMT
Three men are arrested in Manchester for alleged terrorism-related activity.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 10:09am GMT
A former judge, who presided over the inquest into the death of a teenager in detention, calls for action.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 9:27am GMT
The driver of a propane tanker dies after the vehicle crashes over a bridge and plunges onto a railway line.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 9:13am GMT
Laws making possession of cannabis a largely non-arrestable offence could be reversed, says Gordon Brown.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 9:04am GMT
Nine decades ago the Royal Family switched to an English-sounding name because of anti-German feeling, as did some of their subjects. Is there an echo of this predicament today?
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 8:22am GMT
Regulators say a fee-paying school should continue to enjoy charitable status and remain eligible for tax relief.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 7:56am GMT
England's Matthew Hoggard is "extremely doubtful" for the first Test against India after suffering a back spasm in practice.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 7:31am GMT
Police are trying to find the owner of more than 60,000 euros sent to a boy in Norfolk by mistake.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 7:30am GMT
Real Madrid are closing in on a move for Arjen Robben, reports BBC Radio Five Live.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 7:08am GMT
A North Yorkshire NHS trust is to axe 600 jobs - a third of its workforce - under plans to save £10m.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 6:52am GMT
Arrested on holiday for a crime he didn't commit - but his name was on the warrant.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 5:54am GMT
Two British teenagers appear in court in Ghana accused of trying to smuggle cocaine into the UK.
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Posted: July 18th, 2007, 2:48am GMT
The papers focus on a report by MPs calling on Nato to commit more troops to Afghanistan.
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Posted: July 17th, 2007, 5:00am GMT
Peddling could help save the planet, but are cyclists too big for their boots?
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 1:02pm GMT
R&B star Rihanna spends her ninth week at number one with her single Umbrella, her biggest hit to date.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 12:27pm GMT
Calls to ban airguns in Scotland are said to have had a "sympathetic response" from the UK Government.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 12:16pm GMT
Frenchman Gregory Havret beats Phil Mickelson at the first hole of a sudden-death play-off to win the Scottish Open.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 10:55am GMT
A 12-year-old girl is rescued after being swept out to sea on a dinghy off the coast of Donegal.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 10:43am GMT
A fire which caused extensive damage to a Baptist church in County Down is suspicious, say police.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 10:13am GMT
The US-led coalition has "no easy options left" for withdrawing troops from Iraq, a report states.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 9:53am GMT
Two men arrested in connection with the failed bomb attacks in London and Glasgow are released.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 8:53am GMT
Frank Warren says "people are idiots" if they still think Amir Khan is ready for a world title shot after his win over Willie Limond.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 8:51am GMT
Cabinet Office minister Ed Miliband has begun work on Labour's manifesto for the next election, the BBC learns.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 8:42am GMT
Half a million illegal immigrants should be given the right to stay in Britain, a think tank says.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 8:38am GMT
A major criminal investigation is launched after threats force supermarket chain Tesco to shut some stores.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 7:56am GMT
A British soldier serving in Kosovo has been killed in a road crash while on holiday in Greece.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 7:07am GMT
A girl who was swept out to sea becomes the fourth person to have died off the East Anglian coast in eight days.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 6:17am GMT
Police are continuing their search of the house where a mother and her two children were found beaten to death.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 6:09am GMT
A woman whose body was found in a field in an Oxfordshire village had been murdered and then set on fire.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 5:16am GMT
Police say a 10-year-old boy has been returned safely to his mother after being abducted in Cardiff.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 4:13am GMT
A two-year-old was killed in an accident which also badly hurt three other family members, say police.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 3:43am GMT
A Tesco store in Port Talbot reopens after it was one of more than a dozen closed after a series of threats.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 3:30am GMT
Stuart Broad is included by England in a squad of 13 for Thursday's first Test against India amid doubts over Steve Harmison's fitness.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 2:47am GMT
Housing charity Shelter welcomes the prime minister's commitment to create more social housing.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 2:20am GMT
Senior police officers renew calls for a change in the law on how long a terror suspect can be held without charge.
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Posted: July 15th, 2007, 1:54am GMT
As the Sunday papers ponder Gordon Brown's leadership, Foreign Secretary David Miliband says nothing has changed in Britain's relationship with eth US.
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Posted: July 14th, 2007, 11:14pm GMT
A man is charged with the murders of his elderly parents, whose bodies were found 150 miles from their home.
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Posted: July 14th, 2007, 11:07pm GMT
A Conservative candidate in a London by-election attended a Labour Party fundraising event, it is revealed.
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Posted: July 14th, 2007, 7:50pm GMT
Police urge the public to be vigilant as 14 Tesco stores are reopened following undisclosed threats.
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Posted: July 14th, 2007, 7:45pm GMT
The UK is hit by heavy rain and some thunderstorms but suffers no serious flooding.
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Posted: July 14th, 2007, 6:15pm GMT
Foreign Secretary David Miliband denies suggestions that Gordon Brown wants cooler relations with the US.
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Posted: July 14th, 2007, 6:04pm GMT
Concern is raised about a new service brought in to provide medical cover outside surgery hours.
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Posted: July 14th, 2007, 6:04pm GMT
People on low incomes have similar diets to the rest of the population, a government report says.
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Posted: July 14th, 2007, 5:45pm GMT
Matt Skelton retains his Commonwealth heavyweight title after beating Michael Sprott on points.
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Posted: July 14th, 2007, 4:08pm GMT
One ticket-holder has won Saturday's £5.2m Lotto jackpot, Camelot says.
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Posted: July 14th, 2007, 4:00pm GMT
Amir Khan beats Scotland's Willie Limond to win the Commonwealth lightweight title.
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Posted: July 14th, 2007, 2:47pm GMT
Disgraced media tycoon Conrad Black will appeal against his convictions for fraud, his lawyer has said.
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Posted: July 14th, 2007, 1:05pm GMT
Two children are killed in separate accidents on the M25 either side of the Dartford Crossing.
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Posted: July 14th, 2007, 12:52pm GMT
Two teenagers are being questioned in connection with the rape of a 16-year-old girl in south Belfast.
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Posted: July 14th, 2007, 11:55am GMT
The family of a mother and her two children who were murdered pay tribute to "the heart" of their family.
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Posted: July 14th, 2007, 11:32am GMT
Phil Mickelson leads the Scottish Open by a stroke going into the final round.
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Posted: July 14th, 2007, 11:00am GMT
A third man is charged in connection with the failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow.
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Posted: July 14th, 2007, 10:14am GMT
A group